Families as Allies

Webinar: What is Racial Trauma?
2020-08-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Relias hosts: “What is Racial Trauma?” Racism, whether subtle or direct, has long-term impacts on the mental and behavioral health of Black communities. While COVID-19 and racial injustice protests may have brought on new trauma, years of systematic racism, discrimination, and microaggressions have forced Black communities to live in a constant state of high alert, causing traumatic stress.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. CT, Dr. Jamila Holcomb, Ph.D., LMFT discusses how racial trauma affects the Black community and ways both clinicians and organizations can better connect with Black clients. During the webinar, you’ll learn:

How racial trauma affects the mental, emotional, and physical health of the Black community
The impacts racial discrimination can have on Black youth and emerging adults
Strategies to help clinicians and organizations better connect with their Black clients
How organizations can help all staff members understand their own implicit bias

TA Coalition Webinar: Improving Access to Care Through Creating Family Peer Support Specialists
2020-08-12 14:00 - 17:00
Details: A SAMHSA sponsored webinar developed under contract by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and presented by the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental will take place Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:00pm Eastern Time called Improving Access to Care Through Creating Certified Family Peer Specialists Across the Lifespan.
Description: Family Peer Support services have been available in many states for several years. While this service began organically, it has matured and is now a recognized Medicaid-billable support for families. While Family Peer Support was originally developed as a support for families with school-aged children in child-serving systems, the service has evolved in response to reflect a more robust understanding of family dynamics and the cultural shift towards more children remaining with their families into adulthood.
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This webinar will explore the dimensions of family support across the lifespan. Our presenters will speak from three unique perspectives. We will highlight the subtle differences in providing supports for families with very young children, those with school-aged children and youth, and those families caring for their adult children. Presenters will offer real-life examples and tools that should prove useful for participants. The challenges faced by families as they transition through the various service systems will be highlighted and the importance of family support throughout the lifespan will be described.
Presenters:

Joy Hogge, Ph.D., Executive Director, Families as Allies, Mississippi
Zira Franks, MSC, BHT, Program Director, Family Involvement Center, Arizona
Cindy Seekins, CFPS, Executive Director G.E.A.R. Parent Network, Maine

Moderator:

Lynda Gargan, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

Virtual Family Support Meeting
2020-08-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-08-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-08-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-09-10 12:00 - 13:00
This meeting is open to any parent or caregiver raising a child. There’s no specific agenda—we’re just here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another through this emotional time.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUudeGhrj0uvlYdWW5R7YJJ6PgFrdzpMw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Coaching and Support - Monthly Session
2020-08-19 12:00 - 13:00
Join us via Zoom for our monthly Coaching and Support session for parents who are supporting other parents in any system. Click here to register.

Webinar: Family-Driven Education Advocacy
2020-08-28 13:00 - 14:00
Understanding and accessing your child’s and family’s rights in the education system can be confusing, especially when your child has a disability (or you suspect they do). This webinar will support families and those working with them in understanding their basic rights and what families can do if they believe their children’s rights have been violated.

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Virtual Family Support Meeting
2020-09-03 12:00 - 13:00
This meeting is open to any parent or caregiver raising a child. There’s no specific agenda—we’re just here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another through this emotional time.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsce6qrzMiEtPr3WXGF_-8aFleeNjQ8MNY
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Virtual Community Listening Forum - Mississippi's Developmental Disabilities Network
2020-09-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-09-09 17:30 - 18:30
Description: You are invited to attend the Virtual Community Listening Forum to share what services, supports, and resources are needed most by people with developmental disabilities in Mississippi. This will assist in planning for future programs and activities.
Who should participate in the Virtual Community Listening Forum?

People with developmental or other disabilities
Parents or other family members
Caregivers

September 9, 2020
12:00-1:00 p.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Register: tinyurl.com/MSDDN2020
Please register for one of the forums. A link for the forum will be e-mailed by September 9, 2020.
The Community Listening Forum is hosted by Mississippi’s Developmental Disabilities Network (Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities, Disability Rights Mississippi, and the Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi).

Complaining vs. Complaints: How to Use the Law Without a Lawyer to Help Your Child
2020-09-11 13:00 - 14:00
Description: This webinar helps families and those working with them understand how the formal state complaint process can be used when issues arise with special education. Participants will also be supported in understanding how formal complaint processes often bring more positive results than simply complaining does.
