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Youth Page

Show Me Kids values youth participation!

 

Youth Standing Tall is HERE!!

Our mission for the youth is to give support to those who have severe emotional disorders and co-occuring diagnosis; to expand the resources provided to them, so they are able to expand as themselves in their community and in their lives.

The youth are in control of their support meetings. We have decided to come up with a new name for ourselves, which is "Youth Standing Tall!" or Y.S.T. Parents are leaving all of the big decisions up to us.Family Bridges wants the kids to have in say in the decisions that affect them, so now the kids choose what they want at the support meetings. The meetings are themed from Character Education and the Word of the Month.

Another project we are trying to increase is the attendance of the youth at the ACT and RPT meetings. The outcome of these meetings greatly affect the youth so we would like to hear the youths' voice on the matters discussed.

Our main goal for youth in the future is to be more independent - to be able to choose what they want and    go get it!

We will do everything in our power to help them succeed.

  • Recognize our strengths
  • Manage our diagnosis
  • Build on our talents
  • Encourage our recovery
  • Celebrate our success

If you have any questions concerning our youth section, you can contact:

Jennifer Florence- Youth Program Coordinator 
jfrizzle512@yahoo.com

Here's some very recent data on adolescent mental health:

http://nahic.ucsf.edu//downloads/MentalHealthBrief.pdf

Here's a site with lots of resources targeted to adolescent health!

http://www.ds2kplus.org/Sites/amhw/wiki.aspx?pid=434

·Stop Bullying Now!

A fantastic site for youth and parents to visit together! Sponsored by SAMHSA and the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, this fresh, interactive site features fun and funky cartoon vignettes, and lots of other great information to help parents and youth talk about bullying.

Link

Another great site is hosted by Clemson University. It has a wealth of resources for parents, kids, and professionals.

http://www.clemson.edu/olweus

Check out this great site for lots of information and support for youth             and families!

http://nostigma.org/index.php

·Youth Radio

Our own KLASS program has been featured on the local NPR affiliate.

Listen to stories about KLASS here:

http://ksmuonline.missouristate.edu/news.php?text=2587

http://ksmuonline.missouristate.edu/news.php?text=2588

 

Youth Radio's mission is to promote young people's intellectual, creative and professional growth through training and access to media and to produce the highest quality original media for local and national outlets.