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3 Implementing & Coordinating intergenerational programs in the community Coordinating and co-facilitating a book groups for parents Providing direct services to families with significant case management issues Responding to 60+ calls a month related to issues, including: Financial assistance (town, community, state/federal) regarding medical bills/needs, after-school/summer programming, utilities, emergency housing Information, referral around clinical/mental health needs of youth related to mental illness, pervasive developmental disorder, substance use, and coordination of services post-hospitalization. Collaboration with school systems and town departments on youth at-risk related to risking behaviors (i.e. cutting), domestic violence, and abuse and neglect issues as well as Issues of basic needs around housing, food, fuel, and transportation. Unmet Needs Identified by the Youth Services Council prevention and outreach services A coordinated community system of for youth and families. Accessible services for all youth and families. Furthering discussion of and responses to concerns and needs as evidenced by Youth Risk Behavior Survey and reports from Schools, Police, Fire Departments and youth themselves. (See Attachments.) Proposed services and programs to meet immediate and future needs: Prevention-based services (e.g. outreach worker, youth center, peer leadership, etc.) Accessible mental health service to children and adolescents Office hours in schools and community locations Collaborative preventive programs Group therapy/psycho-education programs for youth and families Restoration of the School Resource Officer position at middle school Level Resource Guide for youth and families List of Attachments A. Youth Services in Adjacent Communities B. Youth Risk Behavior Survey – 2004 Results and 10 year trends C. Mental Health Services in Lexington – Human Services Committee 2002 Report D. Current Crisis Statistics from Lexington Schools, police and fire Submitted by the Lexington Youth Services Council Members include: Norman Cohen (Board of Selectman), Helen Cohen (School Committee), Bill Blout (Human Services Committee), Jennifer Wolfrum and Mary Sullivan Kelley (Lexington Public Schools), Rev. Bill Clark (Interfaith Clergy Association), Becky Rushford and Lauren McSweeney (Social Services Department), Jim Rettman and Christina Demambro (Police Department), Tim Johnson (Fire Department), Karen Simmons (Recreation Department), Arny Berger (Private Therapist), Eric Eid-Reiner and Eliza Duncan (students).