Building the Movement in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems - 3rd Workshop

As part of the national "Building the Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience", this third workshop walks the audience through the child welfare and justice systems. This workshop was held virtually on February 4, 2022.
The convening comprises two panel presentations.
Panel 1: Justice Systems
Moderator: Becky Haas, Advocate and Trainer
Chief Christopher Leusner, Middle Township, NJ
Ben David, District Attorney, The State of North Carolina
Sheriff Walt McNeil, Leon County Sheriff’s Office
Dr. Stephanie Covington, Clinician, Author, Organizational Consultant, and Lecturer in Addiction, Trauma and Recovery
Share Your Story - William Mazur, Acadia Healthcare (former Deputy Chief, Atlantic City, NJ)
Panel 2: Child Welfare and Transition Age Youth
Panel Facilitator: Rashaun Bennett, Director of Operations, National Youth Employment Coalition
Moderator: Karen Johnson, Director, Change in Mind Institute, Social Current
Keri Richmond, Manager of Child Welfare Policy, American Academy of Pediatrics; Executive Director, FosterStrong
Sixto Cancel, Founder and CEO, Think of Us, Washington, D.C.
Michele Grimes, Director of Counseling and STRIVE, Youth Guidance, Chicago, IL
Tim Grove, Senior Consultant, Wellpoint Care Network (SaintA), Milwaukee, WI
Jas Snell, Jim Casey Initiative Young Fellow
Amber Goodrich, Youth Villages, New Hampshire
“Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience” comprises a series of eight virtual workshops held every two weeks from January 7, 2022, through April 15, 2022. The half-day workshops are designed to provide information and tools for community coalitions to integrate trauma-informed, resilience-focused and healing-centered approaches into their local systems. These include child welfare, education, health care, justice and faith-based systems. Themes across all sectors include diversity, equity and inclusion; racial justice; community voice; a cross-sector approach; opportunities for youth; individual, families, and communities. The goal is to reduce individual, organizational and community exposure to trauma, particularly in underserved and marginalized populations. People with experience in relevant areas will lead each session for participants, which include community stakeholders, practitioners and administrators.
The series is presented by the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice, the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, and PACEs Connection. It is co-sponsored by over a dozen national organizations. For more information, visit: www.npscoalition.org/prevent-...