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Lexington Youth and Family Services

Lexington Youth and Family Services. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road , Lexington side entrance door 781-862-1166. Each year, more than 65 high school students in Lexington attempt suicide. -Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2004 - 2007. More than 200 contemplate suicide.

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Lexington Youth and Family Services

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  1. Lexington Youth and Family Services First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington side entrance door 781-862-1166

  2. Each year, more than 65 high school students in Lexington attempt suicide. -Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2004 - 2007

  3. More than 200 contemplate suicide. More than 100 make a suicide plan. -Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2004-2007

  4. Lexington Youth and Family Services, Inc. …is a non-profit agency created to provide a safety net for Lexington’s youth and families who need after-school and evening support services.

  5. Kids in trouble often feel invisible As a community we notice less acting-out, but we see more acting-in: • more depression • more anxiety • more eating disorders • more cutting • more suicide attempts

  6. The challenge is to reach those teens in crisis who are disconnected and much harder to identify.

  7. Lexington has the following information and referral services in place: Human Services Department - 8:30am - 4:30pm 781-861-0194 Youth Services Department - 8:30am - 4:30pm 781-861-2742 School Guidance Department - 7:30am - 3:00pm 781-861-2580 (LHS)

  8. Lexington Youth and Family Services, Inc… …seeks to provide an alternative path to complement existing town services.

  9. LYFS Building a new after-hours safety net for at-risk, disconnected teens.

  10. Beginning with: • Advisory board membership for teens • Volunteer therapists for teens and families from 3pm to 9pm weekdays • Advocacy for suicide prevention and more services • Teen and parent support groups from 3pm to 9 pm weekdays

  11. In the future: • Drop-in Center – an accepting, welcoming place to “just be” • Peer Leadership - that reaches out and empowers • Crisis Intervention Hotline

  12. LYFS Needs Your Help • Volunteer time • Join the LYFS organization • Make a tax-deductible contribution

  13. LYFS Board of Directors • William Blout, LICSW, President • Timothy Dugan, MD, Treasurer • Michele Cooke, Clerk • Mary-Jane Donovan, Esq., Legal Counsel • Constance Counts, Ed.D. • Ellen McDonald • Betsey Weiss Youth Advisors • Simon Golovcsenko • Elise Goplerud • Emily Tillotson

  14. Emergency Numbers • Police – 911 24 Hour Hotlines: • Advocates Psychiatric Emergency Services 800-540-5806 781-893-2003 • Samariteens 800-252-8336 • Reach Beyond Domestic Violence 800-899-4000 • Parental Stress Line 800-632-8188

  15. LYFS First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington side entrance door 781-862-1166

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