Sentences with phrase «risk youth populations»

Functional family therapy is a therapy program offered by many state or community agencies that may serve at risk youth populations.

Create Resume Sadie Harrington 100 Main Street, Cityplace, CA, 91019 Home: [phone] — [email protected] Professional Overview Enthusiastic, client - focused Social Work professional with a desire to effect positive change in at - risk youth populations.

This paper from the National Skills Coalition profiles four different work - based learning programs that target at - risk youth populations in different career pathways.

Most of my research at The University of Texas at Austin is on eating frequency and how it relates to adiposity (fatness) and metabolic disease risk (diabetes and metabolic syndrome) in high risk youth populations.

«I am excited to partner with these 34 agencies to provide essential services with far - reaching, positive results for our at - risk youth population.»

Not exact matches

BY PAUL SCHINDLER A January 28 panel on LGBT youth homelessness highlighted familiar concerns about the right model for delivering services to that population, but also focused on the dramatic link between poverty in a youth's family of origin and their risk for homelessness and on the urgency of better addressing the needs of youth -LSB-...]

We also fund services for low to middle income households and for special needs populations including veterans, seniors, homeless families, individuals with HIV / AIDS, and at - risk youth.

«Having personal experience with the criminal justice system and now working with at - risk youth to develop consequential thinking skills, this population is extremely vulnerable to the negative influences and trauma of incarceration, resulting in re-offending and potentially prolonged mental and social instability,» explained M.A.D.E Transitional Services Executive Director Toney Earl, Jr..

For their analyses, the researchers used combined data from the 1991 - 2015 waves of the federal «Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,» a school - based cross-sectional survey designed to capture the prevalence of health - risk behaviors for the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality across time and racial / ethnic populatiRisk Behavior Surveys,» a school - based cross-sectional survey designed to capture the prevalence of health - risk behaviors for the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality across time and racial / ethnic populatirisk behaviors for the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality across time and racial / ethnic populations.

Compared to population - based peers, youth who have gone to an emergency department to hospital with suicide - related behaviors had three to four times higher risk of death.

So, while group intervention programs can play an important role in preventing substance abuse, especially in at - risk populations such as homeless youth, they can also inadvertently expose participants to negative behaviors.

«Enacting well - crafted age restriction laws to maximize compliance through enforcement of penalties on the state level and moving towards a national ban with similar accompanying strong enforcement as proposed by many national and international health organizations are essential to reduce skin cancer risk in the vulnerable youth population,» she adds.

«We have to continue to focus on the fact that youth are still developing and therefore they are a vulnerable population; they are prone to experimenting and engaging in risk taking behaviors,» Dube said.

The report recommended prioritizing cannabis research — clinically and in health policy, health economics, public health and public safety — especially in at - risk and under - researched populations, such as children and youth, older populations, pregnant women and heavy users.

StopBullying.gov describes Risk Factors for bullying, including information about at - risk populations such as LGBT youth and youth with disabilities and special health neRisk Factors for bullying, including information about at - risk populations such as LGBT youth and youth with disabilities and special health nerisk populations such as LGBT youth and youth with disabilities and special health needs.

Create pathways specifically for vulnerable populations including out - of - school youth, GED recipients, and academically at - risk students

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.

This population of critically at - risk youth needs special supports and on - ramps to ensure they become re-engaged in society.

Acceleration mechanisms, such as dual enrollment and Early College High Schools, are one strategy that can address these challenges simultaneously and that are demonstrating positive impacts on youth, particularly at - risk student populations.

Each year YesYes Books donates hundreds of books to organizations that serve at - risk youth, women, LGBTQ populations, veterans, libraries, literary initiatives, and more.

Service dog candidates are trained and assessed for a period of 6 - weeks by at - risk youth and incarcerated populations.

«We strive to fund established programs that use positive methodology and train to a rigorous standard, while also demonstrating strong fiscal management, demonstrated success, measurable outcomes and the potential to positively impact multiple populations, for example, a program that rescues dogs from shelters, and then uses at - risk youth to train them to become a service dog for a person with a disability would be an ideal program.»

The populations whom are the most impacted by climate change are often youth in high - risk areas, such as Uganda and the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati, to the Gulf Coast of the United States.

As a Qualified Mental Health Professional, my eleven plus years of experience has afforded me the opportunity to work with at risk youth, their families and the Adult Mental Health population who suffer with clinically diagnosed mental health disorders and or substance abuse issues.

The ability to provide services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning (LGBTQ) youth begins with an understanding of the nature of gender and sexual orientation, correct terminology, basic knowledge of the «typical» experiences of the population, and an awareness of the increased risk factors experienced by these youth.

Del Giudice's integrated evolutionary model is applied to a homeless youth population that must function in ecological settings of constant high risk and stress.

I have worked with many populations: Severe and Persistent Mentally Ill, Homeless, At Risk Youth, Adolescents, Foster Care Families, Abused Children, School Age Children, Fatherhood, Parenting, Marriages in trouble, Divorce, Couples, The Elderly and Caregivers as well as Substance Addicted Adults and Youth Seeking Recovery.»

Aboriginal Australians make up 3 % of the Australian population and have a life expectancy over 10 years less than that of non-Aboriginal Australians.3 The small amount of evidence available suggests that Australian Aboriginal children and adolescents experience higher levels of mental health - related harm than other young people4, 5 including suicide rates that are several times higher than that of non-Aboriginal Australian youth.4, 6 These high levels of harm are linked to greater exposure to many of the known risk factors for poor mental health and to the pervasive trauma and grief, which continues to be experienced by Aboriginal peoples due to the legacy of colonisation.7, 8 Loss of land and culture has played a major role in the high rates of premature mortality, incarceration and family separations currently experienced by Aboriginal peoples.

Can anything be done to reach this population of high - risk youth?

Overall, our prevalence rates are comparable to rates in other high - risk populations (eg, maltreated or runaway youth).62, 63

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.

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.

Reviews and meta - analyses of the prevention of substance abuse (Gottfredson & Wilson, 2003; Lochman & van den Steenhoven, 2002), violence and antisocial behavior (Fagan & Catalano, 2013; Wilson, Lipsey, & Derzon, 2003), poor mental health (Greenberg et al., 2001; Hoagwood et al., 2007), and positive youth development (Catalano, Berglund, Ryan, Lonczak, & Hawkins, 2004) have shown that both universal and targeted prevention programs can substantially reduce the rate of problem behaviors and symptoms, as well as build protective factors that reduce further risk in child and adolescent populations.

For over 17 years as a LMFT, I have had the privilege to help many diverse populations including dv survivors, US Veterans, at risk youth, families, court custody cases and those struggling with loss, depression, anxiety, anger management and couple relational problems»

This factsheet is part of a series of five factsheets for practitioners exploring the importance of protective factors in working with in - risk populations served by the Administration on Children Youth and Families.

Protective Factors for In - Risk Populations Served by the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Administration on Children, Youth and Families (2013)

Prevention of Child Maltreatment in High - Risk Rural Families: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Child Welfare Outcomes Silovsky, Bard, Chaffin, Hecht, Burris, Owora, et al. (2011) Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (8) View Abstract Shares results from a randomized clinical trial of SafeCare ® training augmented for rural high - risk population, and compares them to standard home - based mental health services to examine reductions in future child maltreatment reports, as well as risk factors and factors similar to child maltreatmRisk Rural Families: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Child Welfare Outcomes Silovsky, Bard, Chaffin, Hecht, Burris, Owora, et al. (2011) Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (8) View Abstract Shares results from a randomized clinical trial of SafeCare ® training augmented for rural high - risk population, and compares them to standard home - based mental health services to examine reductions in future child maltreatment reports, as well as risk factors and factors similar to child maltreatmrisk population, and compares them to standard home - based mental health services to examine reductions in future child maltreatment reports, as well as risk factors and factors similar to child maltreatmrisk factors and factors similar to child maltreatment.

She has been serving as co-investigator on multiple longitudinal studies of at - risk adolescent populations, including two long - term longitudinal studies of at - risk young men and their romantic partners (Oregon Youth Study and OYS - Couples study) in which the etiology of and effects of romantic relationships on the developmental pathways of psychopathology have been examined.

Target populations range from at - risk pre-adolescents to youth with very serious problems such as conduct disorder, violent acting - out, and substance abuse.

Colleen Schlecht is a Researcher at Chapin Hall, where she focuses on evaluating programs to support vulnerable youth populations, including disconnected youth, youth transitioning to adulthood, and at - risk young children.

«Specific student subgroup populations are at increased risk of being bullied, including youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT); youth with physical, emotional and / or learning disabilities; and youth who are overweight.

While epidemiological data support that Latino youth are at no greater risk for substance use than the general youth population, some data indicate that they might be at greater risk for the co-morbid effects and consequences of substance use (e.g., school failure, incarceration, poor health).

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

Consistent with prevalence rates of depression in adolescents with diabetes (Anderson, Freedland, Clouse, & Lustman, 2001; de Groot & Lustman, 2001; Grey, Whittemore, & Tamborlane, 2002), results indicated that the percent of youth at high risk for depression were higher than expected based on published general population norms (Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1998).

A few of these factors are discussed next in order to demonstrate how considering psychosocial and contextual factors can advance our understanding of sleep in adolescents with ADHD, a population of youth at heightened risk for experiencing significant sleep difficulties.

Youths from the high - risk sample scored significantly higher than youths from the general population sample on all the YPI scales: grandiose - manipulative [10.58 versus 9.38; t (587) = 7.06, p < 0.001], callous and unemotional [11.01 versus 9.84; t (1218) = 7.77, p < 0.001], and impulsive - irresponsible [12.92 versus 11.36; t (577) = 9.33, p < 0Youths from the high - risk sample scored significantly higher than youths from the general population sample on all the YPI scales: grandiose - manipulative [10.58 versus 9.38; t (587) = 7.06, p < 0.001], callous and unemotional [11.01 versus 9.84; t (1218) = 7.77, p < 0.001], and impulsive - irresponsible [12.92 versus 11.36; t (577) = 9.33, p < 0youths from the general population sample on all the YPI scales: grandiose - manipulative [10.58 versus 9.38; t (587) = 7.06, p < 0.001], callous and unemotional [11.01 versus 9.84; t (1218) = 7.77, p < 0.001], and impulsive - irresponsible [12.92 versus 11.36; t (577) = 9.33, p < 0.001].

Meaning that having a higher score on the YPI callous and unemotional scale increased the probability for having committed non-violent offenses for youths from the high - risk sample and not for youths from the general population sample.

Psychopathic traits are found to be present in a wide range of youths (i.e., high - risk as well as general population sample, young children as well as adolescents, boys as well as girls) and are related to delinquent behavior.

Hence, parental monitoring is of interest to pediatric psychology researchers due to its relatedness to a broad range of youth risk behaviors and due to the robust nature of the construct across different populations.