Comments for Here 4 You http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog a blog of the Youth Outreach Union Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:46:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on State Regulations for Residential Treatment Need YOUR INPUT!!! by MeganHartley http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/2010/11/05/state-regulations-for-residential-treatment-need-your-input/comment-page-1/#comment-903 MeganHartley Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:46:28 +0000 http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/?p=95#comment-903 In the medication section I noticed that under 'Adverse Effects' they didn't mention anything about the possibility of the child needing emergency treatment. I think this is a glaring oversight. Children are prescribed new medications all the time while in RTFs and with every new medication comes the possibility of an adverse effect bad enough that it may need emergency treatment. So as I read about restraints I found it interesting that the RTFs that I had been in as a kid and the one I worked at would NEVER be able to follow all those rules. They would have never had the right staff on duty to authorize a restraint and most of the time they would have been woefully understaffed to have anyone monitor the restraint. I don't even think they would have been able to follow all those rules at the children's psychiatric hospital I worked at for a couple of months, at least not all the time. The midnight shift would have been unable to do anything. So where does that leave the children? I wish I could say that restraints weren't necessary but sometimes there is really no other way. If you have no one there that by these rules can authorize a restraint does that mean the staff has to let that child hurt themselves or someone else? That is something to think about. Those are the only two sections I could find in the link provided that were mentioned. In the medication section I noticed that under ‘Adverse Effects’ they didn’t mention anything about the possibility of the child needing emergency treatment. I think this is a glaring oversight. Children are prescribed new medications all the time while in RTFs and with every new medication comes the possibility of an adverse effect bad enough that it may need emergency treatment.

So as I read about restraints I found it interesting that the RTFs that I had been in as a kid and the one I worked at would NEVER be able to follow all those rules. They would have never had the right staff on duty to authorize a restraint and most of the time they would have been woefully understaffed to have anyone monitor the restraint. I don’t even think they would have been able to follow all those rules at the children’s psychiatric hospital I worked at for a couple of months, at least not all the time. The midnight shift would have been unable to do anything. So where does that leave the children? I wish I could say that restraints weren’t necessary but sometimes there is really no other way. If you have no one there that by these rules can authorize a restraint does that mean the staff has to let that child hurt themselves or someone else? That is something to think about.

Those are the only two sections I could find in the link provided that were mentioned.

]]> Comment on Youth Input About Mental Health Services Needed! by Administrator http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/2010/03/23/youth-input-about-mental-health-services-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Administrator Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:17:51 +0000 http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/?p=71#comment-239 One of the good things about peer support is that there are already coffee shops and youth centers where people may or my not have mental health challenges. We need to find a way to support youth and help them feel comfortable going into such places. One of the good things about peer support is that there are already coffee shops and youth centers where people may or my not have mental health challenges. We need to find a way to support youth and help them feel comfortable going into such places.

]]> Comment on Youth Input About Mental Health Services Needed! by Corey http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/2010/03/23/youth-input-about-mental-health-services-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Corey Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:38:53 +0000 http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/?p=71#comment-112 I think its an awesome idea but i certainly can see problems and issues where it starts and stops As for areas of improvement I think we need an outreach in each county to have a youth center/coffee shop type thing for youth with mental health needs interact with others who may or may not have mental health needs as well I think its an awesome idea but i certainly can see problems and issues where it starts and stops
As for areas of improvement I think we need an outreach in each county to have a youth center/coffee shop type thing for youth with mental health needs interact with others who may or may not have mental health needs as well

]]> Comment on Children, Youth and Families by Corey http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/2009/11/26/children-youth-and-families/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Corey Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:56:18 +0000 http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/?p=17#comment-6 Psychotropic Medication Family Education Subcommittee Meeting This Meeting is for youth families who have known someone who has had taken Psychotropic Medication to speak about experiences with themselves or clients and others who have taken such medication please contact for any and all information about this meeting Sacavage, Lydia lsacavage@state.pa.us Gordon Hodas gordonhodas@hotmail.com Psychotropic Medication Family Education Subcommittee Meeting
This Meeting is for youth families who have known someone who has had taken Psychotropic Medication to speak about experiences with themselves or clients and others who have taken such medication please contact for any and all information about this meeting
Sacavage, Lydia lsacavage@state.pa.us
Gordon Hodas gordonhodas@hotmail.com

]]> Comment on Our New Blog! by Savannah Nicole http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/2009/11/26/our-new-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Savannah Nicole Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:30:43 +0000 http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/?p=12#comment-5 okay, awesome sauce. . . okay, awesome sauce. . .

]]> Comment on Children, Youth and Families by Phil http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/2009/11/26/children-youth-and-families/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Phil Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:19:13 +0000 http://youthoutreachunion.com/blog/?p=17#comment-3 Youth and family training institute meeting November 24 & 25 2009 SOC kickoff On the first day the group was brought up to speed on what the system of care grant was all about. I must say I was really excited about the concept! From the overview it appears to be revolutionary in in simplistic view of what the existing systems need, UNITITY! I think that the best part of the system of care for the person receiving services will be that all the systems will be tied together, meaning that cross system care will be easier than ever for the person to manage! On the agencies side it should eliminate duplication of services reducing costs so that more people can be treated. It seems like a win-win. On the second day we discussed the implementation of the system of care. Once the general discussion was over we broke into workgroups to prioritize the different areas of implementation for the grant. In my group we discussed possible way for deciding county eligibility, along with methods for measuring the outcomes of the system of care. All in all I think it was a productive meeting and I can not wait for the next planning session. Youth and family training institute meeting
November 24 & 25 2009 SOC kickoff

On the first day the group was brought up to speed on what the system of care grant was all about. I must say I was really excited about the concept! From the overview it appears to be revolutionary in in simplistic view of what the existing systems need, UNITITY! I think that the best part of the system of care for the person receiving services will be that all the systems will be tied together, meaning that cross system care will be easier than ever for the person to manage! On the agencies side it should eliminate duplication of services reducing costs so that more people can be treated. It seems like a win-win.
On the second day we discussed the implementation of the system of care. Once the general discussion was over we broke into workgroups to prioritize the different areas of implementation for the grant. In my group we discussed possible way for deciding county eligibility, along with methods for measuring the outcomes of the system of care. All in all I think it was a productive meeting and I can not wait for the next planning session.

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