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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:
 Keeping the Conversation Going - Water Safety
As we head into summer and swimming weather in Texas, we encourage you to promote Water Safety awareness with your networks not only for this month, but year-round, especially in the summer when drowning rates rise. Our goal is to reach as many individuals as possible to equip families with knowledge and resources to support water safety practices in Texas. Please visit the Water Safety Social Media Toolkit and GetParentingTips.com for more helpful tips.
Join PEI and Alissa Magrum, Executive Director for Colin's Hope, for a micro-chat providing bite size information identifying water safety key points and resources.
Date: July 13th
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 12:15 P.M. CDT
Registration Deadline: July 12th
 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.
Water Safety for Older Children - by Colin's Hope
This course covers basic water safety tips from Colin's Hope and focuses on specific water safety topics that are applicable to older youth. Topics include: water safety in open water (lakes, rivers, beaches), water safety at summer camps, field trips and pool parties, water safety while babysitting, peer pressure and risky behaviors around water related activities , water safety while boating, kayaking or using Stand Up Paddle Boarding and even water safety for swim team kids. Participants will also learn about the Colin's Hope Water Safety Quiz and be able to order (up to 150) English and/or Spanish Water Safety parent/caregiver water safety cards from www.colinshope.org to distribute to families and clients.
Achieve OnDemand: The Impact of Trauma in Home Visiting (Self-Paced Course)
Trauma shapes one’s view of the world and interactions with others. That’s why it surfaces and affects home visiting. You will learn how to recognize and understand the dynamics of trauma on families in the context of the community in which they live. While the experience of trauma varies from person to person and family to family, this course helps home visitors address how trauma affects parenting, decisions related to parenting, and dynamics in the parent-child relationship.
Near @ Home
NEAR@Home is a two-generation process that provides home visitors with the skills and support to discuss ACEs and resilience safely, effectively, and respectfully with parents, focusing on hope and avoiding labeling. The two components of NEAR@Home include the NEAR@Home Toolkit and the NEAR@Home Facilitated Learning Process, both designed to complement one another and provide a holistic, reflective learning process that helps professionals to develop both the knowledge and skills needed to feel confident and competent when partnering with families who have experienced trauma.
Institute of the Advancement of Family Support Professionals
The Institute offers family support professionals everywhere the opportunity to learn new skills and grow their careers. Through engaging, online modules and a personalized learning map feature, professionals take charge of their growth and advancement.
Access the Institute of the Advancement of Family Support Professionals Home Visiting Modules through the Learning Institute Portal free of cost.
Join the HHSC Office of Disability Prevention for Children, Safe Kids Austin, CommUnityCare, and the Central Texas Poison Center for a live webinar on how to keep children safe around medicine.
During this webinar, you will learn about the data and trends related to child medicine poisoning and tips for how to keep kids safe. You will also learn about a new partnership between Safe Kids Austin and CommUnityCare in Austin to train pediatric residents on medicine safety and distribute medicine safety information and locks to families.
This webinar is intended for parents, providers who work with families, and others caring for infants and children throughout the state. For questions, email Jay Smith at jay.smith@hhs.texas.gov or call 512-206-5100.
Date: July 7th
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. CDT
The Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative is now offering additional learning opportunities as an extension of their 2022 Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium. Over the next several months, key experts will be joining to share deeper dives into essential topics that fill critical gaps in our prevention infrastructure. A complete list of all the upcoming symposiums is available at:
Feel free to share this information with colleagues. Capacity is limited so please register in advance for the sessions you wish to attend. The first session is below and they will be running through until January.
Date: July 12th
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. CDT
Nearly one in five Texan children and youth have a special health care need, yet parents are rarely prepared for a diagnosis. Join the Health and Human Services Commission Office of Disability Prevention for Children and Department of State Health Services Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Systems Development Group for a live webinar addressing services and resources aimed at improving the lives of children and families.
Connecting parents to resources is critical to make sure they are getting the services their family needs and to prepare them for the future. After this presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Define “Children with Special Health Care Needs.”
- Describe a medical home and related services.
- Describe the importance of the transition to adulthood planning.
- Describe community inclusion and its benefits.
- Know how to find family and provider resources.
This webinar is intended for parents, providers who work with families, and others caring for infants and children throughout the state. For questions, email Jay Smith at jay.smith@hhs.texas.gov or call 512-206-5100.
Date: July 14th
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. CDT
 Registration for the virtual 2022 Black Administrators in Child Welfare (B.A.C.W.) Annual Conference is now open! Learn about your constitutional right to Family Integrity! Learn to help breakdown the stereotypes about Black fathers. Lean in as they dispel assumptions about Black fathers. Be ready to challenge the conventional wisdom about Black fathers and families. Space is limited to register early to ensure your place!
Date: July 14th
Time: 12:00 - 3:30 P.M CDT
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
The Health and Human Services Commission is excited to announce that Greg Hudnall, Ed.D., founder of Hope Squad, will present a three-hour talk called “What to Do After a Suicide: School Postvention.”
This virtual event is designed specifically for Texas school personnel, district staff, mental/behavioral health partners, and other community stakeholders involved in postvention.
Date: August 16th
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. CDT
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Participants are encouraged to view the webinar with other members of their agency postvention team.
If you have questions, please email suicide.prevention@hhs.texas.gov.
This site is also available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, and Navajo.
HHS has also created a Baby Formula Shortage Social Media Toolkit that provides social media graphics and social media copy for posts, also available in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Haitian Creole. The graphics and copy help direct people to the HHS site and also offer resources to find infant formula, as well as guidance and best practices for families in need of baby formula.
Family and Youth Success Program - Request for Applications
The Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Division seeks applications from qualified entities within the State of Texas to provide Family and Youth Success Program (FAYS) services.
About The Family and Youth Success Program
The FAYS program addresses family conflict and everyday challenges while promoting strong families and youth resilience. Some current topics FAYS addresses include bullying, school attendance, coping with divorce, and building healthy family relationships.
Across the state, FAYS partners with families with children 6-17 years of age; however, in some communities with identified need, FAYS Grantees will provide programming to families with younger children.
This Request for Applications (RFA) will award grants to provide programming statewide to promote strong families and youth resilience by funding local programs to increase protective factors in families and communities.
How to Apply
The RFA can be found at https://apps.hhs.texas.gov/pcs/HHS0011988/ and closes October 6th at 10:30 A.M. CDT.
Pre-Submittal Webinar
PEI encourages potential applicants to attend the optional pre-submittal applicant webinar July 29th at 1:00 P.M. CDT.
Questions?
All requests, questions or other communication about this RFA must be made in writing addressed to the HHSC Sole Point of Contact listed below on or before August 12, 2022 at 5:00 PM CT. All communications between applicants and DFPS or HHSC staff members concerning the RFA are strictly prohibited, unless noted elsewhere in this RFA. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in disqualification of applicant's response.
Sole Point of Contact
Dedra Williams, CTCD, CTCM
Grants Specialist, HHSC Procurement and Contracting Services
Address: HHSC Procurement and Contracting Services (PCS)
1100 West 49th Street; Mail Code 2020
Building S, Austin, TX 78756
Email: Dedra.Williams@hhs.texas.gov
Basic Center Program
The Basic Center Program (BCP) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of their parents or guardians, have been forced to leave home, or other homeless youth who might otherwise end up in the law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Additional services may include: street-based services; home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family; drug abuse education and prevention services; and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
Announcement Number: HHS-2022-ACF-ORR-ZU-0157
Award Amount: $50,000 to $200,000
Estimated Total: $13,440,716
Application Due Date: July 27th
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