Youth & Family Engagement Committee

Committee

Youth & Family Engagement

Effective community coalition work requires the involvement of youth at all levels, from leadership to strategy implementation. Young people have powerful voices and bring critical insight and sustainability to prevention.

Committee Chairs

Rev. Jan Brown: Founder/Executive Director, SpiritWorks Foundation

Justene Kmetz: CPRS Coordinator, SpiritWorks Foundation

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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)

Supporting Pregnant & Parenting Women with Substance Use Disorders

Information and strategies to support pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders (SUDs) in the child welfare system.

Partnering with Child Protective Services

Provides information about child welfare systems and how health care providers can partner with child protective services to support the health, safety, and well-being of infants, parents, and families affected by SUDs.

A Compendium of NCSACW Resources

Information on Plans of Safe Care, considerations when working with Tribal communities, stigma, implementing a family-centered approach, collaboration, child welfare practice tips, and other pertinent topics—to help health care professionals work effectively with child welfare and best serve pregnant and parenting women with SUDs.

Preparing for Your Baby

Information for Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders

Toolkit: Carry the Message Brief 1

An Overview of Substance Use Trends and Their Potential Effects on Child Safety

Toolkit: Carry the Message Brief 2

How Substance Use Disorder Treatment Agencies Can Help Child Welfare Agencies Meet the Safety Needs of Children Amid Current Substance Use Trends

Refocus and Renew:

Moving Towards Health

Women with serious mental illness—such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder—are at increased risk for negative maternal health outcomes. Many pregnant or postpartum women develop symptoms of mental illness for the first time during the perinatal period. Mental health and/or substance use disorders are also leading causes of maternal mortality in the United States. This paper identifies gaps in current maternal mental health systems and proposes strategies for improvement, drawing on promising practices.

NCSACW

Slide Presentations

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Presentation includes data, systems, and strategies for change.

Webinar Slide Presentation

The Effects on Child Safety and Family Risk Factor

Substance use trends webinar slide presentation

Webinar Slide Presentation

Advancing a Cross-Systems Collaborative Approach to Support Families Affected by Current Substance Use

Some helpful strategies to enhance support and services offered to those affected by substance use disorders.

Carry the Message Slide Presentation

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Presentation includes data, systems, and strategies for change.

Webinar Slide Presentation

Advancing a Cross-Systems Collaborative Approach to Support Families Affected by Current Substance Use

Some helpful strategies to enhance support and services offered to those affected by substance use disorders.

Carry the Message Slide Presentation

The Effects on Child Safety and Family Risk Factor

Substance use trends webinar slide presentation

Webinar Slide Presentation

Key Essentials

Youth Subcommittee

Engaging youth to be a part of the solution - collaboration with community leaders, creating education/outreach materials for their peers, participating in community events.

The Youth Subcommittee is overseen by the Youth Engagement Committee. The subcommittee is comprised of youth ages 14-17 for the purpose of advising the coalition of youth perspectives and needs, to help the Coalition make impactful decisions.

The shared challenge is to engage young people in ways that honor and respect their unique gifts and perspectives, while still operating strategically and effectively.