Hamilton County Family and Children First Council

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Hamilton County Family and Children First Council

• SchoolBased Mental Health in an Urban Setting

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Who Are We?

• Founded 1995
• Evolved from System of Care movement
• Governor George Voinovich mandated Family and
  Children First Councils for each county in Ohio
• Hamilton County received one of 5 start up grants
  from state
• School based services began 1997

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School Sites

• Cincinnati Public Schools 5 sites
• Norwood City Schools 3 sites
• St. Bernard/Elmwood Place City Schools 3 sites

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Aiken High School

• 1200 Students
• 65 Economically Disadvantaged
• 3 Academic Programs
• 90 African-American
• 15 Neighborhoods Represented
• City Transportation
• 38 Special Education
• 60 Mobility Rate

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Gamble Elementary School

• 560 Students
• 95 African American
• 85 Economically Disadvantaged
• 25 Special Education
• 70 Mobility Rate

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Quebec Heights Elementary School

• 620 Students
• 64 African American 36 Appalachian White
• 30 Special Education
• 88 Economically Disadvantaged
• 65 Mobility

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Schwab Elementary School

• 460 Students
• 98 Economically Disadvantaged
• 90 African American
• 32 Special Education
• 70 Mobility Rate

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Vine-Rothenberg Elementary School

• 425 Students
• Newly Consolidated
• 100 Economically Disadvantaged
• 60 Mobility Rate
• 96 African American/4 Appalachian White
• 30 Special Education Classification

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Alison Elementary School

• 310 Students
• 85 Appalachian White
• 4 African American
• 6 Hispanic
• 65 Economically Disadvantaged
• 14 Special Education

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Norwood Middle School

• 662 Students
• 91 Appalachian White
• 3 African American
• 45 Economically Disadvantaged
• 13 Special Education

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Sharpsburg Elementary School

• 171 Students
• 93 Appalachian White
• 7 other
• 48 Economically Disadvantaged
• 10 Special Education

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Elmwood Place Elementary School

• 278 Students
• 82 Appalachian White
• 12 African American
• 6 Other
• 78 Economically Disadvantaged
• 20 Special Education

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St. Bernard Elementary School

• 307 Students
• 84 Appalachian White
• 11 African American
• 5 Other
• 52 Economically Disadvantaged
• 13 Special Education

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St. Bernard Middle School

• 506 Students
• 89 Appalachian White
• 11 African American
• 59 Economically Disadvantaged
• 15 Special Education

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Common Programs

• Health Services
• Mental Health Services
• Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention

• Social Services
• Student Leadership
• Parent/Community Involvement
• Operational Services
• Interdisciplinary Treatment Teams

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Health Services

• Primary care on-site and links to off-site
  facilities
• Classroom Prevention and Education
• Screening and Assessment
• Acute and Long-term Care

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Mental Health Services

• Primary Prevention classroom presentations,
  team building, BTOs,
• Secondary Prevention psycho-educational groups
  Social Skills Anger Management Ladies First
  Raising Great Kids Girls Can Gay, Lesbian and
  Transgender Youth, etc.
• Assessment and Intervention referral to FCF,
  interdisciplinary team review, assignment

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Mental Health, cont.

• Outpatient Treatment individual, group (AVOISE,
  Bereavement, Concerned Persons, Absent Parents)
  medication evaluation and review
• Links to Day Treatment, Crisis Stabilization,
  Inpatient and Residential Treatment

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Substance Abuse Services

• Classroom Prevention Education
• Early Identification and Assessment
• Intervention, Referral and Treatment
• Drug Screening
• Links to Detox, Inpatient, Day Treatment,
  Residential
• Relapse Prevention/Aftercare

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Social Services

• Protective Services- DJFS
• Financial Assistance- DJFS , Free Store, Gospel
  City Mission, churches, etc.
• Shelter Services DJFS, Drop-In Center, Bethany
  House

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Operational Services

• Case Management ACT St. Joseph, Choices
• Juvenile Justice Diversion, Detention, Work
  Detail, Probation, Hillcrest, DYS
• Parent Information Resource Center SERRC
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Staff Development
• Parent/Community Involvement

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Parent Involvement Initiatives

• Guess Whos Coming to Lunch
• Family Fun Nights
• Reading is Fundamental
• Culture Fest
• Book Club for Parents
• Attendance Breakfasts
• Resource Centers
• Off-Site Meetings

• Fat Tuesday
• Muffins for Moms
• Donuts for Dads
• Parent-Student Proms
• Dads Clubs
• Clothes Closet
• Evenstart
• Health Fairs
• Home-School Communication

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Youth Development Initiatives

• Winners Walk Tall
• Leadership Teams
• Peer Mediation
• Girls Can
• Team Building
• Transition Programs

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Leadership Teams

• Bonding
• Inclusion
• Self-Determination
• Contribution
• Hope for Future
• Social Competence
• Public Recognition

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Who Belongs?

• Open to all, grades 9 12
• About 60 core members
• One formal meeting weekly
• Activities 2-3xs weekly

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Activities

• Peace Cranes
• Wall of Kindness and Justice
• Giving Tree
• Pay It Forward
• Pop Your Top
• Nursing Home
• Gift Tree
• Food Drives
• Habitat for Humanity
• Urban Plunge

• Educational Videos
• Gun Violence Prevention
• Tsunami Relief
• Red Ribbon Campaign
• Keep Aiken Beautiful
• Summer Bridge/Orientation
• Kids Vote
• Voter Registration
• Recycling
• March of Dimes

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Activities, cont.

• Youth in City Government
• College Hill Run
• Heart Marathon
• Walk as One
• Anytown
• HOBY
• Red Cross Leadership Camp
• Tutoring
• Summer Urban Plunge

• Xavier University Internship
• Lock-ins
• STAND
• Special Kidd Award
• Lighthouse Vision Award
• Inclusion Network Award
• Hamilton County Youth Leadership Award
• NYLC
• Brotherhood Choir

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Evaluation

• TCRS
• Adolescent Health Surveys
• Pride Surveys

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Drop Out Rate
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Skipping School
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Alcohol Use
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Tobacco Use
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Funding

• HCFCF Council
• Title I
• Title IV
• Grants

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Where Do We Go From Here?

• Anticipating Needs
• Future Funding Opportunities
• Rowejoa_at_cpsboe.k12.oh.us
• Patty.Eber_at_hamilton-co.org