Collaboration

This tip sheet helps child welfare agencies collaborate with community-based partners to assess agency services and prevention efforts, promote communication and information sharing across systems, increase understanding of the family’s needs, and provide better overall support to children and families. Learn more.  ...

The resource contains a series of lessons learned that highlight the fundamental insights and knowledge gained about child and youth engagement, with special attention to permanency decisions. The lessons include:   Authentic engagement of children and youth must be reimagined and clearly defined  Leaders set the tone for building relationships that drive authentic engagement of ...

Date: May 17th, 2024, 8:00am-5:00pm ET  During this livestreamed symposium, mental health stakeholders will share information and best practices for improving mental health outcomes for children, youth, young adults, and their families in schools and communities. Learn more. 

This National Strategy is a bold new 10-year, comprehensive, whole-of-society approach to suicide prevention that provides concrete recommendations for addressing gaps in the suicide prevention field. The National Strategy seeks to prevent suicide risk in the first place; identify and support people with increased risk through treatment and crisis intervention; ...

Date: May 23, 2024, 5:30 pm ET  This webinar is a youth dialogue on adolescent health in celebration of National Adolescent Health Month (NAHM). This dialogue will elevate the perspectives of young people on what is needed to build communities that will help them be healthy and thrive now and into ...

Date: June 25-27, 2024  Location: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland  During this workshop, attendees will access NASA-specific resources, develop practical skills in implementing NASA STEM activities, learn strategies for effectively supporting educators implementing science and engineering practices in classrooms, and network with other teacher trainers from across the country. K-12 teacher ...

Date: May 16, 2024, 2:00 pm ET  This webinar is the 2024 National Foster Care Month virtual event. The webinar will focus on how agencies can partner with young people experiencing the foster care system to build strong, supportive networks and achieve relational permanency. Experts will discuss their approaches to supporting ...

“Take HEART" Awareness Week is May 6-10, 2024. This public awareness campaign promotes collaborations that support the mental health and well-being of everyone in the school building. School teams are invited to share daily calls to action, talking points, infographics, and additional resources to spread the word about the importance ...

This webinar discussed effective family-school partnership practices, including an outline of procedures that necessitate caregiver involvement, specific family engagement strategies, and community resources for families and professionals. Learn more. 

This resource (PDF, 12 pages) documents the insights and considerations of national, state, and local subject matter experts (SMEs) regarding strategies for mitigating the negative effects of collateral consequences for justice-involved youth. Learn more.