The Family and Social Services Division

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Join us on ABS Television/Radio Monday 27th September at 8:00pm for the first edition of Child Care & Protection: The Discussion.

The Hon. Dean Jonas along with Director Feona Richards-Charles will discuss the new Child Care Policy and the rationale for this amendment.

GOVERNMENT TO CREATE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT HOTLINE The government is working to create a toll-free hotline for people needing mental health support. It comes as three families mourn loved ones believed to have t

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Do you have what it takes to become a mentor ? The Family and Social Services Division is launching a new mentorship program and we are search of talented individuals to become mentors .

Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates must 21 years and older

Mentors will :
-Be screened and interviewed
-Be able to attend and complete training via zoom
-Meet with mentees once per week
-Be a positive role model offering advice , life skills and friendship

Application forms can be collected at the Probation Department or Substance-Use Prevention Assessment and Rehabilitation Center

OR filled out online

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bukSq-xpl4oOWaOMIIhNMOc08N1-BDlJanyVaoaFOJQ/edit

Parenting can be tough at the best of times, but family life has changed dramatically during social isolation that’s been mandated by COVID-19. The good news is that children thrive in an incredible variety of settings. Emerging evidence suggests that a little stress, particularly in the context of a supportive parent-child relationship, can actually be beneficial because it builds resilience when taking on future challenges. Here are a few research-based strategies to make this unprecedented time more enjoyable. (Source www. theconversation.com

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In less than a week, the Family and Social Services will be welcoming the 3rd cohort to the Aggression Replacement Training (ART). This program is a cognitive-behavioral intervention that focuses on adolescents, training them to cope with their aggression and violent behavior. It is a multimodal program that has three component: Social skills, anger control training and moral reasoning.
Social Skills Training teaches participants what to do, helping them replace anti-social behavior with positive alternatives
Anger Control teaches participants what not to do, helping them respond to anger in a nonaggressive manner and rethink anger provoked situations.
Moral Reasoning helps raise participants' level of fairness, justice, and concern for the needs and rights of others.
This program is a ten (10) weeks program that is held three(3) times a week at our office.
At this point, we only offer this program to children who have been in contact with the law or under our supervision.

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