Social Emotional Health for Youth and Adults

Finding the Sunshine!

April 2022

Our Mission

The mission of Family Resource Center is to provide specialized behavioral health services to children, youth, adults and families in our multicultural communities in order to strengthen family life and promote personal growth

National Data

• 7% of U.S. high school students missed school because they felt unsafe at school or on the way to school  
• 1/5 U.S. high school students report being bullied at school  
• 3/4 teens in the U.S. say school and mass shootings are significant sources of stress 
• 1/5 individuals will experience a panic attach in their lifetime 
• 1/5 youth in the U.S. experience a mental health challenge by the time they are 18 
• Half of all mental illnesses begin by age 14, and 75% by the mid-20s  
• 70% of teens with a mental health issue do not receive the care they need  
• Source: National Council for Wellbeing Teen Mental Health First Aid

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Pandemic Implications Seen at FRC

• Increased depression
• Increased crisis calls
• Increased chronic suicidal ideation
• Increased challenges with social interaction
• Increased challenges with coping skills
• Increased challenges with toxic/abusive relationships
• Increased challenges with attention span/work ethic
• Increased substance use and overdose rates

Youth Thrive Framework

Where Is It From:

Center for the Study of Social Policy

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What It Is:

A research informed Framework on youth well being and an action-oriented initiative that is designed to better support healthy development and promote well being for youth.

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The Why:

As we can increase the number of positive adult supports and the dosage of services that are focused on protective and promotive factors that address healthy development and wellbeing, we can increase the likelihood that positive outcomes can be achieved.

Youth Thrive Components Protective & Promotive Factors Constructs�

• Youth Resilience
• Managing the stressors of daily life & functioning when faced with challenges
• Having a positive attitude about life and oneself
• Social Connections
• Being constructively engaged in social institutions
• Building a trusting relationship with at least one caring and competent adult who: listens without judgement, is dependable, promotes high expectations, reduces feelings of isolation.
• Knowledge of Adolescent Development
• Encouraging those who work with youth & youth themselves to increase their knowledge about human development: adolescent brain development, physical and emotional changes, culture, societal rules, demands, expectations

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Youth Thrive Components Protective & Promotive Factors Constructs�

• Concrete Support in Times of Need
• Ability to identify, find and receive necessities and services
• Being resourceful, navigating through systems, seeking help when needed
• Cognitive and Social Emotional Competence
• Development of executive functioning skills: considering potential consequences, seeing alternative solutions
• Engaging in self regulating behaviors

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Putting Theory Into Practice

• Team of Prevention Educators within the schools
• We Thinkers
• Dina School
• Ninja Life Hacks
• Addition of Transitional Age Youth Specialist & Services
• Interactive journaling curricula (Mental Health & SUD Specific)
• Virtual Job Shadowing
• Financial Literacy
• Functional Assessments (DLA-20)
• Parenting/Care Giver Groups
• Teen Mental Health First Aid (Findlay & Van Buren High Schools)

Putting Theory Into Practice

• Grief Recovery Programming
• 8 Week Grief Recovery Support Group
• 4 Week Helping Children with Loss Group
• Self Care Opportunities
• Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Trauma Support

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How You Can Help

• Utilization of full continuum of services
• Utilization of Team Model approach
• Inclusion of faculty/staff for service opportunities
• Workforce Challenges

Contact Information

Ginny Williams, MA, LPCC-S

Ginny.williams@frcohio.org

FRCOhio.com