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CRISIS INTERVENTION
Crisis intervention services provided by the St. Joseph Youth Alliance are some of the most critical services provided by the organization.  The Alliance provides families and youth with support, resources, and hope for a better future through many avenues, but primarily through, the Family Resource Advisory Council, Enough Abuse, and home visits provided through the Family Connections Program. Often early intervention results in a better outcome. Therefore, the St. Joseph Youth Alliance serves as a resource to link families to appropriate and timely services and resources to help families avoid major crises.
Family Resource Advisory Council- is a group of organizations and citizens concerned about the prevention of child abuse and neglect. This council helps coordinate prevention efforts in the community and provide guidance and support to the Family Connections program. You can make a difference. Contact us for more information and to get involved.
Last year in Missouri a child died every 8 days due to abuse. Children need you to prevent child abuse and neglect. You can play an active role in ending child abuse and neglect. They key is speaking up. When you see or suspect child abuse, don’t look the other way.
Help us stop the hurt. Report any suspected case of child abuse and neglect to the Children’s Division Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-392-3738.
 Family Connections - is a community-based child abuse prevention program funded by a Community Based Child Abuse Prevention Grant through the Children’s Trust Fund of Missouri. Family Connections supports families by helping coordinate the resources and assistance they need to reduce family stress. The goal is to reduce any possible risk of child abuse and neglect and to provide a more effective way of providing services.
Benefits of Family Connections:
All family members are invited to participate in creating a family plan.
All families have access to a medical home.
All families have access to a safe crib and safe crib education.
Parent aide services and home visits are available to families providing them with educational information.
Strengthening Families: is a nationally recognized, evidence-based, parenting training that reduces problem behaviors in children. It improves school performance, reduces delinquency, and alcohol, and drug use in youth.
Circle of Parents:
is a mechanism to enhance family support services and the Family Connections Program through the use of parent self-help groups. Locally our Circle of Parents groups are known as Parents Supporting Parents groups. The Parents Supporting Parents groups provide a friendly and mutually supportive environment led by parents and other caregivers. Parents are provided with a safe place to openly discuss challenges, frustrations, and joys of raising a child. The results are stronger families, happier parents, and healthier children.
 Enough Abuse St. Joseph – is a Chartered Council of Prevent Child Abuse Missouri. The council is a community-wide coalition of agencies and organizations working together to prevent child sexual abuse through engagement, education, and empowerment. It is our dream that children will be capable of protecting themselves through acquired knowledge and learned skills, while being protected and supported by caring adults who take responsibility for keeping children safe.
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