July 2016 through May 2017 Ken-Ton Fam ily Support Center Update
Family Support Center Services were requested for 806 Fam ilies so far this school year Projected Total = 821 9 9 6 S T U D E N T S / 10 0 E M P L O Y E E S R E C E I V E D D I R E C T S E R V I C E S T H I S M O D E L W O R K S S Y S T E M I C A L L Y W I T H T H E E N T I R E F A M I L Y , E N G A G I N G P A R E N T S A N D I N C L U D I N G Y O U N G E R S I B L I N G S T H U S B E N E F I T I N G F U T U R E S T U D E N T S A S W E L L A S C U R R E N T S T U D E N T S
THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER 20 16-20 17 14 YEARS OF HELPING FAMILIES Fam ily Functioning Com m unity Partnerships We help fam ilies learn ways to • Mental Health Agencies im prove their fam ily functioning Horizon Health Parenting skills • Catholic Charities Communication skills • Child and Family Behavior management • Child and Adolescent We help keep children in safe nurturing • Universities: environm ents by linking fam ilies with U.B. social services Canisius College Food; housing; clothing; monetary Medaille assistance Town & County Services Family Court We help fam ilies get intensive m ental Child Protective Services Health services Kenmore Police Referral to Psychiatric services for children and adults
Social/Emotional Behavioral Problems at Other Adjustment Home & at School 40.5% 44.4% 15.1%% 327 Families referred to 358 Families referred Crisis Intervention and the FSC because of to the FSC because other reasons for referral to adjustment of child behavioral the Family Support Center problems problems • Assisted psychiatric • Misbehavior at School • Anxiety (51) (down from 148) hospitalizations (4) • Misbehavior at Home • Depression • Threats of Suicide (17) • Poor Attendance • Social Skills • Reports made by FSC • Involvement with the • School or Family Change to CPS (5) courts • Parenting • Emergency Walk-ins (3) • Drug and/or Alcohol • • Group Work (52) Grief (20) use • Social Media misuse • Self Injury (13 down from 27) ______________________ _______________________ _________________________________ 95 visits to the food pantry since August 2016. Food instability continues to be a problem in our community.
Com parison of Fam ilies Served over 5 Years ( July – May) We have seen a substantial increase in the number of families who have requested services this year. These numbers represent “requests for services” This means that some of these families received counseling at the FSC while others were referred to other agencies.
Health & Wellness for Employees This year we continued our “Health & Wellness” initiative for employees. 5 “iRest” meditation groups which taught stress relief techniques. 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16
Suspension Reduction Program This program saved the District $15,98 0 .0 0 This program saved 430 days of school Potential Actual days Potential Actual days of suspension of suspension Cost Cost Students attended 430 days that otherwise would have been spent at home $15,680.00 Saved in home instruction costs
The Effects of Traum a On Children Current research points to early childhood traum a being the # 1 cause of childhood em otional disturbance Children Experiencing Children Who Have Been Children who Self Injure 13 Domestic Violence Involved with CPS Death of a family member 15 13.2.% 15.3% Known Childhood trauma 4 4% 107 Families have 124 Families have been 32 Children referred children who have involved with CPS. Because of other signs of been exposed to trauma Note: These are children domestic violence. who experience Note: These children need a harm or neglect specific intervention and Note: Research on DV and are at risk linkage to an agency that shows children’s of being removed provides intensive reactions to DV from their home. intervention. include significant acting out in We act as educators and support disruptive or Better parenting and child for the family and a referral violent ways. safety is the focus of source for the child. counseling Conflict resolution and safety is the focus of counseling This represents over 30% of the kids who come to the FSC
Group Work for Students at the FSC “Social Skills” “HOPS Intervention” Hom ew ork, Organization, and Efficacy based program for kids Planning Skills w ith social skills deficits • A group for children to build A group for 8 th and 9 th graders organization and planning skills Increase hom ew ork com pletion • For kids w ho: • Im prove academ ic perform ance have difficulty m aking friends Develop skills to balance hom e and • Trouble interacting w ith peers school life Frustrations related to expressing Ease the transition from • them selves. Elem entary to Middle School Designed to help develop social com petencies Target Population: 5 th graders w ith ADD/ ADHD or share sim ilar concerns
Group Work for Moms and Employees at the FSC Parenting with Love and iRest Meditation for “Em ployees” and iRest Lim its Meditation for “Wom en” Practical parenting Meditative techniques to manage stress and address issues of: Six sessions on parenting styles, Feeling overwhelm ed family structure and rules, Irritability expectations, consequences, Feeling Anxious punishments and rewards, and Difficulty focusing on tasks expressing and managing Difficulty sleeping emotions/ communication. Techniques taught include but not limited to Breathing techniques Imagery Meditation Using “self help” apps.
Mike Matt CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES • Diagnosed with Autism, Anxiety • Multiple CPS involvements and Auditory Processing Disorder • Long History of physical • Has been coming to the FSC for 5 abuse years on and off • Poor school performance. • • Multiple suspensions for History of suspensions and aggression towards peers and fighting teachers. • Multiple Superintendent Hearings • Severe poverty FSC • Parental mental illness & alcoholism FSC • • Mike is now in high school and has He graduated from H.S. not had any suspensions or • He is now a journeymen plumber detentions. working for a large local plumbing • Mike made the honor roll every business. quarter • Matt is a proud professional living • Mike was just inducted into the in his own apartment. Matt has a honor society. girlfriend and has never gotten in any trouble since leaving high school.
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