“ACTION OVER AWARENESS” - Rahul N. Mehra, M.D.
Op: Jack’s Village (OJV) has completed over 10 thousand hours of research on the crisis of adolescent, military, and first responder mental health and the escalation in suicidal actions.
Over the past four years, OJV has dedicated itself to defining, measuring, and analyzing a variety of sources—including published studies, focus groups, interviews, and events—to identify the root causes of the mental health crisis. We recognize that factual information and best practices in this field are often underrepresented and inadequately communicated. Our mission is to partner with families and communities to educate and evaluate how to recognize signs of risk in youth. We aim to empower them to take the initiative and make informed, healthy choices. Our outcomes demonstrate continuous improvement, confirming that we are effectively supporting youth, teens, and emerging adults as they navigate their journeys to survive, thrive, and ultimately soar.
As many as 8% of today’s adolescents, have attempted suicide.
Completed suicides have increased by 300% over the past 3 decades.
Suicide is the LEADING cause of death for 13 and 14 year old children.
DYSREGULATION is the abnormality or impairment in central nervous system.
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DYSREGULATION is the abnormality or impairment in central nervous system. 〰️
Psychologist - W. R. Cummings on January 5, 2020
“No matter how a child is treated for emotional dysregulation, it’s a problem that ought to be closely monitored in order to keep the child safe. There is hope for a healthy life, but it’s going to take an army of people who are willing to be intentional and helpful.”
IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS
KEEP THEM SAFE, DON’T LEAVE THEM ALONE
TEST, DON’T GUESS
REACH OUT FOR HELP - You are not alone!
WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE!
FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND ADVOCATES OF ADOLESCENT MENTAL WELL-BEING
Evaluate - Educate - Engage - Empower- Expose
What we do!
Operation Jack’s Village focuses on comprehensive and multidimensional prevention strategies, to improve adolescent mental health and end suicide.
Our prevention strategy involves a portfolio & operating system of
Survive, Thrive, & Soar!
•Survive includes a baseline evaluation tool & community wrap strategy to support physiological, psycho-sociological safety and self-actualization needs of adolescents.
•Thrive includes development strategies, assessment, and community level counter measures for building resilient adolescents & meaningful relationships.
•Soar! is to change the way we look at secondary education with Navigate Education Standards supporting 21st century self-fulfillment and developmental needs.
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A comprehensive focus on the latest research adolescent brain function, understand risks, provide mental health risk evaluations and promote evidence-based opportunities to prevention.
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A program designed to assess prevention through early detection, resiliency and assist parents in identifying how to help their child navigate adolescence.
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Navigate IRL (In Real Life) Prep Academy incorporated a best practices combination of adolescent development, education, and mental wellbeing educational model. The models use project based lean six sigma, with a competency deliverable coach enabled self-directed environment; with a digital portfolio to track to success.
YOU are your family’s best advocate.
Children should always be treated using therapeutic interventions as well as environmental changes before medications are tried. - This could even look like a child having modifications at school, which is written in an Individualized Education Plan based on their behaviors.
Chronic Stress >
Catecholamines - produced in the adrenal glands, the brainstem & the brain >
Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis >
overstimulated, can result in physical and/or psychiatric problems. >
Emotional Dysregulation >
Mental Health Crisis of today >