An Overview of Services Provided By Healthy Start Glendale Unified School District In 2014-2015 This report is prepared by Dr. Ilin Magran and the Healthy Start Staff Table of Contents Vision and Mission………. .................................................................................................1 Healthy Start Collaborative ..................................................................................................2 Members of Healthy Start Collaborative .............................................................................3 Overview of the program and services provided .................................................................4 Type of referrals ............................................................................................................... 6/7 Students living in transitional housing .................................................................................8 Children living in Door of Hope ..........................................................................................9 Healthy Start mental health referrals .................................................................................10 Mental health referrals by gender ......................................................................................11 Elementary, middle and high school mental health referrals .............................................12 Parenting classes ................................................................................................................13 Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) ................................................................ 14/15 Pre- SARB ..................................................................................................................16 Outcome of SARB and district attorney referrals .............................................................17 Summary…………………………………………………………………………………18 Vision Healthy Start’s vision is to meet the needs of At-Risk students and their families by integrating GUSD’s Local Control and Accountability Plan goals and achievements. We collaborate with the Glendale Housing Department, Police Department, Glendale Youth Alliance, Pacific Clinics, Didi Hirsch, Ascencia, and YMCA, Las Caritas an Auxiliary of Assistance League of Glendale, Shoes That Fit, Glendale Council PTA, Assistance League of Glendale - Operation School Bell and Los Angeles County of Education. Healthy Start uses various services such as parenting classes to increase parent involvement, and family empowerment. We create systems and links among participants, facilitate communication, and focus our attention on data and outcomes. Mission Healthy Start’s mission is to improve lives of At-risk, Foster, and Homeless Youth by providing support in social, emotional, and academic support. 1 Healthy Start Collaborative Healthy Start Collaborative is composed of broad-based groups including representation from all stakeholders: parents, school staff, administrators, counselors, governmental agencies, ethnic groups, faith and community-based organizations. Healthy Start Collaborative members are responsible for overseeing the planning process, ensuring a diverse and representative constituency and make the final decisions on the selection and prioritization of goals and structure of the operational plan. Each collaborating agency supports the Healthy Start department in assisting the students and families with their needs. Healthy Start Collaborative Officers Chairperson Suzy Jacobs Vice-Chairperson Gina Mardian, MFT Secretary Margarita Gasparyan Healthy Start Staff Department Head Dr. Ilin Magran Psychologist Lead Case Manager Diana Hill Typist Clerk II Margarita Gasparyan Therapists Salpi Kerkyasharian Arsineh Ararat Shant Boadjian Eddie Seminario Social Work Interns Andy Vogler Sue Ellen Dent Cody Hanble Latisha Miller Evelyn Wang 2 Members of the Healthy Start Collaborative Ark Family Center Safe Place AGBU Generation Next Youth Mentorship The Salvation Army Armenian Relief Society Shoes That Fit Ascencia Emergency Shelter Verdugo Hills Urgent Care Assistance League of Glendale Verdugo Jobs Center Catholic Charities City of Glendale Cool Care Program City of Glendale Department of Housing City of Glendale/Community Development Comprehensive Community Health Center CV Alliance Department of Public Social Services Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Door of Hope Early Education & Extended Learning Program Family Promise Shelter Foothill SELPA Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Community College Glendale Communities Initiative Glendale Council PTA Glendale Family YMCA Glendale Healthy Kids Glendale Library Adams Square Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale Police Department Glendale Public Health Department Glendale Public Library Glendale Schools PTAs Glendale Youth Alliance Glendale YWCA Domestic Violence Program GUSD Nutrition Services GUSD Health Services GUSD Project Access to Education GUSD Special Education Department GUSD Student Support Services Neighborhood Legal Services Pacific Clinics Head Start Program Pacific Clinics HYE-WRAP Program Phoenix House Planned Parenthood of Pasadena Probation Department 3 Overview of the Program and Services Provided Healthy Start serves GUSD’s At-Risk, Homeless and Foster youth by providing social, emotional and educational support. Intervention programs are offered to families through parenting classes from the “Parent Project” curriculum and other varies topics such as Attendance and Dropout, Depression, Suicide Prevention, Bullying, and Cyber-Bullying. Tutoring is also available as an intervention to our Foster and Homeless Youth. Healthy Start receives its referrals from school administrators, counselors, psychologists, nurses, intercultural department, student support services, community agencies, other support staff and self-referrals. In the course of the 2014-2015 school year, total of 15,311 referrals were made to our office for various needs. Healthy Start provided the following support: Clothing 182, Christmas gifts including gift cards 392, Glendale Youth Alliance 4, Food 353, Mental Health services 212, Uniforms through Operation School Bell 582, Parenting Classes 76, Salvation Army after school referrals 2, School supplies and backpacks 159, Shelter and housing referrals 90, Shoes 567, Thanksgiving baskets 50, Transportation assistance to 12,324 families, which included International Institute of Los Angeles (Bus Tokens), TAP Cards, Beeline passes and Tutoring support for 35 students in need. Healthy Start has a strong relationship and collaboration with the Glendale Council PTA and Las Caritas group with food drives throughout GUSD schools that support our food pantry. The participation of 8 schools (Verdugo Woodlands ES, Glendale High School, Glenoaks ES, Valley View ES, Lincoln ES, R. D. White ES, La Crescenta ES, and Wilson MS) was greatly appreciated. In 2014-2015 school years the pantry was accessed 353 times. Healthy Start also collaborates the annual Toy Drive with Glendale Council PTA, Glendale Fire Department, Glendale Schools Management Association and personal donors in the community. As a result 392 toys and gift cards were distributed to families in need. Shoes That Fit is another valued organization that supports Healthy Start with donating shoes to GUSD students in need. One hundred and thirty seven pairs of shoes were distributed in 2014- 2015 school year. Healthy Start families that qualified to receive additional support also received transportation assistance, school supplies, backpacks, gift cards, counseling services, and tutoring services (if needed) to ensure that students are supported social-emotionally and that they have the successful tools to succeed in their studies. For a detailed breakdown of services provided, please refer to Table I. 4 Table I: Services provided by Healthy Start in 2014-2015 school year Clothing Christmas Gift Cards 182 50 35 4 GYA 353 212 2 392 76 Translation and completion of 320 applications 582 90 Food Mental Health Services 567 50 Operation School Bell Parenting Classes Salvation Army School Supplies Shelter Housing 12324 Shoes Thanksgiving Basket Transportation Tutoring 5 Type of Referral # Referrals AGBU 31 Generation Next Youth Mentorship Program Clothing 182 Target gift cards to our homeless students & donations from the community Christmas Gifts and Gift Cards 392 Donations are provided by Glendale PTA, GSMA, GUSD Administration Building, and Glendale Fire Department Glendale Youth Alliance (GYA) 4 Employment Services for our high school students Homeless Youth 90 Homeless Students enrolled at GUSD schools Healthy Start Case Manager’s Case Load 96 Case manager provided ongoing services and cased managed Healthy Start families 50 Supporting GUSD families with varies needs such as Translation and completion of applications Food 353 (HS Food Pantry donated by Glendale PTA & Las Caritas) Foster Youth 37 Foster students that are enrolled at GUSD schools Mental Health Services 212 Total Mental Health Counseling Referrals Didi Hirsch 31 Mental Health Services Agency Pacific Clinics 77 Mental Health Services Agency USC Social Work Interns 16 Provide individual and group counseling to GUSD students 6 Healthy Start Therapist’s 81 Provide Counseling Services to uninsured GUSD students Operation School Bell 582 School Uniforms Parenting Classes to increase Parent Engagement At Thomas Jefferson ES Attendance and Drop Out, Depression, Suicide Prevention, 89 Bullying, Cyber Bullying, Positive Parenting and Setting