Child Abuse Prevention Webinar Series: Making the Connection: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Child Abuse Prevention

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. As announced during Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Office of Child and Family Services and the Maine Children's Trust are pleased to announce the second in our series of Child Abuse Prevention webinars to continue the conversation about the role that everyone has, and strategies that we can all implement, to help keep children in Maine safe.    As a reminder, these webinars are being held the first Tuesday of every other month at 10 a.m.  Next Webinar Date:  August 2nd 2022, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 am via Zoom  Topic: Making the Connection: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Child Abuse Prevention Description: There is a significant connection between the prevention of Mental Illness, Substance Use, and Child Abuse and Neglect.  We can all work to prevent Child Abuse and Neglect by also improving mental wellness and employing strategies to prevent substance use.  Increasing protective factors, as we heard about in June's webinar, is just one strategy that can address all three of these risk factors.  There are many other strategies for mental wellness and the prevention of substance use and child abuse and neglect that fall across the continuum of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention that are being implemented in Maine.  By working together we can strengthen and enhance the prevention services continuum to help support families in Maine to be safe, stable, happy, and healthy.    Participants will be able to: Gain an understanding of Mental Wellness promotion, Substance Use Prevention and the intersection with Child Abuse Prevention. Identify multiple strategies and everyday actions that professionals working within these three categories can do to work together to strengthen the prevention continuum in Maine. Learn about resources, tools, and opportunities for collaboration and coordination.  To participate: Please register here to participate in the webinar and/or receive the recording and resources. A meeting invitation and link to the webinar will be sent the day prior to the scheduled webinar. Thank you for your commitment to supporting families and preventing child abuse and neglect.  The Office of Child and Family Services and Maine Children's Trust Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Maine Department of Health & Human Services. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Maine Department of Health & Human Services · 109 Capitol St · Augusta, ME 04333