{"id":1195,"date":"2016-04-29T01:06:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T01:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthservicesinc.org\/website_b0b5e883\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2016-04-29T01:06:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T01:06:45","slug":"youth-services-case-manager-honored-by-vt-center-for-crime-victims-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthservicesinc.org\/website_b0b5e883\/youth-services-case-manager-honored-by-vt-center-for-crime-victims-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Services case manager honored by VT Center for Crime Victims Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christine Linn was recognized for her work as an ally of victims of crimes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christine Linn, a therapeutic case manager at Youth Services received the Ally Award on April 29 in a ceremony in Stowe, VT as part of the Vermont Crime Victim Rights Week Celebration. Linn was nominated for the state-wide award by her organization and her clients, comprised of youth in Windham County ages 16-22 years old who are currently unsafely housed or at-risk of being homeless.<\/p>\n

The Ally Award, given each year by the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services to one volunteer, professional or program in Vermont honors \u201ca remarkable individual or organization who, outside the course of performing their regular duties, has advocated for a victim-centered policy; inspired us through their acts of courage and compassion; whose work has been particularly innovative and pioneering; and whose activities enhance offender accountability and community outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to her Youth Services supervisor, Lauren Higbee, Linn works tirelessly for her clients, many of which have severe trauma histories.\u00a0 One example she gave is Linn supporting her clients in accessing complex systems such as law enforcement and the courts. \u201cChristine also supports them in setting up safety plans if or until they are ready to leave violent relationships,\u201d explained Higbee.<\/p>\n

Linn has served as a foster parent through Vermont\u2019s Department of Children and Families, and is also a driving force behind Youth Services support group for young mothers, where she has been instrumental in advocating for young mother\u2019s rights, according to Higbee. \u201cChristine is a model for all of her clients so eventually they will be able to advocate for their own needs and rights,\u201d Higbee stated.<\/p>\n

Linn\u2019s actions influenced attitudes, policies, practices, and prevention efforts on behalf of her clients. \u201cChristine isn\u2019t settled or satisfied unless her work incorporates greater systems change,\u201d explained Russell Bradbury-Carlin, Executive Director of Youth Services, who said it was something he noticed about Linn as soon as he started at Youth Services nine months ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cYouth Services has watched her join with Economics Services Division, Vermont Adult Learning and the Parent Child Centers to streamline high school completion options for vulnerable young adults in our area,\u201d said Bradbury-Carlin. \u201cChristine sits on the Brattleboro Citizen Police Communication Committee and she is constantly using any interactions as opportunities to educate providers, families, and legal parties about the effects of trauma, mental illness, stigma and attachment on victim\u2019s behavior, follow-through, and long-term healing,\u201d Bradbury-Carlin stated.<\/p>\n

Youth Services staff and clients alike note that Linn will routinely work weekends and evening hours to support her client\u2019s goals and ensure their safety. \u201cHer resourcefulness is always beyond what any supervisor can imagine,\u201d said Higbee who cited the example of Christine applying for the Green Street Elementary School and surrounding neighborhood in Brattleboro to become a designated Promise Community through the State of Vermont, which will result in access to up to $200,000 in funding and resources to support families, children and the neighborhood as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristine is engrossed in creating a stronger community by supporting families connecting to one another,\u201d said Higbee. \u201cWindham County greatly benefits from Christine\u2019s commitment to our young people and to changing the culture and practice of Vermont to be safer and more responsive to victims of crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on Youth Services\u2019 18 programs in prevention, intervention and youth development in Windham County, visit youthservicesinc.org or call (802) 257-0361.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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