HCHY List: Talking about definitions...

Wed May 27 11:55:36 CDT 2009

Ditto, Amen all over again! Accountability, responsibility, role models and=
 restraint would have gone a long way in prevention! Thanks for sharing!
Allison Heidorn
ASAP, Project Assistant
739 Main Street
Caribou, Maine 04736
207 540-6772
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  From: Allison Barton =

  To: Allison Heidorn =

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  Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:36 PM
  Subject: Re: HCHY List: Talking about definitions...

  Amen to that, Diedra!
  Allison C. Case Barton, RN
  DATE Nurse
  Simi Valley Unified School District
  875 E. Cochran St.
  Simi Valley, CA 93065
  805-520-6185
  FAX: 805-520-6596
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    From: Silbert, Diedra =

    To: abarton at simi.k12.ca.us =

    Cc: Healthy Communities Healthy Youth =

    Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:16 AM
    Subject: RE: HCHY List: Talking about definitions...

    Hi Derek,

    4 Assets that we might add to the dialogue around our economic times ar=
e:

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    Responsibility and Adult Role Models - I'd sure love to see people taki=
ng personal responsibility for their role in the current economic mess.  I =
don't mean the finger-pointing and blame-finding that seems pretty common, =
but rather seeing adults modeling true accountability and recognition of ho=
w their/our behaviors contributed to this mess.  And then also taking respo=
nsibility for how they/we can move us in more fiscally and socially respons=
ible directions. What a difference this could make in the ways young people=
 might understand responsibility and accountability.

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    Restraint - Could we look more deeply at how our model of "the one with=
 the most toys wins" might be restrained for the greater good??  Consumeris=
m without restraint is not, in my opinion, the way out.  (There might even =
be some connections between the above approach and the more literal definit=
ion of Restraint related to sex, drugs, and alcohol, but I'll leave that di=
scussion to others for the moment!)

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    Positive view of personal future - If it's public confidence in the mar=
ket that seems to have so much sway over what happens in the stock market, =
then perhaps we all could use a dose of optimism and belief in our personal=
 futures being safe and stable, in spite of the economic woes and true suff=
ering that many people feel.  Not easy when you're not sure where your next=
 meal will come from or how you'll support your family.  Yet, having that s=
trong belief is part of what makes people more resilient.

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    Diedra Silbert

    Prevention and Mentoring Supervisor

    Coconino County Juvenile Court Services

    1001 E. Sawmill Rd.

    Flagstaff, AZ  86001

    (928) 226-5431

    dsilbert at courts.az.gov

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    From: hchylist-bounces at lists.search-institute.org [mailto:hchylist-boun=
ces at lists.search-institute.org] On Behalf Of DEREK PETERSON
    Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:04 AM
    To: Silbert, Diedra
    Cc: Healthy Communities Healthy Youth
    Subject: HCHY List: Talking about definitions...

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    In our current economic climate, the airwaves, newspapers,

    periodicals, coffee shops, and front porches are full of conversations

    about our changing world. They use terms like assets, 401K, net worth,

    ROI (return on investment), interest, and others...

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    We all know the definitions of these words. But, as "asset builders"

    we know that these words and concepts are "bigger and broader" than

    most americans are aware.

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    For instance...

    assets... We know that there are more to assets than the amount of

    numbers our stuff is worth. We know that it is more than monetary

    value. We know that there are at least 40 assets that youth need to

    succeed. We know that real assets are both external and internal. And,

    we know that these assets should be broadly available within a

    community, but too often are hidden or never actualized. We know that

    the developmental assets can be build and sustained without the

    monetary assets. And, we know that the developmental assets are more

    critical to the survival of our family and communities.

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    Compound Interest... This is the time and attention that we give to

    children and youth. This time, spent during a child's early years,

    compounds year after year, adding value to the child/youth's life and

    our own.

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    Boink - the ball has been bounced to you... What youth development

    definitions can you provide to the current national "economic" dialogue?

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    I look forward to playing...

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    Onward,

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    Derek Peterson

    International Child/Youth Advocate

    derek at icar-us.com

    701-212-1214

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