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This intervention utilizes an evidenced based sexual health education program combined with trauma informed principles to provide a trauma informed sexual health education program to youth in foster care. Youth in foster care experience negative outcomes related to sexual health at a higher rate than youth not in foster care (Ramseyer Winter, et al; 2016), including higher rates of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, as well as higher rates of transactional sexual encounters,...

This post describes a hypothetical program that would target parents with a history of-- or current challenges with-- substance use disorder (SUD) or substance misuse. The presentation discusses the challenges adults have had with substance use in the United States, the impact adult use of substances has on the individual as well as their children, and how a comprehensive approach using the social-ecological model may address the needs of parents with SUD. The program focuses on the theme "...

Fostering Youth Resilience is a public health resilience building intervention that utilizes a multi-level approach. The focus is to build resilience in youth in foster care who have experienced child maltreatment. Child maltreatment is a major public health issue that impacts 1 in 7 children (CDC, 2022). In consists of physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect. Well-established outcomes associated with maltreatment include future abuse/violence perpetration, mental...

Multi-Level Public Health Resilience-Building Intervention Hello, I would like to introduce a Multi-Level Public Health Resilience - Building Intervention program I have worked on for my MPH course PHC 6451 - Resiliency Building. This program is a multi-level public health intervention that focuses on the prevention of sexual violence on the University of Florida’s campus. Sexual assault is an important public health problem. Negative health outcomes of sexual assault include mental health...

This blog post will describe a Multi-Level Public Health Resilience Building Intervention program focused on building resiliency in children and their caregivers who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The theme of the program is “Building Strong Kids and Families: The Power of Resiliency” and the name of the after-school program for the children is “Club Resilience.” Adverse childhood events (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur before the age of 18 that significantly...

Survivors Against Sexual Violence is a multi-level public health resilience-building intervention aimed to reduce the prevalence and perpetration of sexual assault. The theme for this intervention is “survivor-centered, community driven approaches to end sexual violence”. The priority population is Native American women, ages 15-25 in the Pacific Northwest. To market this free intervention, ResilientU is partnering with Cowlitz Tribal Pathways to Healing , which is a program aimed...

This blog post will describe a Multi-Level Public Health Resilience-Building Intervention program focused on targeting BIPOC Youth Mental Health. Utilizing Social Ecological Model (SEM) prevention framework to craft interventions addressing mental health disparities and access to treatment for Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) youth populations (CDC, 2022). Mental health does not discriminate and is currently affecting BIPOC youth, according to Mental Health America 1 in 5 children...

This blog post will describe a Multi-Level Public Health Resilience-Building Intervention focused on building resiliency in young women, 18-25 years old, who are affected by depression. The theme of the intervention is When the World Feels Like it’s Caving in, Reach Out . Depression affects over 250 million people worldwide (World Health Organization, 2020). This mental health illness involves feelings such as anxiety, worthlessness, sadness, and emptiness (National Institute of Mental...

This blog post will describe a Multi-Level Public Health Resilience-Building Intervention program focused on building resiliency with families who have experienced domestic violence. The name of the program is "Stop the Cycle: Strengthening Families Who Experienced Domestic Violence." The reason this program was created was due to the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs in the United States, one of which is domestic violence. According to the CDC, ACEs affect more than half...

Just a gentle reminder of a great opportunity to hear from national presenter Ingrid Cockhren - CEO of PACES Connection and Dr. Tyra Turner Whittaker on the topics of minority mental health in honor of July as National Minority Mental Health month . This topic is so important every month, but this month we highlight the importance of providing culturally relevant support by welcoming and hosting these amazing experts. It's free so don't forget to register here for the link. A flyer is also...

By Ingrid M. Duva, Jordan R. Murphy, and Linda Grabbe, Photo: Unsplash, American Journal of Public Health, June 9, 2022 Abstract The wrath of COVID-19 includes a co-occurring global mental health pandemic, raising the urgency for our health care sector to implement strategies supporting public mental health. In Georgia, a successful nurse-led response to this crisis capitalized on statewide organizations’ existing efforts to bolster well-being and reduce trauma. Partnerships were formed and...

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