Connect (Events and Opportunities)
Culture is Healing: Removing the Barriers from Culturally Responsive Services from the Center for the Study of Social Policy. January 25, 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Learn more here.
Healing the Healers: Addressing Professional Burnout from the Visionary Lecture Series and the Projectum Educational Endowment Fund. January 25, 5-6:30 pm. The lecture with Nucha Isarowong, PhD, LICSW, IMH-E, will reconsider the concept of “self-care” and propose the vital necessity for helping professionals – the healers in our communities – to engage on our individual and collective healing journeys in order to facilitate healing with families who are expecting and/or caring for young children. This is a FREE community learning event! Register here.
Keeping Strong Connections: Supporting Incarcerated Mothers and their Children January 31, 11 a.m. Learn more and register here
Sharing Babies’ Behavior to Co-Construct Stories of Healing – Reflections on the Stories Told within Systems of Care about Infants Exposed Prenatally to Substances. Part of the Brazleton Touchpoints Center National Substance Use Disorder Summit 2024. February 7, 10:30 a.m. – noon. Register here.
Child Well-Being & the New Science of Trauma from NW Children’s Foundation. February 8, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.. Register here
Parenting: It's A Life from Dads MOVE. In-person training for teens and young adults in Centralia, WA. February 12-16, 2024. Learn more and register here
Dissecting Self-Diagnosis in the TikTok Era from Charlie Health. February 18, 12 p.m. Join Charlie Health for an engaging and timely conversation on self-diagnosis in the TikTok era. We’ll discuss the nuances of social media and mental health, self-diagnosis as a potential form of identity formation, and how clinicians can best support their clients along their diagnostic journey. (This event was originally rescheduled from November 29, 2023). Register here.
Free Workshops from Infant Early Childhood Mental Health - Workforce Collaborative. Workshops offered by the IECMH-WC are free for professionals who serve or support children prenatal to five and their families enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid). Learn more here.
Learn
The Economic Services Administration's Briefing Book is a reference guide to our programs, client demographics, caseloads, and expenditures. Download the book here.
Innovate (News and New Insights)
Special Savings Accounts Can Help Child Welfare Agencies Conserve Social Security Benefits from Child Trends. Read the article here.
Grow (Funding and Resources)
The Maternal Mental Health Equity Fund (MMHEF) is seeking to support BIPOC-led5 organizations and/or programs which are advancing community-centered approaches to directly address BIPOC maternal mental health inequities. Selected grantees will become partners in a 3-year national Learning Community with funding ranging from $50,000 - $100,000 per year. See the Request for Proposals here.
The Behavioral Health Facilities (BHF) funding rounds for Regional Needs, Children & Minor Youth, and Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities (IBHTF) are open for applications starting Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Grant funds can be used for new construction, renovation and acquisition. See the funding opportunities here.
Youth Mental Health Access (YMHA) Community Project: The Washington State Department of Health is seeking applications from Community-Based Organizations, schools, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Centers, and other organizations serving children and youth ages 6 – 17 from low-income families to support youth mental health. We will be providing two (2) awards of $30,000 to projects that will serve patients who either have Apple Health or are low-income and need access to mental health services. Learn more and apply here.
Recovery residence grant funds now available: The Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences (WAQRR) is accepting applications for new Level II or Level III recovery residences. Eligible applicants include operators of recovery residences who seek to establish a new recovery residence, or nonprofit behavioral health organizations seeking to establish a new recovery residence. Learn more here.
Coordinating Low-income Housing Planning (CLIHP) Grant: Planning for households earning less than 50 percent of the area median income (AMI) requires coordination between counties, cities, and service providers. Grants are now available through Feb. 16, 2024, to help support coordination of land use planning and homeless service planning. Commerce has allocated $1 million with up to $50,000 in funding available for each countywide or regional application using the following criteria.
Grant materials: CLIHP Grant Instructions (PDF) | CHLIP Grant Application (Word) | Informational pre-application meeting: Jan. 23, 2024, from 3 - 4 p.m. via Zoom. Register here
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