Community Difference Newsletter September 2021
C&A Officers: Joe French, CEO Jodi Santillo, COO Georgene Voros, CCO Pam Lung, CFO Melissa Coultas, CAO Susan Brown, ACO Kim Cernansky, ACO
Board of Directors: Dr. Linda Sklar, President Michelle Balderson Holly Davies Jennifer Meek Eells Mike Gallina Lisa Warburton Gregory Monica Rose Gwin Ted Herncane Patrick Mackie Dr. Michael McCabe Casey McCloud Heather Pennington Stacy Remark Dominic Reolfi Joyce Salapack Lindsay Smith
September signals the end of summer and beginning of fall - the days are shorter, the air is crisper and cooler, perfect for attending high school and college games or having family and friends over for a bon fire and making smores.
September is beginning of a busy autumn season for the agency. This month spotlights three important awareness initiatives at C&A - Suicide Prevention month, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) month and Client Appreciation Week. Suicide Prevention C&A will feature information on our website in regards to suicide awareness including local and national hotline and crisis text numbers. The agency will also post information on social media channels. Please consider sharing the agency's posts with your followers.
FASD C&A will feature information on our website to prevent FASD as well as the cause and effect of drinking while pregnant. During the month of September, the agency will also make social media posts available for you to share on social media channels. Client Appreciation Week Client Appreciation Week is Sept. 19-25. This year, clients will have the opportunity to write a positive message on leaf-shaped sticky notes about therapy and place them on the tree clings in each office. The leaf notepads will arrive the week of Sept. 14. Distribution will be Sept. 16. Please consider following our campaigns on the agency's social media channels and have a safe and fun autumn season. Best,
Joe French CEO
Inside September's Edition
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Campaign samples: Suicide Awareness/FASD/Client Apprection Week
Sample: FASD Campaign
Client Appreciation leaf:
Clients write what therapy means to me
Program Spotlight Trauma Informed Day Treatment Program Overview: Trauma Informed Day Treatment (TIDTx) is a program of Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health's (C&A) that integrates mental health and educational interventions. This therapeutic environment provides a continuum of services designed to assess, treat and reduce severe emotional and/or behavioral disturbances in youth who have experienced trauma.
TIDTx program is appropriate for youth who have been assessed across many areas of their lives (home, school, community, social and personal) and have been determined to have a severe emotional and/or behavioral disturbance which requires intensive, therapeutic intervention. Youth receive individual, family, group and milieu therapy based on needs identified in the comprehensive trauma assessment. Our treatment environment offers youth the opportunity to learn and rehearse behavioral change while receiving guidance, supportive feedback and reinforcement in a physically and emotionally safe setting. This promtes the development of effective self regulation, problem-solving, coping and socialization skills. Based on mental health needs and family interest, psychiatric services and case management are additional services that may be accessed at C&A.
Criteria
• Trauma history
• Enrolled in K through 12th grades
• Residents of Stark County primarily served • IQ of 70 or above
• Primary presenting concerns are emotional and/or behavioral disturbances
• Less restrictive mental health options have not effectively met the youth’s needs • Less restrictive educational options have not effectively met the youth’s needs
• Parent/caregiver/guardian is willing and able to actively participate in treatment • Primary presenting concern is NOT drug/ alcohol abuse or juvenile delinquency
C&A Spotlight Program: Trauma Informed Day Treatment Staff
The program is staffed by mental health and educational personnel: • Licensed Teachers • Master’s Level Clinicians • Behavioral Interventionists • Experienced Administrators All have Trauma & Resiliency training
Fees
Parent/Guardian pays the mental health costs based on a sliding fee scale, Medicaid or insurance coverage. The referring school district pays for educational and transportation costs.
Treatment
The typical treatment stay is generally 12-24 months, depending on progress made towards treatment goals. Youth attend Monday through Friday from 8-2:30 during the school year and Summer Programming.
Involvement
Youth are expected to attend daily. Consistent
family involvement is necessary for youth to achieve their maximum growth potential. This is accomplished through regularly attended family counseling sessions.
Trauma Informed Day Treatment Goals • To keep youth in the community with their “family”.
• To improve overall functioning at home, in school, in the community and interpersonally. • To reduce the need for residential treatment.
• To serve as a transitional or short term stabilization service after psychiatric hospitalization or residential care. Please contact Program Manager Dan Metzgar with any questions dmetzgar@childandadolescent.org
Location
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health 919 Second St. N.E. Canton, Ohio 44704 330.454.7917
School Spotlight: Massillon City Schools Mental Health Initiatives The Massillon City School District has many mental health initiatives in place for students and staff as the 2021-2022 school year begins.
What is a Buddy Bench?
If you sitting on the bench ... you are looking for a friend. When someone asks you to play, join them and always remember to glance over a the school's Buddy Bench to invite new friends to join in on the fun. If you are not sitting on the bench .... Ask your classmate on the Buddy Bench to play and make a new friend today! Keep growing your circle of friends until everyone has someone to play with. Reasons for the Buddy Bench: - If you are new to the school - If you want to make a new friend - If your friends are not at school that day - If you want to play something different than what your friend is playing
Elementary Schools
-Buddy Bench -School Counselor lessons in the classrooms -School Counselor helping families get connected with mental health support and supporting student needs in regards to mental health -Child and Adolescents Therapists and Counselors coming to the school to provide mental health services -PAX Curriculum -Ron Clark Essential 55 Skills - students learn about how to put simple social skills into action -C.A.R.E. Team -Check in/ Check out with Staff and Students daily -Guys with Ties program (New this year!) -Girls with Pearls program (New this year!) -Zones of Regulation- curriculum (understanding and regulating emotions)
Massillon Preschool
-Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS is an evidence-based threetiered framework to improve and integreat all of the data, systems and practices affecting student outcomes every day. PBIS creates schools where all students succeed. - Strong Start - Social-emotional curriculum. This is a brief, practical program designed for promoting social and emotional learning of young children, ages 3 to 5 and for children in grades K-2. This is prevention and early intervention program, with a wide range of applications.
School Spotlight: Massillon City Schools Mental Health Initiatives Legacy Project Mentoring
At The Legacy Project of Stark, we know that sometimes all it takes to change the world is a little support. Since our founding in 2015, we have been determined to make an impact. The core of our efforts is to bring our team’s fresh ideas and passion to the range of activities in which we are involved. We meet with middle school students on their turf. We have lunch with them at their school, provide community events, and offer a summer program where students can connect with one another as well as spend valuable time with their mentors. Through all of our endeavors, we hope to display the conviction behind our beliefs. - Mentor - Partner - Volunteer - Donate Massillon Intermediate School
• Buddy Bench • Legacy Project Mentoring • New Student welcoming committee/breakfasts • PAX social/emotional curriculum • Positive Behavior Intervention/Supports (PBIS) system of tiered student support w/ monthly incentives
- C.A.R.E Team - CommQuest - Kindness Club
Massillon Junior High School
At the junior high, we have an Advisory period that we use to provide social emotional information created by our school counselors. This advisory period is also used to prepare students for the transition to high school and future career exploration, all of which promote positive mental health.
Washington High School
What's new at C&A? To celebrate the return of college football season, C&A held a tailgate party for the Ohio State/ Minnesota game on Sept. 2 at the Shipley Office, in downtown Canton.
Grant awarded
C&A was recently awarded a $4,200 grant from the Ohio Program for College Mental Health and Safety. This grant is used to purchase items for self-care kits. These self-care kits are distributed to students at Kent State University-Stark Campus, Malone University, Stark State College, Walsh University and the University of Mount Union. This year, the self-care fairs are taking place Oct. 4 to 20 on the different campuses.
Guiding Principles board installed
The first of four different posters displaying C&A's Guiding Principles was installed at the Shipley locatation on Sept. 13. Each larger poster features staff from each office. Smaller framed versions of the posters will be displayed throughout each office. Below is a picture of the poster at the Shipley location. The agency's timeline was updated as well.
Mental Health tips: Three great Mental Health books to read this fall:
First, We Make the Beast Beautiful A New Journey Through Anxeity By Sarah Wilson
Alliance Office 1207 W. State St. Alliance, Ohio 44601 330-823-5335
Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life By Amanda Stern
Belden Office 4641 Fulton Dr. N.W. Canton, Ohio 44718 330-433-6075
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone By Lori Gottlieb
Shipley Office 919 Second St. N.E. Canton, Ohio 44704 330-454-7917
Plain Office 1801 Schneider St. N.E. Door 6 Canton, Ohio 44721 330-470-4061
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Donations can be made at www.childandadolescent.org Mail donations to: Melissa Coultas, Chief Advancement Officer, 919 Second St. N.E., Canton, Ohio 44704