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Keynotes for Children, Youth & Families
February 2009
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WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
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Lessons from the Field:
A Race, Culture and Children’s Mental Health Series
March 18, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Coffman Union Theater, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis East Bank Campus and broadcast live to host sites in Greater Minnesota.
The Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health and Harris Programs of the University of Minnesota are partnering this year to sponsor a series on culture in the context of children's mental health. The combined series features three Lessons from the Field workshops as well as the annual spring Harris Forum.
Workshop 3: March 18, 2010
Promoting Child Well-being and Early Intervention within a Cultural Context
Presenter: Brenda Jones Harden, University of Maryland
For more information about the series and a list of Greater Minnesota host sites visit: http://www.cmh.umn.edu/culture/culture_2009-2010.html.
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MACMH Winter Training Series –
Registration Fee: $69.00 per 1/2 day session MACMH publications: 25% discount with registration!
For everyone who cares for or works with infants, children, or youth.
3 Continuing Education Credits per session: Sessions are designed to meet CEH credits recognized by boards of Psychology; Social Work; Nursing; Education; Marriage & Family Therapy; Behavioral Health & Therapy. Certificates of attendance are provided for other fields.
Adolescents and Reactive Attachment Disorder: Advances in Treatment and Parenting Strategies
• Wed, Mar 3 – Richfield (1:00 – 4:00p.m.)
• Mon, Mar 15, N St. Paul (9:00a.m. to Noon)
Supporting Behavioral Regulation with Responsive Interactive Strategies: The Play to Talk Protocol
• Tuesday, March 9 - North St. Paul (9:00 a.m. to Noon)
• Tuesday, March 16 – Minnetonka (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Child & Adolescent Depression, Self-harm and Suicide Risk: Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment
• Thurs, Mar 18 – Minnetonka (9:00a.m. – Noon)
• Thurs, Mar 25 – N. St. Paul (9:00a.m. – Noon)
Visit http://www.macmh.org/PDFs/MTSwint6.pdf to download the flyer and registration form. Click here to register online.
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Save the Dates
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April 7, 2010 - The 2010 Minnesota Annual Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Conference:
Prevention Works! Taking the Message Home - At St. Cloud Civic Center. This year's conference features in-depth workshops on nationally recognized strategies that participants can use in their home communities to promote the wellbeing of children, families and communities. Featured presenters include Prevent Child Abuse America President Jim Hmurovich, the "Good Enough Moms" Marti Ericson and Erin Erickson Garner, Cordelia Anderson, Casa de Esperanza's Ambar Cristina Hanson and Olga Trujillo, and more! Visit http://www.pcamn.org for full information and to register as a participant or an exhibitor. Early Bird rates apply until March 16.
May 12th, 2010 - Harris Forum: Child-Parent Psychotherapy in a Cultural Context: Repairing the Effects of Trauma on Early Attachment
Coffman Union Theater, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis East Bank Campus and broadcast live to host sites in Greater Minnesota Alicia Lieberman, University of California - San Francisco. For more information or to register, visit: http://www.cmh.umn.edu.
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THINGS TO KNOW
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Legislators & Kids "Do Lunch!"
By Robert Hanks
On Tuesday, January 12, local legislators joined families from the Sauk Rapids/Rice Family Literacy program for a ‘Legislator Lunch with Children’. The event was co-sponsored by Child Care Choices, Playhouse Childcare and Thrive.
Rep. Steve Gottwalt, Dist. 15A, Larry Haws, Dist. 15B, Larry Hosch, Dist. 14B, and Dan Severson, District 14A joined with Senators Tarryl Clark, Michelle Fischbach and Sauk Rapids School Board member Mark Hauck as they shared school lunch and conversation with early childhood families. Highlights of the event included a shared meal with families and legislators and a short presentation by parents whose families have participated in various early childhood programs including Child Care, Head Start, Preschool and Family Literacy. Legislators also had the opportunity to observe classrooms and the interaction between early childhood teachers and their students.
More photos of the event can be found at: www.facebook.com/ifound.
For more information about Thrive, an Initiative Foundation sponsored group, contact Jane Ellison 320-258-1103
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Pepsi's Refresh Project Awards Fresh Ideas
Pepsi-Cola will be awarding more than $20 million in 2010 for fresh ideas! Their Pepsi Refresh Project invites people, businesses and nonprofits to submit their creative ideas for "moving the world forward" by improving their local communities and neighborhoods. Ideas can be submitted in one of six different categories:
- Health
- Arts & Culture
- Food & Shelter
- The Planet
- Neighborhoods
- Education
Ideas can be submitted at any time (up to 1,000 will be accepted every month) via the refresheverything.com website and then the public's votes decide which ideas get funded.
For more info watch their video on YouTube, download the news release or visit www.refresheverything.com to submit your idea and vote!
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RESOURCES
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Engaging Fathers: Strengthening Families – Color slides and handouts from James McHale’s keynote, Beyond the Dyad, are now available on the 2010 Strong Foundations Fatherhood Summit home page http://www.regonline.com/strongfoundations2010.
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Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence – released from The Office of Juvenile Justice and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this is an overview of results from a national survey. The results show how children in the United Sates are more likely to be exposed to violence and crime than adults, and discuss topics including children's exposure to various types of violence, the most common victimizations for various age groups, and implications for policy makers, researchers and practitioners.
The full report can be found at: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227744.pdf.
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Simplified EITC Community Campaign Kit - is now available for tax year 2009 as a free PDF download from The Northwest Area Foundation’s wesite: toolbox.nwaf.org. Select “Earned Income Tax Credit Tools” from the left-hand navigation bar, then open the PDF by clicking on the PDF icon. From there you can “Save a Copy” to your computer or print only the pages you need/want for your purposes.
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SAMHSA’s Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families - Launched by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) in 1992, the program promotes a coordinated, community-based approach to care for children and adolescents with serious mental health challenges and their families. To read the article, please visit: http://samhsa.gov/samhsanewsletter/Volume_17_Number_4/CoordinatingCare.aspx.
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General Resources:
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This newsletter is designed to share funding opportunities, resources, and conferences or training events of common interest for program participants and supporters of the Initiative Foundation. For more information about these and other training opportunities, contact Linda Kaufmann, Sr. Program Manager for Children, Youth & Families.
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