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SUMMARY:Peer Support Training
DESCRIPTION:Are you a parent or caregiver raising or raising a child aged 0-21 who has mental health or behavioral health challenges? Would you like to use your lived experience to help another parent who is on the same journey?  \nThen being a parent peer supporter may be for you! \nWhat is Parent Peer Support? Parent peer support is a parent/caregiver or using their lived experience to support another parent/caregiver who is going through similar experiences. \nWho Can Be a Parent Peer Supporter? A parent peer supporter is a biological parent\, adoptive parent\, or caregiver with legal custody who is currently raising or has raised a child with these characteristics: \n\nThe child is currently between the ages of 0-21\, or was when they first began having challenges.\nThe child has an emotional\, social\, behavioral or substance use disability.\n The child received services in or navigated the mental health or a related system (for example\, a child with an IEP related to behavior issues at school).\n\nHow Do I Become a Parent Peer Supporter? The Department of Mental Health certifies parent peer supporters in the mental health system. Families as Allies conducts virtual training for the certification. These are the dates of upcoming trainings: \n\nJanuary 9-13. 2023 – Virtual Training (Application Deadline: December 5\, 2022)\nMarch 20-24\, 2023 – Virtual Training (Application Deadline: February 17\, 2023)\nMay 15-19\, 2023 – Virtual Training (Application Deadline: April 14\, 2023)\n\nClick here for the application packet. \nWho Should Take the Training? \nAny parent or caregiver who is raising a child who has challenges and: \n\nIs interested in working for a community mental health center or another agency certified by the Department of Mental Health. Completing the training does not guarantee you a job\, but it helps ensure you’ll be ready for one.\nIs interested in doing part-time contractual work for Families as Allies. We are building our pool of contractual employees.\nSupports parents in any system. This training will strengthen your skills and help you network with other parent peer supporters.\nWould like to learn how to support other parents in the same shoes in any child-serving system. We currently have funds to pay training stipends to parents who are—or have been—involved in the youth court system and would like to learn how to support other parents going through the same thing. Contact us at 601-355-0915 or info@faams.org to learn more.\n\n 
URL:https://www.faams.org/event/peer-support-training-6/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Families LEAD Virtual Advocacy Academy (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Families LEAD \nFamilies LEAD is a collaborative project of the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities\, MS Parent Training & Information (MSPTI) Center\, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine (MCAM) with Dr. Victoria Kivlan\, Pediatric Audiologist as the Director of this initiative\, and Toni Hollingsworth\, Project Director of the Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project (MH-VP). \nThe project is funded by a subgrant from the Mississippi State Department of Health. The purpose of the project is to recruit and train family members of children/youth with disabilities and special healthcare needs to become family leaders\, positive advocates\, peer-to-peer supporters and family trainers across the state. \nCurriculum will include: \n\nWhat is Advocacy?\nParenting a Child with a Disability\nSkills for Effective Advocacy\nCommunication and Collaboration\nDispute Resolution\n\nFamilies LEAD has three goals: \n\nRecruit and train family members of children/youth with disabilities and special healthcare needs as Positive Advocates\, Peer-to-Peer Mentors\, Family Trainers\, and/or Family Leaders across the state.\nProvide technical assistance to ten trained Peer-to-Peer Mentors who provide support to matched families across the state.\nSupport Family Leaders\, Family Trainers\, and Peer-to-Peer Mentors to engage in leadership positions locally\, regionally\, and/or at the state level.\n\nFamilies LEAD will achieve its goals by using a three-tier process that trains families to become effective advocates\, serve on groups\, and become leaders. \nThe first tier of training will be the Families LEAD Advocacy Academy held in January. The second tier will be Serving on Groups held in March. And the third tier will be Leading by Convening held in April. \nFor more information about Families LEAD or how to register for upcoming Advocacy Academies\, call (601) 969-0601 or email Brittany Greer\, MSCCD Project Support Coordinator\, at brittany@mspti.org. \nLunch will be provided \nRegister here >>
URL:https://www.faams.org/event/families-lead-virtual-advocacy-academy-part-1/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:NTTAC Event: Dismantling the Foster Care-to-Prison Pipeline
DESCRIPTION:National Training & TA Center for Child\, Youth\, & Family Mental Health \nThe term “foster care-to-prison pipeline” refers to the pathways that position children and youth in the foster care system to be far more likely than their peers to experience incarceration and justice system involvement. According to the Juvenile Law Center\, 90% of youth with five or more foster placements will enter the justice system. In a separate study from the University of Chicago\, over half of foster youth reported being arrested\, spending the night in a correctional facility\, or being convicted of a crime. Youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth\, who are overrepresented in the foster care system\, are disproportionately impacted by these outcomes. \nBy engaging in courageous conversations\, participants will learn how the foster care-to-prison pipeline impacts youth and families within systems of care. Further\, participants will be inspired by the lived experience of presenters Yusef Preseley and Marquen Teetz. They will be called to action as the webinar asks them to imagine ways of dismantling the foster care-to-prison pipeline in their local communities. \nSession Duration: 90 minutes \n\n\n\nRegister here >>
URL:https://www.faams.org/event/nttac-event-dismantling-the-foster-care-to-prison-pipeline/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Supportive Coaching for Parents Supporting Other Parents
DESCRIPTION:For any parents supporting other parents in any system. Parent peer support specialists\, parent consultants\, parent educators and parents who have completed parent peer support training are strongly encouraged to attend. We will discuss current trends in parent peer support\, national standards for parent peer support\, continuing education opportunities\, local and state issues affecting parent peer support. The group also provides support and coaching for any specific issues participants share. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 12 noon. We ask that anyone attending respect the confidentiality of the group. \nRegister here >>
URL:https://www.faams.org/event/supportive-coaching-for-parents-supporting-other-parents-24/
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SUMMARY:Research Connections with Louisiana and Mississippi Chapters - The Social Roots of Adolescent Suicide
DESCRIPTION:American Foundation for Suicide Prevention \nJoin AFSP’s Research Connection: The Social Roots of Suicide presented by Anna Mueller\, PhD \nLearn more about Dr. Mueller’s work on the social roots of suicide and the social-contextual and upstream risk (and protective) factors for suicide. Dr. Mueller will also explain why youth and individuals with lived experience must be included as partners in suicide prevention and how to identify social-contextual issues that schools\, communities\, parents\, and mental health workers must consider when managing a context with a disproportionate number of youth suicides or suicide attempts. \nCommunity members\, mental health professionals\, school administrators\, educators\, youth leaders\, and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. \nAbout Dr. Mueller: Anna S. Mueller\, Ph.D.\, is the Luther Dana Waterman Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University. She is the Principal Investigator of the Social Worlds & Youth Well-being Study which is a project that aims to identify effective\, equitable\, and sustainable strategies to prevent suicide in schools and their communities. In 2020\, she was named one of Science News’s Top 10 Early Career Scientists to Watch. Her research on youth suicide has received numerous awards for its contribution to knowledge\, including the Edwin Shneidman Early Career Award from the American Association of Suicidology. Her work is supported by grant funding from the National Institute of Mental Health\, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention\, and the Western Colorado Community Foundation. She is passionate about helping schools\, families\, and communities find better ways to prevent suicide and heal after suicide losses. \nAbout AFSP’s Research Connection Program: The more we understand about suicide\, the more we can prevent it. AFSP-funded research is essential to our mission of saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. Our research funding goes toward studies from neurobiological\, psychosocial\, and genetic perspectives\, as well as topics including clinical treatment\, community intervention\, and survivors of suicide loss. Our grants help sponsor young investigators\, engage senior researchers in suicide prevention\, and foster new ideas from suicide researchers at all levels to build a scientific community. We believe it is important to share our findings to increase public knowledge and awareness. Learn more at afsp.org/research. Watch video interviews of experts from around the world as they discuss their work and the future of suicide prevention research here. \n*For virtual events\, a Zoom link will be sent 1-2 days before the presentation. \n\n\nRegister here >>
URL:https://www.faams.org/event/research-connections-with-louisiana-and-mississippi-chapters-the-social-roots-of-adolescent-suicide/
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SUMMARY:Families LEAD Advocacy Academy
DESCRIPTION:Families LEAD \nFamilies LEAD is a collaborative project of the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities\, MS Parent Training & Information (MSPTI) Center\, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine (MCAM) with Dr. Victoria Kivlan\, Pediatric Audiologist as the Director of this initiative\, and Toni Hollingsworth\, Project Director of the Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project (MH-VP). \nThe project is funded by a subgrant from the Mississippi State Department of Health. The purpose of the project is to recruit and train family members of children/youth with disabilities and special healthcare needs to become family leaders\, positive advocates\, peer-to-peer supporters and family trainers across the state. \nCurriculum will include: \n\nWhat is Advocacy?\nParenting a Child with a Disability\nSkills for Effective Advocacy\nCommunication and Collaboration\nDispute Resolution\n\nFamilies LEAD has three goals: \n\nRecruit and train family members of children/youth with disabilities and special healthcare needs as Positive Advocates\, Peer-to-Peer Mentors\, Family Trainers\, and/or Family Leaders across the state.\nProvide technical assistance to ten trained Peer-to-Peer Mentors who provide support to matched families across the state.\nSupport Family Leaders\, Family Trainers\, and Peer-to-Peer Mentors to engage in leadership positions locally\, regionally\, and/or at the state level.\n\nFamilies LEAD will achieve its goals by using a three-tier process that trains families to become effective advocates\, serve on groups\, and become leaders. \nThe first tier of training will be the Families LEAD Advocacy Academy held in January. The second tier will be Serving on Groups held in March. And the third tier will be Leading by Convening held in April. \nFor more information about Families LEAD or how to register for upcoming Advocacy Academies\, call (601) 969-0601 or email Brittany Greer\, MSCCD Project Support Coordinator\, at brittany@mspti.org. \nLunch will be provided \nRegister here >>
URL:https://www.faams.org/event/families-lead-advocacy-academy/
LOCATION:Ability Works\, 613 Pegram Drive\, Tupelo\, MS\, MS\, 38801\, United States
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