This new webinar series is designed for child- and family-serving system leaders and other stakeholders to meet the requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act. This series is an opportunity to develop a service array that best meets the needs of youth and families using evidence-based programs (EBPs). Join us to discuss strategies and tools for identifying and addressing gaps in an existing service array; assessing the fit of EBPs to fill gaps; and leveraging and aligning an EBP array with existing financial resources. Watch the recording of the first session and register now for the upcoming sessions! Next date: Mar. 11, 2-3:30 p.m. ET. Hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Implementation.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by local entities, Dating Matters employs evidence-based strategies and a community-driven approach to educate youth, parents, educators, schools, and neighborhoods about healthy relationships to stop dating violence before it starts. The focus on healthy relationships reflects a recent shift in public health from an emphasis on disease prevention to one on health promotion. Learn more

Suicide is one of the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S., claiming more than 47,000 lives in 2019 alone, and the rates of suicide have risen more than 30 percent between 1999-2019. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon Genera —in collaboration with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention—released The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. This new report outlines the actions that communities and individuals can take to reduce the rates of suicide and help improve resilience. Read more

Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) is a national learning health care system that links early psychosis clinics through standard clinical measures, uniform data collection methods, data sharing agreements, and integration of client-level data across service users and clinics. Clients and their families, clinicians, health care administrators, and scientific experts now have the opportunity to partner within EPINET to improve early psychosis care and conduct large-scale, practice-based research. Learn more

The National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network's K-12 School Initiative now offers a year’s worth of free telehealth mental health services to children and youth in grades K–12. The services will allow children and adolescents to connect via cell phone with counselors, therapists, or social workers. Providers must have a computer, laptop, or cell phone to conduct virtual appointments. Interested providers who work in school or community health care programs for Native youth are encouraged to email Teresa Brewington for more information.

The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity is offering free AFFIRM training and purveyor-led coaching to agencies providing behavioral health services to LGBTQ+ youth! AFFIRM is a group-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy intervention for improving the behavioral health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people. Join us to learn more about this evidence-based intervention and how your organization can implement it. The Center of Excellence is lead by The Institute for Innovation and Implementation.

Join Brownyn Maden, MSW, Executive Director of Promise Heights, as she moderates an engaging conversation with Dr. David Satcher, former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, and author of My Quest for Health Equity; and Andrea Brown, Executive Director of the Black Mental Health Association. This lively discussion will focus on how to best address attitudes toward treatment, the current lack of sufficient Black mental health care practitioners, and what we can do now to address these and other pertinent issues.

Users of the measures of the Wraparound Fidelity Assessment System (WFAS) now have a new online system to aid in their Wraparound evaluation efforts. WrapStat will provide a more powerful method for users of the Wraparound Fidelity Index, Team Observation Measure, and Document Assessment and Review Tool to collect, manage, and report on Wraparound implementation, fidelity, satisfaction, and outcomes. This webinar, hosted by the National Wraparound Initiative, will cover all the basics.

Register by Mar. 1 for the early bird rate! Each year, the National Indian Child Welfare Association hosts the largest national gathering on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) child advocacy issues. This year, the conference will be held virtually. With over 1,400 attendees—and growing every year—this four-day conference has become the premiere national event addressing tribal child welfare and well-being. Keynote speakers range from federal officials at the highest level of government to youth with lived experience in child welfare systems.

The Institute of Implementation and Innovation is seeking a Program Director to lead all efforts related to the National Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification in Child Welfare. The Program Director should bring extensive knowledge about the child welfare system and family-centered reunification best practices as well as experience leading structured implementation efforts. Apply now

Selected candidates will plan, fully develop, conduct, and administer training programs aimed to train professionals and improve their skills and knowledge in Wraparound and related topics maintaining content expertise specific to implementation of Wraparound. This position may allow for a remote workplace. Apply now

The Maryland Department of Human Services, Social Services Administration is seeking a Supervisor for the Center for Excellence in Foster Family Development. This position provides oversight, management and technical guidance for all aspects of the Children’s Bureau-funded Center for Excellence in Foster Family Development. The position is based in Baltimore, Md. Apply now