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Community collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention. August 13, 2010. Susan Bursztynsky Easter Seals of LaSalle & Bureau Counties (Illinois) Tess Benham National Safety Council. Community Collaborations. Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council
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Community collaborations:Violence & Suicide Prevention August 13, 2010
Susan Bursztynsky • Easter Seals of LaSalle & Bureau Counties (Illinois) • Tess Benham • National Safety Council Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Community Collaborations • Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council • LaSalle County Juvenile Justice Council • Illinois Valley Anti-Drug Coalition • Grass roots suicide prevention group Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Community Collaborations • Why • Difference between collaborations and direct service providers (and some overlap) • Funding/Grants Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
13th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council • Geographic Area • History (well, the beginning) • Organization Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Funding • Federal • STOP • DOJ/OVW • State • IFVCC • IVPA • YLMG • Other • Suicide Prevention • YOVA • Foundations, corporate funding Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Accomplishments • Resource Directory • Brought diverse professions to the table • Protocols • Trainings (professional education) • Data collection • Funding & services brought to area • Increased community awareness & engagement • Youth engagement Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
FVPC Initial Funding/Projects • Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority • STOP Grant Funding • Purpose of grant • Accomplishments • Protocols • Training Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils • History • Purpose • Data Collection • Community Awareness Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Safe to Live • Illinois Violence Prevention Authority • Purpose • Partners • Community needs • Strategic Plan • Implementation Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Safe to Live, Continued • What were our three topics? • Why? • Accomplishments Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Safe to Live, Continued • Child Abuse • Teen Dating Violence (youth engagement) • Suicide Prevention • Spanish speaking community engagement Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Safe Havens • Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women • Purpose • Planning • Implementation • Funding drawback Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Elder Abuse • Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women • Purpose • Required partners • First grant • Second grant • Issues Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Illinois Health Cares • Illinois Violence Prevention Authority • Purpose Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention • Family Violence Prevention Council • Safe to Live • Illinois Suicide Prevention Community Engagement • Bureau County • State of Illinois • National • Community Engagement Programs • Other Ideas Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Sexual Violence Prevention • Bullying as primary prevention of Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence • IL Team - PREVENT INSTITUTE (2006) • Pilot project in 12 communities • Livingston County – Pontiac, IL • Elementary School District – 4 buildings • Talking About Touching, Steps to Respect • Pre-surveys – students, teachers, parents • Post-surveys – students, teachers
Scope of Problem • 52% of students surveyed reported being bullied • 72% of students surveyed observed other students being bullied • 73% students surveyed informed adult at school • 73% students surveyed felt adult at school were helpful • After telling adult, 68% students surveyed reported that bullying behaviors continued
Scope of Problem • Parent and Staff had lower perceptions of amount of bullying than students – tended to get reports of only worst incidents. • Students viewed adults as ineffective. • Many bullying incidents floated below the surface. • Situations would erupt resulting in more fights and incidents especially near end of the year.
Activities • Project Introduction (August) • Administrator Training (September) • Assemble Training Team (12 members) • Train-The-Trainer (November) • Fifth Grade Teaching Staff (Champions) • All-Staff and Bus Driver Training (January) • After School Programs - Park District • Youth-led Activities (Mini-Grant) • Representative team of students, two faculty advisors, ADV & SAS Prevention Staff • Students identifying messages and ways to build bullying prevention into school culture.
Lessons Learned • Trust • Staff • Funding • Flexibility Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Resources • Suicide Prevention Action Network (www.spanusa.org) • Suicide Prevention Resource Center (www.sprc.org) • Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance (www.itonlytakesone.org) • QPR Institute (www.qprinstitute.com) • Yellow Ribbon (www.yellowribbon.org) • Jason Foundation (www.jasonfoundation.com) • SOS : Signs of Suicide (www.mentalhealthscreening.org) • Mental Health First Aid (www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org) Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Family Violence • Front Porch Project (www.americanhumane.org) • Prevent Child Abuse (www.preventchildabuse.org) • National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (www.dontshake.org) • Family Violence Prevention Fund (www.endabuse.org) • Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council (www.familyviolence13.org) Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention
Contact Information • Susan Bursztynsky Susan.Bursztynsky@mchsi.com (815) 326-0071 (cell) • Tess Benham National Safety Council Tess.Benham@nsc.org (630) 775-2159 Community Collaborations: Violence & Suicide Prevention