Humboldt Mediation Services (HMS) has a desire to be culturally respectful to all of the diverse clients it serves in Humboldt County. As there are eight different Federally Recognized Indigenous tribes in Humboldt County, in order to build relationsh . . .

The purpose of this project was to develop a policies and procedures manual for a peer-based mental health warm line service for a nonprofit social service organization in northern California. The rural community in which this organization operates su . . .

I am an intern at Redwood Coast Regional Center (RCRC). While I am interning at RCRC, I will construct and produce a Transitional Handbook for youth with developmental disabilities (DD). Currently the area that Redwood Coast Regional Center covers doe . . .

Parents of transition age youth (TAY) who hear voices and/or experience extreme states can be faced with the socially accepted idea that their child is “disabled for life.” Many of these parents believe this idea, and lose hope of recovery for their c . . .

Self-efficacy has been shown through literature, to affect motivation, decision-making, and life choices in children, (Bandura, 1994; Feltz, 2011). This study explored the differences between academic, social, emotional, and physical activity self-eff . . .

In a brief from the Department of Health and Human Services (Recent demographics, 2013), data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) estimated that although national trends have shown dramatic declines in most ethnic . . .

This community project has been done in partnership with the Redwood Coast Regional Center (RCRC) and seeks to fit the needs of service coordinators serving transition age clients and their families. There was not a previously existing resource for th . . .

All over the country crisis intervention teams (CIT) have developed among law enforcement agencies to address the needs of persons with mental illness that are approached by first responders in the community. These programs have proven to reduce recid . . .

Paso a Paso (Step by Step) is a community based program for Latino families in Humboldt County. For many years Paso a Paso has provided different services that educate parents and children on how to live healthier lives. Paso a Paso has become a trust . . .

The overarching goal of this project is to ascertain the communities’ readiness to bring together existing agencies and community supports to collaboratively provide an expedient and professional response to children who have experienced, or may have . . .