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Please join us for an enlightening workshop: "Honoring our Bodies and Collective Healing: Moving from Burnout to Sustainability," specifically designed for infant and early childhood service providers, managers, and home visitors. As IECMH providers, we understand the unique challenges you face in your daily work with young children and families. We acknowledge your important role

Prenatal substance exposure (PSE) can have long-term impacts on a person’s development and supporting children and families impacted by PSE requires a shift from traditional approaches in parenting, therapy intervention, and family support. Approximately 1 infant is diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome every 24 minutes, and about 1 in 7 pregnant people report drinking alcohol.

Gender diversity is an aspect of human development that has existed around the globe, in all ages, for millennia. As professionals supporting children’s social, emotional, and physical well-being, we need to know and understand ways to support gender diversity from the beginning of life. Attendees will explore and discuss gender socialization, gender development and gender

Get clear, up-to-the-minute information about what’s happening in Congress. Learn how these cuts would impact real families and early childhood professionals. Find out what you can do next to fight back against the largest spending cuts to babies' food and healthcare access in history. Register now.

This presentation and reflective conversation seek to create a space for open dialogue about the mental health workforce crisis and the contributing factors. Together we will explore relational possibilities to addressing contributors to the crisis while also improving engagement and service outcomes for children and families. A systemic pivot is long overdue that moves the

June Strengthening Families webinar featuring Churmell Mitchell — father, speaker, advocate, and now author and game creator! Churmell will share the story behind his soon-to-be-released board game, Emotions You Know — created for real feelings, real kids, and real connection. Discover how this engaging new tool helps children and adults express themselves and build social

This workshop presents an integrative framework for understanding and communication across systems about how trauma can affect a child, a family, and a system. The framework was developed by Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Christopher Layne, and Bob Pynoos of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and is adapted from core trauma concepts identified and ratified

The Washington Association for Community Health invites clinical care team staff from community health centers to attend the WA Maternal Health Summit for Community Health Centers. During this 1.5-hour virtual summit, attendees will interact with subject matter experts who can help them identify opportunities, strategies, and actions to enhance and expand their maternal health services.

The Council on Addressing Racism in the Early Years (CARE) was established in the fall of 2024. CARE brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers, practitioners, community advocates, and policy experts to analyze, synthesize, and communicate what current evidence tells us about the effects of racism on children’s everyday lives. In this session, participants will

Incarcerated fathers who stay connected with their children are more likely to be successful upon release, and their children benefit as well. Join us to hear staff from the Department of Corrections and justice-involved dads share the struggles of keeping fathers connected with their children and what has worked for them. Several currently incarcerated fathers

Boston Children's Hospital's Leaders in the Field Webinar Series The first Wednesday of each month from 1-2 pm PT. Speakers announced one week before the event. Register now.