Sentences with phrase «identifying youth risks»

Results suggest a potential benefit of identifying youth risks prior to interventions, and targeting specific modifiable mediators that lead to reductions of internalizing problems of adolescents.

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Over the next two weeks, academics, innovators, business leaders, public officials and youth organization representatives will convene at workshops in San Francisco, Sao Paulo, London, Johannesburg, Oslo, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai and Shanghai to identify tangible opportunities related to five risks threatening our communities: extreme weather, continued lock - in to fossil fuels, urban breakdown, lack of fresh water and continued rise in non-communicable diseases.

This grant will help pay the fees for the program, a fee waiver for youth identified as high risk and financially unable to afford the program cost and program curriculum for 40 girls.

It will be a program that will send influential coaches from a variety of different sports to talk to gang members or kids who have been identified by authorities as at - risk youth.

She was a hairdresser who owned her own salon, called Gifted Hanz, on the South Side of Chicago, and she worked part - time as a mentor for a group called Youth Advocate Programs, which had been hired by the Chicago schools department to provide intensive mentoring services to students who had been identified as being most at risk of committing or being a victim of gun violence.

«THE SMARTEST TEAM» begins where other concussion documentaries leave off, not simply identifying the risks of long - term brain injury in football but offering youth and high school programs across the country specific ways to minimize those risks, through a focus on what de Lench calls the «Six Pillars» of a comprehensive concussion risk management program:

The Smartest Team begins where other concussion documentaries leave off, not simply identifying the risks of long - term brain injury in football but offering youth and high school programs across the country specific ways to minimize those risks, through a focus on what de Lench calls the «Six PillarsTM» of a comprehensive concussion risk management program:

[31] It is a bill that would address federal adoption incentives and would amend the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state agency has developed policies and procedures for identifying, documenting in agency records, and determining appropriate services with respect to, any child or youth over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe is, or is at risk of being, a victim of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.

We have recently developed strategies for identifying youths at risk, for helping to prevent them from descending into a destructive fantasy world and for reacting expediently in the event of an imminent or actual shooting [see box on page 57].

«As well, knowledge on the correlates of bullying perpetration will help teachers, parents and social - service providers identify the risk factors that increase the likelihood that youths may bully others.

This study provides the first data describing activity - specific head impacts in youth football practices and identifies high - risk drills.

The results, published in JNeurosci, suggest that individual differences in brain structure could be used to identify youth at higher risk of making dangerous choices.

Amie's research interests focus on the prevention of problem behaviors in youth, with a particular focus on identifying malleable risk and protective factors associated with the development of problem behaviors, and examining the impact of evidence - based interventions on reducing or preventing the development of such behaviors within low - income populations.

New York State School Boards Association: «Tending to Our Youth» The report recommends specific actions that school districts can take to increase school safety, including ways to identify possible warning signs of students at - risk and provide support to students who do not feel that they belong in the school community.

By identifying existing services, as well as unmet needs, the groups leading this initiative — the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, Commission on Youth at Risk, and Section of Litigation Childrens Rights Litigation Committee — hope to create a national directory of legal services available to homeless yYouth at Risk, and Section of Litigation Childrens Rights Litigation Committee — hope to create a national directory of legal services available to homeless youthyouth.

Skilled in providing youth health support, identifying at risk communities and designing suitable sustainability programs for families on the verge of financial crisis.

Deputy Sheriff — Duties & Responsibilities Deputy Sheriff with extensive background in child and family protective services Develop expertise in child abuse case management through extensive police and FBI training Create and lead training institute for social workers dealing with youth and young adult abuse survivors Instruct case managers in abuse investigations, witness interviews, and evidence collection Identify at risk children, follow appropriate procedures, and extricate youth from abusive situations Strictly adhere to federal / state guidelines, program policies, timelines, and budgets Represent the training institute with poise, integrity, and positivity in the public forum Interact with federal, state, and city officials, agencies, and community organizations Recruit, train, and direct large police staffs ensuring safe, effective, and professional operations Serve on multiple task forces focused on child abuse, international crime, and other specialized areas Consistently recognized and promoted for exceptional service record and dedication to the community

Researchers committed to the prevention of depression in at - risk youth have undertaken studies to identify effective intervention programming for adolescents and families.

The purpose of this study was to identify risk and protective factors for suicide attempts in a large sample of American Indian and Alaska Native youth living in reservation communities.

The escalation of antisocial behaviors at this age is evident from the risk factors identified in the youth aggression and violence literature:

Early Neglect and Abuse as a Risk Factor Research has identified a number of risk factors for violence in yoRisk Factor Research has identified a number of risk factors for violence in yorisk factors for violence in youth.

The high rates of suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native youth warrant further study to identify modifiable factors and culturally appropriate interventions that can successfully nurture resilience in this high - risk population.

Multiple gating: A multistage assessment procedure for identifying youths at risk for delinquency

This dynamic plan is based upon assessed risk factors balanced with identified protective factors, including the youth's strengths.

Addresses the approaches, methods, and strategies used to identify mental health and substance use problems of high - risk youths (persons whose ages are between birth and 22 years) in settings that serve either a broad spectrum of children and adolescents or a high - risk population.

Identifying Mental Health and Substance Use Problems of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Child - Serving Organizations (PDF - 2,954 KB) Holt (2011) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services Addresses the approaches, methods, and strategies used to identify mental health and substance use problems of high - risk youths (persons whose ages are between birth and 22 years) in settings that serve either a broad spectrum of children and adolescents or a high - risk population.

Other personal factors — a strong and sustained relationship with at least one adult, an even temperament, and an ability to evoke positive responses in others — have been identified as «protective factors» that can help insulate even high - risk youth from the danger of falling into delinquency.

Research identifies many risk factors that contribute to youths» propensity for violence and delinquency.

According to a study published in the journal Children and Youth Services Review, 13 percent of parents in the United States have been victims of parental alienation, with more than 22 million adults have been identified to be at risk to be alienated from their children, High Point University revealed.

In 2003, the Children's Bureau released a request for proposals (RFP) to build home - and community - based systems of care to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families at risk of child maltreatment, children and youth who have been identified as victims of maltreatment but have not been removed from their home, or children and youth in State custody (foster care).

Protective Factors for the Perpetration of Youth Violence Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Summarizes individual, family, social, and community risk factors in the perpetuation of youth violence, and identifies preliminary research on individual and social protective factors that can buffer young people from the risks of becoming vioYouth Violence Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Summarizes individual, family, social, and community risk factors in the perpetuation of youth violence, and identifies preliminary research on individual and social protective factors that can buffer young people from the risks of becoming vioyouth violence, and identifies preliminary research on individual and social protective factors that can buffer young people from the risks of becoming violent.

Making child and youth - serving organizations «hostile environments» for pedophiles, implementing policies and practices that identify risks and require immediate actions.

The Sexual Abuse Free Environment for Teens ™ (SAFE - T) program was designed by Prevent Child Abuse Vermont to promote healthy relationships and behaviors in middle school communities, helping youth identify those areas that put them at risk for being hurt and for hurting others.

The major implication of these findings is that research on community - based samples can reveal different portraits of minority youth development than studies that examine youth having been identified as being «at risk» or in need of services.

This multisite randomized controlled trial examines the impact of a 12 - year long professional youth mentoring program, Friends of the Children (FOTC), on boys and girls who were identified during kindergarten as at the highest risk and lowest protection for future problems, including antisocial behavior and delinquency.

In the post-infancy years, early childhood education settings (e.g., day care, preschool, kindergarten) offer an important opportunity to identify at - risk youth and provide prevention and early intervention programming.

State policymakers now understand that children and youth in foster care face long - term risks from their exposure to violence, child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences and are anxious to identify and implement strategies that will minimize the long - term consequences for children and the costs to state budgets.

Child sex trafficking was also a major topic of interest, with measures ranging from including human trafficking in the definition of child abuse, to identifying and reporting youth at risk.

To improve the immediate and long - term social, economic and health outcomes for youth between the ages of 16 and 19 who are identified to be at risk.

Dr. Mazza's research has focused on school - based settings and has written extensively through peer - reviewed articles and book chapters on how to identify youth who are at - risk for suicidal behavior as well as developing social emotional learning (SEL) curricula to help all students learn emotion regulation skills.

A t score of 60 — 69 on the BASC identifies a youth «at - risk» for a mental health problem; a t score of 70 or higher indicates a clinically significant problem.

There is a need to identify which youth are at greatest risk for disorder onset in this population.

This work has recently been extended by the adoption of a public health model for the delivery of parenting support with parents of younger children.9, 11,40 Various epidemiological surveys show that most parents concerned about their children's behaviour or adjustment do not receive professional assistance for these problems, and when they do, they typically consult family doctors or teachers who rarely have specialized training in parent consultation skills.10 Most of the family - based programmes targeting adolescents are only available to selective subpopulations of adolescents (those who have identified risk factors) and / or indicated subgroups of youth (those who already possess negative symptoms or detectable problems).

The aim of Youth Hope is to develop a range of innovative approaches to effectively respond to 9 - 15 year old children and young people who have been reported to the FACS Helpline and identified as being at risk of significant harm or vulnerable to being reported as risk of significant harm.