Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All DeKalb County Commission Districts
Approve a $100.000.00 District 6 ARP appropriation that will be dispersed in $25,000.00 annual increments over the next 4 years to support the DeKalb Community Service Board's APEX Program Summer Camp program.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward "Ted" Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
APEX is a DeKalb Community Service Board program under the provisions of child and adolescent services. The Camp objective is to address the continued needs for educational enrichments and behavioral health services that DeKalb County children and adolescents need when they are out of school on summer break. Educational and social emotional learning loss occurs during this season. Lapses in services could negatively affect a child's academic success and behavioral health goal progression and can result in poor academic and behavioral health outcomes. Considering COVID-19 environment, it is vitally important that we provide an opportunity to continue engagement in services throughout the summer break. For YR 2022, this summer the camp will operate from June 6th to July 14th.
NEED/IMPACT:
Poverty has a profound effect on a child's mental health. Chronic exposure to poverty increases their risk of mental
disorders such as depression and proposes behavioral risks such as substance use, early sexual debut, and criminal activity. Last year, 99.7% of the children and adolescents that CSB served in the DeKalb DCSB's School-Based Mental Health Services Program (APEX) received public aid for services.
The APEX Program Summer Camp answers these needs by hosting an innovative, enriching social and emotional learning curriculum for children at their school alongside traditional camp activities and educational enrichment. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL...
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