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April is Strengthening Families Month. Join us to promote the safety and well-being of Montana's kids and the value of child abuse prevention. Programs throughout Montana are hosting activities to help strengthen families during April.
- Go Blue all month long! Show your support of Montana families and prevention efforts by wearing blue throughout April! Share your selfies on Facebook and Instagram using #GoBlue #StrongFamilies #SafeKids #GrowingBetterTogether #CAPM.
- Nominate a champion of Montana's children and families for a Montana Children's Trust Fund Award by February 21. Fill out the nomination form and send to Josh Kendrick.
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Tip sheets- give to parents and caregiver
- Visit the National Child Abuse Prevention Month website to find useful resources.
Please join me in welcoming Jen Weir, our new Family Advisory Network (FAN) representative! See her bio below on follow her story on the Weir Family Warriors FB page.
FANs contribute to EMSC in numerous ways, including, but not limited to, serving as members of the EMSC Advisory Committee, coordinating special community outreach projects, assisting with developing EMSC policy objectives, and helping to plan, present, and promote educational offerings in Montana.
 Jen's Bio: I live in Great Falls with my two children. Two years ago, we were involved in a tragic accident which took the life of my husband and oldest son and sent my two younger children to Seattle.
For the last two years, I have helped my son recover from a severe TBI and have managed to self-educate as much as possible throughout the process.
The actions of the Belt and Great Falls EMS saved my younger two children’s lives, because of this, doing all I can to help our EMS and hospitals respond to pediatric emergencies is very important to me.
Education and Training
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human service workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge or is in crisis.
This course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan to help young people in crisis and non-crisis situations. To learn more, download the Mental Health First Aid for Youth one-pager.
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The American Indian and Alaska Native Culture Guide enhance cultural competence when serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities. It covers regional differences, cultural customs, spirituality, communication styles, the role of veterans and older adults, and health disparities.
During the pandemic, SAMHSA mailed states’ pocket guidebooks; however, they have not continued printing. The link to the downloadable version of the Guide is below:
https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/sma08-4354.pdf
An Observational Study and Analysis of Current Pediatric Ambulance Transport Practices confirmed that most pediatric patients transported by EMS are not appropriately secured and are at increased injury in a crash and potentially during regular vehicle operation.
Opportunity exists for regulators, industry, and leaders in EMS and pediatrics to develop fiscally and operationally prudent techniques and devices to improve the safety of children in ambulances. Read more about the study here.
Upcoming Courses & Conferences
The Pediatric Disaster Response & Emergency Preparedness Training Courses course prepares students to effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of pediatric patients in the event of a community based-incident. Pediatric-specific planning considerations include mass sheltering, pediatric triage, reunification planning, and pediatric decontamination considerations.
This is not a hands-on technical course but instead a management resource course for stakeholders like pediatric physicians, emergency managers, emergency planners, and members of public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and Hospitals in the field of disaster response and preparedness work.
Course dates for Montana are below:
- Butte-4/10-4/11-2023
- Kalispell-5/11-5/12-2023
- Bozeman-(registration currently unavailable)
- Polson-8/7-8/8 2023
Register at the TEEX website.
Montana Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect Conference is April 19-21 in Helena. Registration is open.
Join us for the MT Emergency Cardiovascular Care Symposium Saturday, May 20th, 2023. This "not-to-be-missed" symposium focuses on recognizing and treating cardiovascular emergency conditions within the context of a system of care. The 2023 Featured Speaker will be Dr. Vinay Nadkarni, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics, the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
PRINTABLE POSTER
Full Agenda-Session Descriptions-Speaker Bios
REGISTER HERE
Grant Opportunities
NOFO Number: SM-23-002
Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $200,000 per year
Application Due Date: Monday, May 01, 2023
Description
The purpose of this program is to: (1) train individuals (e.g., school personnel and emergency services personnel, including the fire department and law enforcement personnel, veterans, armed services members, and their families, etc.) to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders and how to de-escalate crises involving individuals with a mental illness safely and (2) provide education on resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness and other relevant resources, including how to establish linkages with school and/or community-based mental health agencies.
Click the link below for Pre-Application Webinar Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 1 pm MST for more information.
News and Updates
2022 EMS for Children Survey Results for Montana
2022 Montana Pediatric Call Volume by Number of Agencies and Associations with PECCS
Skill Checking Overview
EMS for Children Survey-Closed March 31, 2023
The 2023 EMS for Children Survey formally closed on March 31, 2023. As of last Friday. Montana's response rate was 45%. The survey was sent to 195 EMS agencies in Montana. We want to thank all of you for completing the survey this year. We recognize how busy our first responders are and appreciate you taking the time to improve emergency pediatric care in Montana.
The goal of the survey is to improve understanding of EMS agencies' capability to care for children by collecting data on two critical ways to ensure pediatric readiness:
- appointing a pediatric emergency care coordinator (PECC) or pediatric champion, and
- providing regular opportunities for skill-checking on pediatric equipment.
Resources
FMCSA Traffic Safety Shareable Materials
Montana PECCS FB Page
Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Toolkit
Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Toolkit
Pediatric Pandemic Network
PECC Roles/Job Descriptions
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