CSCB Committees » Adolescent Services Workgroup

Workgroup Goals

• Update and distribute a comprehensive list of existing resources to support children, their families, and providers serving youth 8 to 18.

• Identify gaps in services based on local adolescent survey data collected.

• Help support the development of needed programs identified through adolescent survey data.

• Update county-wide Speaker’s Bureau listing.

• Promote health and wellness by using the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), Strategy #3: Obesity and Associated Health Behaviors related to adolescents.

2025 Collaborative Accomplishments

Resource Guide:

• The electronic version of the Adolescent Resource Guide was updated in January, and a postcard with a QR code to access it was distributed at various sites: schools, Community Resource Fair, CSCB membership, etc. The CSCB website has a quick link to the document on the home page, and the entire document is under the resources page. The committee continues to monitor and identify additional supports to be included and additional locations to market this resource. This year, it was made available at the Community Resource Fair held at SC4 and Operation Transformation’s Family Night. This put the information directly in the hands of parents and families at both events.

Speakers Bureau:

• The comprehensive Speaker’s Bureau was updated to include a variety of adolescent topics and is available to any group, committee, parents, or school that would be interested in a presentation. Also listed on the CSCB website under Resources.

Community Event:

• As a continuation of last year’s efforts with students at the Virtual Learning Academy, Workgroup members assisted in a spring project targeting the arts at 40th Street Park.

Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP):

• Discuss how to help teens develop healthier lifestyles, which would address CHIP strategy #3.

Membership Expansion:

• Work has been underway to expand the workgroup membership to include all types of adolescent services.

Presentations:

• Various presentations were made on adolescent-specific topics: youth homelessness and housing project, Teen Advisory Group, and SCC teen suicide data.

Chairperson: Karen Palka, A Beautiful Me

Adolescent Services Workgroup Speakers Bureau