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In this issue:
Conference Raffle Prizes
Farewell
Data Corner
Pyramid Model News
Endorsement News
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Community Events
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From luxury hotels to hot yoga, we have some AMAZING raffle prizes for our virtual conference this year! Whether you love sports, theater, the spa or family time, we have something for you! BUT...
You have to be registered to win!
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To enter the raffle, you'll need to register for the conference, then go to the Conference Connection page, and complete the Raffle Drawing Form. Winners will be announced in the post-conference email, and prizes will be mailed to winners.
Visit us at wiaimh.org/virtual-conference-raffle to view the full list of raffle prizes!
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There's still time to register, but the deadline is quickly approaching!
Registration closes on Tuesday, October 7th.
We hope you join us for the dynamic sessions we have lined up featuring local and national experts discussing relevant topics that are near and dear to the IECMH field.
Don't miss out! Register Today!
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We send our warmest wishes to Rachel Siegersma as she leaves us at the beginning of September to return to her “roots” in a preschool classroom. Rachel has served Wisconsin's Northwest Region, as a Pyramid Model Program Coach, hosting regional Communities of Practice, providing Pyramid Model practitioner trainings and mentorship with graceful skill. Her leadership made a true difference. We'll miss you Rachel!
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We wish our dear Golshan Motamedi, HMHC Consultant, a sincere goodbye and best wishes as she enters a new chapter in her professional career. Since HMHC's inception, Golshan has diligently supported three ECE programs in the Southern Region, created wonderful trainings for ECE providers and participated in agency advocacy efforts. She has leaned into her work with perseverance and grace over these last couple of years with us. Golshan, you will be missed.
| | WI-AIMH Consultant Institute's Participant Outcome Report | | |
WI-AIMH’s Consultant Institute: Reflection, Relationship and Rejuvenation, held June 17 and 18 in Fond du Lac, was a big success!
Forty-three Reflective Practitioners and IECMH Consultants attended, and, together with members of WI-AIMH staff, explored Harry Aponte’s Person of the Therapist (POTT) model. The POTT model has three components—knowledge, access and management of self—which were deeply explored through content, individual and group reflection, application using case scenarios, and experiential and creative activities.
A special thanks to WI-AIMH’s Healthy Minds Healthy Children Director Corey Robak-Klein, who was the keynote speaker!
Check out this infographic for even more data about who attended, what participants found most useful, and what strategies participants plan to use in their work moving forward!
| | Congrats to PM's New Team Launch Cohort! | |
In August, the Wisconsin Pyramid Model facilitated Leadership Team Launch Cohort 23, hosted in three locations across Wisconsin! We are so pleased and excited to welcome these seven new programs to Wisconsin's Pyramid Model program-wide implementation sites.
Congratulations and thank you for your reflective work together: Marathon County Head Start, Western Dairyland Altoona location, Racine County Opportunity Center, Milwaukee College Prep- K3, Gingerbread Child Care, UW Child Development Lab, and Middleton Early Childhood Center!
| | Upcoming Pyramid Model Events | | |
Positive Solutions for Families Facilitator Training registration is open for October 8 & 9 in Altoona, Wisconsin. This training prepares participants to use the NCPMI Positive Solutions for Families content to support families of preschoolers.
October 8 & 9
Fish House at
Altoona City Park
418 9th St W
Altoona, WI 54720
$105 per participant
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Registration is open for the Midwest Pyramid Model Summit! The Summit is a two day Pyramid Model conference planned by WI, MN, NE, IO, and IL. This year, Illinois will host in Naperville. Several Wisconsin programs will share their implementation ideas. Come to learn and connect with others doing the work you are doing in the Midwest!
November 5 & 6
*Early Bird Rate for 1 or 2 days is through October 1.
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Endorsement® Across the Globe:
Together to 10K
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Congratulations to the following IECMH professionals who earned Endorsement® this summer:
Brian Myers – Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist
Nicole Robinson – Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist
We have two application submission deadlines coming up:
September 15 & December 15.
Let’s do it, Wisconsin: Together to 10K! Keep going!
| | September, a Month of Awareness & Reflection | | |
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness, promote hope, and normalize help-seeking. Suicide affects millions of people every year, yet too many struggle in silence. Whether you’re facing challenges, supporting a friend or loved one, or are looking to help, your voice matters. This month is dedicated to recognizing the warning signs for suicide, encouraging open conversations about mental health, and connecting people to proven treatment and resources. When we stand together in strength, dignity, hope, and purpose, we can make a difference—we can help save lives. ~ SAMHSA
Click here to learn more about suicide prevention, and get tools for awareness month on SAMHSA's website.
| | How IMH Correlates to Suicide Prevention | | |
Last year, WI-AIMH' Executive Director Lana was featured in a news report about childhood mental health. Watch the video below to learn about the correlation between suicide prevention and the earliest relationships between child and adult.
Click below to watch the video!
| | Welcoming Change, Reflections for Fall Equinox | | | | |
The fall/autumn equinox is September 22 this year, and "symbolizes balance and the harvest, marking a time for letting go of what no longer serves you while embracing gratitude for life's abundance. It represents a period of introspection, reflection, and transition towards the darker, colder months, mirroring nature's cycles of growth, harvest, and eventual decay."
Let this season of transition encourage you to slow down and pause, honoring your past efforts and welcoming renewal as another season of nature and life begins.
| | There's Still Time to Apply to the Capstone Certificate Program! | | The program will be provided virtually this year. | | |
UW is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 University of Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Capstone Certificate Program!
The program will be held primarily virtually this coming year, with only the first and last (September and June) sessions held in-person to facilitate relationship development at the start and closure at the end of the program. Click here to download the information flyer.
Questions:
For questions about the application process, please contact Bryn Abramson at babramson3@wisc.edu.
For questions about whether the UW Capstone Certificate Program is right for you, please contact Sarah Strong at sstrong@wisc.edu.
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