Families As Allies
Supported Decision Making in Special Education
Parent to Parent USA invites you to join us along with our partners at the Burton Blatt Institute for a four-part 8 webinar series on Supported Decision making presented by Jonathan Martinis. In this session, we will discuss ways to use Supported Decision Making to ensure that people with disabilities receive appropriate and effective supports […]
Cultural and Linguistic Competency Lunch and Learn Series: Implicit Bias
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources’ Crossover Xpand SOC Cultural and Linguistic Competency Lunch and Learn Series continuing on April 6th, 2021. Each month, there will be a one (1) hour training with different speakers and topics. The upcoming sessions are as follows: April 6, 2021 Reverend Edward Palmer “Implicit Bias” A one-hour continuing education (CE) […]
Who is Caring for You? Self Care in an Age of COVID-19 with Sue Badeau
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) In the mental health field, whether as parents, caregivers, professionals, or community advocates, we must address a wide array of child and family needs while following agency regulations, policies, and paperwork. In recent times, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased racial unrest, and frequent natural disasters, […]
Building Bridges of Hope: Supporting Children and Youth with High Emotional and Behavioral Health Needs
National Training and Technical Assistance Center Supporting children and youth with high emotional and behavioral needs is often lonely, overwhelming, complex, and not well-understood. How as a caregiver do you navigate school services, child welfare, and other involved systems to get the support you need for your child? How as school providers might we learn […]
Who is Caring for You? Self Care in an Age of COVID-19 with Sue Badeau
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) In the mental health field, whether as parents, caregivers, professionals, or community advocates, we must address a wide array of child and family needs while following agency regulations, policies, and paperwork. In recent times, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased racial unrest, and frequent natural disasters, […]
ADA, Olmstead and EPSDT – What Do All These Things Mean to Me?
Nobody knows their children better or is more devoted to advocating for them than their families. This webinar gives families a layperson's overview of civil rights laws related to mental health and Medicaid and what those laws mean about helping children be able to live in their homes and communities. Register here>>
Autism Screening Day
If you or your child's physician, child care provider, or pre- k teacher has concerns about your child's development, you do not want to miss this event. MECIC is hosting a Virtual Autism Screening Day on April 19th: To register for a screening day, please call 601-266-4745. To learn more visit https://mecic-usm.org/.
Working for Change: Using the Power of a Personal Story
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project Systems change is about improving access to services and supports for children with disabilities and their families. This training was developed to help parents become “system change agents” to achieve this goal. This training will help parents explore what advocacy is, why changing systems is important and how […]
State of Babies Yearbook: 2021
Zero to Three. Early connections last a lifetime. Learn about the data. Hear from experts. Join the conversation. Take action to support. Join experts and advocates on April 22, 2021, at 2pm ET for our State of Babies Yearbook 2021 Baby Summit. We’re looking forward to a robust, solution-oriented conversation around our findings, telling stories […]
Family Support for Behavioral Health Across the Lifespan Series Session 1
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center invites caregivers, family peer support specialists, and other members of the mental health and substance use workforce to this 3-part series on how family members can support children who experience mental health and/or substance use challenges during their lifetime. Join subject […]