Services
What is Lisa Austin's job title?
Youth (Safe House and OH if referred)
Specialize in Mental Health Clinician (MHC) — a professional who assesses, supports, and treats people experiencing mental health challenges.
What intervention focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors?
CBT- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What does alcohol do to your body.
Alcohol slows down your brain and nervous system, affects your judgment and coordination, dehydrates your body, and can damage your liver, heart, and brain over time. It can also worsen anxiety, depression, and sleep.
Karina primarily provides services to what population?
Any child who has experienced abuse, or witnessed DV. Services are also available to non-offending parents.
DBT stands for?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (often used for emotional regulation).
What was our name before we changed to PREVAIL?
Women's Center Youth & Family Services?
What is an automatic thought?
A thought that pops into your mind without deliberate effort
Can sleep affect mental health?
Yes, sleep and mental health influence each other
Who is our CEO?
Stephanie Player
How are clients referred to therapy?
Through apricot (to the clinical program). Karina and Lisa then determine if the referral is for YS or VS, then they follow-up with the client or parent/s and enroll them.
Marijuana to the brain between ages 13 and 18
The teenage brain is still developing, especially the areas responsible for learning, memory, decision-making, attention, and impulse control. Marijuana (cannabis) can interfere with these processes.
🧠 Memory and learning: Makes it harder to learn, remember information, and perform well in school.
🎯 Attention and focus: Can reduce concentration and the ability to process information.
😟 Mental health: May increase anxiety, panic, or paranoia.
Decision-making: Can affect judgment, reaction time, and impulse control.
Brain development: Frequent use during adolescence is associated with changes in brain function and poorer cognitive outcomes; the extent of lasting effects varies
What does daily Alcohol do to your life in the long run?
In short: Alcohol may seem to help you relax temporarily, but over time it can make your physical health, emotional well-being, and daily life worse.
Over time can damage your brain, liver, heart, mental health, relationships, and finances.
All services are free and confidential? True of False
True
Play therapy allows children to express themselves through actions, symbols, and objects, which can be easier than using words. True or False?
True
What country in Africa did Karina visit?
Ghana