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Council on Children and Families - New KIDS COUNT Brief
Risk of Chronic Absenteeism Among
New York Students
Current and proposed policies that require rigorous curricula, high quality instruction and a higher age for when students are able to leave school are grounded in a basic assumption that children are actually present in school and able to benefit from such policies. Yet, a look at chronic absenteeism in two of the state's largest school districts indicates a high percentage of students are absent for a month or more of the school year.
The Risk of Chronic Absenteeism Among New York Students brief examines key student outcomes and school characteristics by schools' level of risk for chronic absenteeism. The information serves as a first step in efforts to support schools and students so that prevention strategies can be provided early on, at a point in time when when they are most likely to succeed.
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SAMHSA Releases
Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools 
This toolkit represents the best available evidence and expert opinion on preventing suicide among high school students. It provides schools with recommended steps and accompanying tools to guide them in creating and implementing strategies and programs that prevent teen suicide and promote behavioral health among their students.
Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools will help schools and their partners:
- Assess their ability to prevent suicide among students and respond to suicides that may occur.
- Understand strategies that can help students who are at risk for suicide.
- Understand how to respond to the suicide of a student or other member of the school community.
- Identify suicide prevention programs and activities that are effective for the needs of individual schools.
- Respond to the needs and cultures of each school's students.
- Integrate suicide prevention into activities that fulfill other aspects of the school's mission such as preventing the abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
Read " SAMHSA Launches New Toolkit on Suicide Prevention in High Schools"
on the SAMHSA Blog to learn more.
Download Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools Now
It's important to understand the impact suicide can have on both a school and the community. While communities can provide immeasurable support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is also available to provide 24-hour, toll-free, confidential crisis counseling.
If you or someone you know is in an emotional distress or suicidal crisis, please call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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Announcements from Family and Youth Partner Organizations
From Families Together in NYS, Inc.
Position Opening Regional Parent Advisor  New York City Field Office The New York City Field Office Regional Parent Advisor promotes awareness of the importance of family-driven services for children with social, emotional, behavioral and cross-systems challenges. This position is essential to the core mission of the agency. It allows for the integration of family voice in the planning, monitoring and implementation of mental health services and the adherence to the best practice standards/ core values of family driven and youth guided services. Learn more at www.ftnys.org.
From Parent to Parent of NYS
Position Opening Regional Parent Advisor
New York City Field Office
NYC Regional Coordinator, Part-time (20 hours per week)based out of  Parent to Parent at 75 Morton St., New York and covering the Metro-New York region.
Parent to Parent of NYS provides information and emotional support to parents of children who have developmental disabilities. Emotional support is provided to parents by trained support parents who have made the offer to speak to other parents. Coordinators facilitate parent matches between parents requesting a match and trained support parents. Click here to learn more.
From YOUTH POWER! 5th Annual Statewide Leadership Forum:
Our Time is Now! August 7-9 in Albany, NY Now Accepting Applications!
At this 5th Annual Statewide gathering, we will be celebrating our transition to independence. In 2012 YP! will become an independent organization run by young adults with disabilities.
As young people, we need to work together to ensure our rights are protected. Whether we are in special education, mental health, foster care, juvenile justice or addiction services, we deserve to remain in our community and get the support we need with respect, dignity and human rights.
Together we will sharpen our advocacy skills, build a stronger united network and have our voices heard.
In order to be selected you must:
- Have a disability.
- Be in the age range of 16-28.
- Have guardian approval if under 18 years.
- Live in New York State,
- Commit to helping a YP! Working Group, Board or a Regional Team for one year.
- Complete the application and return it by June 30, 2012.
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U.S. Department of Education Seeks Information on Disconnected Youth
The U.S. Department of Education has released a request for information (RFI) on Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth. The RFI invites organizations to recommend effective approaches to increase the rate at which young people ages 14 to 24 who are homeless, in foster care, involved in the juvenile justice system, unemployed or not enrolled in an educational institution meet educational, employment, and other key development goals.
Submissions must be received by July 5, 2012.
Submit responses to the RFI via regulations.gov.
To view the RFI, go to:
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Twitter Roundup
Recent @NYSCCF ENGAGE 2DAY
- KWIC Data Fact: Unemployment in New York - persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed: http://bit.ly/NMz7eg
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