Youth at Risk
    St. Louis
The St. Louis County Children's Fund is currently partnering with Nine Network of Public Media to increase the awareness and decrease the stigma of children's mental health and substance abuse issues in the St. Louis Metro area.

The Youth at Risk website connects people with information about mental health issues and ways to access services provided by local agencies that are currently funded by the St. Louis County Children's Service Fund.

Click here to view the Youth at Risk website.


Nine Network of Public Media is hosting a Town Hall Meeting that focuses on the issue of mental health and substance abuse in our community.  For more information, download the flyer by clicking on the link below.

Click here to view the flyer for the Youth at risk Town Hall.

In St. Louis County, Missouri, the Children's Service Fund is a community service fund to provide mental health and substance abuse services for children and youth ages nineteen and under. Here, Jean Sokora from Preferred Family Healthcare and C.J. Strohm from Bridgeway Behavioral Health discuss what funding from the Children's Service Fund means to youth in St. Louis County, how agencies work together, and how the support they offer has increased since receiving funding from the Children's Service Fund.

In St. Louis County, Missouri, the Children's Service Fund is a community service fund to provide mental health and substance abuse services for children and youth ages nineteen and under. Here, Jean Sokora from Preferred Family Healthcare and C.J. Strohm from Bridgeway Behavioral Health discuss what funding from the Children's Service Fund means to youth in St. Louis County, how agencies work together, and how the support they offer has increased since receiving funding from the Children's Service Fund.

Youth at Risk: Finding Solutions Together look at Safe Place, a program that provides immediate help to youths in crisis. Youth in Need Street Outreach Manager Kendra Elliot talks about what Safe Place is and how it helps young people in our region.




Marissa is 17 years old. She and her 16-month-old baby live at Almost Home, a transitional housing agency for teenage mothers. Here, Rhonda Gray from Almost Home talks about the risks teenage mothers and their children face when they have no place to go.



 

When William Hudson's son first got involved with drugs, he and his wife had no idea. As time passed, their son went from being a user to an addict. The Hudson's, an affluent family from Ladue in St. Louis County, were in denial that drug addiction would affect their family. With their son now in treatment, William Hudson speaks about his experiences with the hope he can encourage parents to be more proactive.




St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline: 1 (877) 928-2929
St. Louis County Children's Service Fund, 222 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 202, Clayton, Missouri, 63105.
Phone: (314) 615-5850, Fax: (314) 615-5858

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