by Katie Gerten | Mar 14, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Foster Care, YDI Highlights
With nearly 4,000 children in the Montana foster care system, our foster parents are true superheroes. They work twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to support our state’s most vulnerable population. Listen as Billings Family Development Coordinator,...
by Katie Gerten | Mar 12, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Children's Mental Health, Depression, Featured
SCNow- March 7, 2020 Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common diagnosed mental health disorders in children, following attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Children below the poverty line and children living in rural areas are more at risk due to the...
by Katie Gerten | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Clinical Resources, Featured, Professional Development, Tools for Clinicians
Are you a therapist or front-line clinician that is looking for a meaningful activity to do with a child that you work with? This crafty self-esteem activity is the perfect tool to use with children who are struggling. Just create a blank face, give a youth some...
by Katie Gerten | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, Featured, YDI Highlights, YDI Values
Empowerment, partnerships and collaboration are the foundation of quality human services and at the center of what we do. Each day our teams work together internally and with outside service providers to foster resiliency in the families we serve. Like a seamless,...
by Katie Gerten | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Featured, YDI Highlights
We are excited to announce that BNSF, one of the largest railroad companies in the United States, awarded a $25,000 grant to Youth Dynamics to help needy families pay for group home care. The donation will cover room and board payments for families that do not have...
