Nov 4
From Shame to Tame: Supporting Youth in Navigating the Digital Wilderness
Digital media is woven into nearly every part of adolescents' lives. This webinar moves beyond the headlines to explore what the evidence really says about digital media and mental health, and practical strategies for helping young people navigate risks like sexting and sextortion.
Register for this webinarLearning objectives and presenter
- Analyze the current evidence for the association between digital media and mental health.
- Develop a framework for understanding adolescents' interactions with digital media.
- Identify and verbalize effective prevention strategies for sexting and sextortion.
Megan Moreno, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Educational Psychology and Chief of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Moreno leads the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT), is Co-Medical Director of the AAP's Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, and co-authored Connecting: Raising Kids in the Digital World.
This event is supported by OPA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of a financial assistance award totaling $739,499, with 100 percent funded by HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, OPA/OASH/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Registration closes Monday, November 2 at 11:59 pm ET.
Nov 5
Centering Pregnancy, Centering Trust: Trauma-Informed Collaborative Care Models for Black Maternal Health
For healthcare professionals at all levels, birth workers and community providers. Explore the midwifery model of care and how relationship-centered approaches such as CenteringPregnancy can build trust, strengthen collaboration and support positive perinatal experiences and outcomes for Black birthing families.
Email us to registerLearning objectives and presenter
- Describe the midwifery model of care, including the scope and roles of different types of midwives in the United States and considerations specific to Indiana.
- Explain how CenteringPregnancy, a relationship-centered model of care, can build trust and support positive perinatal experiences and outcomes.
- Identify opportunities for midwives and other healthcare professionals to collaborate across levels of perinatal care, including higher-acuity pregnancies.
- Apply principles of trust-building and collaborative care to their own role or healthcare setting.
Joi Crenshaw, CPM, CDEM, PMH-C, midwife at Sol Midwifery Services and founder of Birth Your Joi: Community Midwifery Project. Joi is President of the Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition, Vice President of the Indiana Midwives Association and clinical faculty at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.
Funding for this project is provided by the Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Initiative (IAAQLI), a partnership between The Indianapolis Urban League and the African American Coalition of Indianapolis.
Registration closes Tuesday, November 3 at 11:59 pm ET.
Nov 11
Practical Trauma-Informed Event Design: Reducing Harm without Overcomplicating the Room
Conferences, trainings, panels and community events often ask people to engage with difficult material. Trauma-informed event design doesn't mean avoiding hard topics or treating participants as fragile. It means building in predictability, choice, transparency and control, so people can decide how they want to participate.
Register for this webinarLearning objectives and presenters
- Identify common design practices that can unintentionally create emotional pressure, surprise or forced disclosure.
- Apply trauma-informed principles such as predictability, choice, transparency and participant control to meetings, trainings, panels and events.
- Prepare participants for difficult content without overmedicalizing or overcomplicating the experience.
- Design participation options that don't require personal disclosure.
- Assess an event or session for small changes that reduce unnecessary harm.
Abby Hunt, MSW, CEO of HCET, has spent nearly two decades working with partners across the Midwest to strengthen reproductive and sexual health programs and services. Kris Posthuma, MSW, Director of Training and Program Design at HCET, brings more than 17 years of experience designing and delivering reproductive and sexual health training and programs.
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