2024 Paving the Way to Educational Success Conference is a unique learning opportunity to support children and youth experiencing homelessness and students experiencing foster care. Join colleagues, and statewide, and national experts for the chance to dive deeper into resources, partnerships, and … [Read more...]

This webinar aims to deepen our understanding of suicide data, as well as risk and protective factors for children and youth. The webinar will include a discussion of strategies for preventing suicide by an expert at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and a conversation … [Read more...]

This is a Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative event and, as such, information provided during registration may be shared with the Children’s Bureau. Information may also be used for Collaborative evaluation purposes with identifying information held in confidence and all reporting done in … [Read more...]

In this one-hour session, panel members will describe how the applied research agenda was developed, its two priorities for advancing Black child and family well-being, and the role of community-engaged research in achieving the agenda’s key objectives. Panelists will also describe three … [Read more...]

The National Federation of Families is the nationwide advocacy organization with families as its sole focus, playing an important role in helping parents, caregivers, and families of children—of any age—whose lives are impacted by mental health and substance use challenges. This important work is … [Read more...]

The Annual Conference brings together educators, counselors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, physicians, mental health leaders, policymakers, practitioners, researchers, family members, advocates, and other partners in the school mental health field to share the latest research and best … [Read more...]

Tuesdays, 5:00-6:30pm ET. The Red Book Training Course is an exciting opportunity for practitioners to brush up on their knowledge of federal child welfare law and learn tips to enhance their representation of children, parents, or the agency. NACC’s signature Red Book Training Course covers … [Read more...]

Participants will hear a brief overview of the importance of tracking data on children and youth who re-enter foster care following a legally finalized adoption or guardianship, as well as common challenges to tracking such information. Using data from the Adoption and Foster Care Reporting and … [Read more...]

Children's Trust Fund Alliance publication: "What Parents Say About…Supporting Families Rather than Reporting Them: Changing Mandated Reporting Policies and Practices." This timely publication elevates the wisdom and voices of parents with life experiences involving the mandated reporting system. … [Read more...]

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. The program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition. Dates of … [Read more...]