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DREAMS 1.0 & Nurtured Heart Approach®
Nurtured Heart Approach® Outcomes | NJ School Performance Report Data:
Pre-DREAMS year (excludes Covid Year) & Post-DREAMS year of 4 districts who participated in DREAMS
PK-12 School District
2021 - 2022
In School Suspensions
98
%
reduction
PK-12 School District
2021 - 2022
School Days Missed due to Out of School Suspensions
25
%
reduction
PK-12 School District
2021 - 2022
Total Unique Incidents
70
%
reduction
PK-12 School District
2021 - 2022
Police Notifications
83
%
reduction
“Developing Resiliency with Engaging Approaches to Maximize Success (DREAMS) Program was created in response to the overwhelming need for youth support programming to empower students in New Jersey to better manage the anxiety, stress, and fear that ensued as a result of the pandemic.
The DREAMS initiative focuses on providing trauma-informed and healing centered supports that assist staff and students in building positive relationships and emotional self-regulation.”
Promising Path to Success (PPS):
Six Core Strategies paired with Nurtured Heart Approach
Between 2014 and 2020, the number of children in OOH treatment dropped by more than 40%.
92
Days Fewer in Out-of-Home Services Post-PPS
24%
Drop in Inpatient Hospitalizations
38%
Reduction in Antipsychotic Use in Youth Post-PPS
"Factorial Invariance of Scores on the Inner Wealth Inventory: A Nationwide Sample of Adults in the United States"
Higher levels of Inner Wealth were associated or correlated with lower levels of anxiety and depression at statistically significant levels among a national sample of U.S. adults.
"Applying the Nurtured Heart Approach® to resource parenting: a mixed methods approach"
Intro:
"Resource parents provide crucial services in systems of child welfare and must be prepared to manage a range of behaviors. The Nurtured Heart Approach® (NHA®) is a promising method to build positive parenting skills, but its effectiveness among resource parents remains unexplored. This mixed methods exploratory study evaluated NHA® training among resource parents in a system of child welfare services. Quantitative analyses revealed significant improvements in alignment with NHA® principles. Qualitative findings indicated an overall positive reception to NHA® and the desire for additional support addressing higher levels of need for some children in out-of-home care."
-Lillian Alexander, Lucy N. Alvarez, Loren Toto, Jordan M. Goodwin & Cory M. Morton
"Linking Inner Wealth and Reduced Anxiety and Depression"
Intro:
"Anxiety and depression are the two most prevalent mental health issues among adults living in the United States. Consistent with the wellness, prevention, and development pillars of the counseling field, inner wealth (IW) is a strengths-based construct centered on empowering clients to realize their inherent value and potential as people."
-Michael T. Kalkbrenner, Adrianna L. Vernace, Howard N. Glasser
Nurtured Heart Approach & ADHD Study
Hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention went from high levels prior to one parent taking the NHA six-week online class, to low and negligible levels following the class.
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