The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems https://ncapps.acl.gov/ncapps-shorts.html Acknowledging and understanding a person’s racial and cultural identities is essential for providing person-centered supports. In a new series of short videos, NCAPPS community members share their thoughts on how their racial and cultural identities shape their expectations and views of support systems.
Last month, the Council on Quality and Leadership finished its 8-part Personal Outcome Measures® (POM) Indicator Webinar Series. These webinars confronted common questions and misconceptions that people may face when conducting POM interviews. The series aimed to amplify attendee understanding about how the indicator is defined, bring more clarity to decision-making about the presence of outcomes and supports, […]
DEC is excited to announce that the Multitiered System of Support Framework in Early Childhood position statement is now available! This position statement replaces the 2013 Frameworks for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood: Description and Implications. The purpose of the revised statement is to define an early childhood multitiered system of support (MTSS) framework and […]
NAMI Statement on the Decision of FCC to Require Text-to-988 Nov 18 2021 Arlington, VA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a statement today in response to the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require telecommunication providers to support text messaging to 988*, the new national three-digit number for suicide prevention […]
The December 2021 edition of Access Press is now available and includes a primer on the upcoming legislative session. Mission Access Press exists to promote the social inclusion and legal rights of people with disabilities by providing a forum for news, features, opinion and conversation to benefit people who are often invisible and marginalized in mainstream […]
Build a meditation practice with leading BIPOC meditation teachers What People Are Saying “Having a Black woman’s voice guiding the meditation right from my phone made this meditation impact me in an unexpectedly deeper way; more than the other meditations available online. This is an awesome app.” “It is necessary to have contextualized media for […]
Leadership for Empowerment & Abuse Prevention (LEAP) https://cdl.partnership.vcu.edu/healthy-relationships-leap/ Developed in collaboration between VCU’s School of Social Work and the Partnership for People with Disabilities, LEAP provides training on healthy relationships and information about preventing abuse to adults with disabilities. LEAP has two parts, the first is training for adults with disabilities, the second is a guide for […]
This interview with Hannah Alani called ‘We Are All One’: Native Jo Lakota Shares Stories of Peoria Tribe, Reflections on Thanksgiving demonstrates how we can learn more about the history of our land where we live and their people and support each other as a community. Learn more about the history of indigenous peoples in your […]
Your Path to Well-Being. Powered by Science. With a combination of podcast-style lessons and both seated and active meditations, you’ll learn what the science says about the brain while developing skills to tap into these learnings for a healthier, happier you. (this is a free resource) Healthy Minds Program App
https://mn.gov/board-on-aging/news-and-events/news-stories.jsp#/detail/appId/1/id/507628 Just in time for National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, 11 Minnesota organizations will be able to work to increase awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, promote early diagnosis and connect caregivers to resources, thanks to grants from the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA). The MBA is granting a total of $729,172
