Sankofa Safe Child Initiative Inc

SANKOFA MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT - THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE 45 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM AUGUST 1, 2022 - AUGUST 31, 2023. THE PROJECT WILL TARGET AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO YOUTH AGES 13-18, WITH SMALL GROUP COUNSELING AND SUPPORT, WITH THREE COHORTS, TWO AT JENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ONE AT CHRIST THE KING JESUIT COLLEGE PREP, BOTH LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO, IL. THE COUNSELING WILL BE HELD TWICE PER WEEK, ONE 40-MINUTE AFTER-SCHOOL SESSION PER COHORT OF UP TO 15 STUDENTS EACH. FAMILY COUNSELING WILL BE HELD AT SANKOFA’S WEST SIDE FACILITY ONE SATURDAY PER MONTH FOR THOSE YOUTH AND FAMILIES NEEDING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, SANKOFA WILL HOST TWO SEMI-ANNUAL FORUMS FOR THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH, DRUG PREVENTION AND TRAUMA SUPPORT, EACH TARGETED TO REACH AT LEAST 100 STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. SANKOFA WILL SERVE THIS GROUP OF ADOLESCENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO MITIGATE THE MENTAL HEALTH TRAUMAS RESULTING FROM COURT INVOLVEMENT, AND COMMUNITY, DOMESTIC, AND INDIVIDUAL VIOLENCE.

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