‘News’ Articles
Improving Children’s Behavior: Re-energizing the Traumatized Brain in Children
Follow this link to download handouts from the Foster Care Training Committee (FCTC) training, Improving Children’s Behavior: Re-energizing the Traumatized Brain in Children, featuring Dr. Steven Choy.
Mental Health Needs of Children Who Have Been in Foster Care Explored
The winter 2012 newsletter of the Children, Youth, and Families Office of the American Psychological Association includes several articles about the mental health needs of children and youth who have experienced foster care, including challenges faced by adoptive families and the mental health services they have used. Follow link for more information.
EDUCATION IS THE LIFELINE FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
According to the National Working Group on Foster Care and Education’s October 2011 report, “Success in school can be a positive counterweight to the abuse, neglect, separation and impermanence experienced by children and youth in foster care. Education has the potential to markedly improve their life chances and their ability to contribute to society as [...]
HI H.O.P.E.S. Youth Leadership Board
There are currently two openings on the HI H.O.P.E.S. Youth Leadership Board. APPLICATION DEADLINE is January 6, 2012. This Board is made up of current and former foster youth who provide the “youth voice” for the Hawai`i Youth Opportunities Initiative (HYOI). HYOI provides foster youth with financial literacy training. After a youth has completed the training, s/he receives help in opening savings accounts as well as matching funds. The HI H.O.P.E.S. Youth Leadership Board helps the HYOI to identify the needs of and advocate on behalf of transition-aged foster youth. Follow link to learn more and to download application.
A Year with Foster Family ~ A Lifelong Template for Boy
Local foster parents Paul and Dottie Brennan welcomed the first of over 20 foster children into their Maunawili home in 1983. Follow links to read the heartwarming story of the recent reunion they had with him. We hope that this story brings joy and inspiration that helps you continue the work you do everyday to help children and youth affected by out-of-home care.
Support ITAO When You Shop
Did you know that when you go to Amazon.com through a link on either the Family Programs Hawai‘i (FPH) or It Takes An ‘Ohana (ITAO) website, every purchase you make during that session will benefit ITAO’s program without adding one cent onto your cost? Once you’ve entered Amazon though a FPH or ITAO link, we [...]
Mentoring Connection links volunteers to teens in foster care
Mentors make a difference. Guidance from a caring, consistent, non-parental adult can enhance the safety net for youth. With a grant from the Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation, Family Programs Hawaii has launched Mentoring Connections. Follow link to learn more.
`Ohana is Forever V: Our Next Steps Handouts and Links
Follow this link to find the handouts from the `Ohana is Forever V: Our Next Steps Conference that was held on September 30, 2011 at Ko`olau Ballrooms in Kaneohe, Hawai`i.
Changing the Legacy of Suicide
Follow this link to learn about events planned for the 37th annual National Suicide Prevention Week. The week is September 4 – 10, 2011, with the theme “Changing the Legacy of Suicide.” Starting Sunday, September 4, communities in Hawai‘i and across the United States are collaborating to host events to spread awareness of suicide prevention and the resources available to support this important effort.
Mental Health America-Hawaii’s “Finding Help Phone List”
Follow this link to be able to link to Mental Health America-Hawaii’s WONDERFUL new statewide Manuel that contains contact information (phone numbers and websites) for agencies and programs that offer assistance with substance abuse, anger management, grief support, mental health problems, domestic violence, homelessness, sex abuse, employment, developmental disabilities; and help for seniors, children and adolescents, veterans, immigrants.
