Natasha Bonner, Clinical Supervisor for Youth Villages, discusses five best practices to protect your mental health while dealing with the global pandemic and racial injustices.
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A Day in the Life of a Family Intervention Specialist
At Youth Villages, Family Intervention Specialists work closely with youth and families through our Intercept and LifeSet programs. And while no day at Youth Villages is ever the same, Katie Guajardo, a family intervention specialist in our Intercept program, walks us through her typical day.
Talking to Your Children about Racism and Inclusion
Here’s the beautiful thing about children: Most are born with a natural sense of justice and fairness. However, as children develop, they begin to figure out that the color of their skin has more meaning beyond the colors found in a crayon box, and they need caring adults to help them construct a positive sense of self and a respectful understanding of others.
Foster Care Awareness Activities in Middle Tennessee
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. In Tennessee, approximately 8,000 children are in foster care at any given time. With fewer than 4,000 foster families, the need is ever-present; even during COVID-19. National statistics show that a new child is placed into care every two minutes.
Mission to place kids in foster care continues despite pandemic, Youth Villages says
Even during this pandemic, the push for foster families continues. “We are still pushing to get as many families as we can to become foster families.
LifeSet participant makes masks to help in COVID-19 crisis
Tae’s freshman year in college didn’t go as planned. He was in the middle of the second semester at Johnson & Wales University, studying culinary science, when the COVID-19 crisis began.
Rebuilding during COVID-19
Taylor and Tony Barnes are two Youth Villages employees from Cookeville, Tennessee, who married in August. Taylor is a family intervention specialist, and Tony is a LifeSet specialist. They looked forward to starting their lives together, until they lost everything as devastating tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee.
What is Youth Villages doing concerning COVID-19?
Youth Villages is carefully monitoring the developments around Novel COVID-19…
8 Tips to Stay Mentally Healthy During Social Distancing
The current COVID-19 crisis has left many of us feeling helpless, stuck and uncertain. Please see below for eight tips on self-care and familial support during this trying time…
Partners launch LifeSet™ in Connecticut and Illinois
New partnering agencies and private providers launched the LifeSet™ program in Connecticut and Illinois in the first months of 2020.