social issues impacting children and their families
For the purposes of this Assignment, you are going to develop a presentation that could educate the community on a social issue that impacts children and their families. You can choose any of the following social issues that impact children and their families: Child abuse and neglect, teen pregnancy, drug abuse among youth, bullying, teen dating violence, and suicide among youth. The presentation should be developed for students in a school setting, or for individuals in a community setting. The presentation needs to include the components listed below.
Introduction slide that includes a description of the audience of your presentation. Be specific and include details such as the age of the children the presentation is intended for if in a school setting and the types of adults in the community setting (teachers, community members), etc. Please include the specific details in the Notes section of the PowerPoint slide. This slide should also include a justification about why community education is important with regard to the social issue you chose, and the role of community education with the topic.
Background on the social issue that your presentation is covering including some statistics about how many people are impacted by the issue, risk and protective factors related to this issue, and so on. Make sure this information is appropriate to the audience you have chosen.
Information about what your audience can do about the social issue you are discussing (for example, behaviors that people may be able to address).
Discussion of the different ways in which the topic that you chose is a public health issue.
At least two resources (websites, articles, etc.) that your audience can refer to on the topic you are discussing if they want to get further information.
Your Assignment should reflect professional writing standards using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct, accurate, and reflect knowledge of fundraising. You should include a minimum of four reputable references in your Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. Your PowerPoint presentation should consist of at least 15 slides, not including the title page and references slide(s). For help with citations, refer to the APA Quick Reference. For additional writing help, visit the Writing Center and review the guidelines for research, citation, and plagiarism.
Please read the following resources
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (n.d.). A model school policy on suicide prevention. Retrieved from https://www.afsp.org/preventing-suicide/our-educat…
Stopbullying.gov. (n.d.). Educate about bullying. Retrieved from http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/at-school/educate/index.html.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services. (n.d.). Preventing suicide: A toolkit for high schools. (pp. 10–56). Retrieved from https://up2sd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Toolk…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services. (n.d.). Preventing suicide: A toolkit for high schools. (pp. 127–156). Retrieved from https://up2sd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Toolk…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Suicide among youth. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/toolstempla…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Teen dating violence. Retrieved from http://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/teen-dating-violence
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Preventing teen dating violence. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepar…
National Conference of State Legislators. (n.d.).Teen dating violence. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/teen-dating-vi…
U.S. Department of Education. (2015). Teen dating violence in the United States. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oshs/teendatingviolence-factsheet.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Bullying research. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolen…
Stopbullying.gov. (n.d.). Working in the community. Retrieved from http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/in-the-comm…
The readings will introduce you to the social issues bullying, teen dating violence, and suicide prevention among youth. The readings will bring awareness to these different social issues, as well as the importance of prevention in addition to intervention. Finally, the readings will help you examine the importance of community education as it relates to these social issues.
