Over the last year, Think Of Us, Bloom Works, and 5 partner sites across the U.S. teamed up to ask: What is child welfare missing for transition-age foster youth? Together, we discovered 3 big gaps. They are: healing and dealing with trauma, centering youth in their preparedness, and helping youth … [Read more...]

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4th Annual Conference The Institute for Innovation and Implementation; the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force; and the Maryland Department of Human Services are sponsoring the 4th annual statewide public awareness conference. … [Read more...]

To kick-off the new year, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will host a livestream event on managing stress and anxiety on Thursday, January 14, 2021, from 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET. During this event, Krystal Lewis, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist at NIMH, will discuss coping … [Read more...]

A Conference-Within-A-Conference for Parents & Caregivers Building Resilience & Improving Children's Outcome Our “conference-within-a-conference” focuses on trauma-informed, attachment-focused parenting & caregiving, often called Connected Parenting or Therapeutic … [Read more...]

Current and future members of the child welfare workforce need access to useful and trusted information, resources, and services. This webinar will explore findings from a national research study conducted by Child Welfare Information Gateway and funded by the Children’s Bureau to better understand … [Read more...]

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CBS today announced that the 22ND ANNUAL A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, hosted by Gayle King, will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 20 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network and will also be available to stream live and on-demand on CBS All Access. The special features uplifting … [Read more...]

The Hunt will be held over Facebook and Zoom allowing teams to compete and interact safely. The Hunt features searching for clues, solving puzzles, and completing challenges and will engage participants in learning more about adoption all along the way. Registration for the event is free. The … [Read more...]

This webinar is geared toward Domestic Adoption Agencies. Are you looking for engaging and high-quality training for your families to help prepare them to be the best adoptive parents to a child? Do you know what topics parents want to know about? Creating a Family, the national adoption and foster … [Read more...]