New from Innovations: insights from the inaugural Youth/Family Behavioral Health Research Summit at #2025TrainingInstitutes. 📖 Read the report ➡️ s.uconn.edu/ti2025-summit #YoungPeopleThrive

Last month, the #2025TrainingInstitutes brought together 1100+ leaders, practitioners & advocates to build a world where #youngpeoplethrive. Read the full recap: s.uconn.edu/ti25-article
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Image of woman wearing earbuds while working on a laptop, with text reading "Free resources and publications on children's behavioral health practices, systems, and policies for youth-serving professionals"

At the #2025TrainingInstitutes earlier this month, our team shared many free CHDI trainings, resources, and publications for professionals working to improve #ChildrensMentalHealth treatments, systems, and policies. Here were some of the most popular resources:
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Costume Character Cookie Monster spread so much joy at the #2025TrainingInstitutes, reminding us how vital it is to support kids' well-being.

Thanks Cookie for helping to make the 2025 Training Institutes extra special & for reminding us all that helping #YoungPeopleThrive is no small thing!

Last week, a small team was on the ground for the #2025TrainingInstitutes, helping to produce the conference's general sessions! We even made a new friend — #CookieMonster! 🍪We are thankful to continue to support children’s #mentalhealth.💚#clientwork #YoungPeopleThrive

The #2025TrainingInstitutes may be over but the momentum continues. The community we built last week is powerful & it’s only the beginning!

Isabel Ohakamma NAMI Next Gen Advisor said it best: “Our collective & united voices are what will lead to change.”

➡️ Scroll for a few of our favorite moments!

CHDI and our partners from Connecting to Care seated at a long table in front of the workshop sharing lessons learned from 10 years of Connecting to Care in CT

CHDI's Jeana Bracey posing for a quick group selfie with the team from FAVOR, Inc.

CHDI staff with partners standing together at the front of the Restorative Practices workshop

7 of CHDI's staff who work on school mental health initiatives pose together for a group photo at the conference

CHDI's #SchoolMentalHealth team was busy at #2025TrainingInstitutes! Their sessions included sharing lessons learned from 10 years of Connecting to Care, #RestorativePractices in schools, and using data to strengthen school mental health services.

(l-r) Tammy Freeberg of The Village for Families & Children, Jeff Vanderploeg, and Michelle Zabel of Innovations Institute

Yesterday, CHDI President & CEO Jeff Vanderploeg had a chance to catch up with longtime partner Tammy Freeberg of The Village + Michelle Zabel of @innovations-uconn.bsky.social, #2025TrainingInstitutes host!

Thanks again to Innovations for organizing this incredible gathering. 🙌

CHDI's Jason Lang stands at the front of a training room before a group of 25-30 professionals during trauma screening workshop

FAVOR's Lisa Girard speaks from a table at the front of the training room as CHDI's Jason Lang and Kellie Randall look on

CHDI's Jason Lang discusses trauma screening

Another #2025TrainingInstitutes highlight: a workshop on #TraumaScreening best practices by CHDI's Jason Lang + Kellie Randall w/FAVOR's Lisa Girard.

✨Missed this one? No worries! It was based on CHDI's Trauma ScreenTIME courses, all available FREE to any child-serving professional: bit.ly/44aI0ua

It’s the final day of the #2025TrainingInstitutes! One more chance to connect, learn, and reflect together. Let’s make it count. #YoungPeopleThrive

Busy & inspiring wk @ UConn’s #2025TrainingInstitutes!

SMARTies Nikki York & Rachel Barrett shared WA’s Workforce for Student Wellbeing Initiative.

Bonus: Cookie Monster joined our co-Director Eric Bruns & the BH-SAP Team, reminding us all of the vital role we play in helping #YoungPeopleThrive!

Kicked off an impactful week @ UConn’s #2025TrainingInstitutes!

Our Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team (wrapresearch.org) shared wraparound research at the poster session & connected w/colleagues from across the U.S. working to support youth & families.

#WrapAroundCare #YoungPeopleThrive

Join us tomorrow @9:00am to close out the #2025TrainingInstitutes w/Kana Enomoto, Director of Brain Health, Mckinsey Health Institute + a dynamic panel: Hafeezah Muhammad, Backpack Healthcare; Dr. Amy Nitza, Ph.D., Global Center for AI in Mental Health & Dr. Kamillah Wood, Google Health!

CHDI's Jeana Bracey poses for a photo with Cookie Monster

Jeana got to meet #CookieMonster too! Now we're officially jealous! 😍🍪

(Though we're guessing he was just as starstruck to meet THEE Dr. Jeana Bracey, nationally recognized expert on comprehensive #SchoolMentalHealth system development)

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Yecenia hugging Cookie Monster!

CHDI's Yecenia Casiano got to meet (and hug!) America's most beloved blue monster at #2025TrainingInstitutes! 🤩🍪

Cookie Monster stopped by along with Dr. Jeanette Betancourt (@sesameworkshop.bsky.social), who is discussing strategies to support #ChildrensMentalHealth in today's lunchtime plenary.

CHDI's Aleece Kelly speaking to Institute participants

View from back of the training room of audience at this morning's Institute, with Aleece Kelly and Frank Gregory at front.

CT DCF's Frank Gregory holds up a copy of Connecticut's strategic plan to strengthen the behavioral health workforce for Institute attendees.

Panelists from CHDI, CT DCF, and Case Western Reserve University seated at a table beside a projector screen in this morning's Institute

Kicking off day 2 of the #2025TrainingInstitutes, CHDI's Aleece Kelly and colleagues from CT DCF + Case Western Reserve University presented a 3-hour Training Institute on #BehavioralHealthWorkforce development policy and strategies states like #CT + #OH are using to address the workforce shortage.

Join us for today's #2025TrainingInstitutes Lunch & Plenary as we honor the recipient of the inaugural Sheila A. Pires Award for Leadership in Child- & Family-Serving Systems & hear from Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, SVP of US Social Impact, Sesame Workshop! Happening at 12 PM! #YoungPeopleThrive

🎉 SURPRISE! Costume Character Cookie Monster from Sesame Street is in the house at the #2025TrainingInstitutes! We’re thrilled to welcome our beloved friend to help spotlight the importance of children’s behavioral health and helping #YoungPeopleThrive. 💙🍪

We smell cookies... and excitement! Keep your eyes peeled near registration and the Potomac Ballroom Prefunction Area at 10am. Something exciting is about to happen! 🍪👣 #2025TrainingInstitutes #youngpeoplethrive

👀 We heard a very furry friend is stopping by the #2025TrainingInstitutes tomorrow. You won’t want to miss what’s happening between 10am and 5:30pm! 💙🍪 #youngpeoplethrive

So great to have CHDI as our gold level sponsor of #2025traininginstitutes!

CHDI's Jason Lang w/Tammy Freeberg (The Village for Families & Children) + Jennifer Nadeau (CHR)

2: CHDI's Jeff Vanderploeg w/Gary Blau (Hackett Center for Mental Health)

CHDI's exhibit table at the Training Institutes.

Great reconnecting with partners from CT + around the country at the #2025TrainingInstitutes! If you're here in National Harbor this week, be sure to stop by our exhibit table to say hello and learn more about our work!

#YoungPeopleThrive #YouthMentalHealth

The energy is building at the #2025TrainingInstitutes! Tomorrow the conference kicks off with an unforgettable plenary from former surgeon general Vivek Murthy, who will be joined by an inspiring panel. This powerful convo will set the tone for 3 days of learning & collaboration. Don't miss it!

Kick off your #2025TrainingInstitutes experience with an exclusive screening of LIKE, an award-winning IndieFlix Original Documentary TODAY, Monday, July 7 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. in Potomac AB. Stick around for a panel & book signings!
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Day 2 of the Pre-Institutes is in full swing! Our participants are rolling up their sleeves for another day of collaborative learning. #2025TrainingInstitutes #YoungPeopleThrive

Sunsetting Day 1 of the Pre-Institutes Training Programs at the #2025TrainingInstitutes! Can't wait to wrap up the Pre-Institutes tomorrow and kick-off the main conference on Tuesday! When do you arrive? What are you most looking forward to? #YoungPeopleThrive

Scenes from today’s Pre-Institute "Bridging the Gap: Practical Implementation Skills for Successful Practice Change!" We’re feeling inspired by the energy, engagement & collaboration.

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Here we go! Kicking off Day 1 of the Pre-Institutes Training Programs at the #2025TrainingInstitutes! #YoungPeopleThrive