Child & Family Resources Inc

MOBILIZATION FOR POSITIVE FUTURES: COLLABORATION, ADVOCACY AND LARGE SCALE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUTH OF PIMA COUNTY (TI

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES

ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RIGOROUS EVALUATION OF NEW OR INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY (TIER 2B)

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

READY4LIFE

EMPOWERING YOUTH 2.0

TEEN IMPACT

EMPOWERING YOUTH

THE GIRLS PROJECT - SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION

GUY TALK

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING - CHILD & FAMILY RESOURCES, INC. (CFR) WILL PROVIDE THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM TO ADULTS WORKING WITH YOUTH, SPECIFICALLY EDUCATORS AND TEEN PEERS, TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN YOUTH WITH A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED). PROGRAMMING WILL BE OFFERED THROUGHOUT ARIZONA, IN HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES IN PIMA COUNTY AND THE SOUTH EAST ARIZONA COUNTIES OF COCHISE, GRAHAM, GREENLEE AND SANTA CRUZ. CFR PLANS TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WITH THE GOAL OF EARLY DETECTION, INTERVENTION AND LINKING YOUTH WITH SUPPORT AND TREATMENT SERVICES THUS PROVIDING YOUTH WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN COPING MECHANISMS, LEAD FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES AND DEVELOP A HEALTHY EMOTIONAL OUTLOOK ON LIFE. CFR WILL ADDRESS SERVICE GAPS BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AMONG HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES AND DIRECTING MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTION AMONG YOUTH AGES 12-18. CFR'S MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA WILL IMPLEMENT THREE EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA), MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA), AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (TMHFA) WITH SPECIALTY MODULES ON CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS SPECIFIC TO COMMUNITIES TO BUILD CAPACITY AND REACH YOUTH WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. PROGRAMMING WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTION BY TRAINING PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND DE-ESCALATING TECHNIQUES TO DEFUSE CRISES WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES REFERRING AND LINKING PARTICIPANTS WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR SUPPORT AND TREATMENT SERVICES. PROGRAMMING WILL REACH A MINIMUM OF 100 ADULTS AND TEENS IN THE CATCHMENT AREAS, A MINIMUM OF 500 OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. THE MHAT PROGRAM PLANS TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND EDUCATION AMONG ADULTS WORKING WITH YOUTH AND TEEN PEERS IN TARGET COMMUNITIES BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING INCLUDING RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS/ONSET OF MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG YOUTH BY TRAINING 500 ADULTS AND TEEN PARTICIPANTS IN YMHFA, MHFA AND TMHFA WITH COMMUNITY SPECIFIC SPECIALTY MODULES IN PIMA AND RURAL COUNTIES. THE MHAT PROGRAM WILL REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS BY TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING WITH YOUTH IN MHFA WITH PUBLIC SAFETY TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DE-ESCALATE WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WILL STRENGTHEN PREVENTION CAPACITY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL BY TRAINING SERVICE PROVIDERS IN CURRICULA TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, EARLY DETECTION (RECOGNIZING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS) AND INTERVENTION WITHIN TARGET COMMUNITIES BY TRAINING PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

READY4LIFE 2.0 - CHILD & FAMILY RESOURCES (CFR) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING PREVENTION, EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. CFR SERVES CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES THROUGH EVIDENCE-INFORMED AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS, PROMOTE HEALTHY DECISION-MAKING, FOSTER POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. CFR HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTS MULTIPLE EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE, MENTAL WELLNESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ARIZONA THROUGH ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES. THROUGH THE READY4LIFE 2.0 PROJECT, CFR PROPOSES A SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION (SRAE) PROGRAM SERVING 700 AT-RISK YOUTH IN GRADES 6TH -8TH (AGES 11-15) OVER THREE YEARS IN PIMA, PINAL, SANTA CRUZ, AND COCHISE COUNTIES USING A TRAUMA-INFORMED AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO FACILITATE AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM, LOVE NOTES 4.2 ABSTINENCE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL ADAPTATION THAT ALIGNS WITH ACF VISION, MISSION, VALUES, PRIORITIES, AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES. THIS PROJECT INTENDS TO TEACH AND EMPOWER YOUTH TO REFRAIN FROM NON-MARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND OTHER RISKY BEHAVIORS BY BUILDING YOUTH ASSETS AND STRENGTHENING THEIR PROTECTIVE FACTORS SO THAT YOUTH CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THEREBY CREATING COMMUNITY CHANGE. THE GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS ARIZONA PRIMARILY UNDERREPRESENTED AND/OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH TEEN BIRTH RATES AND/OR AT RISK OF CONTRACTING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS) WITHIN PIMA, PINAL, SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. SCHOOLS WITHIN AREA WERE SELECTED BASED ON HIGH RATES OF POVERTY AND HIGH RATES OF FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, BOTH RISK FACTORS FOR RISKY BEHAVIORS AND TEEN BIRTH. ARIZONA CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES AFFECTING ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. ARIZONA ALSO RANKED 21 OUT OF 51 IN TEEN BIRTH RATE AND THOSE RATES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE TO HIGHER LEVELS WHEN EXAMINING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE STATE CHILD WELLBEING. ARIZONA ALSO RANKED 39TH NATIONALLY IN THE 2023 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK, REFLECTING PERSISTENT CHALLENGES IN CHILDREN’S HEALTH, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FACTORS (ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION). READY4LIFE 2.0 WILL USE A TRAUMA-INFORMED, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO DELIVER LOVE NOTES 4.2 ABSTINENCE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL ADAPTATION, A MEDICALLY ACCURATE, AGE- AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM ALIGNED WITH ACF'S VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND PRIORITIES. THE CURRICULUM BUILDS YOUTH ASSETS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, TEACHING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP DECISION-MAKING, DELAYED SEXUAL ACTIVITY UNTIL MARRIAGE, RISK AVOIDANCE, AND STI/PREGNANCY PREVENTION, ALONGSIDE LEADERSHIP, SELF-REGULATION, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. CFR'S PROJECT DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND DATA & IMPACT MANAGER WILL TRACK PRE/POST SELF-REPORTED OUTCOMES TO MEASURE PROGRAM QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS.

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LIBERTY PARTNERSHIP/KINO NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL

LIBERTY PARTNERSHIP/KINO NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL

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