Resources for Parents, Families and Supporters Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting – The Aftermath

NYSPEP extends our wholehearted condolences to the families, friends, and communities who lost precious loved ones in the horrific tragedy.

Concerned parents are asking schools, day-care centers, and after school community programs about safety procedures and preparedness. Is there an emergency-management plan? What safety protocols are in place? Is there an alert-system? Are there practice drills? These are just a few questions parents are asking school officials and program administrators.

Parents may opt to shield their child/ren from news about the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Children need a sense of safety! Nonetheless, children may become exposed to information via peers at school, while visiting a friend, seeing a tabloid headline, overhearing a grown-up conversation, etc.

Senseless acts of violence can be especially difficult for adults to explain to children. How can parents and caregivers address tragedy in a helpful way? How can educators, counselors, clergy, community leaders, and other family helpers assist and support parents with this difficult task?

NYSPEP has compiled a list of resources for parents, families, and parenting and family support professionals. Many of these singular resources contain additional tools and resources.

If you know of a resource or tool that would be helpful to include, please comment below or email nyspep@preventchildabuseny.org

American Psychological Association Article: Helping Your ChildrenManage Distress in the Aftermath of a Shooting

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Brene Brown, Ph.D. – Ordinary Courage – Blog (a gentle presentation of multiple resources): Prayers for the Sandy Hook Elementary School Community

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CYFERnet Toolkit (multiple resources): Hot Topic: Coping With Violence and National Tragedy

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FEMA: Ready.Org Listen, Protect, Connect - Model & Teach workbook: Psychological First Aid for Students and Teachers 

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The Fred Rodgers Company Webpage: Fred Rogers Talks About Tragic Events in the News

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Huffington Post Article: Co-authored by Lloyd Sederer, MD, Medical Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health: Children's Mental Health After the Shooting in Newtown

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Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund: One Tough Job (multiple resources): Nurturing Your Family – Changes & Transitions:Talking About Tragic Events

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National Child Traumatic Stress Network Toolkit (multiple resources) Terrorism: Catastrophic Mass Violence

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National Education Association Health Information Network: School Crisis Guide: Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis 
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New York Life bereavement guide: After A Loved One Dies: How Children Grieve: And How Parents and Other Adults Can Support Them 
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Safe Start Center Toolkit (multiple resources): Children Exposed to Violence in the School

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Safe Start Center Toolkit (multiple resources): Trauma Informed Care Tip Sheets

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Safe Start Center PDF Guide (multiple resources): Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children’s Exposure to Violence – A Guide for Families

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Sesame Street PDF Guide for Parents and Caregivers: Here For Each Other: Helping Families After An Emergency

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Sesame Street Toolkit (multiple resources): Grief Resources and Distribution Partners

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Sesame Street Webpage: Topics for Parents: Grief

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration PDF Toolkit (multiple resources): Resources for Children and Youth During or After a Disaster

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration PDF Guide (helpline resources): Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents,Caregivers, and Teachers

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US Dept. of Education - Readiness and Emergency Management System for Schools PDF tip sheet: Helpful Hints for School Emergency Management 
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Washington Post Article: School Shooting: How Parents Can Help Their Children Cope

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Zero To Three (multiple resources): Little Listeners: Helping Young Children Cope After Exposure to a Traumatic Event

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

"A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma" by Margaret M. Holmes

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"The Boy Who Didn't Want to be Sad" by Rob Goldblatt teaches feelings such as happiness and sadness are natural experiences in life.

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"Is a Worry Worrying You?" by Ferida Wolff addresses children’s worries with humor and imagination teaching the use of perspective and the art of creative problem solving.

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"The Invisible String" by Patrice Karst teaches interconnectedness and love to address fear of loneliness or separation

HOW TO HELP – DONATE – VOLUNTEER

American School Counselor Association: How To Help Sandy Hook

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Newtown Youth and Family Services (provides counseling services): Information and Donations

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Newtown Parent Connection (grassroots organization to address substance use and abuse among young people in the community): Donations and Volunteering of Clinical/Counseling Services

National Baby Facts: Infants, Toddlers, and their Families in the United States

Statistics demonstrate the need for NYSPEP's ongoing and evolving work to support parents in raising their children. NYSPEP achieves this through various initiatives including the development of a New Parent Kit, providing informative webinars, and facilitating Community Cafes. NYSPEP also standardizes excellence for parenting educators through the NYSPEP Parenting Educator Credential and Strong Roots Last A Lifetime trainings.

ZERO TO THREE has issued a FREE and Downloadable publication with valuable facts and other information about babies and their families. It describes many of the issues that babies around the country are facing today and illustrates what it takes to raise a healthy child in a safe and nurturing environment. This resource serves as a tool for parents and parenting professionals.

To obtain this resource, click here to download the file.

Community Action Guide

Supporting Babies and Families Impacted by Caregiver Mental Health Problems, Substance Abuse, and Trauma: A Community Action Guide

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a publication that serves as a guide for service providers, advocates, and practitioners to use in their communities when dealing with children whose caregivers have been negatively impacted by mental illness, substance abuse or trauma.

The publication provides organizational resources, hotline contact information and screening tools and tips on how to evaluate your efforts.

This FREE, downloadable, resource is available online. To download, Click Here.

Parent Cafe- Cayuga County

ABC Cayuga, a community group in Cayuga County has put together an event to promote awareness of early childhood development issues. The event is FREE and open to all parents and primary caregivers of young children in Cayuga County.

RSVP ASAP: November 15th is the deadline. Please contact (315) 255-2746 to reserve your spot.

EVENT INFO: Sunday, November 18th, 4-6 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 99 South St., Auburn, NY.

For more details please read the official press release below.

PRESS RELEASE:

First Parent Café Focus on Issues Parents and Kids Face in Cayuga County

Please Join us for food, fun and conversation about raising children in Cayuga County

AUBURN, NY – The first ever Parent Café in Cayuga County will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at the United Methodist Church, 99 South St., Auburn.

All Cayuga County parents and primary caregivers of young children are invited. The purpose of the Cafés is to make connections between parents and to explore issues parents face in raising healthy, happy kids in Cayuga County.

The event is made possible by a grant from New York State Parenting Education Partnership, and the New York State Office of Children and Families Services, Children and Family Trust Fund as well as support from the E John Gavras Center, Allyn Foundation, ABC Cayuga, and, most importantly, from a group of dedicated local parents who have come together voluntarily to form the Auburn Parent Café Planning Committee.

Dinner and child care will be provided, so it crucial for participants to RSVP so we can make sure we have enough food and staff on hand. Please RSVP to the E John Gavras Center at 255-2746 by Nov. 15. Other than the RSVP, the event is completely free and open to all.

The Planning Committee has devised a varied and fun agenda to facilitate conversation and new connections among parents. Four more Cafés will be planned, and this first one will be key as we identify topics for the subsequent sessions.

Webinar: The Fiscal Showdown and Children - What's At Stake?

WEBINAR
November 14, 2012 at 4:00 PM EST

CO-SPONSORED BY

• Children's Leadership Council
• Coalition on Human Needs 
• Voices for America's Children

The election is over. Now the Administration and Congress will start coming to grips with impending service cuts, Pentagon cuts, and tax increases.

If Congress does not act by the end of December, millions of long-term jobless people will lose unemployment benefits  If Congress fails to act for months to come, services children need will be cut deeply - from education to WIC to Head Start to child care to the EITC and the Child Tax Credit.

If Congress tries to spare pending Pentagon cuts, will it cut children's priorities more? Will it move towards cuts in Medicaid and SNAP/food stamps? Will another fight about the debt ceiling threaten vital services for children and families even more? Who will be protected - upper-income households or families struggling to make ends meet?

All of this matters a lot. If you care about children and families - you need to know what to expect and what you can do.

Top experts will speak plainly to help make sense of all this:

• Ellen Nissenbaum, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
• Alan Houseman, Executive Director, Center for Law and Social Policy and Chair, Children’s Leadership Council
• Joe Theissen, Senior Vice President, Programs, Voices for America’s Children, Moderator

Click here to register today! All registrants will receive links to useful information.  Please share this invitation widely.

WEBINAR: Addressing Domestic Violence In Home Visitation Settings

Addressing Domestic Violence in Home Visitation Settings: Screening, Assessment, & Safety Planning

Monday, November 19th

2:00 - 3:30 PM EST

Who should attend? HRSA and MCHB Program officers and grantees, home visitation leadership and staff, Domestic Violence advocates, State Health Departments, and others interested in better addressing assessment, visitation benchmarks, and what they might mean for their work as well as the new resources available through the Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

Overview: The new federal benchmarks for home visitation require that programs document screening and track referrals. Many home visitation programs are continuing to prioritize domestic violence screening, referral, and building partnerships with local domestic violence programs.

Home visitors have a unique opportunity to improve positive outcomes for their families by building partnerships and learning more about tools and assessment strategies for integrating screening for domestic violence. This webinar will assist home visitors in understanding how to screen, refer, and document these activities as part of routine programming.

Co-Hosted By: 

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Office of Women's Health
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - Family Violence Prevention & Services Program
• Futures Without Violence

Register Online:   http://bwjp.ilinc.com/register/zshwhmp

Primary Dial-In:     (888) 447-7153

Alternate Dial-In:   (719) 387-1138

Passcode:             469456

Questions? Vedalyn DeGuzman email: vdegusman@futureswithoutviolence.org

Hurricane Sandy: Supporting Children In Disasters

The following letter is from Chris Deyss, Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse New York.

On behalf of the Prevent Child Abuse New York family, I send our heartfelt thoughts and well wishes to everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy. We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and the recovery from this terrible storm will be swift. 

The aftermath of natural disasters can leave us all feeling scared, insecure, confused and stressed. This is especially true for children. It's important to talk to children after a disaster occurs and remember a child does not have to personally experience the trauma to be affected. They may have heard other adults discussing the event or watched something on TV.

FEMA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services put together a guide for talking to children after a disaster. Children’s coping with disasters or emergencies is often tied to the way parents cope. They can detect adult’s fear and sadness. Parents can help children by taking steps to manage their own feelings and plans for coping. Remember, parents are almost always the best source of support for children in disasters. 

SUGGESTED TIPS:

• Don’t be afraid to admit that you can’t answer all questions.
• Be honest with kids and share age-appropriate information with them.
• Encourage your children to talk about their feelings. Reassure them the world is a good place, but sometimes bad things happen.
• Personal contact is reassuring. Hug and cuddle your children.
• Spend extra time with your children. An extended bedtime routine may be especially reassuring.
• Re-establish your daily routine for work, school, play, meals and rest. Kids gain security from the predictability of routine.
• Use this as an opportunity to establish a family emergency plan. Knowing what to do in an emergency can be very comforting to both children and adults.
• Monitor and limit exposure to the media; watch reports of the disaster with the children. Encourage communication and provide explanation at this time.
• Help children identify good things, such as heroic actions, grateful families, and the assistance offered by people throughout the country and the world.

Parents and professionals should be informed and ready to help if children show signs of stress. Stressed kids may demonstrate fears, sadness, or behavioral problems. Listed below are common signs a child is experiencing trauma.

Preschool Age (ages 1-5)
At this stage it’s hard for children to adjust to change. They have yet to develop their own coping skills. Some behaviors you might encounter are:

• Thumb sucking, bedwetting, and sleep problems.
• Fear of strangers, animals, darkness or “monsters”.
• Separation anxiety from places where they feel safe, their parents or teachers.
• Changes in appetite, unexplainable aches and pains.
• In some cases, disobedience, hyperactivity, and speech difficulties.

Early Childhood (ages 5-11)
Kids in early childhood may have the same reactions as younger children. They might find it hard to concentrate and may be intensely preoccupied with the traumatic event. Other signs include:

• Withdrawal from play groups and friends; clinging or neediness.
• Fear of going to school, aggressive behavior, and loss of interest in school.
• Fear of the disaster happening again, and anger that it wasn’t prevented. 

Adolescence (12-18)
As children grow older, they develop a more sophisticated understanding of the disaster event. Their responses may be more similar to adults.

• Risk-taking behaviors or withdrawal.
• Rebellious and/or disruptive behavior at home or school.
• Alcohol or drug use to cope with emotions.
• Feeling overwhelmed and unable to discuss their feelings with others. 

Hopefully these tips and resources can assist you in your time of need. You can always contact our Parent Helpline at 1-800-CHILDREN for additional information and resources. It is heartbreaking for us all to see the images of the tremendous losses experienced by our friends and neighbors up and down the East Coast. Our mission is to provide parents with the tools and support they may need in difficult times. We will continue to keep you and your loved ones in our thoughts.


Cordially,

Christine Deyss

Executive Director
Prevent Child Abuse New York

Faith, Family and Fatherhood on BlogTalkRadio

Fathers Incorporated Announces

A BlogTalkRadio Event

"Faith, Family and Fatherhood" 

With Bestselling Author Rick Johnson

Hosted By Kenneth Braswell 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012

8:00 PM

How does Faith, Family, and Fatherhood inter-relate with both men and women? This session will discuss the impact of father absence and fatherlessness in the family structure.

Rick Johnson has authored several books including: 

• The Marriage of Your Dreams - A Woman’s Guide to Understanding Her Man [New!]
• Better Dads Stronger Sons
• That’s My Son: How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character
• That’s My Girl: How a Father’s Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter
• That’s My Teenage Son: How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Good Men
• The Power of a Man: Using Your Influence as a Man of Character

Rich Johnson founded Better Dads in 2001 to address an urgent need for empowering men to lead and serve their families and communities. Rick's life-changing insights for men and women on parenting, marriage, and personal growth have been transforming the lives of families for over a decade. 

To access Faith, Family and Fatherhood and for dial-in information to speak with host Kenneth Braswell, please visit www.blogtalkradio.com/theblackbar

NYSPEP FULL MEMBERSHIP MEETING POSTPONED

The NYSPEP Full Membership Meeting previously scheduled for November 7th, is postponed. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure a speaker for that date. A new meeting date is pending and we will inform you as soon as it is set. 

Thank you for your patience and continued support!

NEW YORK TIMES PARENTING ARTICLE

A recent article in the New York Times by Nicholas D. Kristof underscores the importance of parenting education programs. Kristof uses outcomes of clinical research, examples of effective parenting programs, and stories that demonstrate the direct relationship between a positive influence of parents and productive outcomes in children.

Full Article - CLICK HERE

WEBINAR TODAY

Social Media: 

What is your message? 

TODAY, October 23, 1:30 - 2:30 pm 

Learn how easy it is to tweet KWIC data, have a Q&A session on Twitter or post a graph on your agency's Facebook page.

We will show examples from the Council's Twitter and Facebook accounts. We will describe the Council's decision path to use social media. We will also discuss our current share buttons and survey participants on what social media they use now or want to starting using in the future.

Please log-in using the web link and conference call number below.  

http://nysccf.adobeconnect.com/kwic 

Please log-in as a GUEST, and then type your name for the listing of attendees.  Audio will be broadcast, but you also have the option to dial in:

 Dial 866-394-2346

Participant Code:  307-046-5989

Please note, Google Chrome is unable to install the Adobe Connect Add-in, please use a browser other than Chrome. 

We hope you will join us for this webinar. This and future webinars will be archived and available for viewing approximately one week after the webinar.

September Is Infant Mortality Awareness Month

For more info on Infant Mortality Awareness Month please visit the OCFS website here.  For info on Healthy Families New York visit this link.

Professional Development Opportunities

Interested in continuing to grow as a parenting educator?  Here are two ideas....

For parent educators on Long Island and in the metro area, check out the Parenting Institute at Adelphi University, Garden City, offering a variety of advanced level courses and workshops for professionals as well as programs for parents.  Currently promoting their Post Masters Training Program in Parent Education and Parent Guidance: this certificate program is an intensive training program designed for parent educators and/or clinicians who work with parents. Its goal is to promote a deepened understanding of the theories, values and principles that inform this work. Details at: http://www.adelphi.edu/parentinginstitute/

For parent educators in central New York a two day facilitator training for PS: It Works! / Personal – Professional Communication Skills is being offered Tuesday, October 30, 2012 and Wednesday, October 31, 2012 from 9 am to 4:30 pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850.  This training will help prepare professionals to use and reinforce five core communications skills with their clients, to use daily in their own personal and professional lives, to conduct the Parenting Skills Workshop Series and Parenting Skills for Literacy Series, and to make referrals to those workshops. Past participants include: parenting educators, DSS personnel, social workers, teachers, child care providers, mental health professionals, alcohol & drug rehab counselors, coaches and others who work with people! The $150 registration fee covers the 2 day training, lunch, snack, plus a Parenting Skills Workshop Series manual. Preregistration is required. For more information visit:

http://ccetompkins.org/sites/all/files/63/2012-ps-it-works-brochure.pdf

2012 PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANTS

NYSPEP awarded 12 grants ranging from $1000 to $3000 to increase access to evidence-based parenting education programs, thanks to a grant from the NYS Office of Mental Health. Awardees were selected from 96 applications from across the state.  

• Brooklyn Public Library, First Five Years Program: Weekend Preschool Storytime and Ready, Set, Kindergarten: To translate print materials and develop web-based videos in Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Russian.
• Commission on Economic Opportunity, Troy, Fatherhood Initiative, ACT:Parents Raising Safe Kids for Head Start fathers and incarcerated fathers: For program handbooks, child care, refreshments, transportation (bus passes), follow-up sessions, marketing (flyers).
• Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc., Parents Forever- Parent Education Program, Incredible Years for parents, grandparents, caregivers: child care (stipends), transportation (bus tokens), also marketing to the community.
• EAC Long Island Parenting Institute, Common Sense Parenting: parent scholarships (curriculum cost), added classes (3 more sessions), transportation.
• Family Service League, Huntington, Parent to Parent program, Common Sense Parenting: parent stipends for transportation, child care and program supplies; follow-up sessions, completion celebration refreshments.
• Mental Health Association in Ulster Co. Education and Advocacy Department, WRAP (Wellness Recovery Acton Plan) for parents and children: facilitator training, lunch and snacks (day-long sessions), program supplies, transportation (bus tokens, gas reimbursement).
• Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc., Utica, Nurturing Parenting for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers: program supplies (two additional sessions), family dinner, child care, transportation.
• North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council, Inc., Watertown, for Gouverneur Activity & Learning Center Nurturing Parent program: parent stipends (isolated, rural, high unemployment), transportation, program supplies, child care, added session.
• Parsons Child and Family Center, Albany, Families United Network/Child Guidance 4Rs and 2Ss for Strengthening Families: transportation, program supplies, dinner for families (per evening sessions, work schedules)
• P.E.A.C.E. Inc. Syracuse,  County South FRC, Food for the Parent's Soul, three more 9-month programs: child care (on site), light meal for parents and children (increases attendance, comfort and socialization)
• Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc., Bath, Family Enrichment Collaborative, 24/7 Dad fatherhood series, male facilitators compensation, program curriculum, transportation support, child care.
•  YES Community Counseling Center, Massapequa, Parents and Children Engaged (P.A.C.E.), Active Parenting curriculum w/added parent-child activities: facilitator training, transportation (prepaid gas cards), child care (Girl Scouts partnership), program supplies, marketing (PTA, schools, chamber of commerce partners).

STEPPING UP FOR KIDS

The new KIDS COUNT report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, STEPPING UP FOR KIDS, highlights the importance of kinship care and outlines how state governments and communities can help these relatives.  Nationally, there are 2.7 million children cared for by extended family members and close family friends.  In New York, about 153,000 children are living in this type of household, which represents about 3 percent of all children 18 years and younger in the state. For more information, view the national report, Stepping Up for Kids <http://bit.ly/JgZbt7> and a New York state brief, Kinship Children in New York State <http://bit.ly/K7S1bR> . A New York State Quick Fact Sheet <http://bit.ly/JPZWfw> is also available.

Dads Take Your Child to School New York Informational Webinar

Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: 3:00-4:30pm
Participants: This webinar is designed to introduce new organizations, schools and Head Start programs to the event, and to welcome back those that have participated in previous years.
Webinar Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/292889609
This webinar is hosted thanks to the New York State Community Action Association.

Last year, over 200 schools and Head Starts across New York State, numerous community and statewide partners, and over 9,000 dads participated in this event. Throughout educational institutions from Niagara Falls to New York City, father involvement is growing around New York. To read more about what happened last year, you can download the 2011 DTYCTS Annual Report <https://sites.google.com/site/dtyctsny/press> . As well, you can see newsclips and videos <https://sites.google.com/site/dtyctsny/press>  from last year, and last year’s map of participating sites <https://sites.google.com/site/dtyctsny/maps/2011-participating-sites> .

Dads Take Your Child to School 2012 will take place statewide on Thursday, September 20, 2012.
 

NYSPEP Presents "The Environment of Childhood Poverty" with Gary Evans

REGISTER NOW

We know that poverty is bad for children and families, but why? This lecture will suggest that part of the answer to this question is poor children face a bewildering array of multiple risk factors that frequently converge on the same subset of families. Social and physical risks converge to exacerbate stress. Data on risk exposure, its consequences, and some ideas about what we might do about it will be discussed. 

Professor Evans is an environmental and developmental psychologist interested in how the physical environment affects human health and well being among children. His specific areas of expertise include children's environments, the environment of childhood poverty, cumulative risk and child development, environmental stressors, and the development of children's environmental attitudes and behaviors.

Afternoon Workshop:

Addressing the Environment of Poverty through the Lens of the Protective Factors

This workshop will include the background information on the Strengthening Families approach with an introduction to the protective factors, sharing some program strategies for implementation, and introduce the Protective Factor Survey (PFS).

Special Presentation Following the Semiannual Meeting:

Parenting Educator Credential Orientation will take place from 3:00-5:00PM. The orientation is free and open to the public. All registered attendees are invited to stay.

Learn the Signs. Act Early. The Importance of Developmental Screening

April 19, 2012 - 9:00am - 10:00am ET

Judith Lucas, MD
Pediatrician, Behavioral Health
at Albany Medical Center

Donna M. Noyes, PhD
Associate Director for Clinical Policy,
and Senior Project Director for the
New York Early Intervention System,
Bureau of Early Intervention

This broadcast will incorporate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Learn the Signs. Act Early. (LTSAE) messages as well as NYS specific resources to increase awareness about LTSAE and importance of understanding developmental milestones and making appropriate and timely referrals when there is a concern.

The broadcast will also highlight resources in New York State. Parents and professionals tend to frame healthy development of children in terms of height, weight, and language acquisition. Despite the fact that the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended universal screening for development and for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) since 2006, the majority of children are not being screened by standardized screening tools. In addition to screening, when a concern is raised, parents and professionals are not aware of the importance of early intervention or the availability of resources.

The broadcast will highlight information about ASD and general developmental screening, including many free resources available for parents to better understand their child’s development through the age of five years old, as well as materials to help parents talk with their child’s health care provider about any concerns. For professionals, the broadcast will highlight the importance of routine developmental screening and resources for them and parents with whom they work.

Registration
To register for this FREE webcast, log on to:
www.phlive.org

"Scared Sick" Interview

Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith Wiley's interview with YNN!

http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/04/scared-sick-authors-discuss-early-childhood-trauma/

Parents of Preemies Day Recognizes Courage & Commitment

The First Ever Parents of Preemies Day -March 23, 2012- will build support for parents, recognizing the courage it takes to stay strong and resilient when premature birth turns a family's world upside down. This observance, produced by Graham's Foundation with a number of supporting organizations and sponsors, includes the delivery of thousands of NICU care packages designed specifically for the parents of premature babies to every Level 3 NICU in the United States and Canada. It will also mark the unveiling of a "Hope, Resilience, & Miracles" banner showcasing the photos of parents and their preemies submitted to the Parents of Preemies Day Facebook Page. 

Website: http://www.parentsofpreemiesday.org/main.html

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/parentsofpreemiesday

Scared Sick: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease

SCARED SICK:

The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease

Monday, April 2, 2012, 2:00-4:30 pm Page Hall Auditorium

University at Albany Downtown Campus, 135 Western Ave, Albany, NY

Agenda

Welcome: Heather Larkin, Assistant Professor, UAlbany School of Social Welfare

Setting the Stage: Robin Karr Morse, Family Therapist, Writer and  Meredith Wiley, State Director, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids

 4:00PM Meet the Authors, Book Signing

Overview

Emerging research from several fields including psychology, neurobiology, endocrinology, immunology and genetics now converges on the previously unrecognized role of early childhood trauma in physical, emotional and behavioral health. Scared Sick is one of the first books to explain how fear experienced chronically in the first thousand days of life facilitates disease and maladaptive behavior by disrupting central nervous, endocrine and immune processes in the developing body. Commonly overlooked sources of trauma for youngest children and opportunities for healing and prevention are discussed. 

Written by Oregon family therapist Robin Karr Morse in collaboration with New York policy advocate Meredith Wiley, the book makes it clear that building modulated nervous systems in youngest human beings is foundational not only for individual physical and behavioral health but also for maintaining the “glue” of human community and the continuity of the species.

The partnership between the University at Albany School of Social Welfare and Prevent Child Abuse New York grows out of our work within the HEARTS (Healthy Environments And Relationships That Support) Initiative to prevent and address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and ACE consequences, aiming to save human and economic costs to our communities and the state. This workshop seeks to bring community members together to explore implications of the research and organize around prevention.

As scientific research emerges from multiple fields, leading edge universities have an opportunity to work with community members exploring implications for service delivery.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLF1jfWbj64 to view the trailer

Pre-registration is encouraged, to ensure your space at the event.

 Contact Brittani Hanson at bhanson@preventchildabuseny.org, or 518-445-1273.

Save The Date For The NYSPEP Summer 2012 Full Membership Meeting

Plenary: "The Environment of Childhood Poverty" with keynote speaker Gary Evans

Afternoon Workshops: TBA

Date: Wednesday, May 23rd

Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm 

Location: Carondelet Hospitality Center in Latham NY

Registration Fee: $25.00

For more information and to register: Click Here

NYSPEP Parenting Educator Credential Orientation Sessions

3.12.12 Binghamton/Endicott 1:00-3:00 pm

3.16.12 Rochester 1:00-3:00 pm

3.22.12 Plattsburgh 6:30-8:30 pm

3.23.12 Watertown 1:00-3:00 pm

4.05.12 New York City 1:00-3:00 pm

4.18.12 Albany 10:30 am-12:00 pm

For more details and information on registration, visit: www.nyspep.org

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Today's Smiler: Target's Weekly Ad on pg. 9

Following by example:
Just like Target, no caption needed.
Normalcy at it's absolute best.