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Yout hFi r s t Soc i alWor kPr ogr am 20152016Ac ademi cYear

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Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor k er sar es peci al i z edment or sembeddedi ns c hool st opr ovi de as ys t emat i cappr oac ht opr event i on.Theyar eequi ppedwi t hs t r at egi est hatbui l d r es i l i encyi ns t udent sandasar es ul t ,r educ er i s kybehavi or st hatbec omebar r i er st o l ear ni ng.Ac c or di ngt ot heHar var dCent erf ort heDevel opi ngChi l d,youngpeopl e devel opr es i l i encyt hr oughs uppor t i veadul tr el at i ons hi ps ,mas t er i ngc opi ngs ki l l st o dealwi t hs t r es s ,andmanagi ngemot i onsmor eeffect i vel y .Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor k er s s t r engt hent hes ei mpor t antpr ot ect i vef act or sus i ngat hr eet i er edmodelofs er vi c e: 1)uni ver s alpr ogr amsf orgener alaudi enc es ;2)s el ect i ves t r at egi esf orat r i s kgr oups ; and3)i ndi c at edwor kf orat r i s ki ndi vi dual s .

39

59

Soc i alWor k er s

K– 12Sc hool s

15, 500

St udent sSer ved

29, 675

St udent swi t hAc c es s

Yout hFi r s tSoc i alWor kSt r at egi es Uni ver s al

Teac her / St aff Cons ul t at i ons

Gener alPopul at i on

16, 708

Sel ect i ve At Ri s kGr oups

I ndi cat ed

Educ at i onal Pr es ent at i ons

At Ri s kI ndi vi dual s

1, 316

St udent son Cas el oad

Smal lGr oup Ses s i ons

1, 914

3, 643

Cr i s i s I nt er vent i ons

534

Par ent Cons ul t at i ons

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

4, 940

7, 130

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Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor kPr ogr am,20152016Academi cYear

I mpact Mos tCommonReas onf orRef er r al

1, 914

34% 21% 19% 18% 8%

At Ri s kSt udent s

50%

Ur ban

21%

Subur ban

29%

Rur al

–Ment alHeal t hConc er ns :depr es s i on, anx i et y , ange r , s ubs t anc eabus e e ndanc e, gr ades , poors c hoolbe havi or s –Ac ademi cConc er ns :att e nt c hi l dc onfli c t , di v or c eadj us t me nt –HomeL i f eConc er ns :par c t , r e l at i ons hi pi s s ues –Soc i alSki l l sConc er ns :peerconfli –Ot herRef er r alReas ons

84%

Publ i cSc hool s

16%

Par oc hi al& Pr i vat e

I mpr ov e dPr ot e c t i v eF ac t or s St udent sandpar ent sr epor t eds i gni fic anti mpr ovement si n pr ot ect i vef act or sf orc hi l dr enr ec ei vi ngYout hFi r s tSoci alWor ks er vi c es .

St at i s t i cal l ySi gni ficantI mpr ovement s–From Basel i net o3Mont hs

Par ent sn=324 St udent sn=453

Re duc e dI ndi v i dualConc e r 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 , poorde c i s i onmak i ng, di s e ngageme nt , defianc e, 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=391

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I nt ens i t yRat i ng ( 560)

c onc er nsi dent i fiedf ors t udent sr ec ei vi ngYout hFi r s tSoci alWor ks er vi c es .

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

Par ent s( c onc er nf ors t udent )n=320

3Mont hs

5Mont hs

St udent s( s el f r epor t edc onc er ns )n=323

I nc r e as e dSc hoolAdj us t me nt T eac her sr epor t eds i gni fic anti mpr ovement si ns c hooladj us t mentamongs t udent s

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)

r ec ei vi ngYout hFi r s tSoci alWor ks er vi c es .

I ncr eas edSchoolAdj us t ment 5.

1 5.

0 4.

9 4.

8 Bas el i ne

3Mont hs

5Mont hs n=442

De c r e as e dPr obl e mat i cBe hav i or s T eac her sr epor t eds i gni fic antdec r eas esi npr obl emat i cbehavi or samong Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor ks er vi c es .

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)

el ement ar ys c hools t udent sr ec ei vi ng Decr eas edPr obl emat i cBehavi or 35 30 25 20 Bas el i ne

3Mont hs

5Mont hs n=149

89

% ofCas el oad andSmal lGr oup St udent sAdvanc ed

95

t ot henextgr adel ev elorgr aduat ed.n=2, 286

% of Gr aduat i ngSeni or s hadc ol l egeorc ar eerpl ans .n=153

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St udentPot ent i al

Sc hoolPot ent i al

i n6Count i es

St udent s wi t hAc c es s

i n6Count i es

St udent sSt i l l Needi ngAc c es s

40%

60%

Sc hool sSt i l l Needi ngSer vi c e

Sc hool s Ser ved

41%

59%

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Par oc hi al& Pr i vat e Cat hol i cDi oc es eofEvans vi l l e Evans vi l l eDaySc hool

AnnualI nves t ment :$ 2, 056, 245 Pr i vat eDonor s

Gover nment Sour c es

46¢

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Vi nc entdePaulofL oogoot ee, T oy ot aMot orManuf ac t ur i ngI ndi ana, T r ay l orBr ot her s , Vec t r en F oundat i on, Wes tSi deNutCl ub, Dr s .

Wi l l i am andMonaWoot en, andmanyot hergener ouss uppor t er s .

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Thi sbr i efwaspr epar edbyYout hFi r s t , I nc . i nas s oc i at i onwi t hDi ehlCons ul t i ngGr oup.

Thei nf or mat i onpr ovi dedi nt hi sbr i efi sex t r ac t edf r om ev al uat i on r epor t spr epar edbyands ubmi t t edt oYout hFi r s t , I nc . byDi ehlCons ul t i ngGr oup.