Connections Matter Training

WHAT IS CONNECTIONS MATTER?
Connections Matter is designed to engage community members in building caring
connections to improve resiliency. The Connections Matter initiative is a collaboration
with Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

Connections_Matter Training 4-24-24

Maternal Health, Birth Outcomes, and Early Childhood Development:

- Wed., March 27th – Maternal Health, Birth Outcomes, and Early Childhood Development: This workshop will focus on the integration of maternal health, birth journey, and early childhood development from an equity perspective. Infant mental health is impacted by epigenetics. The impact of genes and environmental conditions begin in utero and continue throughout the lifespan. Many cognitive and social emotional delays can be linked to pregnancy outcomes. This course will highlight environmental and genetic factors contributing to infant mental health and childhood development.
- * Register by clicking here: https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkdeCrqzIjHdc3bz9u45OWt4MSEhJoUsNI

Supporting Infants and Parents at the Nexus of Perinatal Mental Health and Child Welfare

Join Safe Babies™ to learn about perinatal mental health and its intersection with child welfare through a dyadic lens.

Register at: https://zerotothree.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AGMoCSRvTGiMmmWC1Yd5ig?utm_medium=email&utm_source=pardot&utm_campaign=03152024_SafeBabies#/registration

Why it matters: This webinar is essential for professionals in the field of child welfare as it will provide strategies, policy examples and practical considerations to support positive perinatal mental health for families to reduce the risk of entering the child welfare system.

Autism Basics Webinar Series-School Programming

Check out this upcoming free webinar series for parents or primary care caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. Autism Basics Webinar Series led by Jillian Reihner, PhD. Register at https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S2o4KNyiSLuO

Autism Basics Webinar Series-Treating Dangerous Behaviors

Check out this upcoming free webinar series for parents or primary care caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. Autism Basics Webinar Series led by Jillian Reihner, PhD. Register at https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S2o4KNyiSLuO

Autism Basics Webinar Series-Therapy Options

Check out this upcoming free webinar series for parents or primary care caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. Autism Basics Webinar Series led by Jillian Reihner, PhD. Register at https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S2o4KNyiSLuO

Autism Basics Webinar Series-What is Autism?

Check out this upcoming free webinar series for parents or primary care caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. Autism Basics Webinar Series led by Jillian Reihner, PhD. Register at https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S2o4KNyiSLuO-2oX6ZYwKw.

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Facing Autism, Inc. Autism Awareness Walk

Facing Autism, Inc. Autism Awareness Walk, Saturday, April 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Ft. Dodge Middle School

Join Facing Autism, Inc., for their 6^th Annual Awareness Walk! Show love and acceptance to everyone in the autism community! Recognize the 1 in 36 children and approximately 5,400,000 adults in the US with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Click here for more information. Click here for a printable flyer.