This four-part engaging, skill-building training will share how to improve school experiences and long-term outcomes for children who have experienced trauma.

This all-day virtual summit will feature three nationwide conversations on peer-recovery approaches to centering family voice; building on families’ strengths, resources, and wisdom; and shifting power to overcome racial and economic inequities in access to treatment and other resources.

This online event is free and open to the public.
Advance registration is required!

If you or someone you know is facing Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or another chronic illness, it’s never too early to put financial plans in place. Join us to learn tips for managing someone else’s finances, how to prepare for future care costs, and the benefits of early planning.

Note: Attendance at both events is not required! You can
still benefit from attending just one presentation.

*Tuesday, February 7      6 pm – 7 pm

* Tuesday, February 21      6 pm – 7 pm

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the US with over 16 million victims of identity theft costing citizens $16.8 billion. Join us for a live & interactive discussion that will explore:

• The different types of Identity Theft
• Data breaches
• The Dark Web and what measures you can take to minimize becoming a victim

One in ten older adults age 60+ experience abuse annually. Many older adults experience more than one form of abuse or neglect. The good news: There are steps you can take if this happens to you, a friend, or client.

Join us for a live & interactive discussion to learn the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and how to identify maltreatment and financial exploitation.

Native American Fatherhood and Families Association is proud to join Native Wellness Institute, White Bison, and Native Dad’s Network in sharing an exemplary level of Indigenous programming throughout our Native Communities.

Free!

For children with anxiety, school can often be an intimidating and frustrating experience. Harmony Family Center’s Education Advocate, Franny Alexander, will discuss strategies for at home and at school to ease the stress and help your child get the most out of their school experience.

Join for a live and interactive discussion that will explore how senior living providers can address the needs of current and future generations to help ensure a balance between economic growth, environmental care and social well-being.

Creating Change is the nation’s foremost political, leadership, and skills-building conference for the LGBTQ movement. We are building a future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we have made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. Through Creating Change and other advocacy programs, the Task Force is training and mobilizing thousands of activists across the nation to deliver a world where you can be you.

Are you tired of looking at racks of cards about being over the hill and crashing into mental and physical decline?
There is an alternative!
Join us for a discussion with a pioneering artist and entrepreneur who has created the first age-positive stationery business!

Price: 10.00 USD

The best tool for de-escalating a child in crisis is a regulated adult … and a regulated adult with a plan is even better. This webinar will focus on the caregiver’s approach and how to be in a supportive role to the child. We will also discuss how to develop plans for averting crises and supporting children at different levels of an evolving crisis when it occurs.

Aging in place is made easier when maintenance, repairs and updates are easy to access and manage. Join us for a live & interactive discussion on this topic with the founders of Birdwatch, an innovative service that delivers full-service home maintenance to members – taking the hassle and headache out of homeownership.

Black youth are some of the most overrepresented youth in foster care. Join Youth Voices Rising as we discuss the disproportionality of Black foster youth in the child welfare system and the disparity of resources Black foster youth receive.

Price: 15.00 USD

What happens to your child early in life, even in utero, can show up in surprising ways as they grow. Prenatal stressors and substance exposures, early neglect, abuse, and trauma impact children differently at every developmental stage. This webinar explores how developmental trauma may affect your infant or toddler’s behavior, learning and path to meeting developmental milestones, as well as ways that caregivers and professionals can support children’s growth and healing.

The goals of this virtual training series are to:

• Connect bold and progressive ideas, concepts, and theories around race and racism to practical and concrete skills and takeaways that can be incorporated into daily practice, in and outside of court.
• Deliver concrete tips to check for and interrupt individual, attorney, judicial, and systemic bias, practice through a culturally humble and antiracist lens, and improve outcomes for youth, parents, and families who are disproportionately impacted by systems involvement.
• Advance and continue the conversation around race and racism in child welfare.

Price: 15.00 USD

It’s not always easy to talk to your foster or adopted child about their past. Often, parents find themselves struggling with how, when, or even if, they should share the truth with their child. This workshop will explore the importance of sharing with your child their unique story and developmentally appropriate ways to answer challenging questions about tough topics like criminal activity, abandonment and substance use.

The conference will feature amazing presentations on current and cutting-edge topics that will inspire you, broaden your knowledge, and provoke discussions about issues facing the juvenile and family court system.

Price: 10.00 USD

There are different de-escalation strategies that can used at the different levels of a crisis situation. This webinar will focus on when to use different strategies at different times, how to present yourself as an ally to a child and not be another obstacle within the crisis, and what to say and what not to say.

Attendees comprise a cross-section of experts including child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice service providers; legal professionals; advocates for children; and tribal and federal leaders, convening to continue our work towards building the capacity of tribal nations and ensuring that all Indian children have safe, permanent homes.

The 23rd National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), sponsored by the Children’s Bureau, will be held virtually over the course of two weeks in April 2023. The 23rd NCCAN will offer a unique opportunity for thought leadership and action-oriented dialogue around Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change, the theme of this year’s conference. At the 23rd NCCAN, participants will explore strategies for making this vision a reality.

Our virtual conference venue will offer both live and recorded sessions, posters, and a variety of special features, making the 23rd NCCAN not only an event but a destination for learning, engaging, and accessing diverse resources. Join us to learn more about moving from the challenge to the change.