A National Conversation to Advance Child and Family Well-being Episode 1 : Why should we create a child and family well-being system? Episode 2 : What are people already doing to create a child and family well-being system? Episode 3 : What will an equitable foster care experience look like going forward?

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Nov 18, 2020 03:00 PM ET
Dec 3, 2020 03:00 PM ET
Dec 10, 2020 03:00 PM ET

Save the date, and join us for the Birth Parent National Network (BPNN) 2020 Virtual Convening. The first segment of the convening will focus on the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework. We will share resources and activities from the Alliance’s highly regarded training, Bringing the Protective Factors to Life in Your Work.

**Este grupo se reúne cada martes hasta el año 2021. Por favor visite el sitio web para más información.

Part 2: Model Examples for Plan of Safe Care Implementation: Live Panel Discussion on Tuesday, December 8, 10:30 – 12:00pm (PST); 1:30 – 3:00pm (EST) will feature a live panel discussion with state & county child welfare professionals along with health care and substance use disorder representatives who will discuss their work in developing and implementing Plans of Safe Care.

Elevating the Need for Health-Education Coordination: Bridging Together Title V and IDEA to Best Support Children with Disabilities

Parents and families of children with disabilities and special health care needs have made clear that the pandemic has disrupted critical school-provided services, presenting significant challenges to well-being and development beyond teaching and learning. The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs will host a discussion with Child Trends and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, as well as including a panelist from a Title V program and an individual with lived experience, focused on how state public health systems can support schools in maintaining critical services for children with disabilities and special health care needs.

Improving casework. Identifying and addressing racial disproportionality and disparity. Reducing the use of foster care. More knowledge about what works to prevent abuse and neglect. Whatever you think is most pressing reform in child welfare, technology is a key facet of solving the problem. Join us for a discussion about why the field is missing out on transformative gains in modern tech, and what is necessary to change the trajectory.

Are the schools in your state having difficulties finding money in their budgets to provide services for students? On Thursday, December 10, at 1:00 pm ET, you are invited to join Child Trends, the School Superintendents Association, and the Healthy Schools Campaign for a discussion about a federal program that allows states to find partial reimbursement for services through Medicaid. This discussion will feature findings from a new study on Medicaid’s important role in school-based health services.

On Friday, December 11, at 3:00 pm ET, you are invited to join Child Trends, the National Center for School Mental Health, the Division of Adolescent and School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Center for Health and Health Care for a discussion about building school mental health systems that support the teachers, nurses, and school administrators on the front lines of keeping our children healthy and safe during COVID-19.

Today more that 40% of adoptions are transracial and adopting a child of a different race comes with some added education and understanding of your child’s experiences.

Our panelists will share how listening to the news about racial tension in America today affects them as a parent of a Black child. We will discuss how White parents’ privilege can extend to their child when they are together, but when the child is alone, the privilege no longer exists. We will talk about what parents are doing to connect to their child’s culture and community and if they have significant relationships with adults within their child’s racial/ethnic groups. Finally, how they respond to people who say race is a non-issue, we don’t see color in this house, or, race doesn’t matter and all you need is love.

Registration fee $25.00

CBS today announced that the 22^ND ANNUAL A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, hosted by Gayle King, will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 20 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network and will also be available to stream live and on-demand on CBS All Access. The special features uplifting stories of adoption from foster care and raises awareness of this important social issue. The inspirational stories of these American families are enhanced with performances by extraordinary artists, including Josh Groban, Miranda Lambert, Meghan Trainor, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Andrea Bocelli.

Each year, NICWA hosts the largest national gathering on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) child advocacy issues. With over 1,400 attendees—and growing every year—this four-day conference has become the premiere national event addressing tribal child welfare and well-being. Keynote speakers range from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems.

This unforgettable and inspiring conference features today’s most pressing issues in the anti-trafficking field. Presentations and workshops focus on skill-building, survivor experiences, cross-discipline collaboration, task force development, case studies and lessons learned. The JuST Conference continues to stand by the motto that each person has a role to play in preventing and ending commercial sexual exploitation, and that a collaborative community response is critical.