The Representative for Children and Youth is an independent officer of the Legislature and does not report through a provincial ministry and is mandated to improve services and outcomes for children in B.C. through advocacy, accountability and review. The current representative is Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond. She indicates that the Ministry of Child and Family Development goals listed in MCFD’s current service plan is for child and youth mental health (CYMH) services is to “offer a wide range of mental health interventions to promote mental health, provide early intervention and intervene appropriately to address mental health concerns for children, youth and their families.”While supportive of this goal, the Representative notes that government falls short of meeting this goal ( Turpel- lafond, p. 5). Through this review Turpel lafond has discovered that youths developmental needs are not being adequately attended to (et. al, p 7). In addition to this, a strategic goal listed in the MCFD service plan is to have mental health services for children and youth that will be more accessible and effective as the focus over the next few years will be on improving access to services, managing wait-lists, providing additional supports to families who are navigating the system and improving transitions between community and youth and adult services. In accordance with this strategic goal by MCFD, the Three-quarter way house would work in harmony with this service plan to have more mental health services for children, youth and their families by offering the youth support at both the formal level and informal level of the current system. In another Government of BC report it is stated that research shows that the average overall communi... ... middle of paper ... ... also embraces a holistic approach, youth need a support system that encompasses resources from within themselves and also resources from their community. A collaboration of support systems with a strength based perspective that helps youth value themselves as effective members for their own change is the answer. The intervention of having another facility focused on building community capacity in the way of The Three-Quarter Way House will help youth discover their internal strength and build an alliance with youth and community programs focused on generating this strength to help them overcome social stigma and barriers. The goal will be to reconcile youth and their community. Three -Quarter Way House will have life skills programs, social skills programs, motivation skills programs, job ready preparation programs, and for young ladies and men there would be a
According to the Enhanced Surveillance of Canadian Street Youth, 1999-2003, the ratio of males to females street youth is about 2:1. The principal reason reported by street youth for leaving home was conflict with parents. The main source of income for most street youth was social welfare. Report of dropping out of school/ expelled permanently from school by more than 35% of street youth. “More than one-half street youth reported emotional abuse or neglect and about 15% of street youth reported their families had been homeless”.
Youth homelessness in Ontario is not a new phenomenon, it has become more and more severe over the past 20 years. “One third of homeless individuals on the streets are under the age of 25”(Cino, Rose). It is a significant social justice issue in Canada. Within our community people are increasingly aware of the sight of youth sleeping in parks, asking for money and sitting on sidewalks. Youth homelessness in Ontario is primarily caused by tragic life occurrences such as abuse, illness or unemployment.
...d larger agencies must be involved to strengthen their ability to serve the population. And that bringing together the stakeholders from across the spectrum can help to provide the continuum of care by consolidating resources and bringing services together. When homeless youths do enter into an agency for assistance, an aggressive screening process of health services should take place as most states allow minors to consent to treatment for drug and alcohol problems as well as mental health issues and sexually transmitted diseases (Robertson, 2012). Cities and states can also be proactive in monitoring foster homes and ensuring that the youths in the care of these homes are safe and being treated fairly. This is a preventative measure that could help to prevent problems from getting out of control and causing youths to flee the foster home for a life on the street.
In which $99 million would go to transition living programs, $16 million to street outreach, $30 million going to education for homeless children. Funds would be provided by The Youth Development Division of the HHS, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). FYSB supports the organizations and communities that work every day to put an end to youth homelessness, adolescent pregnancy and domestic violence. ACF promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities. ACF create partnerships with front-line service providers, states, localities and tribal communities to identify and implement solutions that transcend traditional program
System serves children with slightly less intensive mental health needs who are transitioning from group care back to a family or who are “at risk” of disrupting in their current family based setting. Both programs require a willingness to participate on the part of the child and family, if one has been
33,000, this is the number of homeless that live on the streets in Canada and 8,000-11,000 of those people are youth in the age range of only 16-24 years of age. This number has increased and grown bigger by the days due to social and economic factors and coming up with a solution becomes more complicated. Many teens become homeless because of hardship in their life or addiction and mental/psychical disabilities, which affects the integrity of that person. This essay will explain the factors of how youth end up on the streets and the harmful effects it can cause and how Canada reacts and helps this problem. The world is discovering how the population of youth on the streets is growing and their trying make many solutions regarding this problem hoping to take many off the streets and start having a healthier better life for themselves.
Mental Health America Position Statement 71 Health Care Reform consists of all families and individuals having access to mental health services that meets their needs. This entails minimizing barriers, providing multiple referral and service pathways, redesigning services that are more culturally and linguistically competent and evidence-based,
Margaret, M.A.(2009). Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada. Health Policy Monitor survey 13.
Social Security is a major social program that provides benefits to multiple groups of people within the United States. These benefits include payments for pensions, disability, and unemployment compensation just to name a few. The majority of social security beneficiaries are retired workers and the remaining are pension recipients, disabled workers, dependent spouses, and children of retired or deceased workers respectively (Hyman, 2011). Social Security is financed through a taxpayer payroll tax, in addition to an employer’s portion that is matched and paid directly to the government on a quarterly basis. The employer portion of Social Security is usually not transparent to employees, but is a requirement for companies by law. In addition, self-employed individuals are also required by law to pay their own portions of OASDI and Medicare. Overall, the eligibility requirements for Social Security benefits are based on paying a tax through a place of employment and can be collected once workers have reached their assigned retirement age or become disabled. The employee and employer contribution rate is 6.2% (7.65% include FICA), up to the maximum wage base of $113,700.
This initiative is “A national and state-based effort that believes every young person leaving foster care should have the family connections, opportunities and support needed for a successful transition to adulthood” (Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative). The organization sponsors Success Beyond 18. This campaign “Advances policies and practices to help young adults who are transitioning out of foster care get on track for successful adulthoods” (Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative). It also uses Opportunity Passport which is a program that engages youth in self-advocacy and leadership opportunities while building their personal and financial assets by using the program’s matched savings and financial education tools. The initiative also “Develops practice, policy and evaluation tools to improve young people’s opportunities and assets and advances the child welfare field’s understanding of neuroscience and brain research to encourage implementation of more effective programs and policies” (Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative). Some of the benefits of extending care, and enacting reforms to the foster care system are lower healthcare costs and more young people being connected to caring families, caring adults, and support networks
One of my great difficulties with Kant's moral philosophy is that it suggests that our moral obligations leave us helpless when dealing with evil. “Kant's theory sets a high ideal of conduct and tells us to live up to that ideal regardless of what other persons are doing.” Imagine you are a character in a Shakespearean play and are watching your father getting murdered. He is the King and you aspire that one day you will take his place (Even though you know it won’t happen, because you’re a woman). Your brother takes the initiate to kill him and take his place. I’m sure you would not be thinking oh, it’s fine that he killed your father because being king is a great thing and it doesn’t matter how or why he got there. Most likely you’d be thinking to yourself: How can he become king by murdering my father? This is horrible and unjust. He does not have the entitlement to be king. Even though the people will accept him as king, but know the way he acquired this position was through murder. And they would pretend to like him, but out of fear or resentment, depending, perhaps, if the previous king was good or bad. If your brother had waited to become king, rather than murdering his own father to become king, then the means that he used to get to the end would’ve been better and the people would most likely have accepted him.
In order to support mental health especially in children and adolescents several legislatures have been created. The current legislative issue that is being debated is the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013. This bill has been created to strengthen the mental health system, reauthorize, and improve programs related to mental health and substance abuse. Title one of the legislation focuses on promotion of school wide prevention and the development of positive behavioral plans and support systems. Title two of the legislation focuses on suicide prevention, mental health awareness for teachers and helping children recover from traumatic events. ("US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions: Newsroom, 2013) The bill has been introduced and referred by the Committee on April 9, 2013. On April 10, 2013, the bill had been sent to the House for consideration. The bill has been app...
Celia’s house designed to address the multitude of issues related to adolescent mothers and to give homeless mothers a second chance at success. Celia’s House goal is to put young mothers on a firm path of long-term economic stability which provides young mothers with support to become self-sufficient parents. Celia’s House is a non-institutional group home setting were teen mothers are provided with supportive relationships, counseling, educational incentives, and support for long-term economic independence, child development, and parenting and life skills.
While working at the Children’s Aid Society (C.A.S.) and Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB), I have worked with a number of youth living outside of their family home due to conflict. They unfortunately were left temporarily living more of a transient lifestyle, which required that I assist them with tapping into various resources within the community. I have assisted with youth applying for various social welfare programs, bridging the gap for them to return to their home in addition to providing guidance and support for them to continue with their education.
In my previous positions, I had conducted psychosocial assessments, held family meetings and provided support and counseling sessions to vulnerable children and families with complex needs. By applying a working knowledge of child development and current psycho-social theories, I was able to ensure the best outcomes for children and their families. In addition, I have been responsible for developing and implementing the Family Group Conference service in the child protection system in B&H, based on family systems theory and systemic perspective. At a current work, I select, use and review appropriate evidences in order to develop social intervention programmes for children and youth at