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Goal #1
To significantly increase knowledge and awareness of services and programs both currently available and needed in the regional System of Care as measured by:
Action Plan
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Ensuring key community leaders contribute to YFC's operations.
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A diverse coalition of youth, families, and community partners is necessary to ensure representation and knowledge of the System of Care at YFC meetings.
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Benchmark(s):
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Community partner representation from at least five (5) of the different types of agencies listed in the FYSPRT Manual.
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Providing access to learning opportunities on topics and programs YFC's members are interested in knowing more about.
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Informative, engaging, and timely presentations help YFC's members stay on top of trends and resources in the regional System of Care.
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Benchmark(s):
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Arrange and host six (6) presentations on topics related to services and programs coming to, actively running, or needed in the regional System of Care per calendar year. At least one (1) of these presentations must be on a topic related to behavioral health services and supports in schools (see Goal #4).
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Sponsor youth and family attendance at a WA State behavioral health conference or national conferences on family, youth, or System of Care work.
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Making presentation info available to the public.
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Many community members have an interest in the presentations and YFC meetings but cannot attend for a variety of reasons. It is in the best interest of the communities YFC represents that this information is distributed broadly.
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Benchmark(s):
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When presenters grant their permission, YFC will edit recordings of presentations and post them on YFC's website within two (2) weeks.
Definitions
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By System of Care, we mean the spectrum of effective, community-based services and supports for children and youth with or at risk for mental health or other challenges and their families, that is organized into a coordinated network, builds on meaningful partnerships with families and youth, and addresses their cultural and linguistic needs, to help them to function better at home, in school, in the community, and throughout life.
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By System of Care Values, we mean the 3 Core Values inherent in the System of Care approach:
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Family driven and youth guided, with the strengths of the child and family determining the types and mix of services and supports provided.
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Community based, with the locus of services, as well as system management, resting within a supportive, adaptive infrastructure of structures, processes, and relationships at the community level.
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Culturally and linguistically competent, with agencies, programs, and services that reflect the cultural, racial, ethnic, and linguistic differences of the populations they serve to facilitate access to and utilization of appropriate services and supports.
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