Fernando P.Andrea N.Brandon J.. Seqouyia F..Krishae F. Olivia F.

Presentation Outline

Introduction Short Video Demographics Findings Community Needs Analysis Solutions: Community-Based Organizing

Strategies

Short and Sweet Video

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Research Questions

The reason why we decided to focus on this topic was to make the public aware that the children who have lost their parents due to violent crimes are not getting adequate support as they should.

Are certain support services useful to the kids who lost their parent due to violent crime? If helpful, why?

Are there useful support services that are underutilized?

Age and Ethnicity Percentages

Total Number of Surveys 97 Age Range:

58 % Below 20 29 % between 21 – 30 years old 10 % between 31 – 40 years old 5 % between 41 - 50 years old

Ethnicity: 67 % African-American 16 % Latino 9 % White 6 % Asian 2 % Other

Education

Educational Level Reached 3 %Primary 17 %Middle school 44 %Some high school 28 %High school diploma 8% Some college

Usefulness of support services

People in foster care are more likely to experience homelessness

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No

Yes

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

72% 28%

60% 40%

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Number_of_times_homeless

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Usefulness of support services

People in foster care are more likely to use drugs

No

Yes

No Yes

62% 53%

38% 47%Drugs_after_loss

Foster_care_after_loss

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Anger Level

Family support does not associate with anger levels

Rarely

Often

Alw ays

A little or no family support A lot of family support

49% 45%

14% 24%

37% 30%Anger_level

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Grief Counseling

No Yes

Rarely

Often

Alw ays

39% 100%

16% 0%

45% 0%

Anger_level

Did_grief_couseling_help

Circle IconCounseling may help. People who thought grief counselors helped were less angry. There is a need to connect grief counselors with people

Visits to Counselor

There were very few who went to counseling, ever! There is a need to bridge this service to people who have lost parents due to violent crimes

0 2 4 6

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10

20

30

40

5078% 22%

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How_many_times_saw_grief_counselor

Did_grief_couseling_helpNo Yes

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Emotional Breakdowns Helpful?

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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

19% 57% 25%

0%57% 43%

Family_support_level

Number_of_emotional_breakdowns

How_many_friends_can_y...

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Circle IconPeople with no family support experience fewer breakdownsPeople with no family support also have no friends to talk toThere is a need for a support group

57%

Strategies

Counseling Transportation to Counseling Soccer Program Recruit people for LMC Programs

Chosen Strategy

Recruiting people for specific programs within a community college will help support people who have lost parents due to violent crimes Free counseling! Can make a soccer program within LMC (we

are!) Satisfies needs Easy to implement Inexpensive Adequate resources available

Closing Comments

We interviewed 97 people who had lost parents due to violent crime

We found that family support doesn’t help with anger, counseling does, but people don’t go to counseling

We suggest recruiting 20-30 year olds into programs at Community Colleges