HoCo Community Chat June 2024 - Youth mental health over summer break

How can the community create a meaningful summer for our youth, especially those who struggle with mental health? 

June’s episode features the topic of youth development and community needs, especially as the school year is ending. Host Jackie Scott spends time this month chatting with: Chisha Johnson, founder and executive director, The Jacaranda Center for Family and Youth Development, Inc.; Brawnlyn Patterson, co-chair, Howard County Local Leadership Team; and Kim Eisenreich, administrator, Office of the Local Children’s Board. 

·       SB, topic and guests introduction 0:00

·       Learning about Chisha Johson and The Jacaranda Center  4:52

·       Learning about Brawnlyn Patterson and the Local Leadership Team (LLT) in Oakland Mills 6:16

·       Learning what a local leadership team is 7:30

·       Top priorities expressed by parents in our community around summertime 9:48

·       Learning about the relational atmosphere at the LLT 12:01

·       Talking about the importance of trust and how to build it 15:46

·       Post pandemic challenges in our community 23:15

·       BREAK/PSA 25:57

·       Intro to second segment 26:29 

·       Needs, services, and activities from the perspective of the Office of the Local Children’s Board 26:40

·       Highlights of our community 30:47 

·       Rethinking Summer Program at Jacaranda Center 34:40 

·       Contact info for Jacaranda Center 36:08

·       Contact info for the Local Children's Board 36:39

·       Contact info for the LLT 37:04

·       Show Closing 38:00

Howard County Office of the Local Children’s Board - https://www.howardcountymd.gov/office-local-childrens-board
The Jacaranda Center - https://thejacarandacenter.org/

PSA Music Credit Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/dan-phillipson/making-progress

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