To end homelessness among young people, it’s important to listen to their experiences, and to learn from them. A new report released by HHS April, 2016 tries to do just that.
To read more click on the links below-
https://www.usich.gov/tools-for-action/framework-for-ending-youth-homelessness
https://www.usich.gov/tools-for-action/coordinated-community-response-to-youth-homelessness
Chewing tobacco is culturally ingrained in many rural communities, and can be seen as a rite of passage and an acceptable societal norm. FDA has launched a a new $36 million ad campaign that highlights the health risks associated with chewing tobacco. To read more about this click the link below –
We all have heard that ‘prevention is better than cure’ and this adage is most true for children and youth. Now there is scientific backing of more than 30 years of research which confirms that investment in prevention is the best way to promote and prevent behavioral health problems among youth. Not only that, these researchers are willing to take a challenge to reduce the incidence and prevalence of behavioral health problems in this population(youth), by 20percent from current levels through widespread policies and programs that will serve millions and save billions.
Interested? Click the link below to read more
– http://nam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DPPowerofPrevention.pdf
Come and engage in honest and frank dialogue with other Students, Faculty and Staff on the topics of Race and its impact on our world.
THURSDAYS AT 5 P.M
5th Floor of Maguire Hall
April 7 – Racism in the Classroom
April 14 – Segregation
April 21 – Mass Incarceration
April 28 – White Privilege
Contact Marcos Gonzales for more information at mgonzales2@luc.edu
Using ACEs to Shift Policy and Practice with Laura Porter
ou are invited to come and learn about recent national developments that have the potential to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents and communities of Chicago and Illinois. Please join us for a conversation led by Laura Porter, one of the country’s leading experts on ACEs. Ms. Porter will discuss her work and offer a national perspective on how to use the science and theory of ACES to change policy and influence practice to move toward healthier, more resilient communities free of violence with fewer preventable illnesses. We invite you to learn about trauma-informed care and resilience and engage with other community leaders in starting to develop approaches throughout Illinois to improve our systems, policies, and practices.
Read this very interesting article from the New Yorker about clients at a Poverty Clinic in San Francisco
http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/integrated-care-models/povertyclinic.pdf