Containing COVID-19 in Group Living: Methodist Children's Homes
The Seeking Justice Radio Talk Show
English - March 26, 2020 17:24 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Recorded by phone... turn it up a little.
What are the benefits - emotionally - for youth in a group setting from a sociological perspective in a time of crisis?
Dr. Helen Avis, Coordinator of Outcomes and Education and Reverend Bruce Stanley, CEO & President of the Methodist Home for Children (MHC) discuss their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the long history and outcomes of the MHC.
Following the COVID-19 eruption of community spread in the United States, the MHC system implemented appropriate social distancing, hand-washing, cleaning and safety protocols throughout its homes and buildings. Counselors provided young residents with guidance and opportunities for talking through the these traumatic sudden changes & community closures.
The children are provided with counseling services and time with each other to talk about their questions when they arise, and no doubt, the availability of like-age peers to process this pandemic with has eased stress among the children living in these centers.
Beginning at the turn of the century, the MHC built its first home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where it is still headquartered today. Serving as home to children from the that time forward, this long standing system of care has surrounded children from infancy to adulthood with homes and supportive community outreach programs. Working with juvenile justice referrals, the MHC serves youth in multiple capacities with care plans and social work services to dovetail into their specific needs.
Dr. Avis & Rev. Stanley enumerated the many positive outcomes they have seen through these years from individuals receiving services through MHC, presenting the benefits of a team surrounding a youth in need with a sole focus of seeing each person achieve their best in the life they will leave once leaving the MHC programs.
Providing youth with job training skills, help attaining housing, and follow up care has lead to decades of success stories. For more information visit: https://www.mhfc.org