April 12, noon-1:30: Trauma-Informed Approaches in Minnesota Schools Dr. Mark Sander, Hennepin County; Stacy Bender-Fayette and Sharleen Zeman-Sperle, Peacemaker Resources Many Minnesota schools are trying innovative approaches to promote social emotional learning and to make the classroom a safe learning environment for children who have experienced trauma. This webinar is a chance to hear from three such innovators: Dr. Mark Sander, a psychologist working in the Minneapolis Public Schools...

Thursday, June 8 th Time: Welcome at 8:30am Training from 9:00am- 4:00pm Where: LifeTrack Building 709 University Avenue West Saint Paul, MN 55104 To Register and for more Information please contact: Lisa Deputie, ldeputie@pcamn.org or 651.325.9391 All parents have stress, some more than others, and support and help make the difference. As the Minnesota chapter of Circle of Parents, MCCC partners with communities to offer peer-led, mutual self-help support groups for parents and children...

Rocsana Enriquez started thinking about yoga again when she was pregnant. She was 19 and in an abusive relationship. When she was younger, Rocsana, whom I interviewed as part of my research, had taken part in a yoga program in a San Francisco Bay Area juvenile hall run by The Art of Yoga Project . She began using the skills she learned on the mat to slow herself down when she got angry and to pause before reacting. She remembered the breathing techniques and poses that made her feel better...

Francheska has a passion for people owning their stories and believing that everyone deserves to be heard. It is clear that Francheska shares many values with the organization including a desire for social justice. We're pleased to have her coming on board. My name is Francheska Salcedo and I am the new Program Assistant for MCCC as of July 5th,2017. After working with MCCC as a temp and attending one of the PLCSP meetings, I knew I wanted to continue to work for this organization. I was...

“Calo Programs partners with three non-profits, on a five-city, childhood trauma awareness bus tour, ending on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Calo Programs , innovators in healing the effects of early life trauma in young people, is partnering with three of the nation's leading authorities on attachment, trauma and adoption: the American Adoption Congress (AAC), the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) and the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh). Together...

The University of MN and Natalis Counseling & Psychology Solutions are partnering to provide two new drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention programs. The goal of the programs is to help adolescents and parents live a healthy and drug-free life. These brief, evidenced-based interventions (described below) provide a unique opportunity for teens and their families to develop skills related to problem solving, goal planning, and relationship building. For more information about...

Are you interested in supporting communities as they work to reduce adversity and build protective factors? Are you interested in developing marketing and communication processes for a nonprofit? The FamilyWise Services Communication and Development VISTA position may be the right fit for you! Check out this link for more details: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=110833

The 2023 Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference took place on October 17th and 18th in Brainerd at Cragun's Resort. "For 49 years, the Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference has supported people engaged in substance misuse prevention. Countless communities, agencies, and individuals come together to do this work, including you. Your contributions to the prevention field and dedication to public health make a difference in our state. This work is not easy. It can be...

Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse: December 7, 2023, to December 8, 2023. Radiothon to End Child Abuse is an event that seeks to raise money to support local child protection prevention efforts in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Morrison Counties. The Radiothon raises funds when people make monetary pledges, and purchase auction items on this site . Pledge dollars are shared with Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota and the local counties; auction proceeds remain...