Don't miss next week's PIEC team's Pyramid Model Lunch & Learn will focus on strategies to support the development of problem solving skills for young children in home & educational settings.
🖥️ April Pyramid Model Practice L&L
📅 Thurs 4/23, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
🎟️ Register: s.uconn.edu/4-23-webinar
The National Wraparound Implementation Center (#NWIC) has a new digital home!
Explore streamlined tools for implementation, workforce development, and quality care coordination. 🔗 wraparound.socialwork.uconn.edu
#Wraparound #CareCoordination #SystemsOfCare #YouthMentalHealth
We @ #InnovationsInstitute are joining @blackkmamasmatter to celebrate #BMHW26! This week centers justice and joy & honors Black-led leadership shaping the future of maternal health. Learn more: blkmaternalhealthweek.com #RootedInJusticeAndJoy #BlackMaternalHealth
Got a few free minutes this weekend? Use them to make an impact! @chdi.org is looking for stories from Connecticut-based professionals working in children's behavioral health to inspire others to join the field. ➡️Learn more & submit a video for a chance to win $500: loom.ly/r1Ey4e8 #CTMentalHealth
💚 May is Children’s Mental Health Action Month & this year, we’re focusing on action. #InnovationsInstitute created a Social Media Toolkit to help elevate local efforts & connect a national movement.
👉 Get the toolkit: s.uconn.edu/2026cmham
#CMHAM2026 #AwarenessToAction #ChildrensMentalHealth
Active listening starts before you even say hello. Our latest CCFG short shares quick, practical tips for being present, building trust & minimizing distractions.
⏱️Under 5 min
🎧s.uconn.edu/ccfg-2
#UnwrappingWrap #Wraparound #CareCoordination #SystemsOfCare #WorkforceDevelopment #FamilyCentered
The April session of our PIEC team's Pyramid Model Lunch & Learn will focus on strategies to support the development of problem solving skills for young children in home & educational settings.
🖥️ April Pyramid Model Practice L&L
📅 Thurs 4/23, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
🎟️ Register: s.uconn.edu/4-23-webinar
📣We’re growing our team!
#InnovationsInstitute is hiring a Marketing Coordinator to create content across web, social media & email to help expand the reach of our national work.
🔗Learn more + apply: s.uconn.edu/ii-marketing
#HigherEdJobs #SocialImpactJobs #MarketingJobs #CommunicationsJobs
New resource from the NCTSN: A 5-part fact sheet series on the intersection of trauma & substance use—designed to support providers working with children, youth & families. 🔗s.uconn.edu/nctsn-facts
#YouthMentalHealth #TraumaInformedCare #SubstanceUse #SystemsOfCare
What does it take to support children, youth & families w/complex needs? The first 4 episodes of #UnwrappingWrap explore research, real-world practice & skills. New full-length episodes drop 4th Wed of the month & CCFG shorts drop the 2nd Wed. Bookmark & start listening: s.uconn.edu/wrap-pod
Don't miss tomorrow's SAMHSA webinar for prospective applicants of the FY26 Children's Mental Health Initiative!
🗓️ Wednesday, April 1
🕰️ 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
🔗 s.uconn.edu/cmhi-webinar
#SystemsOfCare #ChildrensMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth
Social workers don't just navigate systems—they shape them. To wrap up #SocialWorkMonth, check out our recent Telegram policy corner featuring @uconnssw.bsky.social & Nancy A Humphreys Institute for Political SW. 🔗 s.uconn.edu/3-23telegram
#InnovationsInstitute #SWmonth2026 #UpliftDefendTransform
Research from @afspnational.bsky.social shows that hopeful, supportive content is associated with decreased suicide risk. At #InnovationsInstitute, we believe in thoughtful communication to promote connection, reduce harm & support wellbeing across communities.🔗s.uconn.edu/words-matter #WordsMatter
In the latest #UnwrappingWrap episode, Toni Donnelly shares how peer parent support transforms isolation -> connection—& why lived experience is a non-negotiable in this work. A powerful conversation on partnership, trust & letting go of the need to “fix.” Listen now: s.uconn.edu/wrap-toni
Join #FREDLA for the 2026 Parent Peer Support Institute!
🗓️ April 14-16, 1-4 PM ET
🔗 s.uconn.edu/fredla-ppsi
❓ Email info@fredla.org
*Current FREDLA members & groups of 5+ are eligible for discounted registration!*
#ParentPeerSupport #ProfessionalDevelopment #PeerLearning #ChildrensMentalHealth
The March #PyramidPractice Lunch & Learn was rescheduled to 3/31! Join to explore a new early childhood team building resource from NCPMI!
🖥️ March Pyramid Model Practice Lunch & Learn
📅 Tuesday 3/31, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
🎟️ Register: s.uconn.edu/3-31-webinar
Bridging the gap between "what we know" & "what we do" in crisis systems. 🤝
Sarah Quinn, our Director of Crisis Systems, explores how our Crisis 365 Academy moves evidence-based practice into the hands of the crisis workforce.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nveT...
#Crisis365 #MentalHealth
The latest Telegram Policy Corner covers cross-agency partnerships & is written by our partners at the Natl Association of Medicaid Directors
🔗NAMD playbook: s.uconn.edu/namdplaybook
📬3.9 Telegram: s.uconn.edu/3-9telegram
📩 Subscribe: s.uconn.edu/subscribe2ii
#PolicyCorner #Medicaid #SystemsOfCare
B/w monthly episodes of #UnwrappingWraparound, Innovations brings you Care Coordination Field Guide: Skills on the Go (#CCFG), a short-form companion series w/quick, skill-focused conversations for busy professionals.
🎧 Listen now: s.uconn.edu/ccfg-1
#UnwrappingWrap #Wraparound #CareCoordination
Thrilled to welcome Kelly English to #InnovationsInstitute! She brings 2 decades of experience in children's BH & system reform—and has spent years collaborating with our team, including co-authoring briefs & publications. We're excited to have Kelly join our team.
Mark your calendars for our PIEC team's March #PyramidPractice Lunch & Learn to explore a new early childhood team building resource from NCPMI!
🖥️ March Pyramid Model Practice Lunch & Learn
📅 Tuesday 3/17, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
🎟️ Register: s.uconn.edu/3-17-webinar
#InnovationsInstitute #PyramidModel
@uconnssw.bsky.social's MSW program prepares students to improve individual and community well-being, providing training in clinical and policy work. Join our vibrant community & apply by 4/1: socialwork.uconn.edu/masters-soci...
Attend an info session: connect.grad.uconn.edu/portal/msw_i...
🎙️#Wraparound is everywhere—but what does high-quality implementation really take Check out Unwrapping Wraparound, a new podcast from #InnovationsInstitute! Ep.1 features Eric Bruns on research, workforce challenges & what works.
▶️ Listen: s.uconn.edu/wrap-pod
#UnwrappingWrap
LAST CHANCE! The deadline for the National Survey of Mobile Crisis, Co-Responder & Alternative Response Programs was extended to 2/28. The survey aims to better understand the scope, structure & operations of mobile crisis & alternative response programs. 🔗 rc-1.nyspi.org/surveys/?s=X...
Don't miss tomorrow's Pyramid Practice Lunch & Learn, "Strengthening the Foundation: The Case for Tier 1!"
🖥️ February Pyramid Model Practice Lunch & Learn
📅 TOMORROW, Tuesday 2/24, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
🎟️ Register: s.uconn.edu/2-24-piec
Learn more about our PIEC team's work: s.uconn.edu/piec
#InnovationsInstitute launched #Crisis365, the Academy for Comprehensive Crisis Care! Our evidence-informed academy translates natl guidance -> real-world practice. Courses begin in April!
Learn more: s.uconn.edu/crisis-365
Subscribe for Crisis 365 updates: s.uconn.edu/crisis-train
Proud to partner with FREDLA & a powerhouse network of national orgs through #YouthFamilyNTTAC! Together, we're bringing policy, practice & family/youth leadership into a true 365° approach to transforming youth mental health systems nationwide.
Mark your calendars for our PIEC team's February #PyramidPractice Lunch & Learn for those interested in concrete strategies to establish & support UNIVERSAL Tier 1 #PyramidModel strategies.
🖥️Strengthening the Foundation: The Case for Tier 1
📅Tues 2/24, 12–1:00 PM ET
🎟️Register: s.uconn.edu/2-24-piec
ICYMI: ACL launched a new website for The Link Center featuring expanded resources, tools & insights to support coordinated effective services for children & adults w/IDD, brain injuries & other cognitive disabilities who also experience MH conditions. Visit the new website: www.thelinkcenter.org
This #BlackHistoryMonth, #InnovationsInstitute celebrates the impact, leadership & contributions of Black communities in our TA Telegram Policy Corner.
Read the Policy Corner: s.uconn.edu/2-9telegram
Subscribe to the Telegram: s.uconn.edu/subscribe2ii