North Carolina Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families

North Carolina Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families

Announcements:

Members of the State Collaborative on Children, Youth and Families look forward to your attendance at the next meeting on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at the Mental Health Association offices in Raleigh, NC.

On April 23rd, the State Collaborative will hear the following presentations:

  •  Dr. Jean Allen and Amy Lynn Rhoderick will present on the SKIP Initiative (Support for Kids of Incarcerated Parents). Tristan's Quest is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and adolescents with emotional/behavioral challenges and their families through public and professional education, family support, and direct services (http://www.tristansquest.com/).
  •  Dr. Ann Brewster, Research Scientist with Duke University’s Center for Child and Family Policy, will present on The Positive Youth Development Approach to High School Graduation and Beyond: Effective Practices, Programs, and Policies.

  • Develops recommendations regarding the coordination of services, funding, training and local reporting requirements to eliminate duplication and make the system more consumer friendly.
  • Includes representatives of a range of state and local agencies, families and advocates.
  • Provides support for local Collaborative and Child and Family Teams.

    • Structure

    • Leadership:  Libby Jones, co-chair, family member, North Carolina Families United and Rebecca Wells, co-chair, The Department of Health Policy and Management at UNC-Chapel Hill.
    • Members
      • Family Members
      • Agency representatives from Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (MH/DD/SAS), Division of Social Services (DSS), Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP), Exceptional Children's Branch at the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Medical Assistance and the Governor's Crime Commission, Administrative office of the Courts, Public Health
      • Professional Associations
      • Private Providers
      • Advocacy Groups
      • Representatives from local collaborative groups
    PDFAccomplishments of the State Collaborative

    Meeting Time and Place

    The State Collaborative meets on the second and fourth Fridays of the month from 9:00am-11:00am at the Mental Health Association, 1331 Sunday Drive, Raleigh, NC.

    • The small working group focuses on tasks at hand and local issues. Meetings are held the second Friday of each month.
    • The large group meets on the fourth Friday of each month which is reserved for reports and presentations.
    • Location of both meetings is subject to change. Contact Libby Jones at ljones3@bellsouth.net or Rebecca Wells at rwells at unc.edu for more information.

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