Our children’s mental health system had gaps and flaws before the pandemic. COVID-19 only made things worse. However, there are growing efforts to make improvements in schools, insurance, crisis care and family support.
Please join us at the Inside Track, a PPAL briefing and networking meeting to get updated on new and current resources, news, legislative changes and advocacy efforts that affect children, youth and families.
March 2022
Slides from March 2022
Bulletins
Networking Resources
- Christine’s + Kathe’s comments and shared resources
- Bridging The Gap, after-school life skills program in Worcester
- Wayside Youth and Family Job Openings
- MASSACHUSETTS ANTI-BULLYING LAW: IEP AND SCHOOLWIDE STRATEGIES TO PREVENT BULLYING OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES by Mass Advocates for Children
- Support Network – Bilingual/Bicultural Family Support Specialist Position–Holyoke
- Peace of Mind Mentoring (free service! 18+ one-on-one mental health support network)
March
2022
January 2022
Slides from January 2022
Bulletins
- DESE Grant Awards 2022
- 988 Line
- DESE/DPH Protocols for Responding to COVID-19 Scenarios
- CHAPTER 222 SCHOOL DISCIPLINE COALITION
- CHAPTER 222 SCHOOL DISCIPLINE COALITION en Español
- Monitoring for Covid Compensatory Services During the 2021-2022 School Year
- Best Practices: Pediatric Emergency Department Psychiatric Boarding
Resources Shared
- Hospital Homebound
- Healthcare Proxy v Guardianship training
- Seven Hills Family Training Videos
- MSPCC Trauma Coach– Position for Foster Parents
- Bilingual Support Specialist Job Opening
- FCSN Job Postings
- FCSN—Vision of Community Conference
- Andover Parent 2 Parent Speaker Series
- The Intersection of Education and the Juvenile Court
- More Than Words Jobs for Youth
January
2022