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IMPACT COMMUNITY TRAINING
Implementing Mental Health, Psychoeducation, and Awareness for Community Trauma
IMPACT is a grant-funded community training program that benefits youth and their families by fostering a safe and non-anxious space for exploring and managing the presence of personal and community trauma impacting their lives.
Now Provided to FCPS Students & Staff
Next Scheduled Delivery:
February 3 - March 3, 2025
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To participate in this program, FCPS staff must complete the FCPS Interest & Commitment Survey as well as recommend 10-15 student candidates.
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Complete FCPS Interest & Commitment Survey
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The Impact of Violence on Youth
These statistics highlight the importance of prevention and early intervention regarding psychoeducation for families about mental health and trauma from a communal standpoint:
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Youth in the United States experience staggeringly high rates of gun deaths and injuries (CDC, 2019).
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Youth are also significantly harmed, both emotionally and mentally when a friend or family member is killed with a gun, when someone they know is shot, and when they witness and hear gunshots (CDC, 2019).
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Black and Latinx children and teens are impacted by gun violence at higher rates than their white peers (CDC, 2019).
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Exposure to gun violence has an impact on children’s and teens’ psychological and mental well-being and affects their school performance, among other factors.
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Although Black students represent 15% of the total K-12 school population in America, they make up 25% of K-12 victims of gunfire.
IMPACT Training Program
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The overarching goal of the IMPACT community training program is to educate youth and their families about the impact of personal and community trauma and to empower them by training them in skills to overcome these traumatizing experiences.
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IMPACT brings together in a group setting at-risk youth (grades 6th-12th) and interested FCPS staff to discuss, explore, and illuminate psycho-educational information regarding mental health, personal trauma, and community-based trauma.
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Components of Program:
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Student Threat Assessments​
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Safe & Equitable School Assessments
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Youth-Centered Prevention Services
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Partnerships
Contact us to inquire about how you can partner with us in this community initiative to educate and empower families to overcome community violence and trauma.
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