Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
>Nov. 15-22, 2025
The Lehigh Conference of Churches
Justice & Advocacy
Mental Health Resources for Children and Youth
NOV. 15 PROGRAM
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Topics of Discussion:
- overview of mental health crisis for children & youth, especially those who are homeless
- recognizing when a child is in crisis
- how schools are responding (community school model)
- resources -- including emergency contacts -- to respond to crisis
- advocacy: what's needed from federal or state government or local communities to address the mental health of our children and youth?
- What are the crucial mental health needs of
kids? How does homelessness impact these needs?
- How can the community provide for needs when kids' own parent(s)
are overwhelmed by lack of housing etcetera ? How do schools do
this?
- What does it mean to a child to be homeless for a short time?
Chronically?
- How can the community support a parent to emotionally meet the
child's needs?
- What gaps are most glaring in meeting the needs of kids facing
homelessness?
- What are the signs that a child is faltering in his emotional
development? What are signs of a crisis?
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