On Mar 3, 2021, a Youth Town Hall entitled “Promoting Youth Mental Health and Well-Being Through Resiliency and Community Connection’’ engaged youth leaders from the City of Irvine’s High School Youth Action Team (HSYAT), along with parents and other community leaders, to discuss the mental health impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on high school students.
This document provides a summary and synthesis of the learnings from that event.
This article is written by a behavioral pediatrician. It discusses ACES, and how experiences of social inequities also can be traumatic and trigger toxic stress responses. Examples include living in poverty, family separation, being the target of racism, or rejection because of sexual orientation or gender identity. And, certainly, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused children many troubling losses.
This podcast series, produced on behalf of the Children’s Bureau, presents a series of interviews and group conversations intended to provide beneficial information for busy child welfare and social work professionals. The podcasts cover a wide range of topics and provide perspectives from communities served by child welfare agencies along with tips and stories from professionals about implementing new services and programs, working across agencies, and improving practice.
Social Action Partners (SoACT) developed a mixed-methods study of perceptions and attitudes surrounding domestic violence (DV) in California’s Black/African American community. In this report, SoACT reviewed research findings from the 2017 Black Leaders Survey on Domestic Violence and insights from a series of five focus groups with Black community leaders conducted across the state of California to: Determine how Black community leaders and stakeholders perceive the severity of domestic violence in their communities. Define the root causes of domestic violence in Black communities, as described by Black community leaders and stakeholders.
Website offers a 24/7 hotline and multiple resources for help for those in a violent relationship. The National Domestic Violence Website offers telephone numbers, and step by step help to finding the kind of help needed for your specific situation. Services are for all communities, including all races and ethnic groups. The National Domestic Violence website has specific information on identifying what is a healthy relationship and what is not. There are strategies for developing a safety plan.The site has a search engine so you can find local resources as well as those for the group of people you closely identify with.
Contacts to The Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.
The NAMI OC Warmline is a free and confidential telephone service providing emotional support and resources to Orange County residents.
If you, a family memeber, or a loved one are experiencing mental health concerns, substance abuse, loneliness, or are in need of community resources, The WarmLine is for you!
Call or Text: (714) 991-6412
