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Ryan Worley Youth Community Coalition

Building Prevention Infrastructure Through Positive Youth Development Act Missouri prevention conference 2013. Ryan Worley Youth Community Coalition. Problem Free is not fully prepared. Fully prepared is not fully engaged. ~Karen Pittman, Forum for Youth Investment. Main Points.

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Ryan Worley Youth Community Coalition

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  1. Building Prevention Infrastructure Through Positive Youth DevelopmentAct Missouri prevention conference2013 Ryan Worley Youth Community Coalition

  2. Problem Free is not fully prepared. Fully prepared is not fully engaged. ~Karen Pittman, Forum for Youth Investment

  3. Main Points • Prevention is at it’s best when it is a part of a comprehensive positive youth development approach. • Community problems are complex, so therefore our solutions must be as well. • Complex solutions must be supported by the proper infrastructure to ensure long term success.

  4. Quick History of Prevention • Pre-1980’s • Single issue prevention (early treatment) • Not reliant on science • 1980’s • Co-occurrence • Environment • Predictive Conditions/Risk & Protective Factors • 1990’s-2000’s • Public Health Model • Positive Youth Development emerges • Broader understanding of youth issues and role of prevention and PYD to prevent negative behavior and promote positive behavior

  5. Time for a Paradigm Shift

  6. Time to Broaden the Outcomes

  7. Positive Youth Development Positive youth development is a comprehensive framework outlining the supports all young people need to be successful.

  8. Developmental Attributes • Competence: intellectual ability and social and behavioral skills • Connection: positive bonds with people and institutions • Character: integrity and moral centeredness • Confidence: positive self-regard, a sense of self-efficacy, and courage • Contribution: humane values, empathy, and a sense of social justice.

  9. Key Elements • Provide youth with safe and supportive environments. • Foster relationships between young people and caring adults who can mentor and guide them. • Provide youth with opportunities to pursue their interests and focus on their strengths. • Support the development of youths’ knowledge and skills in a variety of ways, including study, tutoring, sports, the arts, vocational education, and service learning.

  10. Key Elements (cont’d) • Engage youth as active partners and leaders who can help move communities forward. • Provide opportunities for youth to show that they care – about others and society. • Promote healthy lifestyles and teach positive patterns of social interaction. • Provide a safety net in times of need.

  11. Moving Towards PYD

  12. 40 Developmental Assets • Support • Empowerment • Boundaries and Expectations • Constructive Use of Time • Commitment to Learning • Positive Values • Social Competencies • Positive Identity PYD Framework

  13. Prevention Infrastructure

  14. Prevention Infrastructure The social connections, decision-making processes, policies, practices, and formal and informal networks that allow residents to solve problems, work together, and build a thriving community. Where What’s Best About Prevention Thrives!

  15. How Do We Build Prevention Infrastructure in Our Communities? • Alignment • Common Outcomes • Shared Responsibility and Accountability • Continuous Quality Improvement Collective Impact

  16. Roadmap Project- Seattle, WA

  17. Changing the Way We Do Business Courtesy of All Hands Raised, Portland, Oregon

  18. Collective Impact

  19. Strive Together

  20. Disorder, Coordination, Unison

  21. Roles to Play • Conveners • Bring together the key stakeholders • Alignment of key sectors • Funders, policy, makers, education leaders • Backbone Support • Provide staff support to move community wide efforts forward • Data Gatherers • Be the chief story tellers in your community

  22. Next Steps • Map Your Ecosystem • What’s there? • What’s not there? • Engage Decision Makers in Creating a Community Wide Roadmap • Build Systems • Not just events or one time responses. Building long term systems and structures to support youth over a lifetime. • Evaluate Your Current Position • Is your coalition at the right tables? • Are you in a position of influence? Can you be? • Navigate turf issues • Have honest and hard conversations about what it takes to change your community.

  23. Next Steps (cont’d) • See Where You Fit in the Broader Picture • ACE’s Study, CDC • District Graduation/Achievement Data • Developmental Asset Profile, Search Institute • Early Childhood • Mental Health • Don’t Be Afraid to Change, But Don’t Compromise • Lead the Way-You Probably Already Are!!!

  24. Resources • Collective Impact Article • Stanford Social Innovation Review • Strive Together • National Network of Cradle to Career Communities • Forum for Youth Investment • Search Institute • ACT for Youth

  25. Bringing It All Together • Build infrastructure for your prevention efforts through positive youth development • Results: Systems change. Community Alignment. Common Outcomes. Broader Influence. Shared Vision. Long Term Support Structures.

  26. Questions? Contact Info Ryan Worley Youth Community Coalition ryan@yc2.org 573-449-1993 If it’s good for the kids, it’s good for everybody

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