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Publié par | sewyor |
Nombre de lectures | 12 |
Langue | English |
Poids de l'ouvrage | 3 Mo |
Extrait
Nebraska Urban Indian
Health Coalition
SOMS
Soaring Over Meth and SuicideMission Statement:
Elevate the Health Status of
Native Americans to the
Highest level possible OVERVIEW
MSPI
Successes
• Arts and Crafts Community Group
– Youth group expanded to accommodate all ages
• Collaborations
– Boys and Girls Clubs: Omaha Wall Mural Beautification project to exhibit
Native youth artwork on buildings/businesses throughout Omaha.
– University of Nebraska at Omaha Intertribal Student Council Service Learning
projects
– Partners for Meth Prevention
– Omaha Public School Native Indigenous Cultural Education
• “Hoops for Life” Basketball Tournament
– Community awareness of our program
– Community education and support toward suicide prevention
Challenges
Solutions
• Program Promotion
– Low-Income Service Area:
• Fliers handed out at schools
• Lesson Learned
– “Word of mouth” and facebook are the best forms of
communication for our community.
– Providing transportation increases participation.
• Lack of Participation in Evidence-Based-Practice
– ColumbiaTeenScreen: parents gave consent, but youth still declined to
participate when they saw their friends decline to participate.
• Engaging TeenScreen in identifying solutions
• Engaging the Community Advisory Board in dialogue about the
cultural appropriateness of TeenScreen for Native youth
• Begin the planning and adaptation of a Strength-Based Assessment • What are assets? External Assets
The 40 Developmental assets are Ø Support
grounded in extensive research in Ø Empowerment
youth development, resiliency, Ø Boundaries and Expectations
and prevention, the
Ø Constructive use of time Developmental Assets represent
Internal Assets the relationships, opportunities,
and personal qualities that young Ø Commitment to learning
people need to avoid risks and to Ø Positive Values
thrive. Ø Social Competencies
– http://www.search-institute.org Ø Positive Identity
External Assets
• Support
– Family life provides high levels of
love and support – Family Support
– Young person and his/her parent
– Positive Family (s) communicate positively, and
young person is willing to seek Communication
advice and counsel from parent
– Other Adult (s).
Relationships – Young person receives support
from three or more nonparent – Caring Neighborhood
adults
– Caring School Climate
– Young person experiences
caring neighbors – Parent Involvement in
– School provides a caring,
Schooling encouraging environment
– Parent(s) are actively involved in
helping young person succeed in
school.