Hi everyone!
Did ya’ Know? – According to http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/samh/, “An estimated 50% of children abused and/or neglected in the Child Welfare System have a mental health problem. Of those children, 27% of them show significant impairment… An estimated 70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have a mental health problem. Of those youth, 17-20% showed significant impairment.”
Think of the children that you currently serve…
Would any of them fall into the above statistics?
What can you do to better assist with their needs?
Residential Facilities such as The Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP) and Specialized Therapeutic Group Care are considered the highest level of care a child can receive within the Children’s Mental Health arena. The decision to pursue this type of treatment is usually made by the Child Welfare Case Manager and his/her Supervisor, in conjunction with the Hillsborough Kids Clinical Operations Specialist, Guardian Ad Litem, and the courts.
But, wait……..there’s much more!
Join Hillsborough Kids’ Children’s Services Specialist, Brigit Towey, and Clinical Operations, Lindsay Thomas, for a presentation on the additional processes and requirements involved in SIPP. This session will be held on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, from 11:30am to 1pm, at Kid’s Direct.
If you are interested in attending, please make sure to register on the Hillsborough Kids’ Net http://mercury.hillsboroughkids.org/hkitrain/
Training Credit Hours are available.
As always, should you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or requests for specific trainings, please feel free to contact me.
Jessica Harlan
Training Specialist
Hillsborough Kids, Inc
9309 N. Florida Ave. Suite 108
Tampa, FL 33612
813) 471-0747 ext. 1279
813) 471-7105 cell
(813) 471-0752 fax
