Issues in Placement for Dependent and Delinquent Adolescents

1982 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-8
Author(s):  
Theodora Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
West Virginia ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The West ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Virginia Department ◽  
And Training ◽  
Foster Care Placement

I am a program specialist and consultant with the Foster Care Unit of the West Virginia Department of Welfare's Division of Social Services. My activities are focused on three interrelated aspects of foster care placement for adolescents: The development of information about community-based foster care placement resources; The support of foster care providers through consultation and training; and The formulation of placement strategies for hard-to-place youngsters.

scholarly journals MEETING SOCIAL NEEDS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES: PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGS AND HEALTH CARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S499-S500
Author(s):  
Traci L Wilson ◽  
Suzanne R Kunkel ◽  
Jane Straker ◽  
Marisa Scala-Foley ◽  
Elizabeth Blair
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Use ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Improve Health

Abstract Unmet social needs negatively affect individual and population health, and better integration of community-based supports and health systems is a promising approach to improve health outcomes and avoid unnecessary health care use. Community-based organizations (CBOs) such as Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and Centers for Independent Living (CILs), as providers and coordinators of social services, are well-positioned within their communities to coordinate care and provide for unmet social needs. Partnerships between CBOs and health care entities have clear potential to improve health care outcomes while also reducing expenditures. This paper will present a cross-sectional analysis of a national survey of AAAs, CILS, and other CBOs at two time points (2017: n=593; 2018: n=763) to understand the extent, type, and evolution of CBO engagement with health care providers. In addition, longitudinal analysis (n=374) shows movement at the organization level: 33% of organizations who did not have a contract at T1 but were pursuing one had achieved a contract by T2. This presentation will: describe details of the services delivered, contracting arrangements, and populations served under CBO/health care contracts, as well as challenges experienced by CBOs; examine differences by state and organizational structure; and discuss the implications of state policy on integrated care and contracting.

scholarly journals West Virginia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 456-471
Author(s):  
Michael K. Reer ◽  
Valerie Antonette
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
West Virginia ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Energy Information Administration ◽  
The West ◽  
Permit Application ◽  
Virginia Department ◽  
Energy Information ◽  
The U.S

West Virginia is one of the most prolific energy-producing states in the country. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, West Virginia ranked seventh among states in production of natural gas in 2018, contributing 1.8 trillion cubic feet. Further, the consistency in permit application appears to support the proposition that West Virginia operators will continue producing significant volumes well in the future. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“WVDEP”) issued 582 horizontal well permits in 2015, 223 in 2016, 509 in 2017, 433 in 2018, and 467 in 2019.

scholarly journals Catch ‘Em Being Good:” An Extension Service and State School System Team Up to Promote Positive Outcomes for Youth

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri Wade ◽  
Allison Nichols
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
West Virginia University ◽  
The West ◽  
Negative Behaviors ◽  
Local Schools ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
Virginia Department ◽  
Behavior Supports

This feature article describes a collaboration between the West Virginia University Extension Service and the West Virginia Department of Education to implement the “Responsible Students through School Wide Positive Behavior Supports” program (RS-SWPBS) throughout the state. A case study of Grandview Elementary School in Kanawha County illustrates the benefits that the collaboration brought to local youth. West Virginia Department of Education established the program and brought local schools onboard, while educators from the West Virginia University Extension Service became coaches and led the effort to collect and analyze data. Results included the development of positive behaviors, a decrease in negative behaviors, and the creation of a positive school climate.

scholarly journals Untangling the Roots of the West Virginia Opioid Crisis: Relationships in Adolescent Pregnancy, Drug Abuse, and Future Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrya J. Durr ◽  
Elizabeth A. Critch ◽  
M. Paula Fitzgerald ◽  
Kelly M. Devlin ◽  
Kylie A. Fuller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
West Virginia ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Drug Overdose ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Heart Health ◽  
The West ◽  
Future Outcomes ◽  
Virginia Department

Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between teenage pregnancy and negative health outcomes, including drug abuse, among West Virginia female youth. Methods: Data was acquired for females between 10 and 19 years of age, by county, from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Pearson correlation analysis was utilized to examine the relationship between the teenage pregnancy rate and drug related statistics, pregnancy related statistics, heart health related statistics, and environmental variables. This study was conducted from July 2018 to March 2019 at West Virginia University. Results: Teenage pregnancy is correlated to harmful behavioral adaptations that may increase a women’s health risks. We find that teenage pregnancy, regardless of pregnancy outcome, is correlated with increased drug overdose death rates for women, as well as health concerns that increase one’s risk for heart disease. Conclusions: Teenage pregnancy is correlated to a number of outcomes including drug overdose rates and impaired heart health outcomes. Reduction of unintended teenage pregnancy may be useful as a non-traditional method of ameliorating the opioid abuse crisis in the state of West Virginia.

CHALLENGES TO BUILDING AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS: LESSONS FROM BHAMBAYI, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanusha Raniga ◽  
Barbara Simpson ◽  
Ntokozo Mthembu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Qualitative Phase

In contemporary South Africa, partnerships between service providers in government, non-governmental organisations, the private sector and community based organisations have been identified as a means to strengthen communities and the sustainability of social services. However, the unequal power relations that exists between and within these organisations often leads to fragmentation, duplication, and lack of coordination of social services. Using Fowler’s (1998) conceptualisation of authentic partnerships, this qualitative phase of a larger study explored the challenges of building authentic partnerships in Bhambayi, a predominantly informal settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Individual interviews and a focus group held with nine service providers revealed that intraorganisational challenges, cross-boundary and inter-organisational relations as well as political influences were obstacles to the development of authentic partnerships. The article suggests that open communication, clarity of roles and mutual trust between service providers is vital.

Innovative education and training for community-based water protection units

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Kakembo
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Water Protection ◽  
Community Based ◽  
And Training ◽  
Innovative Education

The paper explores the centrality of community-based education and training in addressing constraints and opportunities for wastewater management in Uganda. To be sustainable, wastewater management need to be conceived in terms of socio-economic incentives, community action, group pressure and social capital. It is assumed that communities could be motivated to undertake sustainable wastewater disposal activities if concrete benefits are demonstrated. The benefits include among others; reducing expenditure on health; improvement of the fisheries sector and the use of wastewater for crop farming. The paper is based on a study that analyzed the role of socio-economic incentives and Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) in sustainable management of wastewater. Data was collected through personal interviews, documents analysis and review of recent studies on wastewater reuse in Uganda. Focus was put on districts of Mukono, Buikwe and Kayunga in central Uganda. Findings reveal that in line with the Hydro-Social-Health cycle, physical, social, political, economic, and cultural factors converge to influence wastewater management. The paper duly describes innovative education and training approaches based on Communal Water Protection Units (COWAPU) facilitated by multidisciplinary Water Professionals and Educators (WAPE).It is concluded that it is possible to operate a complete sanitation system without subsidies.

Social Capital and Sustainable Health Care: An Analysis of Community Based Palliative Care Model of Kerala

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Azeez. E.P
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Palliative Care Units

Social Capital is the most crucial asset which significantly influence the efficacy and resilience of any community. Social capital is a dependent variable that depends upon the competence and coherence of the individuals in the community and mode of social relationships, trust and networks they maintain. It is one of the most sustainable social resources that originate from human relations and results on the mutual support of people. Utilization of Social capital has a wide applicability in the process of social inclusion, especially in dealing with the vulnerable and disadvantaged sections in the community itself. Voluntary organizations are very keen to utilize the social capital for community/social services and community development in a sustainable manner. Community based de-institutionalized Palliative Care is one of the foremost among such organizations that made social capital in a strategic way for social inclusion and community well being. This paper analyses the extent to which different elements of social capital helps in initiating the sustainable community based palliative care movement by assessing the unique intervention strategies carried out by the palliative care. This paper explores conceptual questions of how social capital and voluntary community based services are correlated. A case study method was adopted for the study in which ten palliative care units were analyzed. The results show that a number of social capital elements are playing a vital role in the sustainability of community palliative care movement in Kerala.

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