Youth First Social Work Program Evaluation Brief 2017-18

Yout hFi r s t Soc i alWor kPr ogr am 2017–2018Ac ademi cYear& F ol l owUpSt udyRes ul t s

Bui l di ngSt r ong,Res i l i entYout h Yout hFi r s tSoc i alWor k er sar es pec i al i z edment or sembeddedi ns c hool st opr ovi dea s ys t emat i cappr oac ht opr event i oni npar t ner s hi pwi t heduc at or sandpar ent s .

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neur os c i enc ei nf or meds er vi c est hatpr eventorr educ eaddi ct i onand ment alheal t hc onc er ns .

Soc i alWor ker s

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Thei rf oc usi sonhel pi ngs t udent sdevel opr es i l i enc ei nal lar easofl i f e t hr oughami nds et , as ki l ls et , andas oc i als uppor ts ys t em.

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K– 12Sc hool s

28, 572

St udent swi t h Ac c es s

hel pi ngs t udent ss uc c eedi ns c hoolandt r ans i t i oni nt ot hewor kf or c e.

15, 734

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

Thi seval uat i onbr i efs ummar i z esact i vi t i esandout c omesi n2017– 18aswel l ast wof ol l owups t udi ess howi ngs t udent sc ont i nuet oi mpr oveupt ot hr eeyear sl at er .

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

13, 430

Gener alPopul at i on

Sel ect i ve

St udent si n Gr oupSes s i ons

At Ri s kGr oups

1, 201

I ndi cat ed

Teac her / St aff Cons ul t at i ons

At Ri s kI ndi vi dual s

14, 978

St udent sonCas el oad

1, 975

Cr i s i s I nt er vent i ons

493

Par ent Cons ul t at i ons

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

5, 159

10, 738

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2, 256

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

Ment alHeal t h Conc er ns

Ac ademi c Conc er ns

Soc i alSki l l s Conc er ns

St udentAs s es s ment sConduct ed

Ot herConc er ns

HomeL i f e Conc er ns

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Sui c i de Sel f Subs t anc e Ri s k Har m 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 2017– 18andpar ent sr epor t edc ont i nui ngi mpr ovement si nf ol l owups t udi es .

2017–18St 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=415

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I nt ens i t yRat i ng ( 560)

c onc er nsi n2017– 18.

Reduc edConc er nf orSt udent s 50 45 40 35 30 25 Bas el i ne

Par ent s( c onc er nf ors t udent )n=285

3Mont hs

5Mont hs

St udent s( s el f r epor t edc onc er ns )n=343

Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor kPr ogr am,2017–18Academi cYear& Fol l owUpSt udyRes ul t s

I nc r eas edSc hoolAdj us t ment i ns c hooladj us t menti n2017– 18.

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

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

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9 4.

8 Bas el i ne

3Mont hs

5Mont hs n=464

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 n2017– 18.

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

3Mont hs

5Mont hs n=196

Pos i t i veAcademi cPr ogr es s

98%

of2017– 18c as el oad& s mal lgr oups t udent s

advanc edt ot henextgr ade l evelorgr aduat ed.n=2,123

98%

of2017– 18c as el oads t udent s whower egr aduat i ngs eni or s

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Offic e Ref er r al s

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