The National Healthy Tomorrows Technical Assistance Resource Center and Community Access to Child Health Program at the American Academy of Pediatrics will host a free webinar on how to build successful strategic partnerships and connections with families and the community. The webinar is open to health care professionals. Healthy Tomorrows grantees and CATCH grantees and facilitators are especially encouraged to attend.
The Safe States Alliance and the South by Southwest Injury Prevention Network present the “Evidence Webinar Series” – a three-part series that will provide practitioners with principles, case studies, and resources to help them identify, understand, and utilize the evidence necessary to implement effective injury and violence prevention programs.
The Right Intervention: What Works for Children Exposed to Violence. August 23, 2012 - 11 AM Central Time (12 pm Eastern/10 am Mountain/9 am Pacific)
Bullying is a complex social epidemic with significant educational, mental health and physical ramifications. The success of the largest bullying prevention initiative in the U.S. will serve as a backdrop in discussing bullying as a public health issue which should be addressed using the theories and practices of public health.
SUIDS/SIDS 2012: An update on surveillance and prevention of sleep-related infant deaths with presenter Dr. Lena Camperlengo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The September 18 web conference will focus on using these tools and concepts for child maltreatment, and will feature demonstrations and discussions about linkages to sexual abuse and intimate partner violence prevention led by child maltreatment prevention practitioners.
This web conference will focus on using these tools and concepts for suicide prevention, and will feature demonstrations and discussions about linkages to sexual abuse and intimate partner violence prevention led by suicide prevention practitioners.
RJ Gillespie, MD, FAAP will walk participants through the medical home model, noting the key components that most benefit children exposed to violence.
To help a suicidal youth, adults must manage their own negative emotions. This requires understanding of and empathy for the suicidal wish. Here we explore a cornerstone of preventing suicide—empathy.
Free Webinar Series: Creating Circles of Safety: How organizations and adults can speak up to keep children safe from sexual abuse.