West Virginia State University Healthy Grandfamilies Program · JACKSON MASON PUTNAM BRAXTON LEWIS...
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West Virginia State UniversityHealthy Grandfamilies Program
Another EPIDEMIC in our country an EPIDEMIC in West Virginia!
GRANDFAMILIES a new community!
Bonnie Dunn, MS
West Virginia State University
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West Virginia State University
Healthy Grandfamilies
HISTORY / BACKGROUND
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What is a Grandfamily?
A GrandFamily is a special kind of Kinship arrangement. Different from kinship and foster care because of the
genetic/biological connect.
Grandparents are:
A treasure, founders of a loving legacy, greatest storytellers, keepers of traditions, strong foundation.
Special love sets them apart from all others.
They keep a family close at heart.”
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National Trends• Over 2.5 million grandparents are responsible
for their grandchildren
• For every 1 child in the foster care system, 25 are being raised by grandparents or relatives outside of the system
• Grandfamilies save tax payers more then $6.5 $4 billion by keeping kids out of foster care
Source: Generation United, 2017
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Statewide Trends
WV ranks 2nd among all states in the % of grandparents responsible for their
grandchildren.
Source: Kids County 2016
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Source: WVRHA/WV Health Data Portal
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Common reasons for grandparents raising their grandchildren
• Death of parent
• Abandonment or neglect
• Incarceration
• Substance abuse
• Unemployment and/or financial problems
• Mental Illness
• Divorce
• Teen pregnancy
• HIV/AIDS
• Abuse, family violence
• Military deployment
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Challenges Faced by Custodial Grandparents
• Legal status
• Financial support
• Health care/mental health care
• School
• Child behavior
• Family relationships
• Support services
• Fair & equal treatment
• Often dealing with addiction of adult child
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Program ModelIntervention
Grandparents receive:
• Education/Action Plan (3 months)
– Weekly Discussion Groups for grandparents delivered in the community in which they live.
– Child care
– Refreshments
• Family Support Follow-up (3 months following Discussion Groups)
Total Intervention = 6 months
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Discussion Topics
1. Communication
2. Parenting in the 21st CenturyWe must not have gotten it right the first time or we wouldn’t be raising our grandchildren!
3. Family Relationships
4 . Self Care Health Literacy
5. Stress
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Discussion Topics
6. Nutrition
7. Technology, Social Media,
Cyber-bullying
8. Navigating the Legal System
9. Navigating the School System
10. Family Response to Addiction
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Additional Topics
• Trauma Informed Care
• ACE’s
• Counselling Services
• Others as needed
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“Healthy Grandfamilies” Be It Known That
John Lomlompgger
Successfully completed this program which focused on:
Communication, Parenting in the 21st Century, Family Relationships, Self-Care/Health Literacy,
Stress, Nutrition, Legal Issues, School System, Social Media and Family Response to Addiction.
16 hours’ class time
Healthy Grandfamilies Coordinator Date
Social Worker Date
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Andy and Debbie Adoption
2 GrandchildrenAges 5 yrs - 4 months
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Baseline Characteristics (N=125)
from the Pilot Project
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• Age range: 39 – 82 (67.4% age 60+)
• 73.4% female
• 88.8% Caucasian/White (78.4% grandchildren Caucasian/white)
• 66% Married
• 44.8% some college or college degree
• 32% with incomes $10,000 – $24,999
• (45% $25,000 - $49,999
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Placement Reasons
2 Average # of grandchildren in
grandfamily household:
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Primary reasons for placement:
– Drug-related 84.8%• Addiction
• Death of parent
• Incarcerated parent
• Child removed by DHHR
– Financial reasons 6.4%
– Parent has disability 4.0%
– Military deployment 1.6%
– Parent is a teenager 1.6%
– Other 1.6%
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Health Status
• Grandparents’ chronic health conditions:
➢At least 1 100%
➢Top 3: arthritis, heart disease, chronic pain
• Self-reported health of grandparents:
➢Excellent 60.8%
➢Good 32.0%
➢ Fair/Poor 7.2%
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Chronic Conditions of Children
• Grandchildren’s chronic conditions:
➢At least 1 22%
➢Top 4:
✓Hyperactivity
✓Behavior Problems
✓Obesity
✓Learning Disability
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19.2% reported to have behavioral problems19.2% diagnosed with hyperactivity12.0% diagnosed with a mental health condition
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Grandfamilieswith
7 grandchildren8 grandchildren9 grandchildren
Are you prepared to take on such a daunting task?”
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Family Support Follow-up (3 months)“Social Work in Action”
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What is the current statusof WVSU HGP?
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2 year post follow-upSurvey’s were mailed to the original participants of the Pilot Project. With 49% of the survey’s from the follow-up results are:
Percentages 93% – 96% “strongly agree” “agree”
That the overall participating in the program made a positive impact on their family.
Comments: “I would highly recommend this program to any grandparent involved in raising a grandchild. “I found that the program is phenomenal. Everyone on the HG team was extremely knowledgeable and helpful…”
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Training the 54Harrison County was trained 2017
during the Pilot Project
22 Trainings805 participants
1 Social Work Training22 participants
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Replication of WVSU HGP
TrainedKentucky
New HampshireGuam
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GRANT
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Healthy Grandfamilies
December 2019
Trained
Active Programs
in 28 counties
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Testimony from a Grandmother
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Kairosis a time that requires a conversion from people.
Kairosis extraordinary time, requiring interpretation. The capacity to
read the signs of the time.
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Bill & LillieBlackhurst
my Grandparents
Rand, WV1948
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Contact Information
Bonnie Dunn, MS, Extension SpecialistFamily and Consumer [email protected]
o. 304-204-4007c. 304-541-1654
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