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Project Safety Net for the well-being of Palo Alto’s youth. PSN Mission. Our mission is to develop and implement an effective, comprehensive community-based mental health plan for overall youth well-being in Palo Alto.
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PSN Mission Our mission is to develop and implement an effective, comprehensive community-based mental health plan for overall youth well-being in Palo Alto. The plan includes education, prevention and intervention strategies that together provide a Safety Net for youth and teens in Palo Alto, and defines our community's teen suicide prevention efforts.
A more intentional community network fostering youth well-being in Palo Alto Search Institute - Developmental Assets - Five Community Action Steps
Outcomes An engaged and activated community focused on fostering youth well-being! • Adoption of the 41 Developmental Assets (City & PAUSD) • Suicide Prevention Policies Adopted (City & PAUSD) • Elevated Youth Voice • Track Security • Decreasing the stigma of mental health • Hundreds of suicide prevention gatekeepers trained • Media Partnership • Non-Profit partners leveraging PSN collaboration for new funding • Enhanced counseling opportunities for students • Palo Alto High School - later start and block schedule • All secondary schools have active School Climate Committees • New and stronger relationships between agencies and committees supporting youth well-being
PSN - Strategic Next Steps: • PSN Mission clarity – transition from crisis response to sustainable social change for the well-being of youth • Clarity on priorities, timelines and metrics of pre-stated PSN goals • Organizational structure of PSN, protocols for decision making, number of committees and how they intersect. Organizational design to be mindful of limited District and City resources • A defined fiscal agent • Funding sources for PSN coordination and related programs and services • A communications plan for PSN to keep the community informed on progress and how they can get involved • A blueprint (or case study) for how a municipality can organize a grassroots effort for suicide prevention and support the social and emotional well-being of youth
Sampling of Programmatic Next Steps for PSN: • Developmental Assets Initiative • Peer to peer counseling program - Sources of Strength • Gatekeeper training for teens • Leverage social media • Intramural sports for high school students • Palo Alto Youth Forum • Greater collaboration with Stanford's Challenge Success • Strengthen collaboration with private schools • Community education to decrease the stigma surrounding mental health