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Isabel Ruelas
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Jennifer Hossler
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Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Cohort & Suicide Prevention Webinar Series
The Suicide Prevention Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health presents the Suicide Prevention Webinar series. These educational webinars will serve as a touch point for further connection and knowledge exchange. • July 30 - Shared Risk and Protective Factors - Melissa Adolfson • August 25 - Suicide Prevention and Tribal Communities - Luther Talks • Sept 15 - Change the Narrative on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention - Kelly Felton • October 19 - Suicide Prevention and the Faith...
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J A Straub
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Supporting Mental Well-Being through Child Care Settings - 9/30, 1:30-3:00 ET
A webinar offered by the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) Thursday, September 30, 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT Register today . Addressing the mental health needs of child care providers and children in care is vital in the face of the pandemic, a population-level traumatic event. CTIPP is offering a "plug and play" framework to ease the process of developing a continuum of training, reflective coaching, and consultation to build the capacity for supporting relational health...
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Examples of Current Trauma-Informed Judicial Systems
Please join us for a new series entitled: Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice. This monthly virtual Zoom series will feature conversations facilitated by Porter Jennings-McGarity, PACEs Connection’s criminal justice consultant, with special guests to discuss the need for trauma-informed criminal justice system reform. Using a PACEs-science lens, this series will examine the relationship between trauma and the criminal justice system, what needs changing, and strategies being used in this area...
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Tifanie Petro
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Growing Resilient Communities: Annual Gathering of Collaboratives and Tribal Nations Addressing ACEs
Join us in three weeks for our free, virtual Annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering! This event develops and implements community-wide approaches to Building Self-Healing Communities. Participants are encouraged to attend who are involved, or want to be involved in, addressing the root causes of childhood adversity: this can include Collaborative, tribal, and other community partners, such as health, law enforcement, education, social services, parents, businesses, and nonprofit...
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NEXT WEEK: Growing Resilient Communities: Annual Gathering of Collaboratives and Tribal Nations Addressing ACEs
Join us NEXT WEEK for our free, virtual Annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering! This event develops and implements community-wide approaches to Building Self-Healing Communities. Participants are encouraged to attend who are involved, or want to be involved in, addressing the root causes of childhood adversity: this can include Collaborative, tribal, and other community partners, such as health, law enforcement, education, social services, parents, businesses, and nonprofit service...
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Blood Memory Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion featuring Sandy White Hawk and the drum group Nut Hill
Indigenous community members and Children’s Mental Health and Family Services Collaboratives' partners are encouraged to attend! This film highlights the untold history of America’s Indian Adoption Era, when nearly one-third of children were removed from tribal communities nationwide. As political scrutiny over Indian child welfare intensifies, an adoption survivor helps others find their way home through song and ceremony. In-Person and Virtual options are available!
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Hiring for Director of Tribal Projects position!
We are hiring for a Director of Tribal Projects position at FamilyWise Services ! This position will support the mission of Familywise by leading prevention initiatives and promoting the self-healing community model in a specific geographic area of the state, including two to four Minnesota Tribes per year. Applicants will have the option to work 100% remotely if located in Greater Minnesota, or at the FamilyWise office in Minneapolis. You can find the full posting and position description...
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FamilyWise Services Prevention Services Department would like to announce the addition of two new team members!
Right before the new year, FamilyWise Services' Prevention Services Department hired and onboarded two new team members. We are excited to learn from them as we work together to reduce ACEs in our state. Firstly, we would like to welcome Deanna (DeDe) Drift as the new Director of Tribal Projects. DeDe joins our team and brings a wealth of experience. She has her Master’s Degree from the UMN – Duluth, and has served as the Commissioner of Human Services at Bois Forte Tribal Government where...
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Save the Date! Virtual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering - June 27th
The 6th Annual Growing Resilient Communities – Collaboratives and Tribal Nations Addressing ACEs Gathering will be held virtually on June 27th (9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.). This event is being offered through a partnership among the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota Center for Prevention, and FamilyWise Services. Attached is the Save the Date flyer and registration information for the event will be shared in the coming weeks. Please share this flyer...
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Growing Resilient Communities Gathering of Collaboratives and Tribal Nations – one week away!
The 6 th annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering of Collaboratives and Tribal Nations will be held in 1 week, on Tuesday, June 27 th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This free, virtual event will focus on highlighting community-based approaches that support the development of self-healing communities – communities that intentionally develop more inclusive and equitable practices, cultural norms, and concrete supports so all children, families, and adults can thrive. This year, the theme is...
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2023 Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference
The 2023 Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference took place on October 17th and 18th in Brainerd at Cragun's Resort. "For 49 years, the Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference has supported people engaged in substance misuse prevention. Countless communities, agencies, and individuals come together to do this work, including you. Your contributions to the prevention field and dedication to public health make a difference in our state. This work is not easy. It can be...
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 30th Annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse: December 7, 2023, to December 8, 2023!
Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse: December 7, 2023, to December 8, 2023. Radiothon to End Child Abuse is an event that seeks to raise money to support local child protection prevention efforts in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Morrison Counties. The Radiothon raises funds when people make monetary pledges, and purchase auction items on this site . Pledge dollars are shared with Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota and the local counties; auction proceeds remain...