Youth First Social Work Program Evaluation Brief 2018-19

Yout hFi r s t Soc i alWor kPr ogr am 2018–2019Ac ademi cYear& F ol l owUpSt udyRes ul t s

Heal t hyMi nds et s ,St r ongF ut ur es Mor eyoungpeopl et haneverbef or ear edevel opi ngheal t hi ermi nds et sandbui l di ngs t r onger f ut ur eswi t ht hes uppor tofYout hFi r s tSoc i alWor k er sandpr event i onpr ogr ams .

Dur i ngt he 201819s c hoolyear , Yout hFi r s tgr ew t o78s c hool si n10c ount i es( upf r om 59 s c hool si n7c ount i es ) , t hankst oi nc r eas edf undi ngf r om t hes t at eofI ndi ana, pr i vat edonor s , ands c hoolpar t ner s .

Near l y39, 000s t udent s( al ongwi t ht hei r Soc i alWor ker s par ent s / c ar egi ver sandt eac her s )hadac c es st oYout hFi r s t ’ ss ys t emat i c appr oac ht opr event i on.

Dr awi ngf r om bes tpr act i c emodel s( Nat i onalI ns t i t ut e onDr ugAbus e, Sc hoolSoc i alWor kAs s oc i at i onofAmer i c a, andI ns t i t ut eof K– 12Sc hool s Medi c i ne) , Yout hFi r s tSoc i alWor k er sdel i verneur os c i enc ei nf or meds er vi c es t hatdevel opc ar i ngr el at i ons hi ps , r es i l i ency , andot hers ki l l s .

Res ear c h s ugges t st hatt hes ear et hek eyst opr event i ngaddi ct i on, r educ i ngment al St udent swi t h heal t hc onc er ns , andi mpr ovi ngwor kf or c er eadi nes s .

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55

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38, 549

Yout hFi r s tSoc i alWor k er spr ovi det hr eet i er sofpr event i oni ns c hool s : 1)uni ver s alpr ogr amsf orgener alaudi enc es , 2)s el ect i ves t r at egi esf ors mal l St udent sSer ved gr oupswi t hs har edc onc er ns , and3)i ndi c at eds uppor tf ori ndi vi duals t udent s wi t hs pec i ficneeds .

Over15year sofi ndependenteval uat i onss how t hat Yout hFi r s ti si nc r eas i ngpr ot ect i vef act or sanddec r eas i ngr i s kf act or sf oryout hi nI ndi ana.

As ar es ul t , c ommuni t i esar eheal t hi erandf ut ur esar es t r onger .

24, 541

Yout hFi r s tSoc i alWor kSt r at egi es St udent si nEduc at i onal Pr es ent at i ons

Uni ver s al

22, 555

Gener alPopul at i on

Sel ect i ve

St udent si n Gr oupSes s i ons

At Ri s kGr oups

1, 043

I ndi cat ed

Teac her / St aff Cons ul t at i ons

At Ri s kI ndi vi dual s

18, 733

St udent sonCas el oad

2, 844 Cr i s i s I nt er vent i ons

476

Ref er r al st o Communi t yRes our c es

St udent sSer vedf or I mmedi at eNeeds

4, 722

Par ent Cons ul t at i ons

4, 152

11, 612

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1

3, 177

At Ri s kSt udent sRec ei vi ngI ndi vi dual and/ orGr oupSer vi c es Reas onsf orRef er r al

39%

22%

19%

Ment alHeal t h Conc er ns

Ac ademi c Conc er ns

HomeL i f e Conc er ns

St udentAs s es s ment sConduct ed

494

939

10%

10%

Soc i alSuppor t

Soc i alSki l l s Conc er ns

Hi s t or yofAbus eor Negl ectTr auma

29%

Sui c i de Subs t anc e Ri s k Abus e

I mpr ovedPr ot ect i veF act or s St udent sandpar ent sr epor t eds i gni fic anti mpr ovement si npr ot ect i vef act or si n 2018– 19andpar ent sr epor t edc ont i nui ngi mpr ovement si nf ol l owups t udi es .

2018–19St udent s

1& 3YearFol l owUpSt udi es

St at i s t i cal l ySi gni ficantI mpr ovement s Bas el i net o3Mont hs

St at i s t i cal l ySi gni ficantI mpr ovement s

2015–16St udent s

Copi ngSki l l s Deci s i onMaki ngSki l l s F ami l yAt t ac hment F ami l yConfli ct

2013–14St udent s

MoodManagement Par ent Chi l dBondi ng Res i l i ency

Reduc edI ndi vi dualConc er ns T eac her s , par ent s , ands t udent sr epor t edas i gni fic antr educt i oni nt hei nt ens i t yof

Ex ampl esofI ndi vi dualConc er ns T eac her s :gr ades , at t e ndanc e, poorde c i s i on mak i ng, di s e ngageme nt , c onduc ti s s ues Par ent s :poorde c i s i onmak i ng, depr es s i on, defianc e, anger , f ami l yc onfli c t St udent s :ne gat i v es e l f i mage, anx i et y , depr es s i on, anger , ac ademi cper f or manc e Teac her s( c onc er nf ors t udent )n=559

2

I nt ens i t yRat i ng ( 560)

c onc er nsi n2018– 19.

Reduc edConc er nf orSt udent s 45 40 35 30 25 Bas el i ne

Par ent s( c onc er nf ors t udent )n=369

3Mont hs

5Mont hs

St udent s( s el f r epor t edc onc er ns )n=406

Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor kPr ogr am,2018–19Academi cYear& Fol l owUpSt udyRes ul t s

I nc r eas edSc hoolAdj us t ment i ns c hooladj us t menti n2018– 19.

Ex ampl esofSc hoolAdj us t ment Behavi or s •Sc hoolat t e ndanc e •Home wor kc ompl et i on •Cl as s r oom par t i c i pat i on •Pe err e l at i ons hi ps

Adj us t mentSc or e( 17)

T eac her sr epor t eds i gni fic anti mpr ovement s

I ncr eas edSchoolAdj us t ment 5.

2 5.

1 5.

0 4.

9 Bas el i ne

3Mont hs

5Mont hs n=637

Dec r eas edPr obl emat i cBehavi or s T eac her sr epor t eds i gni fic antdec r eas esi npr obl emat i cbehavi or si nel ement ar y

Ex ampl esofPr obl emat i cBehavi or s •Phy s i c al l yhur t sot her s •Poors oc i albehavi or •Hi desi nnert hought s •Eas i l yl os est emper •Qui t st as kswi t houtfini s hi ng •Poorat t e nt i ons pan

Behavi orRat i ng ( 0100)

s t udent si n2018– 19.

Decr eas edPr obl emat i cBehavi or 35 30 25 20 Bas el i ne

3Mont hs

5Mont hs n=318

Pos i t i veAc ademi cPr ogr es s

98%

of2018– 19c as el oad& s mal lgr oups t udent s

advanc edt ot henextgr ade l evelorgr aduat ed.

93%

of2018– 19c as el oads t udent s whower egr aduat i ngs eni or s

hadc ol l egeorc ar eerpl ans .

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Offic e Ref er r al s

Out of Sc hool Sus pens i ons

At t endanc e Rat es

Gr adePoi nt Aver age

3

St udentPot ent i al

Sc hoolPot ent i al

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56%

wi t hAc c es s

44%

St i l lNeedi ng Ac c es s

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54%

46%

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2018– 19Soc i alWor k Pr ogr am I nves t ment

War r i ck Vander bur gh Pos ey

I n2018, t heSt anf or dSoc i alI nnovat i onRevi ew hi ghl i ght edYout hFi r s tas oneoft hef ew s ubs t anc eabus enonpr ofit si nt hes t at eofI ndi anat o ac hi eveac ons i s t entannualbudgetofmor et han$2mi l l i on.

Yout hFi r s t c oul dnots us t ai nt hi sc r i t i c als er vi c ef oryout hwi t houtourongoi ngeffor t s t obl endt hr eef undi ngs t r eams , ens ur i ngt hatmul t i pl ebenefic i ar i esar e i nves t edi nt hes ol ut i onswepr ovi de.

Eac hoft hes es t ak ehol der sbenefit sf r om s t r ongout c omes , andt hei r r et ur noni nves t menti nc r eas eswi t hs har edands t abl ef undi ngs t r eams s uppor t i nganeffect i vemodelofpr event i on.

F ormor ei nf or mat i ononour bl endedf undi ngs t r eams , ort ovi ew s pec i ficf undi ngs our c esi neac h c ount ywes er ve, pl eas evi s i tourwebs i t eatyout hfir s t i nc. or g.

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T ot alPr ogr am Fundi ng

$3, 908, 272

T hi sbr i e fwaspr e par e dbyY out hF i r s t , I nc . i nas s oc i at i onwi t hDi e hlCons ul t i ngGr oup.

T hei nf or mat i onpr ov i de di nt hi sbr i e fi s ex t r ac t e df r om t he2018– 19Sc hoolSoc i alWor kE v al uat i onRes ul t sr e por t , t heSoc i alWor kSpr i ng2015F ol l owUpSt udi esr e por t , andt heSoc i alWor kSpr i ng2017F ol l owUpSt udi esr e por ts ubmi t t e dt oY out hF i r s t , I nc . byDi e hlCons ul t i ngGr oup.