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Cha ng ing the Odds o f Okla ho ma Childre n a nd F a milie s E xpo se d to T ra uma a nd Stre ss

DAVI D BARD, PHD & L ANA BE ASL E Y, PHD

Pro b le ms Pa re nts F a c e

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xposur e to Viole nc e / Child Safe ty Conc e r ns

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F e a r o f o utsid e pla y

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No t trusting o the rs with c hild re n

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E xpo sure to b a d influe nc e s

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L iving in b a d ne ig hb o rho o d s

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F a milia l me nta l he a lth c o nc e rns

 inte rpe rso na l vio le nc e , sub sta nc e a b use , me nta l illne ss

“I t's hard fo r the m to play o utside and have plac e s to g o to b e in a safe e nviro nme nt, so I me an, if we 're do so me thing we have to g o ac ro ss to wn fo r the m to g o to a park that's safe .”

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a the r Gro up

Pro b le ms Pa re nts F a c e

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duc a tion Conc e rns

 Impa c t o f b udg e t c uts o n e duc a tio na l syste m

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a rg e c la ss size s

 Re d uc e d b us sto ps  Sc ho o l vio le nc e

 Ine q ua lity within the e duc a tio na l syste m  No t ha ving a c c e ss to hig h q ua lity e duc a tio n  No t ha ving a c c e ss to a ffo rda b le , hig h q ua lity c hild c a re

“And ye s, we 're thinking ab o ut mo ving him to ano the r sc ho o l, o ne whe re he c an le arn b e tte r, b e c ause sinc e he 's little and the n b e c ause o f the influe nc e s, b e c ause -- the influe nc e s o f the

• the r kids also has a lo t to do with it fo r him, b e c ause he e ve n had so me b ad b e havio r

so me time s, whe n he didn't have it b e fo re .”

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a tino F a the r Gro ups

Co mpre he nsive Ho me -b a se d Se rvic e s (CHBS) Sa fe Ca re + T e ste d to F ill the Ga p o f Pre ve ntio n Se rvic e s

Low Risk High Risk Families Involved In Child Welfare

Childre n F irst Pa re nts a s T e a c he r

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ams to Suppor t High- Risk F amilie s in Oklahoma

ECE Curriculum: *Active learning *Decision-making and problem solving

Age 40 follow-up Age 27 follow-up

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7-13% Return on Investment

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