A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Department of Human Services-New Jersey
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Community Mental Health Center
New Brunswick Tomorrow
New Brunswick Public Schools

To serve as a "drop-out" prevention initiative focusing on services that specifically address "at-risk factors" for dropping out of school. Based on the theme of "one-stop shopping," the program provides five basic service components.

Who participates in the project?

The approximately 5,000 students enrolled in the New Brunswick Public Schools. The ethnic breakdown is 49 percent African-American, 44 percent Hispanic, 5 percent white, and 2 percent Asian. The SBYSP provides services to children and their families pre-kindergarten through high school.

What services are provided?

• Mental health including substance abuse prevention services.
  
• Physical health
  
• Teen parenting/child care services
  
• Career/employment services
  
• Social and recreational activities

How are collaborators evaluating their success?

• Client satisfaction questionnaires
  
• Conducted community surveys about knowledge, acceptance, and accessibility of the services.
  
• A formative evaluation by professional evaluators is scheduled to commence September 1995.

What are the collaborators learning?

SBYSP is well-integrated into the school system and is accepted by the community as an essential service to New Brunswick children.

Contact person

Gail Reynolds
Director, School-based Youth Services
1125 Livingston Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(908) 745-5301 (Phone)
(908) 745-5496 (Fax)

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