Youth, Families & Allies
The challenges of raising children today are enormous. When we need help, community resources can be difficult to find or to qualify for, and the stigma associated with asking for help can make the problem that much worse. Healing Steuben is here to ensure that you can find resources that help you address the personal trauma caused by everything from food insecurity to physical abuse.
Parent Project Classes begin April 25
Get Help from the Community
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Local Food Pantries
Find a listing of food pantries and kitchens in Steuben County and northeast Indiana. If you’re able to donate to any of these organizations, please contact them directly for donation instructions.
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Northeastern Center Emergency Solutions
Get 24/7 assistance with any mental health emergency by contacting the Northeastern Center EmergencySolutions team at (800) 790-0118. You can also visit the EmergencySolutions location at 1850 Wesley Road in Auburn, Indiana.
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Turning Point of Steuben County
If you’re in need of shelter, please contact Turning Point of Steuben County for assistance. In addition to residential support, Turning Point also offers a number of classes on money management, child rearing, and nutrition.
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YMCA Membership Assistance
Staying fit and active is an important step in overcoming trauma and maintaining a healthy mind and body. If you’re not able to afford membership for you or your children at the YMCA of Steuben County, consider completing the membership assistance application for a free or discounted membership.
Resources
Building Trauma Responsive Communities
This slideshow outlines specific strategies for building a trauma responsive community based on the research of Robin E. Donaldson, founder and CEO of Collective Impact Training and Consulting. Community members are encouraged to share this with anyone interested in learning more about building a trauma-responsive community in Steuben County.
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Nadine Burke Harris
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.
How are the Children
Narrated by Wesley Williams, II - Westat Senior Project Director
The traditional greeting of the Maasai people in Africa asks after the well-being of the children. Our narrator was introduced to this custom many years ago and often uses it to set the context for educator quality meetings, forums, conferences, and sessions. The meaning behind the response, “All the children are well,” highlights the importance of efforts that improve children’s well-being. Westat has now partnered this important message to a vibrant and dynamic video.
ACEs Primer
ACEs = Adverse Childhood Experiences
Children growing up with toxic stress may have difficulty forming healthy and stable relationships. They may also have unstable work histories as adults and struggle with finances, jobs, and depression throughout life. These effects can also be passed on to their own children. Some children may face further exposure to toxic stress from historical and ongoing traumas due to systemic racism or the impacts of poverty resulting from limited educational and economic opportunities.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that affect children while growing up, such as suffering child maltreatment or living in a household affected by domestic violence, substance misuse or mental illness. This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the roles that different agencies can play in preventing ACEs and supporting those affected by them.
Want to learn more?
Learn about the 988 help line, find Local Health Providers, and view important Community Resources available in Steuben County at our Community Directory.