Each month, PEI shares a variety of information for professionals, families, parents and children to support strong and thriving families.
For more information about PEI and its programs visit us online.
 This February, we are focusing on building healthy relationships!
Safe, stable, and secure relationships are an essential part of a healthy childhood. This social media toolkit can help your program:
- Promote healthy relationships between children and their parents or the adults that care for them.
- Ensure parents/caregivers have the tools they need to have conversations with their children about healthy peer and dating relationships, concepts of bullying, and bystander intervention.
- Share resources to support healthy relationships between parents/caregivers.
These messages and links can be used as is or they can be customized in any way that works best for your community.
Call for Presenters
Applications Due March 23
The 2022 Partners in Prevention (PIP) Conference is September 13-15, 2022 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas! The event will be geared toward in-person attendance and presenters, with limited session selections offered via livestream.
This year we invite you to be part of the conversation, anchored in purpose, to achieve our vision of a Texas where all children thrive in their families and communities. We are seeking diverse voices, experiences and innovative concepts that answer questions like:
- How do we as professionals stay anchored to our vision, mission, and goals?
- What tools do we need to keep our connections strong?
- What new research, data and projects exist that can reinforce our efforts in our respective communities?
- Where have we found resources that give us renewed purpose?
 Order your 2022 Get Parenting Tips Calendars
and Activity books today!
The Get Parenting Tips Calendar is filled with helpful tips for parents and caregivers of children of all ages. It’s available in English and Spanish, and endorsed by The Texas Pediatric Society. Calendars are shipped for free in quantities of 100 calendars per box.
The Get Parenting Tips Activity Book features 28 pages of fun for every child. Download a copy here or order a box for the children in your community below.
 The Success by Six Health Children Committee hosted the Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby Community Fair to increase awareness about the importance of prenatal care through education and training. The event took place on January 29th.
Approximately 150 individuals were in attendance. The event included distribution of diapers donated by Save the Children, a raffle for a car seat stroller and various 10-15-minute presentations by speakers including Mayor of Corpus Christi Paulette Guajardo.
 Date: March 7th and 8th
Register
The 2022 Pediatric Brain Health Summit is focused on building stronger connections between pediatric providers and community-based organizations that offer support and services for families. This year's theme is “Working Together to Support Relational Health in Families," and this year’s featured speakers include:
• Christina Bethell, PhD, MPH, MBA
• David Willis, MD, FAAP
• Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD, ScD
This event is virtual. There is no cost to attend and continuing education credit for multiple disciplines will be provided for this event.
The Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy’s 11th Annual Symposium, in collaboration with Healthy Futures of Texas, will offer both in-person and virtual learning opportunities.
The event will take place April 25-27th in San Antonio, Texas.
Continuing education in multiple disciplines will be provided; Scholarships are available as well.
Learn more and register.
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Virtual Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium
Date: March 1st through 3rd
Register Now
The Virtual Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium is the largest gathering of suicide prevention stakeholders in Texas. This year, over 30 outstanding experts at the national and state level will be joining us to exchange important suicide prevention, intervention, and post-vention information, resources, and expertise.
What has historically been a one day event has been transformed into three full days of learning. The virtual Symposium format enables us to ensure Texans from across the state can participate in this outstanding learning opportunity.
Visit the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative to learn more and register.
Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium 2022, Coming Together to Care #TxSP22
Webinar: Integrating Substance Use Treatment Techniques into Evidence-Based Treatments for PTSD
Date: Thursday, March 10th
Time: 1:00 P.M. CST
Register
The STRONG STAR Training Initiative hosts a free webinar series focused on special topics related to evidence-based treatments for PTSD. Participants who attend are eligible to receive 1 continuing education credit. Closed captioning available.
Webinar: Power of Prevention: Promoting Healthy Development in Children
Date: March 1, 8, 15, & 22
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. CST
Register
On Tuesdays in March, the 2nd annual HHS Office of Disability Prevention for Children Statewide Virtual Conference will host a series of free webinars to highlight key topics on preventing intellectual and developmental disabilities in children.
Two hours of continuing education credits/contact hours are available for each day of the conference. A total of eight credits/contact hours will be awarded for attending all four days.
Teen Driving Safety Resource Guide 2022
Visit the Children’s Safety Network to access the Teen Driving Safety 2022 Resource Guide. Teenagers contribute to, and suffer from, the consequences of motor vehicle collisions at a disproportionate rate. This guide will provide information on proven strategies to increase young driver safety, as well as the safety of all road users.
Parents Night Out Training
Community spaces and churches can support foster and adoptive families by hosting respite nights. This webinar will prepare staff and volunteers to become hosts. Discussion will include the importance of respite care, activities, volunteer recruitment, family connections and more. The webinar will take place on February 24, 2022 from 10:00-11:30 am. Learn more and sign up for the Parents Night Out Training.
TCEQ Take Care of Kids Art Contest
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is hosting the Take Care of Texas Kids Art Contest. This contest is a fun way for K-5 students to learn about protecting the environment and come up with creative ways to share this knowledge with others. Students submit their artwork of how they, along with their friends and family, help keep the air and water clean, conserve water and energy, and reduce waste. The students that submit the best art can win a tablet or laptop computer. The contest closes on March 4, 2022. Learn how to submit artwork to the TCEQ kids art contest.
Rabies Awareness & Prevention Poster Contest
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Zoonosis Control Branch will be conducting its annual statewide “Rabies Awareness & Prevention Poster Contest” for Kindergarten through 12th grade.
The Zach Jones Memorial Fund provides generous prizes for winners in each age group (Kindergarten and grades 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). The deadline for poster submission is April 8, 2022. Read more about the rabies awareness contest.
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. An order contains four tests, and there's a limit of one order per residence.
Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.
How to Order
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Visit the CovidTests.gov website, or
- Call 1-800-232-0233 (phone line is open from 8 a.m. to midnight ET seven days a week, and offers assistance in more than 150 languages).
The tests available for order:
- Are rapid antigen at-home tests, not PCR
- Can be taken anywhere
- Give results within 30 minutes (no lab drop-off required)
- Work whether or not you have COVID-19 symptoms
- Work whether or not you are up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines
- Are also referred to as self-tests or over-the-counter (OTC) tests
If you need a test now
- Locate providers in your area using Vaccines.gov or texting your zip code to 438829 (822862 in Spanish) to find a nearby clinic.
- Residents can also call 3-1-1 (512-974-2000) for more information regarding COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.
- Visit the Texas DSHS and HHSC websites for more updated statewide COVID-19 information and resources.
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