Coordinated Children’s Service Initiative

Staten Island Community Partnership Program General Meeting
2019-09-05 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Richmond University Medical Center, 355 Bard Ave., Staten Island, NY, 10310, United States
For more informatoin:
Karina Weinstein
Community Organizer
Staten Island Community Partnership Program
New York Foundling
Karina.Weinstein@nyfoundling.org

The Hope & Healing Town Hall: How Bronx Schools Can Address Childhood Trauma
2019-08-07 11:00 - 13:00 | The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, 10456, United States
Hey Bronx students and parents! Learn about childhood trauma, its impact on learning, what schools can do to help, and YOUR rights.

Please join New York State Assembly Member Latoya Joyner and Bronx Legal Services at The Bronx Museum of the Arts on Wednesday, August 7th at 11AM for lunch and an important conversation about bringing healing approaches to our public schools.
Trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect countless children in our communities. Even after the initial impact, ACEs can impact our children’s day-to-day experiences, interfere with their education, and affect them for the rest of their lives. Our schools are uniquely situated to address ACEs, but most schools lack trauma-informed approaches for working with children who have experienced ACEs. Our schools are missing an opportunity to provide a learning environment that promotes healing and long-term success. Hear from psychologists, principals, parents, and students about trauma-informed approaches that work and come prepared to share your questions and ideas.
Hosted by Assembly Member Latoya Joyner and Bronx Legal Services , in collaboration with New Settlement Apartments’ Parent Action Committee, VNSNY FRIENDS, New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center, & the Bronx Borough-Based Council of the Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative (CCSI).
Lunch will be served. Legal advocates will be available to discuss education and immigration rights.
PDF Bronx Town Hall Flyer

Queens Borough Based Council Meeting
2019-07-29 09:30 - 11:30, 2019-05-20 09:30 - 11:30 | Dept. of Education – Region 3 Office, 90-27 Sutphin Blvd., 2nd floor Conference Room, Queens, NY, 11435, United States
Queens Borough Based Council Co-Chairs
Debbie Fraser, NYC Administration for Children’s Services
Agency Co-Chair
Ceceile Mcintonsh-Green, NAMI Queens/Nassau
Violet Keeney, NAMI Queens/Nassau
Agency Co-Chair
Inpatient/Outpatient Meeting: 10:30-11:30 AM on October 22, January 28, and April 22

Youth Advisory Council Meeting
2019-07-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Youth Communications Conference Room, 242 W. 38th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Who: Youth aged 16 to 25 years old with current or past lived experience in the following systems:
· mental health
· child welfare (ACS)
· juvenile justice
· family court
· substance use issues
· education needs and gaps
Description: The CCSI YAC is formed FOR YOUTH, BY YOUTH for the purpose of giving feedback, announcing barriers, and strategic problem solving from a youth point of view, as those in mental health treatment and recovery and other youth-serving systems.
The YAC will work in close collaboration with city & state leaders and community supporters to improve the life and situations faced as youth (aged 16 to 25) in the mental & emotional health system.
Why: Get your voice heard, be fed, and receive gifts for your time every meeting!
Schedule: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month for the Summer months through September
· July 2nd
· July 16th
· August 6th
· August 20th
· September 3rd
· September 17th
To Join Our Listserv: Provide email address and phone number at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ccsiyac
Vibrant CCSI YAC Card Flyer

Youth Wellness Dinner - Staten Island BBC Event
2019-06-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Gerard Carter Community Center, 230 Broad Street, Staten Island, NY, 10304, United States

Crisis Prevention Forum - Queens BBC Event
2019-06-06 09:00 - 12:30 | Dept. of Education – Region 3 Office, 90-27 Sutphin Blvd., 2nd floor Conference Room, Queens, NY, 11435, United States
Please save the date for our Queens BBC’s Mental Health Awareness Month event!
We will post our flyer here soon!

The NYS Children's Medicaid System Transformation: A Discussion with Children and Families - NYU Kimmel Center
2019-06-04 17:30 - 19:00 | NYU Kimmel Center, 238 Thompson St, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Food and Drinks begin at 4:30 pm! Please register here

The NYS Children's Medicaid System Transformation: A Discussion with Children & Families - Tarrytown
2019-06-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Tarrytown Double Tree Inn, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States

Mental & Emotional Wellness is a Community Affair: Stigma is NOT Welcome Here! - Brooklyn BBC Event
2019-05-31 12:00 - 16:00 | Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building, 55 Hanson Place, 3rd floor Conference Room, Brooklyn, NY, 11217, United States
Please save the date for our Brooklyn BBC’s Mental Health Awareness Month event!
We will post our flyer here soon!

Spring Into Wellness! - Manhattan BBC Event
2019-05-18 13:00 - 16:00 | JCC Harlem, 318 West 118th St, New York, NY, 10026, United States

Children's Mental Health Fair - Bronx BBC Event
2019-05-09 11:00 - 18:00 | Visiting Nurse Services of New York (VNSNY) Friends, 489-493 E. 153rd Street, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY, 10455, United States

Advocacy 101
2019-05-02 10:00 - 12:00 | United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Building, 52 Broadway, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Advocacy 101:
An Introduction to Advocacy
May 2, 2019, 10am – 12pm
Location: 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004, Floor 19, Room A

Target Audience: All public community members
Description:
Citizens’ Committee for Children’s Advocacy 101: An Introduction to Advocacy workshop is designed for New York City residents interested in exploring ways in which they can advocate for the changes they wish to see in their communities.
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss strategies and tactics for mobilizing around policy or budget concerns and come away with tips on how to make their advocacy more effective. They will be challenged to use what they learn over the course of the workshop to develop ideas for how the can begin to move the needle on the issues that affect them,their families, and their communities. CCC hopes to empower New Yorker’s with the tools of effective advocacy and to inspire them to have a voice in public policy discussions that affect their lives.

Facilitated By: Citizens’ Committee for Children

Note: Please be sure to arrive on time for the workshop. Anyone arriving 30 minutes after the start time of the workshop will not be allowed to attend the session, so please plan accordingly. Thank you for your interest and registration!

MBBC Parenting Series!
2019-04-30 17:30 - 20:00 | Office of Children & Family Services, 163 W. 125th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY, 10027, United States

We Woke Up Like This/The Hurt Behind the Trigger, Marlon Peterson
2019-04-17 10:00 - 15:00 | United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Building, 52 Broadway, New York, NY, 10004, United States
We Woke Up Like This/The Hurt Behind the Trigger
April 17, 2019, 10am – 3pm
Location: United Federation of Teachers – 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004, Floor 19, Room G

Target Audience: All public community members
Description:
Based of the essay, “The Hurt Behind the Trigger,” the dichotomy between the harmed party and the person harmed will be explored. Additionally, this workshop will provide a discourse around the role systemic racism plays in the daily traumas of young black and brown people in poor communities—with a focus on gun violence.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Understand the importance of allowing space for the humanity of those who committed violent acts to evidence itself
Analyze the nuanced emotions of harm, the harmed, and harming
Engage in uncomfortable conversations around racism and its role in street violence

Facilitated By: Marlon Peterson, The Precendential Group, LLC.
Ebony Magazine has named Marlon Peterson one of America’s 100 most influential and inspiring leaders in the Black community. He is also an Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, and Fall 2016 TED Resident. His TED Talk, “Am I not human? a call for criminal justice reform,” has over 1 million views.
Note: Please be sure to arrive on time for the workshop. Anyone arriving 30 minutes after the start time of the workshop will not be allowed to attend the session, so please plan accordingly. Thank you for your interest and registration!
We will break for lunch from 12:00-1:00pm. Please note lunch will not be provided. Breakfast will be served upon arrival.

Benefits And Entitlements
2019-04-04 10:00 - 12:00
Benefits & Entitlements:
Navigating Government Systems
April 4th, 2019, 10am – 12pm
Location: UFT Building, 19th Floor, Room A
Target Audience: All public community members
Description:
Does trying to figure out government systems of support confuse you? Are you in need of some support in organizing all of the information and letters?
You’ve come to the right place! Attend this workshop to gain some clarity and empowerment towards advocacy!
We will be exploring how to access a variety of benefits supported by the government such as: SNAP, WIC, SSI, FEPS, SSDI, DRIE, and TANF. Additionally, we will explore entitlements for persons with disabilities and how to access them as a caregiver and advocate.
Facilitated By: Gary Shulman, M.S. Ed
Coffee and tea will be served upon arrival.

Note: Please be sure to arrive on time for the workshop. Anyone arriving 30 minutes after the start time of the workshop will not be allowed to attend the session, so please plan accordingly. Thank you for your interest and registration!

Youth Mental Health First Aid
2019-03-29 09:00 - 17:30 | Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, 11238, United States
Youth Mental Health First Aid
March 29, 2019 9:00-5:30
Location: Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza,
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Target Audience: All public community members
Please note that the training session begins at 9:00 a.m. In order to participate in this session, it is important to arrive on time. Anyone arriving after 9:30 a.m. will not be allowed to join the training.

Description:
We welcome all from the community of the Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative (CCSI) to attend a full-day Youth Mental Health First Aid course facilitated by staff from Vibrant Emotional Health! We believe that it is foundational to first understand and de-stigmatize mental health, as well as help service providers, parents, and all community members to effectively address youth mental health issues as they arise.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a highly-interactive course intended to teach providers and community members how to respond more effectively to youth who experience a mental health challenge.
The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.
Who should attend?: The training is designed for anyone who has contact with youth in their personal or professional lives. Professionals for whom this may be beneficial include supervisors, case managers, evening/night staff in residental settings, security personnel, peer advocates, consumers and family members, etc.
Although the day is long, it is engaging, interactive, and participatory. We encourage all interested to attend! Upon completion of the day, you will receive a certificate that lasts for 3 years, certifying you as a Mental Health First Aider.

This course is generously sponsored at no cost to you by CCSI, in collaboration with the NYC DOHMH and Vibrant Emotional Health.
If you are a staff member at Brooklyn Public Library, please choose the “Brooklyn Public Library Staff” ticket.
If you have any questions, please contact Allie Sacks at asacks@vibrant.org.

Queens Borough Based Council Meeting
2019-03-25 09:30 - 11:30 | ACS, 92-31 Union Hall, 3rd floor, Room 3130, Jamaica, NY, 11432, United States

Facilitation Essentials: Strategies for Leading Meetings & Trainings with Confidence
2019-03-12 09:30 - 13:00 | NY, United States
Facilitation Essentials:
Strategies for Leading Meetings & Trainings with Confidence
March 12th, 2019 9:30 am – 1 pm
Location: To be determined

Target Audience: Workshop & Community Meeting Facilitators
Description: Professionals and community leaders are increasingly being called upon to lead workshops for participants from diverse backgrounds. Designing and implementing dynamic and empowering workshops requires leaders to be equipped with effective training design and facilitation methods. This hands-on workshop will teach the principles of workshop instruction and will prepare participants with the strategies and resources necessary to create a learning environment that is safe, respectful, challenging, and engaging of multiple learner styles.
Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the essential traits of an effective facilitator and the elements of workshop design
Identify different approaches for customizing workshops to community support standards
Create a lesson plan using strategies and techniques from the lesson
Know training methods that engage a variety of learning styles
Build trust and rapport to create a classroom environment that is safe, enjoyable, and conductive to learning.

Facilitated By: Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Coffee and tea will be served upon arrival.

Note: Please be sure to arrive on time for the workshop. Anyone arriving 30 minutes after the start time of the workshop will not be allowed to attend the session, so please plan accordingly. Thank you for your interest and registration!

Bullying: How to Identify It and What to Do
2019-03-06 10:00 - 12:00 | United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Building, 52 Broadway, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Bullying: How to Identify It and What to Do
March 6th, 2019, 10am – 12pm
Location: UFT Building, 19th Floor, Room F

Target Audience: All public community members

Description:
Do you know what schools are required to do if your child is being bullied? Are you looking for resources to understand and combat a growing problem in NYC schools?
You’ve come to the right place! Attend this workshop to gain new knowledge and steps toward youth empowerment!
This workshop covers the different types of bullying and harassment students face and what schools must do to protect students.

Facilitated By: Ms. Liliana Diaz-Pedrosa, Advocates for Children

Coffee and tea will be served upon arrival.

Note: Please be sure to arrive on time for the workshop. Anyone arriving 30 minutes after the start time of the workshop will not be allowed to attend the session, so please plan accordingly. Thank you for your interest and registration!

Speak Up, Speak Out: A Youth Summit on Policing in New York City
2019-02-26 09:00 - 16:00 | NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South (Rosenthal Pavilion), New York, NY, 10012, United States
On February 26, 2019, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in conjunction with NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy & Research and the NYU Law Center on Race, Inequality & the Law, is hosting their first-ever youth summit at New York University Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012.
This gathering is an opportunity for young people ages 10-24 from across New York City to directly share their experiences with policing, identify problems in their communities, and recommend solutions to public safety and police oversight practitioners and academics.
Additionally, the summit will showcase the work of young artists inspired by their experiences with policing. The insights shared by participants from this event will inform CCRB’s 2019 report on youth, which will be released later that year.
This event is free and open to the public. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Young people ages 10-24 may register now to attend.
Adults, youth program professionals, and community leaders interested in chaperoning a group of participants should contact us at youthsummit@ccrb.nyc.gov to register your group.
Please check the website below for updates on the event date and the day’s schedule. If you have questions about the event, requests regarding accessibility, or need language interpretation assistance, please email outreach@ccrb.nyc.gov. Interpretation services are free upon request.

Manhattan Borough Based Council Meeting
2019-02-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Office of Children & Family Services, 163 W. 125th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Manhattan Borough Based Council Co-Chairs
Karmita Morgan-Randall
Family and Children’s Association

Family Empowerment Day in Albany
2019-02-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Albany Capital Center, 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY, 12207, United States
About Family Empowerment Day
Each year, Families Together in New York State, a non-profit, family-run organization that strives to establish a unified voice for children and youth with social, emotional, behavioral and cross-systems challenges, hosts a Family Empowerment Day (formerly Legislative Awareness Day) in Albany. Family members visit legislators to voice their concerns and share their stories, and legislators join families for the luncheon, awards and speakers during the afternoon. The annual event offers a forum to continue the ongoing and vital discussions regarding children’s behavioral health and the need to support families and young people. The goal of the day is to bring family members and advocates from across New York State together to meet with legislators and state leaders and have their voices, concerns and needs heard. Register at : bit.ly/FamEmpowerDay
Lunch is free!
If coming from NYC transportation is free with Families Together!
Please contact NYC Parent Advisor Bernadine Meeks to reserve a seat (212) 330-1678, bernadine.meeks@omh.ny.gov

Queens Borough Based Council Meeting
2019-01-28 09:30 - 11:30 | Administration for Children’s Services – Jamaica, 92-31 Union Hall, 4th Floor, Room Q 409, Jamaica, NY, 11432, United States

INCLUDEnyc Fair
2019-01-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 7th Ave, Penthouse, New York, NY, 10001, United States
The INCLUDEnyc Fair is New York City’s largest annual free fair for young people with disabilities, where families can meet face-to-face with over 80 summer camps, year-round, afterschool, weekend, arts, sports, and recreational programs.
Formerly known as Summer Fun & More, The INCLUDEnyc Fair promotes inclusion and access for young people with disabilities by hosting a wide variety of programs all in the same space for families who may not otherwise have known many of these programs were available.
Come check out the many programs for yourself or your young person with disabilities, all in the same space.
Hotel Pennsylvania is fully accessible and the event is free to attend. Children are welcome.

Manhattan Borough Based Council Meeting
2019-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Office of Children & Family Services, 163 W 125th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States

Bronx Borough Based Council Meeting
2019-01-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Visiting Nurse Services of New York (VNSNY) Friends, 489-493 E. 153rd Street, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY, 10455, United States
Bronx Borough Based Council Co-Chairs
Gloria Alfinez
Parent Co-Chair – Community Schools
Alice Greenfield, VNSNY
Agency Co-Chair
Inpatient/Outpatient Meeting: 11AM – 12PM on October 12, January 11, April 12, July 12

Advocacy: They have it. You want it. Now what?
2018-12-19 10:00 - 12:00 | United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Building, 52 Broadway, New York, NY, 10004, United States
December 19, 2018 10 – 12 p.m.
REGISTER HERE: https://ccsiadvocacy.121918.eventbrite.com
Advocacy seeks to support people, particularly those who are most vulnerable in society, so they can:

Have their opinions be heard on important issues in their lives
Have their rights supported and upheld
Have their views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives

You can advocate for yourself or others!!
This workshop will share strategies to help you say what you need to say, and do what you need to do in order to find, apply for and obtain what is needed for your family member with a disability and for your whole family as well. Become the best advocate possible!
Presented by: Gary Shulman. MS. Ed, Special Needs Consulting and Training

What’s the Status of Raise the Age and Is It What Reformers Intended?
2018-12-06 09:00 - 12:00 | The New School – Theresa Lang Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY
Thursday, December 6th
9:00 AM – 12:00 pm
55 West 13th Street, Room I 205
New York’s Raise the Age law went into effect on October 1. The law ended the State’s practice of automatically treating people as young as 16 as adults in the criminal justice system. It also required the City to move all 16- and 17-year-olds out of the Rikers Island jail. Advocates who fought for Raise the Age believed it would lead to a more humane system. But now, many fear that the brutal conditions of Rikers are being recreated in the facilities where young people are being held. Join representatives of the City, credible messenger service providers, and advocates to discuss the status of early implementation, challenges, and opportunities for restorative justice and support for young people.
Speakers include:

Antoinette Kennedy, Man Up Inc.Kate Rubin, Youth Represent
Cincere Wilson, Institute for Transformative Mentoring at the Center for New York City Affairs
Dana Kaplan, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
Felipe Franco, Administration for Children’s Services
Shanduke McPhatter, Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes Inc.
Marcus Campbell, Raise the Age Implementation Board

Manhattan Borough Based Council Meeting
2018-11-15 10:00 - 12:00 | new, NYS - Office of Children and Family Services, 163 W 125th St #209, New York, NY 10027, United States
