Youth and Family Centers

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Youth and Family Centers
Dallas Independent School District Parkland
Health and Hospital System
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History

• 33 years (1969) of successful collaborations
  between the medical community and Dallas
  Independent School District providing
  school-based health care. (First in United
  States)
• 1993 Dallas Independent School District and
  Dallas MHMR Center established first
  comprehensive school-based mental health clinic.
  (First in United States)
• 1995 Dallas Independent School District, Parkland
  Health and Hospital System, Youth and Family
  Centers and Dallas MHMR Center join to coordinate
  and provide school-based services through Youth
  and Family Centers.
• 1995 The Texas Legislature enacted state law,
  signed by Governor George W. Bush, that
  authorized and funded Texas School-Based Health
  Centers.

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Mission Statement

• To provide school-based physical health care,
  mental health care, and other support services to
  Dallas children and their families.
• To reduce the barriers to academic success so
  children can learn and teachers can teach.
• To promote the wholeness of the family and engage
  families in their childrens health and education.

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Guiding Principles
We Believe ... that every child is a precious
gift ...that for every child there is a nurturing
family member and a caring teacher ...that
basic physical health and mental health services
must be available to all school communities and
all children ...in family-focused and
prevention-oriented services ...that schools
maintain a central role in the lives of
children, and that all facets of a childs
well-being impact school performance
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YFC Centers Model

• Child Centered
• School-Based
• Family Focused
• Multidisciplinary Team Approach
• Holistic Approach
• Integrated Service Delivery

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Barriers to Learning

• Emotional issues
• Family stress
• Bullying and victimization
• Physical illness
• Witnessing violence
• Wounded communities
• Families in transition
• Poverty
• Nutrition needs

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YFC Centers Program

• Geographically located sites serve all campuses
• Services linked to academic success of students
• All ages, all students, all schools
• Child-centered service plan for home and school
• Prevention, intervention and treatment
• Open year-round, five days a week, extended
• hours until 800 p.m.

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Staff

• Dallas Independent School District
• Center manager
• Project liaison
• Child Psychiatrist
• Four to ten part-time staff comprised of school
• psychologists, counselors, creative/recreative
  teachers,
• social workers, school nurses and parent
  educators

• Parkland Health and Hospital System
• Physician
• Nurse practitioner/physicians assistant
• Nursing and medical records staff
• Social worker

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Services
Prevention Intervention Treatment/Fol
low-up Physical Exams Classroom
Health Education Acute Care Immunizations
Parent Workshops Health Services Clinical
Health Interviews Psychiatric
Assessment Chronic Disease Mgmt. Sports
Physicals Health Fairs Pharmacy
Services Nutrition Education
Psychosocial Screening Laboratory
Services Teacher Training Support
Groups Specialty Referrals Parent Education
Classes Teacher Consultation Classroom
Behavior Plans Health Education Family
Involvement Activities Family Therapy Health
Issues Management Home Visits Therapeutic
Case Mgmt. School Child Study Team Mental
Health Screening Individual Therapy
School Consultation/Visits Group Therapy
Youth Development Activities Medication
management Therapeutic
Recreation Multi-Family Therapy
Social Services
Psychological/Behavior Assessments
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School Success Indicators

• Attendance
• Grades
• Behavior
• Test Scores
• Satisfaction Surveys

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Dallas School-Based Mental Health
Students Served
Student Family Visits
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Absences and Discipline Referrals
Improvement2000-2001
Absences 52.4 Improvement Discipline
referrals 85.3 Improvement
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Satisfied Customers
Students 97.4 indicated that they were very
satisfied with the services they received at the
Youth and Family Center. The majority
of the students indicated that they had not been
sent to the principals office or had to see the
Youth Action Officer for misbehavior this school
year.
Parents 98.5 indicated that they were very
satisfied with the amount of time the center
staff spend with them and/or their
child. 99.5 indicated that they would be
willing to return to the center for
services. 95.1 indicated that they were
satisfied with the progress made by their child
or family since coming to the centers.
School Staff 77.8 indicated that attendance
had much improved or improved 91.3 stated that
behavior had much improved or improved 84.5
indicated that the overall progress made by
students served by the Centers had
much improved or improved 100 of principals
indicated that the Youth and Family Centers
provided quality services to students
and their families
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Commendation
Carole Keeton Rylander Texas Comptroller of
Public Accounts Texas School Performance
Review Dallas Independent School District June
2001
COMMENDATION
Exemplary Programs and Practices in the Dallas
Independent School District