The purpose of this project was to build the capacity of a Perinatal and Postpartum Support Network in a county in rural Northern California to effectively engage, cultivate and build up the community supports that address perinatal mental health. The . . .

With the growing Latino population in the rural Humboldt County, there is a pressing need for more bilingual services. The purpose of my community project is to find out which service providers in Humboldt County provide bilingual services to monoling . . .

This project’s purpose is to provide Arcata School District (ASD) with a toolkit of resources and a set of eight proposed policies aimed to increase cultural humility. ASD may choose to adopt these for the upcoming academic year. Current policies, his . . .

A pilot study was conducted that examined the potential benefits of a newly established five-week program entitled ‘FRESH’ (Feeling Revitalized, Emotionally Stable, and Healthy). Program participants were invited from the community to attend this prog . . .

Nationwide bullying in schools continues to increase even though it has been shown to be associated with negative outcomes (Swearer, 2011). Bullying affects not only a student’s sense of security, but also their academic performance and their health ( . . .

The experience of homelessness is wrought with challenges related not only to meeting immediate needs for daily survival, but also coping with exacerbating risk factors, such as addiction, mental illness, and trauma. These risk factors are pervasive i . . .

Humboldt County Child Welfare Services uses a variety of placement options to meet the needs of the children who are taken into care. These placements require an assortment of services to be successful. It is important for the stability of these child . . .

This document seeks to encourage the development of allies to the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer and intersexed) community as they are accessing social services. Content analysis was used to demonstrate the applicabilit . . .

As a rural community, Fort Bragg faces the challenge of not having enough activities for its children. A significant percentage of children and youth spend their leisure time drinking, smoking, and using illegal substances. Negative social consequence . . .

Juvenile Justice has become a complex and growing system in the United States. What began as a rehabilitative system is increasingly becoming more punitive. As this transformation is occurring, protections and new regulations have not been implemented . . .

The school to prison pipeline is the problematic phenomenon of funneling children out of schools and into the prison system. The Council of State Governments in 2011 found that students who are suspended or expelled are almost three times as likely to . . .

A needs assessment for respite care was conducted to identify specific self-reported needs of out-of-home caregivers contracted through a public child welfare agency located in a rural Northern California community. The aim of the needs assessment was . . .

The purpose of this project is to create a sustainable resource for the Lassen County Office of Education and all Lassen county school districts. In 2015, the Lassen County Office of Education recruited two school social workers to provide counseling . . .

The goal of this project was to survey members of indigenous communities in the rural northern Central Valley regarding their recommendations for improving services to individuals who have experienced violence in their community. Based on prior profes . . .

This study is intended to investigate food insecurity among international students, who are working on a college campus, and to provide greater understanding of the barriers for them and/or their families in accessing SNAP benefits. Twelve individuals . . .

The focus of this project was to create a simplistic yet thorough curriculum and teach a few individual community members how to become a probate conservator without the use of a lawyer or a government entity. I developed a curriculum in the style of . . .

Problem: The issues I am focusing on are implementing and sustaining a mental health peer support “warm line” for Humboldt County; one that does not currently, exist. This type of “warm line” can assist our community by increasing resources, decreasin . . .

Al-Anon is an international fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. The purpose of my community project is to seek to find if it would be beneficial to h . . .

Searching for quality information about trauma on the Internet can be a daunting task. Previous to my education in social work, I found this to be frustratingly true. I noticed this similar challenge while working with local community agencies and com . . .

My project researched and analyzed Humboldt State University (HSU) student themes related to transforming traditional non-edible landscape to edible landscape as a means to address the growing issue of food insecurity among university student populati . . .

Trends from across the nation are that there is a shortage of foster parents for the number of children in foster care. In a rural northern California county, it is typically a struggle to find a place for children removed from their homes to be place . . .

The growing field of trauma work supports professionals and clients alike in healing from trauma, and creating ways to sustain one’s wellbeing. It is important to consider the benefits of implementing a trauma course in the MSW Distance Learning progr . . .

Emerging research demonstrates American college student food insecurity is a pressing issue, potentially affecting academic performance and health. However, college students do not qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) unles . . .

This project focused on transportation for older adults in unincorporated areas with particular attention given to Ridgewood Heights in Humboldt County, CA. for older adults. The research looked at current transportation for older adults such as publi . . .

Life histories of women who are or have participated in an intervention at Men/Women Experiencing Non-Abusive Directions (M/WEND), a local private agency serving domestic violence offenders, were analyzed. An analysis of existing data and case files t . . .

The purpose of this research is to take a closer look at the most recent reform to health care coverage and policy implemented in 2013, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act PL 111-148. More specifically, this research is a review of the lite . . .

This is a mixed methods, retrospective program evaluation of the Spare Change Peer Education and Teen Theatre Troupe (Spare Change) for the academic school years between 2006/2007 – 2010/2011. Spare Change is a sexual health education program that has . . .

This manuscript examines the concerns of the local Latino community in Humboldt County, California, through the lens of grassroots community organizing. True North Organizing Network (TNON) utilizes the PICO model (People Improving Communities through . . .

The animal-human bond is important to consider when dealing with the social, medical, and psychological outcomes of human society. The concept of trans-species food security is not new. However, the concept of food insecurity in companion animals nega . . .

The Fatherhood Is Sacred® and Motherhood Is Sacred Program™ is a program that has reached many Tribal communities across the Nation. The student researcher will conduct a program evaluation to measure the effectiveness of the program and capture the v . . .

Indigenous communities throughout the world are under pressure from mainstream societies and the western world to assimilate and to abandon their Indigenous Culture. Colonialism has disrupted Indigenous ways of living for over five centuries now. Much . . .

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 . . .

In this study I examined the role of a batterers’ treatment program relative to other factors that influence the likelihood that a domestic violence offender will be arrested for further violence. Then I looked at factors that best predicted attrition . . .

The focus of this project is the coordination and implementation of an event that exemplifies how the arts can be a sustainable form of social work practice that is not only effective for individuals but also holds great potential for entire communiti . . .

There are many differing populations of students in University whose success depends on the level of support and resources available on campus. The life of a student does not stop and end during holiday breaks and support may be needed during holidays . . .

The project gathered the perspectives of current licensed foster parents in Del Norte County in regards to factors effecting recruitment, retention and support of foster parents by both social workers and in the community. Telephonic interviews were c . . .

Evaluating the significance of applied mindfulness interventions and techniques for veterans who have returned from active duty is an important undertaking. As more soldiers transition from combat related service and reintegrate into civilian life, th . . .

The focus of this project is to provide a free class that introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and raises awareness of deaf culture to the community. Social network media and word of mouth was utilized for recruitment. Family members of deaf and ha . . .

My community project surveyed domestic violence survivors on their experiences with medical/healthcare providers. There are little to no guidelines, protocols or training for medical providers to provide services for survivors of domestic violence. By . . .

There is a housing crisis in rural Northern California due to a lack affordable housing to meet the needs of the people and many vulnerable people are becoming homeless. Many of these people and their families are living outside in tents along the coa . . .

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 . . .