Forum on Families and Children E-Newsletter

August 8, 2016

Forum on Families & Children

A Publication of the Butler County Family & Children First Council

Community Resources Rack Card

Butler County Social Services Rack Card Now Available

The Butler County FCFC's Cross Systems Training Committee has created a rack card with phone numbers for commonly accessed social services in the county. To request copies for your organization, church or community center, please contact Heather Wells at wellsh@bcesc.org. We need your help to get these out in the community!

The card is also available for download here. A version with clickable hyperlinks can be found here.

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

The mission of the Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs (CSBMHP) at Miami University is to help Ohio's schools, mental health and behavioral health agencies, and families work together to ensure that all children are successful in school - especially those at emotional or behavioral risk and those with mental health problems.

An important way that we achieve our mission is through building the capacity of mental health and education professionals to provide effective school mental health programs and services to children and adolescents in Pre-K through 12th grade. We can offer the following services: 1) development of strong prevention and intervention strategies, 2) professional development training, 3) technical assistance related to non-academic barriers to learning, 4) evaluation services, 5) understanding your data, 6) grant-writing services, and 7) development/revision of policies and procedures.

Please contact Cricket Meehan at meehandc@miamioh.edu or (513) 529-4247 for more information about our services. An overview can be found here.

UPDATES:

New Parent Mentor for Ross, Hamilton, Monroe and New Miami School Districts

Becky Kremer has been hired as the new Parent Mentor for the Ross, Hamilton, Monroe and New Miami School Districts. Becky has been a Family Representative for the FCFC for several years and we're very excited about her new position! To learn more about Parent Mentors, click here. Becky can be reached at Becky.Kremer@rossrams.com or 513-795-8430. To like her facebook page (full of great information for parents), click here.

Butler County United Way Building Block Events

Day of Caring 365 is our way of joining together with our neighbors throughout Butler County to give back in a way that will build a solid foundation for the future. Each Building Block Event is tailored to one of the building blocks for a good life: Health, Income/Basic Needs, or Education. Please join the BCUW at two upcoming events:

Friday, August 26th 5 pm to 7 pm - 'Books and Brews' Education Building Block Event
Saturday, August 27th 9 am to 11 am - Income/Basic Needs Building Block Event

PAPER TIGERS, A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY JAMES REDFORD ON TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION

On September 14th, Trihealth Bethesda Butler Hospital is hosting a screening of "Paper Tigers." The documentary Paper Tigers discusses the link between adverse childhood events and poor health outcomes and behaviors as adults. Learn more about this event here.

Grieving the Death of Your Child Support Group

8/18 1pm, Zion Lutheran Church 212 S. Front Street, Hamilton

This 6 week support group/class will focus on grieving adult children, but is open to all parents grieving the death of their child. We are also trying to have an evening class for parents dealing with a younger child's death. Please RSVP with Julia at 863-5774, or email zionlutheranoffice@gmail.com. Open to everyone in Butler County. There is no charge, but we ask for RSVPs if possible. Hospice of Cincinnati will be sharing one of their counselors to lead the group.

SAVE THE DATE: Tristate Trauma Network Trauma Informed Care Conference October 6th

TTN and Joining Forces for Children, an initiative headed up by the Mayerson Center for Safe & Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, are collaborating to present a Trauma-Informed Care Conference on Thursday, October 6, 2016. You won't want to miss this event, which will be bringing together people from across disciplines to work towards creating a more trauma-informed community. Featured speaker is Joe Spinazzola, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute in Boston.

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