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August 2009
This month's updates come from:
- Building Bridges for Children's Mental Health
- Colorado LINKS for Mental Health
- Colorado Youth Development Team
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
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Building Bridges for Children's Mental Health
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Building Bridges leaders recently attended a national conference in Washington DC called The Power of Change: Healthy Students, Safe Schools, and Engaged Communities, sponsored by the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. The conference highlighted ways that schools and communities can develop and implement creative approaches to a broad range of issues facing schools and students; including alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention; violence prevention; emergency management and crisis response; mental health; and character and civic education.
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Building Bridges continues to promote the adoption of social-emotional standards to promote the appropriate develop of Colorado students. Research shows that preparing students to be proficient in social emotional skills increases their capacity for learning, including: increased mastery of subject material, motivation to learn, commitment to school, and time devoted to school work. It also improves attendance, graduation rates, and prospects for constructive employment, while at the same time reduces suspensions, expulsions, and grade retention. Social emotional standards also have a role beyond academics. They can be an integral component of response to intervention (RtI) and positive behavior supports (PBS), which are being implemented in school districts throughout the state. When RtI/PBS is applied to behavior, it helps to promote a positive school climate and school safety.
For more information, please contact Barb Bieber at Bieber_B@cde.state.co.us
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Colorado LINKS for Mental Health
- Colorado LINKS for Mental Health's Workbook for Boards: Family and Youth Involvement is available online at: http://www.csi-policy.org/links/fyiworkbook/index.html . To date, the Developmental Disabilities Council and the Collaborative Management Program Steering Committee have used the self-assessment tool in the workbook to identify areas for improvement. Other groups are planning to use the tool in the next few months, including Behavioral Health Incorporated’s Board of Directors and Mental Health America’s Policy Council
For more information, please contact Jewlya Lynn at Jewlya@csi-policy.org .
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Colorado Youth Development Team
- Early in 2009, The Colorado Youth Development Team hosted community conversations across the state. After listening to perspectives on positive youth development we are pleased to return this fall with customized training opportunities near you! All of these trainings are designed for a community-wide audience including youth and young adults (middle school aged – 25 years), youth serving professionals, adults who care for and about young people, community leaders & advocates. Call 303.863.2105, or e-mail registration@buildassets.org to RSVP. Please provide your name, organization, e-mail address, phone number & which training you wish to attend.
- Larimer and Weld Counties: The Spirit of Culture
- September 8th from 5 to 8:30pm at the Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Loveland, CO 80538, Longs Peak Meeting Room, Basement Level; OR September 9th from 5 to 8:30pm at the Jesus Rodarte Cultural Center, 920 A St, Greeley, CO 80631-2079.
- Engaging diverse youth and families is the goal, but effective strategies are often missing. Inclusiveness when working with diverse youth is a constant process of conversation and exploration. The Spirit of Culture provides an experiential learning environment in which participants explore not only their own cultural identity, but how to create inclusive environments for Larimer & Weld County youth and families.
- Denver Metro Area: Youth / Adult Partnerships: An Inside Look.
- September 16th and 23rd, 2009, from 5 to 8:30pm at Mile High United Way, 2505 18th Street, Denver, 80211
- Colorado Springs: Partnership for Success
- September 26th, 2009 from 8:30am to 3:30pm at the Hillside Community Center, 925 S. Institute, Colorado Springs, 80903
- For more information call 303.863.2105 or e-mail katherine@buildassets.org
The Colorado Youth Development Team is a private-public partnerships of youth, family & community advocates, and youth serving professionals who have come together to infuse positive youth development strategies into state and local policies & infrastructure. For more information on the Colorado Youth Development Team, please contact Amy Engelman at Amy@csi-policy.org
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National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
- Coming in September 2009, The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education and the Pediatric Nursing Leadership and Special Needs Program of the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Nursing are holding two modules from their online professional development course, Social-Emotional Developing of Young Children, Ages 0-5.
- Module 2: Promoting the Social and Emotional Development of Infants and Preschoolers
- Module 3: The Pyramid Model: An Evidence-Based Model for Promoting Social Emotional Development of Infants and Young Children
- Each module eligible for 2.5 Contact Hours (application pending)
- Please go to http://www.co.train.org for more information.
For more information, please contact Marilyn Krajicek at 303-724-0663 or Marilyn.Krajicek@ucdenver.edu, or Jean Cimino at 303-733-4631 or Jean.Cimino@ucdenver.edu
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To be included in next month's LINKING YOU, please send us your planning or organization group's name, contact info, up to three bullets of one sentence each, and where possible, a link to more information.
Brought to you by the Colorado LINKS for Mental Health Initiative. For more information about the Initiative, please contact Jewlya Lynn at Jewlya@CSI-Policy.org.
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