Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Music For Prosperity, Allison Dang, Spencer Keane, William Knights

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

Infant mortality is the passing of a child before his/her first birthday. With the fifth highest infant mortality rate in the United States, infant mortality is increasingly becoming a larger and more detrimental problem, especially in South Linden, Ohio. Out of every one thousand children in South Linden, 20.3 of them will not make it to their first birthday. However, despite the staggering statistics, many are not aware of the issue, and counter infant mortality, including those who live in South Linden. Thus, Music for Prosperity was created to address the lack of awareness to address the lack of awareness …

Columbus Scholar House: Innovative Housing For Student Parents, Isabel Toth, Traci Lewis, Denise Liston, Nancy Hood, Sarah French, Davita Tucker

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

Almost one-quarter of the U.S. college students are also parents. Many student parents are single parents, grew up in households with limited financials resources, or are the first in their families to attend college. Stable, quality, affordable housing is a critical foundation for student parents to be successful but there are limited housing options for this student subgroup. Supporting high-quality early learning opportunities for children of student parents is also a priority based on evidence from two-generation approaches to breaking the cycle of poverty.

Collaborating A Shared Vision Of Child And Family Well Being, Tom Standish

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are major factors contributing to both physical and mental illness. ACEs include: physical/sexual abuse, neglect, domestic/community violence, parental separation/divorce, household substance abuse, household mental illness. ACEs in a culture of poverty furthers: unemployment/underemployment, social isolation, poor housing, early death, mental illness, higher suicide, high risk behaviors, alcohol substance abuse, physical illness, a navigational quagmire. However, people do build resiliency. People do recover.

What We Learned Adopting 4 Children, Joel Gardner

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

What happens when a family of three adopts four siblings? In this visual, interactive poster presentation, you will learn from the five oldest members of the Gardner family. We will share our experiences as birth child, adopted children, and adoptive parents. We will highlight what we have learned through this experience and share what we think you should do if you plan to adopt or are being adopted.

Franklin County Teen Pregnancy, Sharon D. Sachs

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

• Since 2007, advocating for and serving Franklin County pregnant and parenting teens (PPT).
• Managing an 11 organization/15 program service collaborative - Healthy Families Connection (HFC).
• Assessing impact on lives of PPT as progress toward 6 outcomes. • Conducting studies and surveys.
• Promoting community standards of service to PPT.

Franklin County Youth Needs Assessment, Becky Zwicki

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

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