Family & Youth Peers Resources
| Audience | Resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Youth and Family | Assessment of Youth/Young Adult Voice at the Agency Level (Y-VAL)Â | The Y-VAL is a validated tool intended to measure support for the meaningful participation of youth and young adults in advising and decision making at the agency level. |
| Youth and Family | Wraparound_Family_Guide09-2010 | Supporting Family Participation in Systems of Care |
| Youth and Family | How-To-YG-Training-Guide | The How To’s of Youth Guided Practice |
| Youth and Family | NYS_Success_Research_Brief-Youth_Guided_Care | Youth Guided Research Brief |
| Youth and Family | DoÂ’s and DonÂ’t of Youth Guided Practice | DoÂ’s and DonÂ’t of Youth Guided Practice |
| Youth and Family | On the Shoulders of Giants video | The family and youth movement continues to develop and grow in New York State as well as nationally. |
| LGBTQ Resources | LGBTQ Resources | |
| Peer Credentialing | FTNYS PEP trainings | |
| Peer Credentialing | CTAC | |
| Peer Credentialing | Families Together in NYS | |
| Peer Credentialing | CTAC Training | |
| Peer Credentialing | Supervision of Peer Workers | |
| Peer Credentialing | NYS CFTSS Provider Manual | |
| Peer Credentialing | Sustainability_Checklist | |
| Families and Evaluation | Families-and-Evaluation-7.29.16 | Importance of family involvement in assessment, and in monitoring and outcome evaluation (AACAP, 2009) |
| Families and Evaluation | Wraparound_Family_Guide09-2010 | Family Booklet for Wraparound – NWIC |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | FREDLA | |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | Youth MOVE National | |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | Youth Power! | |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | YLAN | |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | Bravehearts | |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | Youth Power! Video | |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | Rethinking Cultural competence: Shifting to Cultural Humility | |
| Statewide Peer Organizations | MOVE It Forward Toolkit 2022 | |
| Youth and Families Statewide Peer Organizations | Exploring the Impact of Social Media On Youth Reflection Guide | This video-based training emphasizes data from the Surgeon General’s 2023 Advisory, addresses prevalent concerns among parents and caregivers, and explores both the drawbacks and benefits of social media for youth today, and features testimonials from youth leaders nationwide. There is an accompanied ‘Self-Reflection’ document for participants to further engage in the training. |
| Youth and Families Statewide Peer Organizations | Effective Responses: Strategies for Assisting Youth in Crisis Reflection Guide | This training will focus on developing communication skills and best practices for supporting youth who are at risk or in a crisis when chatting or texting with at-risk or in crisis youth. This training will focus on meeting youth where they are and communicating in ways, and with methods and platforms, they are most comfortable with. |