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Receive a presentation from Solano Youth Voices, a collaborative effort of the Children's Network, on their research related to the youth in Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
At the request of Supervisor Monica Brown, it is recommended that the Board receive a presentation from Solano Youth Voices, a collaborative of the Children's Network on their research related to youth in Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
Solano Youth Voices (SYV) was formed in 2018 under the umbrella of the Children's Network. SYV is primarily funded by Walter S. Johnson Foundation, and receive funding from The California Endowment and United Way Bay Area. They are currently funded through August 31, 2019.
Members of the SYV Youth Council are aware that youth in Solano lack the resources and opportunities their peers in neighboring counties rely on and believe they should not have to continue being restricted by resource inequity. SYV Youth Council members set out to develop a policy platform to bring about positive change and ensure that Solano youth do not continue slipping through the cracks.
Through a grant from Walter S. Johnson Foundation, SYV conducted a research study which, after surveying more than 700 of their peers from across the county and convening 17 youth focus groups, SYV found that the most frequently cited issues facing youth in Solano were related to education, mental health, bullying, and homelessness.
While SYV's survey sample was comprised entirely of youth, its findings align closely with the determinations from the needs assessments conducted by Sutter and Kaiser Permanente, as well as the Community Health Improvement Plan for Solano County. Each of these assessments reiterates the resource and equity challenges facing the County.
Findings from Surveys:
The top issues for youth were education (307); mental health (257); bullying (251...
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