Organized by National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Partners for Vulnerable Youth
Partners Giving Tuesday & Year-end Fundraiser
NAPNAP Partners for Vulnerable Youth has expanded our reach to two new vulnerable populations of children who need us - children at risk for suicide and children in foster care. To help these children, we need you to help us!
Children who are, or have been, in foster care are seven times more likely to have anxiety and 5x more likely to have depression, and 50 percent of kids in foster care drop out of high school. Statistics show that 50-90 percent of child sex trafficking victims have a history of placement in the foster care system. We plan to create specialized training to care for children in the foster system and advance legislation to protect this vulnerable population.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death of adolescents 15 to 19 years old., and it affects young people from all socio-economic and racial groups. There is an identified need for more experiential training of health care providers and more effective use of nurses at all levels of training. Our goal is to support members’ and other providers’ understanding of risk factors and appropriate techniques for interview and assessment.
Our volunteer champion experts are working hard to help us develop programs and services to best meet these children's needs. Your donation will provide the funding we need to ensure that their efforts succeed.
Thank you in advance for your support!
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