Francene Hazel to Lead Eckerd Youth Alternatives Call Center -- A National Resource of Hope for Troubled Children.News Editors/Health/Medical Writers/Education WritersCLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2003 Eckerd Youth Alternatives, a national resource of hope for troubled children, has named Francene Hazel director of admissions and its toll free call center. Hazel will lead an Eckerd Youth team that provides quick, efficient and compassionate response and service to parents, professionals and others seeking help for troubled youth. Eckerd Youth Alternatives (EYA EYA Environmental Youth Alliance (Canada) EYA Eyes Absent (gene) EYA Eckerd Youth Alternatives (Clearwater, FL) EYA Eternally Yours Awards EYA Ecumenical Youth Action ) is a private, not-for-profit organization that serves at-risk and troubled youth ages 10-17 through 39 programs in Florida, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Georgia, Tennessee, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , Vermont and New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . The Eckerd Youth national toll free call center--which callers may reach toll-free at 800-914-3937 -- is often the first point of contact for parents and professionals seeking help for troubled teens. Hazel has been with EYA for 10 years, serving most recently as a business development and marketing coordinator. In 2001, she received the Ann Bowden Child Advocate other uses of Child advocacy The Child Advocate is a child advocacy network and resource group in the United States. Their mission is to serve the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing mental health, medical, educational, legal, and legislative Award from the Florida Association of Child and Family Agencies that is given to those who advance the cause of children. Prior to joining EYA, she was a patient care coordinator at the University of South Florida's Psychiatry Center. Hazel has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, FL. About Eckerd Youth Alternatives Eckerd Youth Alternatives provides therapeutic treatment and nontraditional experiential education for youth who have experienced behavioral, emotional and academic problems. Through its proven caring, nurturing approach, Eckerd Youth offers every child an opportunity to succeed. Most recognized for its highly successful therapeutic wilderness education system for youth, Eckerd Youth Alternatives also offers top-rated residential and day treatment, follow-up aftercare af·ter·care n. Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program. aftercare the care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially one that has undergone surgery. services and early intervention ear·ly intervention n. Abbr. EI A process of assessment and therapy provided to children, especially those younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. and prevention curriculum in elementary schools. For more information, call 800-914-3937 or visit http://www.eckerd.org. |
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