2006 NS Manager - Matching Funds for Mental Health Association (JCPC)

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I I - (cont. COMPONENT NARRATIVE CONTINUED (attach for each component) (3) Describe the specific referral, screenin ,admission and termination procedures. Family Advocates receive parent referrals from mental health caseworkers, public school staff, juvenile justice counselors, and marketing via newspaper advertisements, flyers, and the program's mailing list. Advocates respond t referrals within 24 hours to complete a Family Referral Sheet or aShort-Term Contact Form. Advocates meet with parents who are interested in one-on-one advocacy services and complete 1) a strengths assessment, 2) a consent-t share information, and 3) Advocacy services are family-driven and person-centered. Families involved with FAN after 3 months are assessed for improvement using the FAN Cope-ability scale and the One Voice Impact Survey at 3 months or upon leaving the program. Peer Parent Coordinator recruits experienced parents from support groups and community events to connect with new referrals of parents in similar situations. Parents are connected based on mutual. consent and agreement to maintain principles of confidentiality. a) The primary and supplemental services provided, if applicable: Primary services consist of providing skills training and information to parents/caregivers of children with behavioral and disciplinary problems. Support involves phone calls and meetings with parents, attending child and family team meetings, attending school conferences and youth planning team meetings (for court involved youth), researching community resources and providing contact information. Advocates model and teach communications skills, conflict resolution skills, and effective discipline strategies. Peer Parent Coordinator recruits and trains experienced parents to connect with newly referred families. Supplemental services include Chapel Hill Police Department Crisis Intervention, Campus Y--Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boomerang (an alternative-to- suspension program), and Volunteers for Youth (mentoring program), and referral to mental health services. b) The means of working with youth and families: Monthly Support Groups: 7 Support groups are facilitated each month in 3 different locations Individual Family Advocacy: Modeling and mentoring parent-involvement in school and community settings .Participating in Youth Planning Meetings (YPC): Attending meetins and following-up with parents to offer FAN 'services. Attending monthly YPC Committee Meetings with other agencies to monitor program efficacy. Providing 2 parent education trainings per year on "Writing Effective IEP's, 504 Plans, and Behavioral Interventions. Make referrals to other agencies or community resources to address and improve parent disabilities that interfere with the success of caring for youth including public and private agencies that can provide emergency food, housing, and crisis intervention. Training Peer Parents to expand FAN services to reach and support more families in Orange County. c) The daily activities: Family Advocates check emails and voice messages to respond to a referral or a family crisis in a timely manner. Advocates review case files and contact parents to offer support, give them resource information, or dates of upcoming support groups or parent education seminars. Advocates may contact supplemental service providers or other agencies involved with the family, such as Juvenile Justice, Department of Social Services, case managers, or private therapists to expedite system response or share information to initiate a service that aparent/caregiver has identified. All actions are documented in case files and families and open cases are entered into a data base. A mailing list is updated regularly as new families are referred. Family Advocates participate on many community service committees including the Orange County Collaborative, the Youth Planning Committee (156 Judicial Court Program for court-involved youth) Healthy Carolinians, Boomerang ;(Executive Advisory Council) , CALDO, EI Futuro, Nuestra Condado, North Carolina Central University Juvenile Ju Page 5 of 10