This free training is designed to inform both families and professionals about a wide range of potential funding sources using a manual developed by MCSHN staff. The goal is to help persons know what programs and resources exist in order to improve access to health care and more effectively advocate for children, youth, young adults and their families. The content in the training is geared towards all children and youth, including but not limited to those with special health needs. It includes major funding programs, other possible funding options, and "tools" to help in identifying funding resources.

For more information and to register, visit the MCSHN website.

This program will provide you with the knowledge of current concepts of care for children seen in the emergency department with commonly encountered acute traumatic injuries. Special emphasis will be placed on a review of the physiologic differences and common traumatic mechanisms encountered in children, the radiography of cervical spine injuries, commonly performed wound and minor surgical procedures including assessment and management of burns and animal bites along with advances in sedation, pain control, and non-pharmacologic therapies employed in treating children.

For more information and to register, check out the conference brochure.

This years conference features in-depth workshops on nationally recognized strategies that participants can use in their home communities to promote the wellbeing of children, families and communities. Featured presenters include Prevent Child Abuse America President Jim Hmurovich, the Good Enough Moms Marti Ericson and Erin Erickson Garner, Cordelia Anderson, Casa de Esperanzas Ambar Cristina Hanson and Olga Trujillo, and more!

For more information and to register, visit the Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota website.

The MOAPPP Annual Conference is Minnesota’s statewide event offering training, resources and opportunities for networking among practitioners who care about current research, science-based approaches, educational resources, policy initiatives and emerging issues related to adolescent sexual health, pregnancy prevention and adolescent parents.

For more information and to register, visit the MOAPPP website.