Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: FosterClub is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports youth in care by providing information about how foster care works, connecting them to peers and other resources in their community, and providing guidance on self-advocacy within the system and in the foster home. FosterClub also supports foster parents, child welfare professionals, and concerned citizens through connections to mentoring or coaching opportunities. The website provides access to research, stories, and discussion groups on topics such as adoption, sex trafficking, grief, healthy relationships, and transitioning. Information about training and state resources are also included.

Keywords: Residential care, Adolescents, Advocacy, Children, Foster care, Mentors, Peer support programs, Self care, Service delivery systems, Transitions, Young adults

Annotation: The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) is composed of partners with expertise in disability, education, employment, and workforce development policy and practice. NCWD/Youth is housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, DC. The Collaborative, funded through the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, is charged with assisting state and local workforce development systems to integrate youth with disabilities into their service strategies.

Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Disabilities, Transition to independent living, Work force, Workplace, Young adults, Youth

Annotation: The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing adolescent substance abuse and helping families impacted by addiction. The partnership provides information on drug and alcohol abuse, provides direct services to parents, reach youth through teen-targeted efforts, and has created a national action campaign, The Medicine Abuse Project, that focuses on prescription drugs and over-the-counter cough medicine. It was previously known as the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

Keywords: Adolescents, Drug addiction, Families, Prescription drugs, Prevention, Substance abuse, Substance abuse treatment, Young adults

Annotation: The Partnership for Male Youth addresses the health needs of adolescent and young adult males. Its first, flagship, product is a Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult Males, released in 2014. The partnership emerged from the health-related work of the Boys Initiative.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescent males, Comprehensive health care, Evidence based health care, Men', Young adults, s health

Annotation: Power to Decide, previously the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unpllanned Pregnancy (NCPTUP), founded in 1996 as the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which seeks to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families through reducing the rate of adolescent pregnancy by one third by the year 2005. In 2008, the mission was expanded to include unplanned pregnancies among 20-somethings. Resources for professionals include fact sheets, statistical compilations, journal articles, conference proceedings, and individual state data on adolescent pregnancy and adolescent pregnancy prevention. Services to consumers include publications addressed to parents, adolescents, and faith communities. Press releases are also provided to the media. The campaign has a resource bureau that fills requests for speakers, consultants, key contacts in each state, publications, and other resources; some materials are available in Spanish. The name was changed in December 2017.

Keywords: Prevention programs, Abstinence, Adolescent pregnancy, Contraception, Family planning, Public awareness campaigns, Publications, Spanish language materials, Statistics, Young adults

Annotation: Reach Out is an information and support service using evidence based principles and technology to help teens and young adults facing tough times and struggling with mental health issues. All content is written by teens and young adults, for teens and young adults, to meet them where they are, and help them recognize their own strengths and use those strengths to overcome their difficulties and/or seek help if necessary. It is overseen by the Inspire USA Foundation and was modeled on the program Reach Out Australia. Reach Out provides information on mental health issues, shares personal experiences from teens and young adults and how they got through their issues, provides information about how to get help, and presents opportunities for individuals to contribute to the Reach Out community.

Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Personal narratives, Young adults

Keywords: Adolescents, Research, Training, Young adults

Annotation: The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resource Center is an online collection of federal training materials and resources for professionals working to reduce teen pregnancy. Included are skill-building materials, direct service resources, podcasts, webinars, and e-learning modules. Topics covered include reproductive health, mental health, relationships, physical health, substance abuse, and health care access (as these relate to teen pregnancy). The site also provides a calendar of pregnancy prevention events and observances; links to Office of Adolescent Health pregnancy prevention grantees; and a searchable database of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs.

Keywords: Resource centers, Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Prevention programs, Training, Young adults

Annotation: The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents and young adults ages 13-24. The project makes services available by telephone, chat, text, a website, and a social networking community. Services include educational workshops and trainings; a search engine for finding local, regional, and national resources; and tools and activities to supplement suicide prevention education in group or classroom settings. Health care resources, a public service campaign, and a model school policy are also presented.

Keywords: Adolescents, Crisis intervention, Homosexuality, Suicide prevention, Young adults

Annotation: The Youth Transition Funders Group is a network of grantmakers whose mission is to help all youth make a successful transition to adulthood by age 25. Goals include five critical outcomes: educational achievement in preparation for career and community participation, including a high school diploma, postsecondary degree and/or vocational certificate training; gainful employment and/or access to career training to achieve life-long economic success; connections to a positive support system - namely, guidance from family members and caring adults, as well as access to health, counseling and mental health services; the ability to be a responsible and nurturing parent; and the capacity to participate in the civic life of the community.

Keywords: Adolescents, Educational attainment, High risk adolescents, Parent support services, Social support, Transition to independent living, Young adults, Youth in transition