Kids Oneida

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Kids Oneida

• Overview of one agencys efforts at Developing a
  more comprehensive understanding of health,
  mental health, and wellness.
• Increase in research activities has led to
  identifying critical needs in our children and
  families that we serve.
• Mental Health and Physical Health should be
  viewed as one and a childs history should be
  viewed as a strong treatment factor.

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Areas of Interest

• Kids Oneida- A wraparound program that provides
  intensive services for youth with serious Mental
  Health issues.
• Provide care for the highest risk kids in Oneida
  County.
• My interest developed as I have now seen
  individuals from families in two generations.
• STOPACES Oneida County Effort. (Lark
  Eshelman-Patterson PhD)

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Peaking Interest

• Began to investigate the intergenerational nature
  of problems of families that I have worked with.
• ACE Study provided a context of understanding
  that can be easily applied to out population of
  youth.
• Question What was the relationship of
  childhood ACES of Kids Oneida Population?
• How did that differ from the results of the ACE
  study?

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Number of Open Cases 9/07 120 Studied
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3 or more ACE indicators -28 4 or more ACE
indicators 72
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Implications!

• Agency was not doing enough in our range of
  interventions to assist kids with these issues.
  ( Increase in Therapy, evidenced
  based treatments, psychiatry, groups, as well as
  art, dance, and other forms of treatment that
  promote self expression.
• We have discussed with our staff and have begun a
  dialogue with parents on the implications of
  Adverse Childhood Experiences through our parent
  support group.
• Working with SUNYIT, Utica College, numerous
  agencies and individuals around treatment
  implications for the community. (Community
  Intervention Model)

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Implications

• Developing a reactive system of treating illness
  vs. a proactive one.
• Early education and competencies focusing on the
  first five years of development.
• Child Abuse Prevention and Mental Health Month.

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Other Efforts

• Encouraged and supported children participating
  in the Heart Run and Walk .
• Boilermaker Participation
• Neighborhood Clean-ups
• Staff Wellness
• Personal Awareness