Opportunity: Youth MOVE National Seeking New Executive Director
Johanna Bergan has announced her intention to transition out of the role of Executive Director of Youth MOVE National in 2022. The board and staff are grateful for Johanna’s strong leadership over the past 7 years and appreciate the time, effort, and heart she has given to accomplish so many goals at the helm of this youth MOVEment. Youth MOVE National asks for your help in identifying a new executive director.
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Webinar: Someone to Respond
Date/Time: May 18, 2022, 11am PT / 2pm ET
This meeting provides an in-depth discussion of how an MRSS team interrupts crises – as defined by the parent/caregiver – and prevents further deterioration of clinical functioning by providing mobile response and initial stabilization services. The meeting will also explore ways in which MRSS teams work with children and their families to resolve the crisis, identify potential triggers of future crises, develop and implement strategies to effectively de-escalate future crises, and avert and divert from more restrictive levels of care.
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Webinar: Safety Planning for LGBTQ+ Students
Date/Time: May 18, 2022, 9am PT / 12pm ET
This session, hosted in collaboration with the Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity, will provide information on safety planning with LGBTQ+ youth. Safety planning is a protective measure that can be implemented with youth in situations that may lead to distress and crisis – from disclosing their identities to engaging in gender-segregated activities.
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Webinar: Black Youth Suicide Prevention
Date/Time: May 19, 2022, 9am PT / 12pm ET
Over the last three decades, there has been a steady and continuous rise in Black youth suicides. Despite these increases, there has been a shortage of research regarding the cause. This webinar will explore the increasing surge and discuss possible contributing factors related to this public health emergency.
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Webinar: How to Talk to Youth about Race and Racial Trauma
Date/Time: May 25, 2022, 10pm PT / 1pm ET
Research has indicated that youth experience racism, prejudice, and bias as early as preschool. For many, their interpersonal experiences of racism, prejudice and bias can be quite disorienting, and can influence functioning, particularly for youth who have experienced other traumas. In this webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to reflect on their experiences and feelings related to recent and past events and learn strategies for navigating discussions specific to race, experiences of discrimination, and racial trauma with youth.
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Webinar: Supervising Peer Specialists
Date/Time: June 7, 2022, 10pm PT / 1pm ET
Many peer specialists are supervised by clinicians who do not identify as having the lived experience of recovery. In this 90-minute webinar, Pat Deegan will describe best practices for supervisors of peer specialists and introduce tools to help peer specialists and supervisors remain on track in their work together. There will be time for discussion. The webinar will be of interest to supervisors and peer specialists, but all are welcome.
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