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With emerging threats to child and youth well-being, whether it be the COVID-19 Pandemic's impact on mental health or climate change, it is imperative that resilience be built in the face of them. In response to these threats, The Forum for Children's Well-Being will host a three day virtual workshop on October 18, 19, and 20, 2022 from 2pm-4pm ET to examine how to promote well-being in the context of various factors. The workshop will also consider community contexts and strengths based solutions that may support child and youth well-being as well as feature lived experience perspectives and expert presenations.
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·2023
In the face of growing threats to child and youth well-being - whether it be the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, systemic racism, or new crises that have yet to arise - it is imperative that youth well-being be promoted through the development of strong resilience skills. To explore strategies fo...
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A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a public workshop focused on building resilience in the face of emerging threats to child and youth well-being. The workshop will examine how to promote well-being in the context of factors such as increased gun violence, climate change, the behavioral health workforce shortage, substance use, anti-LGBTQ policies, and opposition to anti-racism. It will consider community contexts and strengths-based solutions that may support child and youth well-being. The workshop will feature lived experience perspectives and expert presentations. The planning committee will develop the agenda, identify meeting objectives, and select appropriate speakers. A proceedings-in-brief will be prepared by a rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
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Administration for Children and Families
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Children’s Hospital Association
Department of Health and Human Services
Family Voices
Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice
Health Resources and Services Administration
Private: Non Profit
Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Well Being Trust
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