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CCRB presents needs assessment showing rising youth self-harm, wide service reach
Summary
Melinda McElhinney, executive director of the Community and Children's Resource Board of St. Charles County, presented the CCRB's 2023 community needs assessment to the County Council, highlighting broad program reach, $15.5 million in planned investments, and sharp increases in youth self-injury and suicidal thinking.
Melinda McElhinney, executive director of the Community and Children’s Resource Board (CCRB) of St. Charles County, presented the board’s 2023 community needs assessment to the County Council on June 9, outlining program reach, funding levels and emerging mental-health concerns for youth.
The CCRB, a political subdivision created by county voters in 2004 and funded by an eighth-cent sales tax, plans to invest up to $15.5 million this year across 69 programs at 38 agencies to provide prevention, crisis stabilization, early intervention and treatment for residents age 19 and younger, their caregivers and professionals who serve…
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