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Page 3.2 Among the barriers to client acceptance of referrals are distance and the stigma attached to some of those agencies. Many agencies ;lave waiting lists and the families are lost *before any contact is initiated. If contact is initiated, a lack of communication between the referring resource and agency causes a lack of coordination of services and may aggravate rather than aid in problem resolution. CONTINUATION SUMMARY: Continuation funds for the St. Anthony Youth Intervention Project are being sought in order to maintain this Youth Intervention Project in St. Anthony until January 1, 1985 when City of St. Anthony and Hennepin County funding is expected to become available. Both Hennepin County and St. Anthony have fiscal years running from January 1 - December 31st, while Project funds are scheduled to end September 30, 1984. During the 5 month period of October 1,1983 and February 29, 1984, the St. Anthony Project dealt with 29 young people. Reasons for referral included: Chemical Use 2 Truancy 5 . Assault 1 Personal Problems 3 Incorrigibility 1 Family Issues 9 Runaway 7 Other 1 We anticipate that by December 31, 1984, an additional 112.. young people will receive . intervention services from Project staff. We have discovered the issues and problems identified in the original proposal: Truancies, runaways, family problems, chemical abuse, and suicidal behavior, have all surfaced during our brief Project experience. Our agency has also found establishing services in and for the City of St. Anthony is indeed complicated by the number of governmental, non-profit jurisdictions that overlap within that community i.e. Hennepin County, Ramsey County, St. Anthc,ny/New Brighton School District, and the City of St. Anthony; each with their own array of services which impact on young people and their families. . We have found that a division of services within such a small community has a doubly negative impact on access to services. Precisely because the community is small in population (7,000+) , and its problem issues are sub-divided by several responsible agencies, no one unit has an adequate service base from which to justify on-site sery ices. The St. Anthony Project has at least made some progress in responding to that need for the youth population. Beginning with the new school term in September 1984, we also hope to incorporate the group work efforts of the St. Anthony School staff with th^Pe of our agency. This means we hope to provide a training experience every other week through St. Cloud State University for school personnel who voluntarily lead student support groups. By so doing, we hope to increase the quality and number of supportive bonuses for young people attending the St. Anthony/New Brighton Schools while rewarding school personnel who volunteer countless hours of their time helping young people. The purpose of the Youth Support groups is to make it easier for young people to reach out and seek help with the various problems of their day-to-day lives.