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In this Issue:
- News
- Events & Webinars
- Community Resources
- Los Recursos Familial en Español
- Family Resources in English
- Job Opportunities
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Spotlight On:
Discover Wellness in Johnsons Park
Friday, August 11
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Discover Wellness during this free, family-friendly event! Stop by Johnsons Park for healthy and fun activities, resources, food, and a movie from neighborhood and community organizations on August 11.
FREE healthy snacks, activities, resources, giveaways, raffles from 5 to 7 pm -- and a showing of SING 2 at 7 pm!
Partners are: Cudahy Health Department, Goal Chasers 2000, House of Kings and Priests, Neu-Life Community Development, Oak Creek Health Department, The Parenting Network, RISE Drug Free MKE, Wauwatosa Health Department, and Community Advocates.
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International Overdose Awareness Day Milwaukee: Meeting You Where You Are
Thursday, August 31
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Friends, family, and survivors of overdose are invited to connect with community organizations, memorialize their lost loved ones, and get resources to prevent overdose at three locations in Milwaukee County on International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31.
The events include: free Narcan, fentanyl test strips, a Memorial Tree, grief counselors, and a Memorial Lantern release at Mitchell Park at 7 p.m.
- 10 am-12 noon: Samad’s House, 2875 N. 23rd St.
- 1-3 pm: UMOS, 2701 S. Chase Ave.
- 4-8 pm: RISE Drug Free MKE & Team Havoc, Mitchell Park Pavilion, 524 S. Layton Blvd.
These events are presented by RISE Drug Free MKE thanks to support from Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services.
Partners include City of Milwaukee Health Department, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute, Community Medical Services, 4th Dimension Sobriety, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services, Milwaukee Fire Department, Onepillkills, Samad’s House, Street Angels, Team Havoc, and UMOS Inc.
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Offer QPR Suicide Prevention Training to Your Organization during
September, National Suicide Prevention Month
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Each September, prevention advocates and stakeholders highlight the importance of learning how to identify and discuss potential warning signs of suicide.
This September, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will provide Question, Persuade, Refer QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper workshops at your organization upon request. This 1.5-hour workshop normalizes conversations about suicide and teaches participants how to listen nonjudgmentally and encourage someone who may be thinking of suicide to get appropriate help. Interested in offering this session to your organization? Contact Rita Liesiefsky at rliesiefsky@communityadvocates.net.
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2023 WPHA Public Health in Practice Conference
October 4-5
Early Bird Registration through September 8
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Registration is open for the WPHA Public Health in Practice Conference, which will be held October 4 and 5 at the Oshkosh Convention Center, although a virtual attendance option will be available. The PHiP conference is targeted for professionals working in both governmental and non-governmental public health positions. Attendees will walk away with specific skills and usable tools to execute strategies to improve community or workplace health through systems change thinking, evidence-based practices and capacity building.
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Nominations Open:
Street Angels Third Annual Jeanne Lowry Award
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Street Angels are requesting nominations for the third annual Jeanne Lowry Award in honor of Lowry, who worked tirelessly advocating for and with people experiencing mental illness and homelessness. She served as the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force’s co-chair and on the steering committee. To nominate an advocate for this award, email your submission by 5 p.m. on August 31 to award@streetangelsmke.org.
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South Side Lead Pipe Replacement Town Hall
Monday, July 24
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Your voice matters! Learn about and provide input on Milwaukee’s lead pipe replacement plan. This event, co-sponsored by Coalition on Lead Emergency (COLE) and COLE Lead-Free and Healthy Home Project will begin at 6 p.m. on July 24 at Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Mitchell St.
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Amani Pop-Up Outreach Days
Tuesday, July 25 & Thursday, August 10
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Coming to a corner near you… You’ll find resources, food, and fun from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at 27th and Auer on July 25, courtesy of COA Youth and Family Centers, and at Dr. Carter Park on August 10 thanks to Amani United. Check the flyer for details and contact info if you want to be a partner.
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Equity and Trauma:
Facilitating the Healing Process with Tim Grove
Tuesday, July 25
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This on-site training will be hosted at Wellpoint Care Network and will integrate the core concepts from the trauma informed care and equity movements toward a transformative synergy. Two of the most important and needed topics are trauma and equity. Each has remarkable potential to be a central part of the solutions we are longing for. If that is true, imagine what forms of transformation can come when the two topics are interwoven! This training will explore the creative mixing of core concepts from both movements. A morning and afternoon session will be held on July 25 at Wellpoint Care Network, 8901 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee. Cost is $150.
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Improving How Poverty Is Measured:
A Recommendation to Better Reflect Households’ Basic Needs
Wednesday, July 26
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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) offers recommendations for updating how poverty is measured in the United States, with a special focus on the costs of child care and health care, as well as regional differences in housing costs. In this webinar, five members of the committee that produced the report will discuss their assessment of the current Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), accounting for basic needs and costs that were missing, and what a change from the SPM to a new Principal Poverty Measure would accomplish. This Institute for Research on Poverty webinar will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on July 26.
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Community Narcan Training
Thursday, July 27
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The Milwaukee Turners and The Daily Bird will offer a FREE community Narcan (naloxone) training at Turner Hall, 1034 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave., from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. on July 27. Narcan can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Free Narcan will be distributed at the training. This event is FREE and open to the public. No registration required.
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Mentor Greater Milwaukee Annual Youth Summit
Thursday, July 27
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Mentor Greater Milwaukee’s second annual Youth Summit will focus on Violence Prevention. Each session is planned and led by youth of MENTOR Greater Milwaukee's Youth Council, MPS Black and Latino Male Achievement and Milwaukee Succeeds Youth Forward MKE. Each session ties into the theme and what youth believe are necessary outlets as preventative measures to Amplify, Advocate, and put Action behind youth voice and the needs of Milwaukee youth. Sessions will highlight recreation, mentoring, mental health, relationship building, and gun violence. Plus, snacks, beverages, and lunch will be provided. This summit is free and open to young people ages 14-18, and will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on July 27 at 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee. RSVPs are required by July 20.
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Improving Behavioral Health Services and Care for Your Sexual and Gender Diverse Clients:
Rethinking Minority Stress
Thursday, July 27
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For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of sexually diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender-diverse individuals (those whose gender identity/expression differs from their birth-assigned sex/gender). According to this model, the cumulative stress caused by stigma and social marginalization fosters stress-related health problems.
Yet studies linking minority stress to physical health outcomes have yielded mixed results, suggesting that something is missing from our understanding of stigma and health. Social safety may be the missing piece. This webinar, presented by Lisa Diamond Ph.D., is part of Community Advocates Public Policy Institute’s LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Series. It will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on July 27.
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Crisis Response Planning
Thursday, July 27
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This workshop from the Behavioral Health Training Partnership at UW-Green Bay is designed to enhance individuals’ knowledge about crisis response planning for managing acute suicide risk, and to increase their ability to confidently and competently administer this intervention with at-risk individuals. The first half of the workshop provides didactic knowledge about suicide, the development of the crisis response plan intervention, and its empirical support, all of which are designed to increase knowledge. The second half of the workshop includes clinical demonstrations by the instructor and skills practice by attendees, which are designed for individuals to acquire skill competency. This Zoom session will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on July 27. Fee is $15.
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22nd Annual Back to School Health Fair
Friday, July 28
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The City of Milwaukee Health Department is organizing a free, family-friendly back-to-school health fair, which offers school-required immunizations, health screenings, free kids backpacks and school supplies, COVID-19 vaccines, food trucks, and more! Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to receive gifts or services. The fair will be held July 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Fiserv Forum and Deer District, 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee. Free parking is available at the Fiserv Forum Fifth Street Parking Structure, 1215 N. Fifth St. | |
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Soberfest 2023
Saturday, August 5
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The Phoenix is organizing its third Soberfest gathering, which will feature music, food, games, and more. Soberfest will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on August 5 at Pere Marquette Park, 900 N. Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee.
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Wellpoint Care Network Back-to-School Bash
Thursday, August 10
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This free event is all about ensuring students have the support and resources they need to thrive when going back to school. There will be free backpacks stocked with school supplies, free haircuts, bounce houses, a video game party bus and more. Plus, a DJ, food and raffle prizes. This family-friendly event will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at 8901 W. Capitol Drive, Milwaukee.
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Trauma and the Brain: An Introduction
Tuesday, August 15
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As a result of this workshop, participants will gain a better understanding as to how trauma affects the brain, discuss risk factors for substance use disorders, and develop their strategy for intervention methods for a particular population. Topics to be covered are substance use and ACEs, risk factors, strategies for care, and more. This session from Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on August 15. It’s free and open to everyone.
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Mobile Food Pantry
Tuesday, August 15
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Drive through or walk up to receive free food and other resources thanks to the Dominican Center, Amani United, and Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin. Items are first come, first served, and include meat, dairy, non-perishables, produce, hygiene items, and other resources. You can pre-register at the link below. Volunteers are needed, too. The event will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St., on August 15.
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ECOM Workshop:
Re-entry Services and Job Services
Wednesday, August 16
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The Empowerment Coalition of Milwaukee (ECOM) is a monthly gathering of social services professionals, advocates, and consumers organized by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute. ECOM explores topics that are vital to Milwaukee’s human services professionals. This month's topic is re-entry and job services. Fee is $5 for light refreshments and materials.
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Verbal De-escalation Techniques
Wednesday, August 16 & Tuesday, August 22
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During this virtual workshop, you will learn how to increase safety by utilizing verbal de-escalation techniques. Participants will explore foundational information on how to reduce the level of conflict through self-knowledge, understand how past experiences influence current behavior, and practice de-escalation. This free session from Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on August 16 and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on August 22.
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Rental Housing Fair and Back-to-School Celebration
Thursday, August 17
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The Milwaukee Rental Housing Resource Center invites you to this rental housing fair and back-to-school celebration! RHRC partners are offering information and resources to help you be a successful tenant and to prevent evictions. We're also giving away backpacks (child must be present) and other items.
Stop by Community Advocates' parking lot (north of our building) to talk to folks from the City of Milwaukee, Community Advocates, IMPACT 211, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Mediate Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Housing Division, Rental Property Association of Wisconsin, and UEDA.
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Health and Wellness Beyond Incarceration:
The Role of the Church Conference
Saturday, August 26
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Invisible Reality Prison Ministry is organizing a panel discussion on the barriers people face in accessing comprehensive health services while they are incarcerated and as they return home, as well as the essential role of the church. This free event will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on August 26, at 2700 N. 54th St., Milwaukee.
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Hey, there,
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Job openings?
- Upcoming events?
- News to share?
- Suggestions?
Forward the information to Prevention@CommunityAdvocates.net.
Thank you for your service to Milwaukee!
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Better Mental Health through Better Understanding for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities 2023 Reading List
This list contains a variety of resources focused on the mental health of racial and ethnic populations, mental health literacy, culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health care services, and improving the mental health care and information for individuals with limited English proficiency. Download it now.
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MHA Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month! The theme of Mental Health America’s 2023 BIPOC Mental Health campaign is Culture, Community, & Connection. Download it now.
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Explaining the Social Determinants of Health
From the FrameWorks Institute, here are some helpful things to keep in mind when you’re trying to explain why some demographic groups experience better or worse health outcomes than others. Download it now.
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Talking about Health Equity
Here are three sample definitions from the FrameWorks Institute that can complement or replace the word "equity." Find it here.
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Los Recursos Familial en Español | |
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Comecocos de papel: Juego de niños para afrontar el estrés
A veces, la vida puede resultar desafiante y es importante que los niños (¡y los adultos!) desarrollen estrategias para lidiar con el estrés o la ansiedad. Este “comecocos de papel” del National Institute of Mental Health ofrece algunas estrategias que los niños pueden practicar para ayudarles a controlar el estrés y otras emociones difíciles. Descarguelo aqui.
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Stress Catcher
It’s important for kids and adults to develop strategies for coping with stress or anxiety. This stress catcher “fortune teller” from the National Institute of Mental Health offers some strategies children can practice and use to help manage stress and other difficult emotions. Access it here.
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Triple P Positive Parenting Coaching
The Parenting Network is providing one-on-one coaching sessions for parents who want to learn new ways to manage their child’s behavior. Sessions are free of charge and last about 50 minutes. Download the flyer.
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