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Greetings!
In December, the Council on Children and Families released the 2010 Touchstones/KIDS COUNT Data Book in book form and as a PDF. The 2010 Touchstones/KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights issues rel ated to six key areas of child well-being: - economic security,
- physical and emotional health,
- education,
- civic engagement,
- family, and
- community.
The information contained in this edition helps planners, policy makers and advocates gauge the well-being of children in New York. An essay included in the 2010 data book focuses on trends in child poverty.
If you did not receive a data book in the US mail, copies can be requested by calling 518-473-3652 or e-mailing kwic@ccf.state.ny.us.
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From Our Cross-systems Partner, Families Together in NYS
A Call for Outstanding Achievement Nominations
 Families Together in New York State will present awards to individuals and/or programs that have accomplished outstanding achievements on behalf of children and youth with social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges. These awards will be presented during the Annual Conference.The Families Together Awards Subcommittee requests your assistance in determining which individuals and/or programs will receive these awards. Please fill out the attached Award Nomination form and return by fax or email no later than Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
You may nominate as many individuals or programs as you would like, but please use separate forms for each nomination. Nominations do not guarantee an award and must be kept confidential. Following the review of all nomination forms, the Awards Subcommittee will make final determinations of awards. Families Together employees and Board members are not eligible for nomination.
Award Categories:
- Outstanding Family Advocate
- Outstanding Youth Advocate
- Exceptional Service Provider
Please return completed forms to: fmontanye@ftnys.org.
Also, don't miss the: 2011 Families Together in New York State Annual Conference The Best of Our Knowledge: Sharing Expertise to Strengthen the Family Voices May 2, 2011 Marriott Hotel, Albany, New York Click here for conference and registration information. |
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And From Yet Another Cross-Systems Partner,
Parent to Parent of New York State
A Supported Employment Tip Sheet
Click here to view a Tip Sheet on better understanding what supported employment is, the role of a job coach, and more. This aid was developed with input from Supported Employment affiliates and family members. Hopefully, families will find this resource helpful as family members transition from school to employment.
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Community Café Training
Become a Parent Leader!
 Community Cafés are a series of guided conversations based on the Strengthening Families Framework, leadership development, and parent partnership. These conversations are hosted by parent leaders who use their training and on-going technical assistance to increase community wisdom, build parent voice, and facilitate action to improve lives for children. It is a process that is designed, planned and implemented by parents, along with community partners, and is an important expression of the state's Children's Plan.
Community Café Training will be held during the
Prevent Child Abuse New York Annual Conference
April 13th from 8:30-Noon
Scholarships are available for Community Teams.
For more information about scholarships contact Liz Belsito at 518-474-0158 or by email at elizabeth.belsito@ccf.state.ny.us.
For more information on the PCANY Annual Conference visit: www.preventchildabuseny.org.
For more information on Community Cafés visit: www.thecommunitycafe.com or www.ccf.wa.gov/sfece/caregivers.htm
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Cyberbullying and Suicide
What Schools Must Do to Protect Students and Districts
Recent high profile suicide deaths of youngsters bullied over the Internet have brought the issue of cyber bullying into sharp focus nationally. No child is immune from bullying of any kind, but victims are often youths who exhibit tra its that are perceived as non-normative by peers and adults alike. These can include LGBTQ youths, racial minorities, those with physical or learning disabilities, and children with early-onset mental illness. Cyber bullying and bullycide (children who are bullied and complete suicide, whether Internet-based or not) have become dominant themes in recent discourse among leaders in child violence, education and health. Unfortunately, information on what schools must do, in collaboration with parents and communities, is relatively sparse and scattered.
This compelling webinar brings together national experts in cyber bullying, safe schools and parenting issues regarding what we as people and a nation must do to help protect our most vulnerable and precious assets-our children. It also considers relevant best-practice and evidence-based programs for both schools and communities, and communities that shine in comprehensively addressing bullying, cyber bullying and youth suicide from a unified front. Included will be sample school policies and sample state legislation.
Mark your calendars
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011; 3-4:30 p.m.
for this very important webinar presentation!
LOCATION:On the Internet. Accessing the Webinar is easy and requires no special hardware or equipment. The visual presentation slides are delivered to you over the Internet on your computer. The live audio sound can be delivered to you in one of two ways:
- Via a toll call placed over your telephone. Note this call is long distance and will be charged to your phone service;
- FREE OF CHARGE via voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP. All you need is a computer with speakers.
FEE: Free of charge; note that audio access via telephone is a toll call with associated long-distance charges. Sponsored by the Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of Education.
SPEAKERS: PATTI AGATSTON, Ph.D. and NANCY WILLARD, JD, MS
Click Here to Register
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Social Emotional Learning in Schools Makes a Difference
With our State's Children's Plan devoted to Improving the Social and Emotional Well Being of New York's Children and Their Families, we wanted to share the following materials with you. Thanks to The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools for bringing this our way.
The peer-reviewed journal, Child Development, has published the first large-scale meta-analysis of school-based social and emoti onal learning programs. Findings from the study, a synthesis of 213 studies of SEL programs involving more than 270,000 students in grades K-12, indicate that students who participated in school-based SEL programs improved in grades and standardized test scores by 11 percentile points compared to control groups. The programs were offered to all students and were designed to promote students' abilities in one or more areas of SEL, including: recognizing and managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and setting and achieving positive goals.
Click here for an online copy of the article.
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Free Online Course for Violence Prevention!
Each year, more than 53,000 people lose their lives to violence
In addition to the tremendous physical and emotional toll, violence has substantial medical and lost productivity costs.
In 2000, these totaled more than $70 billion in the United States. The figure grows when we add criminal justice system costs, social services, and other expenses.
Principles of Prevention
One way CDC is helping the nation prevent violence is a free on-line course that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It's called Principles of Prevention. The course-which offers continuing education credits-teaches key concepts of primary prevention, the public health approach, and the social-ecological model. Participants complete interactive exercises to learn to help prevent five types of violence:
- Child abuse and neglect
- Intimate partner violence
- Sexual violence
- Suicide
- Youth violence
The course is designed for those interested in stopping violence from ever happening. It helps people move from the problem to the solution. This course teaches the fundamentals of effective violence prevention methods and incorporates the growing body of research on what works.
The Principles of Prevention course includes:
- Interviews with leading experts in the field
- Dynamic graphics
- Interactive exercises
- Compelling storytelling that makes the case for violence prevention
More Information
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Social Emotional Development for Young Children
A New Publication
The National Center for Children in Poverty has just published a new report, State-level Indicators for Social-emotional Development: Building Better Systems by Elizabeth A. Isakson, Leslie L. Davidson, Lo uisa B. Higgins and Janice L. Cooper. Unlike other health indicators, social-emotional development data for young children is not easily available, due in part to a lack of universally accepted indicators and infrastructure for its collection. The report details the process of creating a system of indicators for social-emotional wellness, highlights states' experiences, and addresses key issues for policymakers. |
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There are so many exciting joint initiatives underway and we thank you for your interest in these cross-systems workings. Again, we welcome your ideas. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please e-mail us any time at engage@ccf.state.ny.us .
Sincerely,
Bill Przylucki
Director, NYS Children's Plan
Robin Miller Designer, ENGAGE Communications
The ENGAGE Newsletter is an information sharing service.
Information presented in this newsletter is not all inclusive and does not imply endorsement of any particular methodology or program.
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