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In this Issue:
- News
- Events & Webinars
- Community Resources
- Los Recursos Familial en Español
- Family Resources in English
- Job Opportunities
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Spotlight On:
State Budget Debrief with Julie Kerksick,
Rep. Evan Goyke and Sen. LaTonya Johnson
Monday, July 24
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The biennial state budget is now final, but what does it mean for Milwaukee? Community Advocates Public Policy Institute Senior Advocate Julie Kerksick with special guests state Rep. Evan Goyke and state Sen. LaTonya Johnson will discuss issues critical to our community’s future, such as child care, tax credits, and public investments. This budget briefing is open to PPI Network Members only, and will be held at 4 p.m. on July 24. Interested in becoming a member?
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MHA Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit | |
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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month! The theme of Mental Health America’s 2023 BIPOC Mental Health campaign is Culture, Community, & Connection.
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Save the Date: Discover Wellness
Friday, August 11
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Community organizations involved in Partnerships for Success-19 are offering this free, family-friendly event on Friday, August 11, at Johnsons Park. Discover Wellness will highlight self-care strategies across the eight dimensions of wellness. Enjoy free food, resources, activities, raffles, prizes and more! Then stick around for a movie sponsored by Neu-Life Community Development. We'll offer more details as we get closer to the date. Want to get involved? Contact Hannah at hlepper@communityadvocates.net.
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Amani Pop-Up Outreach Days
Tuesday, July 11 & July 25 & Thursday, August 10
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Coming to a corner near you… You’ll find resources, food, and fun from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at 20th and Center on July 11, 27th and Auer on July 25, courtesy of COA Youth and Family Centers, and at Dr. Carter Park on August 10 thanks to Amani United. Check the flyer for details and contact info if you want to be a partner.
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Triple P Group Parenting Course
Eight Tuesdays, July 11-August 29
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The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program’s simple, practical strategies have been proven to work around the world. The Parenting Network is offering six in-person classroom sessions plus two weeks of personalized support as you try out your selected strategies. Triple P makes positive, effective parenting a habit!
- Learn the causes of behavior problems
- Encourage better behaviors
- Calmly and assertively address negative behaviors
- Track improvements of your parenting goals
- Get individualized parent coaching
- Take care of yourself as a parent
Sessions will be held on Tuesdays, beginning July 11, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Milwaukee Center for Children and youth, 317 W. National Ave., Milwaukee. These courses are for parents of children up to 12 years. Childcare is provided. To register, call the Parent Helpline at 414-671-0566. Please request childcare when registering.
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Self-Care and Wellness for ALL
Wednesday, July 12
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Behavioral health and health care settings offer a spectrum of programs including substance use, mental health, and medical and recovery services. Professionals providing these supports use an array of competencies to empathize and assist persons with substance use and other psychosocial problems. Always focused on helping others, professionals can experience challenges in practicing self-care for themselves. This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for providers to review wellness practices and experience the benefits of intentional, micro-structured, self-care interventions. This webinar from the Northeast and Caribbean ATTC will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. on July 12.
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Creating Effective Evaluation Plans
Wednesday, July 12
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This course provides a step-by-step guide for creating an evaluation plan based on a proven effective, widely used template. After taking this course, you will better understand the importance of an evaluation plan, the basic elements of an effective evaluation plan, and how to use and share an evaluation plan to maintain credibility and effectiveness in your evaluation. This webinar, from the Southeast PTTC, will be held from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on July 12.
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When Conversation Turns to Suicide
July 18-July 21
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When Conversation Turns to Suicide is a training for providers, peer supporters, family, friends and others in the community who want to build understanding, and develop skills to aid them in more effectively supporting others who might be struggling with suicidal thoughts. This training from the Behavioral Health Training Partnership at UW-Green Bay will be held on Zoom from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on July 18 through July 21. Cost is $70.
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“The Color of Law” Book Discussion
Tuesday, July 18
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"The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America" unveils how the US government deliberately segregated communities, disrupted the ability of Black families to own homes, and shaped racial inequality through federal housing policies.
Join the Milwaukee Turners and the Cathedral Center for a book discussion on Richard Rothstein's "The Color of Law." You do not have to read the book to attend. Come to partake in engaging and insightful discussion and share your thoughts! This discussion will be held at 5:30 p.m. on July 18 at Turner Hall, 1034 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee.
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Mobile Food Pantry
Tuesday, July 18
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Drive through or walk up to receive free food and other resources thanks to the Dominican Center, Amani United, and Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin. Items are first come, first served, and include meat, dairy, non-perishables, produce, hygiene items, and other resources. You can pre-register at the link below. Volunteers are needed, too. The event will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St., on July 18 and August 15.
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ECOM Workshop: Domestic Violence,
Elder and Child Abuse
Wednesday, July 19
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The Empowerment Coalition of Milwaukee (ECOM) is a monthly gathering of social services professionals, advocates, and consumers organized by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute. ECOM explores topics that are vital to Milwaukee’s human services professionals. This month's topic is Domestic Violence, Elder and Child Abuse. Fee is $5 for light refreshments and materials and can be paid via credit card on PPI’s website. ECOM will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on July 19 in person, location TBD.
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Trauma Strategies for Peer Supports Using Self-Care
Wednesday, July 19
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Peer professionals provide an array of recovery-oriented supports and person-centered care which include empathetic engagement with survivors of trauma circumstances. This work at times can increase the peer’s vulnerability to vicarious trauma or secondary stress. This two-hour interactive workshop will review how trauma situations may present, signs to recognize and cues alerting as to when to step away from a trauma inducing situation. Content will also offer practical strategies for self-care including ways to build resiliency. This webinar from the Northeast and Caribbean ATTC will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on July 19.
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Cultural Humility and Motivational Interviewing: Combined to Engage and Retain
LGBTQIA People in Care
Wednesday, July 19
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LGBTQIA people are much more than their sexual orientation and gender identity. This interactive webinar combines the perspectives and practices of both Cultural Humility and Motivational Interviewing, inviting participants to consider how these approaches, used in tandem, can enhance engagement and retention of LGBTQIA people. This webinar from the Northeast and Caribbean ATTC will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. on July 19.
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Prevention Leadership Through a
Culturally Humble Lens
Wednesday, July 19
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This first session of the Southeast Region PTTC Health Equity Series 2023 is an interactive course that will provide a foundational conversation placing the idea of prevention leadership in the context of cultural humility, inequity, and social justice.
Learning Objectives:
- Define cultural humility.
- Identify the difference between cultural humility vs. cultural competence.
- Discuss the importance of these topics within the context of current SUD prevention priorities, and prevention leadership.
- Discuss potential resources for prevention leaders.
This session will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on July 19.
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South Side Lead Pipe Replacement Town Hall
Monday, July 24
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Your voice matters! Learn about and provide input on Milwaukee’s lead pipe replacement plan. This event, co-sponsored by Coalition on Lead Emergency (COLE) and COLE Lead-Free and Healthy Home Project will begin at 6 p.m. on July 24 at Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Mitchell St.
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Defusing Your Child’s Tantrum:
7 Strategies to De-Escalate Your Child and Yourself
Tuesday, July 25
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Learn how a child’s brain reacts to stress, how to calm your child, and how to de-escalate yourself. This workshop is for adults and child care is not provided. It will be presented by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute’s Rita Liesiefsky at Milwaukee Public Library’s Capitol Branch Library, 3969 N. 74th St., Milwaukee, twice on July 25, at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Registration is recommended but not required.
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Equity and Trauma:
Facilitating the Healing Process with Tim Grove
Tuesday, July 25
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This on-site training will be hosted at Wellpoint Care Network and will integrate the core concepts from the trauma informed care and equity movements toward a transformative synergy. Two of the most important and needed topics are trauma and equity. Each has remarkable potential to be a central part of the solutions we are longing for. If that is true, imagine what forms of transformation can come when the two topics are interwoven! This training will explore the creative mixing of core concepts from both movements. A morning and afternoon session will be held on July 25 at Wellpoint Care Network, 8901 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee. Cost is $150.
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Adult Mental Health First Aid
Wednesday, July 26
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Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
What the Mental Health First Aid Course offers:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental illness
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use
- How to interact with a person in crisis
- How to connect the person with help
- Content on trauma, addiction, and self-care
This session, from Community Advocates Public Policy Institute, will be held from 9 to 3:30 on July 26, and is free and open to everyone.
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Community Narcan Training
Thursday, July 27
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The Milwaukee Turners and The Daily Bird will offer a FREE community Narcan (naloxone) training at Turner Hall, 1034 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave., from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. on July 27. Narcan can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Free Narcan will be distributed at the training. This event is FREE and open to the public. No registration required.
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Mentor Greater Milwaukee Annual Youth Summit
Thursday, July 27
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Mentor Greater Milwaukee’s second annual Youth Summit will focus on Violence Prevention. Each session is planned and led by youth of MENTOR Greater Milwaukee's Youth Council, MPS Black and Latino Male Achievement and Milwaukee Succeeds Youth Forward MKE. Each session ties into the theme and what youth believe are necessary outlets as preventative measures to Amplify, Advocate, and put Action behind youth voice and the needs of Milwaukee youth. Sessions will highlight recreation, mentoring, mental health, relationship building, and gun violence. Plus, snacks, beverages, and lunch will be provided. This summit is free and open to young people ages 14-18, and will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on July 27 at 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee. RSVPs are required by July 20.
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Improving Behavioral Health Services and Care for Your Sexual and Gender Diverse Clients:
Rethinking Minority Stress
Thursday, July 27
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For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of sexually diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender-diverse individuals (those whose gender identity/expression differs from their birth-assigned sex/gender). According to this model, the cumulative stress caused by stigma and social marginalization fosters stress-related health problems.
Yet studies linking minority stress to physical health outcomes have yielded mixed results, suggesting that something is missing from our understanding of stigma and health. Social safety may be the missing piece. This webinar, presented by Lisa Diamond Ph.D., is part of Community Advocates Public Policy Institute’s LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Series. It will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on July 27.
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Crisis Response Planning
Thursday, July 27
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This workshop from the Behavioral Health Training Partnership at UW-Green Bay is designed to enhance individuals’ knowledge about crisis response planning for managing acute suicide risk, and to increase their ability to confidently and competently administer this intervention with at-risk individuals. The first half of the workshop provides didactic knowledge about suicide, the development of the crisis response plan intervention, and its empirical support, all of which are designed to increase knowledge. The second half of the workshop includes clinical demonstrations by the instructor and skills practice by attendees, which are designed for individuals to acquire skill competency. This Zoom session will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on July 27. Fee is $15.
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Soberfest 2023
Saturday, August 5
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The Phoenix is organizing its third Soberfest gathering, which will feature music, food, games, and more. Soberfest will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on August 5 at Pere Marquette Park, 900 N. Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee.
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Health and Wellness Beyond Incarceration:
The Role of the Church Conference
Saturday, August 26
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Invisible Reality Prison Ministry is organizing a panel discussion on the barriers people face in accessing comprehensive health services while they are incarcerated and as they return home, as well as the essential role of the church. This free event will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on August 26, at 2700 N. 54th St., Milwaukee.
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Job openings?
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Forward the information to Prevention@CommunityAdvocates.net.
Thank you for your service to Milwaukee!
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Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System
From SAMHSA, this guide focuses on how community engagement can play a critical role in the equitable scale-up of evidence-based programs and policies within the substance use prevention system. Download it here.
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Los Recursos Familial en Español | |
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Creando una vida más saludable: Guía paso a paso para lograr el bienestar
Esta guía ofrece un enfoque amplio para lograr cosas que lo ayudarán, según su propio ritmo, tiempo y habilidades, a sentirse mejor y vivir más tiempo. Descarguelo aqui.
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Family Resources in English | |
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Triple P Positive Parenting Coaching
The Parenting Network is providing one-on-one coaching sessions for parents who want to learn new ways to manage their child’s behavior. Sessions are free of charge and last about 50 minutes. Download the flyer.
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