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Show SOCIAL PQLlCV COMMITTEE LOOKS AT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUTH IN S.L. COUNTY Throug h & series of interv iews with key people servin g Saft Lake youth, the L~ague is attemp ting to assess needs of the 18-and -under County age group in th~• 1re1, for the purpos e of suppo rting progra ms and 1ervfc e$ to n e a a e n t I a i I y u n de r - s e r v e d po p u I a t i o n . Wh i l e p r e s e n t I y e x servic es seem to be of high quaf ity. they n&ed to be expand ed i a t i n g ~nd more need to be added to meet existi ng need$, to say nothi~or extend ed g of coping with increa sing needs res.ul ting from Sat,t Lake~s higher ~~tjon af averag e birth rat~. The 18-and -under age group despe than rately "e•~, indivi duati and group$ to advoc ate s~rvic es f6r them. Adofe scents . ~,pec ially, art a group needin g corissi deratH e ,uais-t ance in the diffic ult f l n d s n g a ppr op r i ate ways to utter' the ad u I t wo r I d. The i r need for such atsista nc«h howev ert often confli cts with their increa sed need for indepe t ru k of ndence and emanc ipatio n. A iervic e recent ly e&tabt to try to ; aach teenag ers, i$ the TEEN TALK LINE, adver tised by KSRPished and severa : ther rad~o 5tatjo n$. A very cost~ effect ive preve ntive type servic l e, the i ine i ! staffe d by voiun teers carefu f ty screen ed and traine d by a e reativ e, en&rg et~c and carjng social worke r, Pat Watt·& . The tine, ,.- 33-TAU C iss AHti table M-W-F -Sun from 7:00 p.m. to midni ght; here, t8~nag ers find a ~isten ing ear, engage tn joint proble m aotvin g, ra~eiv e referr als to commu nity resour c•&, and have emerge ncy outrea ch 1.. "a f f ab i & . Th t y com@ i n for co u n s e i ; n g, gent r a I , y rec e i v i n he I p • n ways thst respec t their partic ular need for privac y, indepe ndenceg and contro t over the tr I ives. Howev er, many people are unawa re ~xiits i even worse , funds for this and other aervic es for thethis ,ervie e 18-and - 1,Ht :.h r ct g i'h~~H (H't 8 S S. g r o up, a r e o f t e n e u t , o f t en for , a ck of c ommu n i t y advoca cy a n d The APRIL 9 LEAGUE MEETIN G wi Ji·. focus on menta l heal th resour ces. a v a i i a b I e f o r y o u t h , a r e a s. o f n e e d , a s we I I a $ wh e r e a n d h ow L e a· g u e m•mbe ri migh~ have some impact in giving assist ance to this popul ation. Qua Ii ty of Ii f e ·for and action now! them and for us depend s he&v i l y on our foresi ght Join u,, &hare in our learni ngs, give,y our suppo rt! (12:30 p.m. ,. SL Marks Cathed ral) Mart ene Wi i I l ams:on TH C583-72 75) ll COMMUNITY BENEFACTORS Mr. I Mrs. G~orge C. Hatch M. w. Wa f t "'Ce KS L ( B o n n v i l I e· Co r p . ) ElMCO Utah StatJ COMMu~rTY -CONTRl~U~dRS LEAGUE CONTRIBUTORS Joan Auger David L. Freed Bob Huefne r ,J •,J s t i n St ewa r t Leonar d Jarc~o M. M .• Fidler La Von Keyser Betty.. McHhtn Barbar a.Woo dy c~rpr· Qunlap Sarbar a Samue ls t SCO, Inc. hF·~T Archi tects, The- Lockh art ,Co. SALT LAKE VOTER AFL-C lO , Marga ret Swenso n Jeanna ne Rokich Inc. • C. - 3 - - G i t mo ur. MARCH 1986 |
