Monday, April 29th from 9:30a.m. -4:00 p.m. CENTRAL time.

You can register to attend using this link

This training is hosted by the Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research and Training at the Brown School of Social Work.

Location:  Zoom link will be sent out once pre-work is completed.

Registration Deadline: April 15, 2024. Class is limited to 15 participants.

Register here: https://forms.gle/PvFL9jm7pbXaath49

Questions? Contact Anna McGovern at amcgovern@alaskachildrenstrust.org

All participants must be 18 years or older in order to participate in the course.

 Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach afterschool professionals, parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (aged 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge or is in crisis.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults aged 18 or older who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

The Effects of Trauma

Friday, April 26th (11am-12:30 pm)

Register via zoom here.

This training is hosted by RCPC (Fairbanks) and open to all!

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Core Training for Relative Caregivers (five session class online via Zoom)
April 22 – May 16
Learn more and register at this event link
This training is hosted by Alaska Center for Resource Families.

Talking to Kids about Body Safety

Friday, April 26th (5:30pm-7pm)

Register via zoom here.

This training is hosted by RCPC (Fairbanks) and open to all!

Friday, April 19th (5:30 pm-7pm)

Register via zoom here.

This training is hosted by RCPC (Fairbanks) and open to all!

Friday, April 19th (11am-12:30pm)

Register via zoom here.

This training is hosted by RCPC (Fairbanks) and open to all!

Zoom Foster / Adoptive Support Group
Thursday, April 18th (6pm-7pm)
Learn more and register at this event link
This training is hosted by Alaska Center for Resource Families.

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Circle of Security
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, April 16- 24 (6pm-8pm)
Register over Zoom here or email classes@sproutalaska.org

This training is hosted by Sprout and open to all!

Friday, April 12th (5:30pm-7pm)

Register via zoom here.

This training is hosted by RCPC (Fairbanks) and open to all!

Friday, April 12th (11am-12:30 pm)

Register via zoom here.

This training is hosted by RCPC (Fairbanks) and open to all!

Conscious Discipline
Thursday, April 11th (5:30pm-7pm)

Register over Zoom here or email classes@sproutalaska.org

This training is hosted by Sprout and open to all!

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Wednesday, April 10th ( 10 am-11 am)

Learn more and register at this  event link
This training is hosted by R.O.C.K. Mat-Su and open to all!

Join us for a presentation on raising resilient youth!
This will include information from a 2019 Johns Hopkins study on the effects of positive childhood experiences. Despite growing up with adversity, positive experiences buffer the trauma and promote healing.
Learn ways to foster healthy growth and development in children that correlates to stronger adult mental health and overall wellness.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82576480185…
Meeting ID: 825 7648 0185
Passcode: 288902

Questions?
Presentation Content Contact: michelle.boyden@matsuk12.us
R.O.C.K. Mat-Su Contact:
candrews@rockmatsu.org

Monday, April 8, 1 pm-2:30 pm

Learn more and register at this event link
This training is hosted by R.O.C.K. Mat-Su and open to all!

This FREE presentation is open to ADULTS who are interested in learning how to identify and counteract Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to develop resilient kids.

Registration is not required.

Frequent or prolonged exposure to stress can create toxic stress which can damage the developing brain of a child and overall health. A Survival Mode Response to toxic stress increases a child’s heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and muscle tension. Their thinking brain is knocked offline. Self-protection is their priority. In other words: “I can’t hear you! I can’t respond to you! I am just trying to be safe!”

Learn How Resilience Trumps ACEs! Parents, Teachers, and Caregivers can help by:

– Gaining an understanding of ACEs and how they affect children’s social, emotional, and cognitive abilities and their connection to a wide range of health problems throughout a person’s lifespan.

– Creating environments where children feel safe emotionally & physically.

– Helping children identify feelings & manage emotions

– Creating a safe physical & emotional environment at home, in school, and in neighborhoods.

– Share ways to build resilience.

Questions?

Presentation Content Contact: boydenmichelle@gmail.com

Event Details Contact: candrews@rockmatsu.org
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82576480185?pwd=Tjl6akZueUs2c3FrK0ZEY1N3N25Idz09
Meeting ID: 825 7648 0185
Passcode: 288902

Let’s get together to discuss Orange Shirt Day (National Day of Remembrance of US Indigenous Boarding Schools) and plan for this year’s events, learning opportunities, and healing. Email Tasha Hotch and she will send you the Teams invite for this meeting.

Learn more about Orange Shirt Day here.

Weaving Adoption Competency Into Your Practice
Friday, April 5th (9am-11:30am)

This series will discuss the Core Issues of Adoption & Permanency

Series Objectives Include:

• Learn the impact of adoption and permanency on individuals and how it influences mental health and well being

• Become familiar with the seven core issues in adoption and permanency and the 3-5-7 Framework

• Increase your confidence in identifying underlying adoption core issues and learn to use this information to better support individuals in the adoption triad and and adoption constellation in your work

Friday April 5, 2024. 9:00AM-11:30AM via zoom

Topic: Core Issue #6: Intimacy-The Drive to Belong and Connect

TO PARTICIPATE: Register On Line HERE

This training is hosted by Alaska Center for Resource Families.

Celebrating Go Blue Day
Friday, April 5, 2024 is the big, blue day!

Spread the word on Child Abuse Prevention Month by joining us for Go Blue Day (the first Friday of April) each year. Wear blue, paint your nails blue, use food coloring to make your food blue, make a sign, and get creative with your Blue ideas! Then, let the world know. Post on social media and tag #gobluedayAK on Facebook, Instagram, or X to be featured on the Alaska Children’s Trust page.

Check out the Go Blue kids activity kit!

A treasured favorite for families, the Go Blue Activity Kit is chock-full of activities for blue creativity. Create positive childhood experiences with your family members by using some of our fun activities!

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Defiant? Argumentative? Aggressive? AND Impacted by Pre-Natal Alcohol Exposure
Tuesday, April 2nd (12 pm-1:30pm)

Learn more and register at this event link

This training is hosted by Alaska Center for Resource Families.

Are you parenting a youth impacted by pre-natal exposure or another neuro-developmental disorder? Do you find your exhausted by fights, stubborn behavior, and what feels like defiance? This workshop understands you! This struggle is exhausting for parents. Join us for discussion, sharing of experiences, information and maybe insights to why this is happening and maybe some insights into WHAT to do and HOW to approach and WHAT to do?

This is a two part work-shop for Tired and Confused Foster and Adoptive Parents!

Topic:

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Part 2: Responding in Ways that Decrease a Youth's Challenging Behavior

TO PARTICIPATE: Register Online HERE

*If you missed the Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Part 1: Laying the Foundation - Where is this Behavior Coming From? session let the Alaska Center for Resource Families know!

Mush for Kids, the premier family event in Fairbanks, is a free event held each spring in Fairbanks.

Mush for Kids endorses the Strengthening Families five protective factors by providing a day filled with fun activities and resources for families. There are fun events for all ages, including:

• Dog sled rides for children ages 4-12 years old

  • Dog sled rides are every half an hour from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. There are 50 tickets for each time slot, so be sure to arrive early to secure your child (ages 4-12) spot!

• Puppy petting pen

• Various local performances on the main stage

• 20+ local providers offering fun games for the kids and free resources for the parents

• And more!

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Join us Wednesday, March 6, at 7pm LIVE on Facebook or YouTube as mayoral candidates Dave Bronson, Suzanne LaFrance, Bill Popp, and Chris Tuck discuss their plans for Alaska’s children, youth, and families. Questions will focus on topics that impact Alaska’s kids, including health, out-of-school time, education, economic well-being, and housing.

The Alaska Children’s Trust aims to ensure Anchorage voters have the information necessary to Vote for Kids. As you contemplate your vote, we encourage you to support candidates who will utilize their influence and leadership to make our community a better place to be a kid and to raise a family.

Questions for the forum will come from Anchorage organizations and audience questions will be taken towards the end of the forum. Start the conversation by posting your questions now for the candidates in the event discussion section of the Facebook page.

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.

Interested in bills that impact children, youth, and families? Join ACT policy staff and advocates from around the state as we discuss current bills and strategize together at weekly Legislative Updates on Thursdays at 11am throughout session.

It's a great space to get your questions answered about legislation and share your priority bills with other interested advocates! Registration required.