In this webinar Melissa Adolfson will present information on ACEs and Protective Factors from the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey, and discuss how those data can help communities determine where to take action to reduce the impact of ACEs. As communities across Minnesota engage in the Understanding ACEs: Building Self-Healing Communities work, this is a great source of information to support the work! This webinar repeats a workshop that was offered at the ACE Collaborative Gathering in St.

Please join us for the FREE VIRTUAL Growing Resilient Communities: 3 rd Annual Gathering of Collaboratives Addressing ACEs on June 24 th & June 25 th , 9:00 a.m. – noon each day. Check out the Gathering flyer for more information about the schedule, sessions, & speakers we have lined up for this event. We invite you to share this information widely with your partners and networks! Register Here Event Agenda: Wednesday, June 24th: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (noon) 9:00 am – 9:30 am: Gathering...

Growing Resilient Communities: Collaboratives Addressing ACEs Gathering In June 2020, Minnesota Communities Caring for Children (now FamilyWise! ) held the annual Growing Resilient Communities: Collaboratives Addressing ACEs Gathering. To view the recordings & handouts for the sessions listed below, please visit this link . Trauma across Generations: The Impact of Historical Trauma with Sam Simmons – available until July 24 th Loving What Is: Grief as a Path to Joy with Drake Powe –...

The Suicide Prevention Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health presents the Suicide Prevention Webinar series. These educational webinars will serve as a touch point for further connection and knowledge exchange. • July 30 - Shared Risk and Protective Factors - Melissa Adolfson • August 25 - Suicide Prevention and Tribal Communities - Luther Talks • Sept 15 - Change the Narrative on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention - Kelly Felton • October 19 - Suicide Prevention and the Faith...

The Growing Resilient Communities Gathering is an annual statewide event that supports Children’s Mental Health and Family Services Collaboratives and Indigenous Communities as they work to build self-healing communities across Minnesota. All are welcome to join this free virtual daylong event. Collaboratives, Indigenous community members, and their partners are encouraged to attend this daylong virtual gathering. FamilyWise Services is planning and hosting this event, with support from the...

Join us in three weeks for our free, virtual Annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering! This event develops and implements community-wide approaches to Building Self-Healing Communities. Participants are encouraged to attend who are involved, or want to be involved in, addressing the root causes of childhood adversity: this can include Collaborative, tribal, and other community partners, such as health, law enforcement, education, social services, parents, businesses, and nonprofit...

Join us NEXT WEEK for our free, virtual Annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering! This event develops and implements community-wide approaches to Building Self-Healing Communities. Participants are encouraged to attend who are involved, or want to be involved in, addressing the root causes of childhood adversity: this can include Collaborative, tribal, and other community partners, such as health, law enforcement, education, social services, parents, businesses, and nonprofit service...

Join us on Tuesday, June 27ᵗʰ for the 6ᵗʰ Annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering of Collaboratives &Tribal Nations Addressing ACEs. This year we're convening people from across the state to address youth well-being. Learn from your peers' success stories and tell your own. We'll share strategies for building a culture of prevention. Together we can break the cycle of intergenerational trauma. REGISTER HERE TUESDAY, JUNE 27ᵗʰ 9:00 - 9:20 am Welcome 9:30 - 11:00 am Keynote...

The 6 th annual Growing Resilient Communities Gathering of Collaboratives and Tribal Nations will be held in 1 week, on Tuesday, June 27 th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This free, virtual event will focus on highlighting community-based approaches that support the development of self-healing communities – communities that intentionally develop more inclusive and equitable practices, cultural norms, and concrete supports so all children, families, and adults can thrive. This year, the theme is...