Youth First Social Work Program Evaluation Brief 2013-15

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34

20132014

Ac ademi cYear

Soc i alWor k er s

34

20142015

Ac ademi cYear

Soc i alWor k er s

47

K– 12Sc hool s

50

K– 12Sc hool s

12, 431

St udent sSer ved

17 , 090

St udent sSer ved

25, 905

St udent swi t hAc c es s

26, 636

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

27, 089

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

2, 723

St udent son Cas el oad

Gr oupSes s i ons

3, 024

5, 878

Cr i s i s I nt er vent i ons

1, 083

Par ent Cons ul t at i ons

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

9, 056

11, 617

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Yout hFi r s tSoci alWor kPr ogr am,20132014and20142015Academi cYear s

Mos tCommonReas onf orRef er r al

3, 024

32% 21% 21% 10% 7%

At Ri s kSt udent s

54%

Ur ban

16%

Subur ban

30%

Rur al

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Depr es s i on,Anxi et y ,Anger ,orSubs t anc eAbus e Sc hoolBehavi or sorSoc i alSki l l s Par ent Chi l dConfli c torHomeL i f eConc er ns PeerConfli c torRel at i ons hi ps Ac ademi c sorAt t endanc e

81%

Publ i cSc hool s

19%

Par oc hi al& Pr i vat e

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

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=716

2

I nt ens i t yRat i ng ( 560)

Par ent sn=659 St udent sn=863

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=596

3Mont hs

5Mont hs

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=827

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=247

91

% of St udent s Advanc ed

89

t ot henextgr adel ev elorgr aduat ed.

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

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St udentPot ent i al

Sc hoolPot ent i al

i n5Count i es

St udent s wi t hAc c es s

55%

i n5Count i es

St udent sSt i l l Needi ng Ac c es s

Sc hool s Ser ved

50%

45%

Sc hool sSt i l l Needi ng Ser vi c e

50%

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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

2YearI nves t ment :$ 3, 654, 060 Pr i vat eDonor s

Gover nment Sour c es

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18¢ 33¢

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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.

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