Rev. Dr. Darrell L. Armstrong, - PCA ArizonaWAVE . WORLD YOUTH-HEALTH STUDY . The researchers found many similarities - in ALL . five cities, adolescents were exposed to . unsanitary

Rev. Dr. Darrell L. Armstrong, M.Div., Ed.S.-MFT, D. D.

(certified Fatherhood Master Trainer - NPCL)

(certified Family Development Credential - Cornell University)

(certified Child Sexual Assault Trainer – Enough Abuse Campaign)

Pastor - Shiloh Baptist Church (NJ) [17-years] [RELIGION]

Founder/Board Chair - Shiloh Comm. Rev. Corp. [NON-PROFIT]

Former Director - Division of Child Abuse Prevention [GOVERNMENT]

NJ Department of Children & Families

Former Board Member. – The College of New Jersey [HGHR. EDUC.]

Current Board Member – Princeton Theological Seminary [HGHR.EDUC.]

Founder - Institute for Clergy Training, Inc. [RLGS. NON-PROF.]

Board Member – Prevent Child Abuse America (IL) [NON-PROFIT]

Former Consultant - The Pascale Sykes Foundation (NJ) [PHILANTHRPC.]

Chief Administrative Officer to the United Nations

– Baptist World Alliance (VA) [INTL-NON-PROF.]

[email protected]

609-240-1234

THE IMPORTANCE OF

"TRUE" COLLABORATION

Communication

Cooperation

Coordinate

THE IMPORTANCE OF

"TRUE" COLLABORATION

Not-For-Profit Sector

Public Sector

Private Sector

Philanthropic

Religious / Faith Communities

National Movement for

America’s Children (&their Families)

CURRENT POLICY AND PROGRAM FOCUS

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01. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS: Houses of Worship promote consistent weekly contact with members of

their congregations in the context of family, friends and community;

02. CONCRETE SUPPORTS IN TIMES OF NEED: Houses of Worship address the emergent and immediate needs of

members of their congregation and the community through “benevolent funds;”

03. KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING & CHILD

DEVELOPMENT: Houses of Worship promote parenting norms and principles.

04. CHLDREN’S SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Houses of Worship speak to the development of mind, body and soul.

05. PARENTAL RESILIENCE:

Houses of Worship promote “an overcoming” attitude and spirit.

01. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS:

Houses of Worship promote consistent weekly contact with members of their congregations in the context of family, friends and community;

[“Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together.” - Hebrews 10:25]

02. CONCRETE SUPPORTS IN TIMES OF NEED: Houses of Worship address the emergent and immediate needs of members of their

congregation and the community through “benevolent funds;” [“tithe…(bless) the widow, the orphan, the stranger, the Levite.” Deut. 14:22, 29]

03. KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING & CHILD DEVELOPMENT:

Houses of Worship promote good parenting practices and principles. [“Train-up a child in the way that s/he should go…shall not depart.” Prov. 22:6]

04. CHILDREN’S SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Houses of Worship speak to the development of mind, body and soul. [“As a person thinks in their heart, so is that person.” Proverbs 23:7]

05. PARENTAL RESILIENCE:

Houses of Worship promote “an overcoming” attitude and spirit. [“Greater is the GOD within you than (he) that is within the world.” I John 4:4]

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W. A. V. E. STUDY [HEALTH STATUS OF YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD]

[W] -ell-Being (of)

[A] -dolescents (in)

[V] -ulnerable

[E] -nvironments

WAVE WORLD YOUTH-HEALTH STUDY

One fifth of the world’s population is between the ages of 10 and 19 years old.

And many of these young people are disconnected from the support they need in

understanding and dealing with serious health issues that could affect their lives irreversibly.

WAVE WORLD YOUTH-HEALTH STUDY

The researchers found many similarities - in ALL

five cities, adolescents were exposed to

unsanitary conditions, substance abuse and violence

-- but the differences between each area were especially compelling. Overall, teenagers in Baltimore and

Johannesburg, despite being located in comparably wealthy countries, had far worse health outcomes and tended to perceive their communities more negatively.

DESPAIR OR PRAYER???

ANGER???

BEWILDERMENT???

CONFUSION???

INNOCENCE

HOPELESSNESS???

WHAT IS H.O.P.E.? REFRAMING NEGATIVE

SITUATIONS & CIRCUMSTANCES:

"H"-elping "O"-ther "P"-eople "E"-xcel

"H"-olding "O"-out (while) "P"-ersisting "E"-ndlessly

"H"-arnessing "O"-ptimism (and) "P"-

otential (through) "E"-ducation

GENICE’S STORY: (Multi-Systems Integration & Collaboration

(Cross Systems Involvement)

•Teen Pregnancy

•Substance Abuse

•Intimate Partner Violence

•Child Abuse and Maltreatment

•Law Enforcement

_____________•Juvenile and Family Court_______________

•Maternal-Child Health (Public Health System)

•County Welfare Systems (formerly AFDC, now TANF)

•Community-Based & Faith-Based Organizations

Genice Armstrong Born -> 09/05/1953 Dcsd -> 10/28/1998

PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF…

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PARTING THOUGHTS:

"It is NOT where you start, that

matters, but where you finish!"

"We must be doggedly determined to

defeat child displacement, eradicate

poverty, and make families stronger!"

"Our collective will to survive should

only be trumped by our will to thrive!"

PARTING THOUGHTS:

"We must be doggedly determined to

defeat child displacement, eradicate

poverty, and make families

stronger!"

"We can make families stronger in

Phoenix, in Maricopa County, in

Arizona, in the U.S., and throughout

the world!"

What Happened to Your Brother(s)?