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Our weekly e-newsletter to providers combines grantee resources, stories of interest, exclusive educational opportunities, and grant information. In this issue:
Have you been inspired by any speakers this year? Send us a note and tell us about them!
We are now accepting applications to present at the 2022 Partners in Prevention Conference. This year we invite you to be part of the conversation, anchored in purpose, filled with hope, and determined to reach our destination, where every family in Texas is safe, secure, and thriving.
Learn more about submitting a proposal.
The 2022 Partners in Prevention Conference will take place September 13-15, 2022 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas! The event will be geared toward in-person attendance with limited session selections offered via livestream.
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Each year, Prevention and Early Intervention offers grantees social media posts and messaging to share on your professional and personal social media. Be on the lookout for our Child Abuse Prevention Month Toolkit coming soon.
In the meantime check out our year-round social media resources for the following:
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Get Parenting Tips Posters are now available for order. This set of twelve posters features positive parenting stories, children's art, and tips endorsed by The Texas Pediatric Society. Posters can be ordered in English and Spanish. Order a set for your office space today! |
Order 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.
Activity Books feature artwork, puzzles, and language learning activities, and each box comes with crayons for children.
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Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) is committed to ensuring our grantees have the training and professional development they need to navigate Texas families’ needs. In order to ensure that PEI is offering the support you need to create opportunities for partnerships with families, we are asking you to complete the survey below to determine what topics require additional focus and support. You can complete the survey on behalf of your overall organization’s input or share the link with your staff and sub awardees to fill out on their own.
Please take 10-15 minutes to complete this survey by March 25th.
Virtual NFSN Standards of Quality Certification
This two-day virtual certification training details how the nationally adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support can enhance work with families. Whether you are setting up a new program or strengthening an existing one, the Standards provide a blueprint for implementing best practice.
PEI and FRC host the NFSN Standards of Quality Certification training. Participants who complete the full session will receive a certificate from the National Family Support Network that is valid for two years.
Due to high demand, registration is limited to 4 participants per agency for each training session. If you have additional staff wanting to participate please email PEITraining@dfps.texas.gov with a list of staff and their email addresses; as we have availability we will reach out to them.
For more information on this training, please see the NSFN website here: https://www.nationalfamilysupportnetwork.org/standards-training.
Dates/Times (this is a two-day training)
March 22nd from 9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. CDT, and
March 23rd from 9:00 A.M. – 2:45 P.M. CDT
Register
March 29th from 9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. CDT, and
March 30th from 9:00 A.M. – 2:45 P.M. CDT
Register
 Maximization: What Is It? How Do We Do It?
Funds Maximization is vital and essential to serve Texas families well and for the success of our partnership. Join PEI’s Contracting and Program Teams to gain a better understanding of PEI’s overall Funds Maximization efforts. As a PEI grantee, managing your program’s budget is a priority in our ongoing efforts to maximize PEI dollars in each community. This webinar will provide practical tips, tools, and ideas grantees can use when considering funds maximization work. Also, this webinar will help you understand the process PEI uses to review and evaluate budgeted line items and transfer requests. Together we can achieve more!
Please sign up for the webinar specific to your program area:
Early Childhood - MIECHV Grantees
Date: March 22nd
Time: 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. CDT
Early Childhood (MIECHV)
Early Childhood Grantees (Excluding MIECHV Grantees)
Date: March 22nd
Time: 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. CDT
Early Childhood (NO MIECHV)
FAYS and SYSN Program Grantees
Date: March 23rd
Time: 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. CDT
FAYS/SYSN Grantees
Youth and Family Grantees (Excluding FAYS and SYSN Program Grantees)
Date: March 23rd
Time: 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. CDT
Youth & Family Grantees (NOT FAYS/SYSN)
 To take these courses: Type or paste the course names below into the search bar on the PEI Learning Hub:
- Click on the course and select “request”
- On your transcript select “launch” to begin
- When the video is complete, go to "completed" courses in your transcript
- Select "evaluate" to provide feedback
For questions, contact PEITraining@dfps.state.tx.us.
Foundations of Infant Mental Health Practice in Home Visiting
Caring about the parent-child relationship is a primary purpose of home visiting with families. By using the power of observation, listening, and inquiry with a family, you activate a parent's learning so they use the same strength-based skills with their child. This course covers critical issues in infant mental health, including brain development and attachment. It provides practical ways home visitors can use observation and listening to strengthen the parent-child relationship. It also incorporates strategies for incorporating reflection to extend the 'learning together.’
This Achieve OnDemand learning experience qualifies for .3 IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Full completion and/or attendance of the learning experience, a passing score on any post-test(s), and completion of the end of course evaluation are required to be awarded IACET CEUs.
Building a Bridge: Why Assessment and Referral Is Key to Prevention Services
Join Prevention and Early Intervention for 'Training Tuesdays' where we explore different prevention topics. Representatives from PEI’s Office of Child Safety and Research and Evaluation Team talk about the importance of assessments and referrals as a component of prevention services. Learn some strategies for using assessments to plan services with clients and how the use of warm referrals can help families benefit from the services they need. The webinar will also include a demonstration of how the PEI Reporting System can help providers document and track client referrals. Note: This webinar was recorded on March 17, 2020
 Access the Essentials of Home Visiting live webinars through the Essentials of Home Visiting Portal free of cost.
Use this link to register for any webinars from Start EarlyTM
Home Visiting Boundaries
Date: March 16th
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. CDT
Register by: March 15th, 12:00 P.M. CDT
As a home visitor, how does setting and maintaining boundaries with the families you support enhance your work with them? In this webinar we will discuss various situations that call for establishing boundaries, strategies for establishing supportive boundaries with families, and the role of reflective supervision in setting and maintaining boundaries. This webinar complements the Basics of Home Visiting self-paced course.
Matching Family Needs to Resources
Date: March 22nd
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. CDT
Register by: March 21st, 12:00 P.M. CDT
We all come to the table with our own beliefs about parenting. This webinar covers how to acknowledge and monitor those beliefs and address how they may impact the work we do with families. This webinar complements the Foundations of Infant Mental Health in Home Visiting self-paced course.
 Trauma Transformation Team Webinar Series
Texas Health and Human Services Commission presents 2022 Trauma Transformation Team Webinar Series titled “Trauma-Informed Practice from Information to Application” that will take a deeper dive into the six principles of trauma informed care and how to apply them in the workplace. The first webinars are on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. CDT:
- April 20th
- June 15th
- August 17th
- October 19th
- December 21st
For more information, contact: Holly Fullmer at www.MentalHealthTX.org
Public Health Region 9/10 Virtual Child Wellness Conference
Uniting Our Community is a free virtual event for parents and health care professionals that will share child-focused information on border resources, mental health, nutrition, dental services, and children with special health care needs specialized services.
The conference will be held every Thursday in April from 12-2 pm CDT.
Conference registration is now live.
Children's Mental Health Acceptance Day- Call for Exhibitors
The Texas System of Care, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and community partners are working together to host the third digital Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Day (CMHAD), launching May 2nd.
CMHAD is a nationally observed day to raise awareness for children and youth experiencing mental health challenges and their families. The goals of this event are to build a community of support, so families are not alone in facing these challenges and reduce the stigma surrounding them.
Interested exhibitors should complete this Call for Exhibitors Form by March 30th. You will be asked to include a description of your organization, contact information, a logo, and links to any resources or information you would like to share.
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HRSA Discretionary Grant Opportunity: Catalyst Infant Health Equity
- Open to State/City governments, for-profit and non-profit organizations
- Goals are: reduce infant mortality (IM) and address racial/ethnic disparities
- Priority to counties/jurisdictions with larger numbers of excess infant deaths (deaths contributable to disparity) will be considered priority areas
- $500,000 per award (2.5 million appropriated).
You can now order four more free COVID tests! Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
How to Order
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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