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Our commitment is to engage with community partners to increase access to resources, programs and services that people impacted by incarceration may need in order to thrive in communities and reduce individual risk.” – Kelley Heifort, DOC Director of Reentry Services
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Wednesday, July 31
8:30 – 10:00 am
Eagle Valley Golf and Conference Center
2600 Double Eagle Lane
Woodbury, MN 55129
Back by popular demand, special guest speaker Diane Schmidt, Reiki Master & Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, offers an in-depth presentation on how Reiki can support mental health, plus mini sessions giving participants a direct experience of Reiki.
Diane has been providing Reiki to individuals with PTSD and trauma for more than 10 years.
Breakfast is included. We look forward to seeing you there!
Click HERE to Learn More
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Twin Cities Transition Coalition
Friday, August 9th, 2024, 9:30 - 11:30 am
In-Person
Partners in Behavioral Health
1630 University Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55104
There will be light snacks & beverages in an open house style event. Bring some business cards and meet new people and community partners that share in your passion for the important work we do in the Twin Cities Metro!
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- Overdose prevention education, trainings & resources
- Free distribution of Naloxone
- Roundtables with local employers & businesses
- TEDx style talks from recognizable individuals
- Practical tools & strategies for prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction through organizational partners & peers.
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Event to Address Need for Treatment Professionals to Serve Minnesota’s Rural Communities
The Department of Humans services will be co-sponsoring a day-long event entitled, The Rural SUD Workforce: Recruit, Retain, Sustain. This event unites behavioral healthcare professionals, educators, students and policymakers to explore recruiting and retaining desperately needed treatment professionals to serve Minnesota’s rural communities. Interested participants can register online.
Friday, September. 20, 2024
8 am - 4:30 pm
Minnesota State University - Mankato Centennial Student Union
620 West S Road
Mankato, MN 56001
Cost is $10 for students, $30 for NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) members and $60 for non-NAADAC members.
Featured keynote speakers are Israil Ali from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Mathew Roosa from NIATx.
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September 21st, 2024
10am - 3pm
MN State Capitol Grounds
75 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55155
For More Information Click HERE
Local organizations are oftentimes at the forefront of creating systemic change in the criminal legal system.
With improved access to relevant data and technology, communities could be better positioned to advocate for and enact policies and practices to make the system more equitable. To further this goal, the Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative have collaborated to kick off the next cohort of the Catalyst Grant Program to support 27 organizations across the country as they launch projects using data and technology to advance racial equity in prevention, policing, and prosecution. Examples of this year's projects include:
- analyzing program data so diversion programs can support groups impacted by overincarceration;
- exploring racial disparities in arrests to identify potential changes needed to policing practices in areas like pedestrian and traffic stops; and
- enhancing data and technology tools for court watching programs to increase the transparency of pre-trial decisions and advocate for policy reforms.
Each grantee will receive funds to cover project implementation; assistance on data, policy, and community engagement from Urban; access to Microsoft technology and related support; and peer learning opportunities.
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