Invest In Us

invest in us

A multi-media exhibit showing How High-Quality Early Learning Benefits Our Children and Our Nation

The Invest In Us Exhibit is an interactive, multi-media exhibit that shows how high quality early learning benefits our children, state, and nation. This exhibit provides a great opportunity to talk to legislators and other policy-makers about the importance of investing in the early years. This exhibit is produced by the First Five Years Fund. More information can be found at http://www.ffyf.org.

Here are things you can do:

• Come see the exhibit yourself - in New Mexico for three days only: Albuquerque on Tuesday, 9/6 and Santa Fe on Wednesday and Thursday, 9/7 and 9/8.
• Let your Senator and your Representative know that the exhibit will be available in the Roundhouse west lobby area on the second floor during two days of the Special Session.
• Spread the word.

Attachments:

Invest In Us

[Flyer]

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Ages & Stages Questionnaire Training

ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE Training

September 21 and 22, 2011

 Two ASQ training opportunities coming up for the western part of the state:

September 21, 2011 - 1:00-4:00 PM - Acoma Pueblo, Haak'u Learning Center

September 22, 2011 - 9:00-Noon - Gallup, DSI/Early Learning for Success

Offered by NM Project LAUNCH

Acoma Registration -  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HML8LD9

Gallup Registration - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HM3LSKM

Attachments:

ASQ Training

[Save the Date flyer]

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Meet the Author Series 2011

Ellen Galinsky

Sunday, August 21, 6:00 PM, Inn and Spa at Loretto

Ellen Galinsky, author of Mind in the Making, will be presenting a talk and book signing for Garcia Street Books as a part of their Meet the Author Series 2011 on Sunday, August 21 at 6 PM at the Inn at Loretto, 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe.

Attachments:

Meet the Author Series 2011 - Ellen Galinsky

[Flyer]

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Father's Day Fiesta

2nd Annual FATHERS DAY FIESTA

in the Railyard Park, Santa Fe

Sunday, June 19, 2011, 3:00-11:00 PM

Join the Fun - A FREE community event for the whole family featuring live music, breakdancing, and at dusk a showing of the film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade!  For more information: www.fathersdayfiestasf.com

Attachments:

Fathers Day Fiesta 2011

[Flyer]

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2011 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day

2011 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day

Tuesday May 3, 2011

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day (Awareness Day) is a day for everyone to promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families. This year, the national theme will focus on building resilience in young children dealing with trauma. Communities around the country will participate by holding their own Awareness Day events, focusing either on the national theme, or adapting the theme to the populations they serve. The Awareness Day webpage offers many planning materials, including: a tip sheet about how to identify and involve local program partners; a checklist to help plan your event; tips on how to place a drop-in article; and a tip sheet on how to write and place op-eds.

For more information go to: http://www.samhsa.gov/children/ and http://www.samhsa.gov/children/earlychildhoodmat.aspx

Also attached are two reports from the 2010 Awareness Day .

Attachments:

2010 Children's Mental Health Awareness Day	[Final Report]	4727 Kb
2011 Children's Mental Health Awareness Day	[Save the Date]	557 Kb
2011 Awareness Day	[One Page Description]	76 Kb
Awareness Day 2011	[Building Resilience in Children and Youth Dealing with Trauma]	87 Kb
How to Place a Drop-in Article	[Information to share with media]	25 Kb
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children	[2010 Short Report]	3159 Kb

Developmental Screening Initiative 2011 Learning Collaborative

Developmental Screening Initiative

2011 Learning Collaborative

To ensure that no child reaches kindergarten with an undetected developmental condition

The Developmental Screening Initiative (DSI) is an approved Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Quality Improvement Project by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). All project activities are approved for CME credits.

Two trainings are coming up for Primary Care Practices. All medical providers and clinic staff are strongly encouraged to participate! It is ideal to bring at least one member from your Nursing staff.

• April 7, 2011, from 1:00-5:00 PM, UNM Gallup Campus, Calvin Hall room 248A
• May 4, 2011, from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Santa Fe

For more information contact Fauzia Malik at 505-340-9603, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Attachments:

Santa Fe DSI MOC Quality Improvement Project	[Flyer]	187 Kb
Gallup DSI MOC Quality Improvement Project	[Flyer]	105 Kb

2011 Summer Workshops

2011 Summer Workshops

provided by Parents Reaching Out and EPICS

See the attached flyers for specific information about the summer workshops offered by Parents Reaching Out (PRO) and EPICS (Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs). Workshops are offered throughout the summer on a variety of subjects. Please take advantage of these learning opportunities.

Attachments:

2011 EPICS Summer Workshops	[Flyer]	219 Kb
2011 PRO Summer Learning Opportunities	[Flyer]	254 Kb

2011 Family Leadership Conference

New Mexico Family Leadership Conference

April 28-29, 2011

Isleta Conference Center, 11000 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM

This year's conference will offer strands on:

• Early Childhood
• Health
• General Education
• Special Education
• Fatherhood (New this year!)
• Special Strand in Spanish

For more information or to register, please contract Andrea Leon at 505-247-0192, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Special Event for Families - Back by popular demand: Becoming Eduardo. Thursday evening you are invited to join us for a special screening of this award winning film shot in New Mexico. After the film there will be a time of conversation with facilitators from REEL Fathers.

EPICS Orientation

EPICS Parent Training Event

April 19, 2011, 1:00-3:00 OR 5:00-7:00

Learn about Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs (EPICS) and the services they offer to Native families including resources and information.

Learn to be an advocate and learn about opportunities for Family Leadership.

Come and meet other parents and hear how they are dealing with their child's disabilities or developmental delays.

Training target parents of Indian children with disabilities and special needs and those at risk developmentally who are participating in the Family Infant Toddler programs (birth-3 years old) and preschool Special Education.

To register and for more information call 1-888-499-2070 or 505-767-6630 

Attachments:

EPICS Orientation

[Flyer]

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Autism Awareness Month

Autism Awareness Month

April 2011

April is Autism Awareness Month. CDC's most recent report from the 11 sites that make up the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network identified 2,757 children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in a total population of 308,038 children aged 8 years, indicating a prevalence of approximately one in 110 (or 1% of children) (1). ASDs are a group of developmental disabilities characterized by atypical development in socialization, communication, and behavior. The symptoms of ASDs typically are present before age 3 years and often are accompanied by abnormalities in cognitive functioning, learning, attention, and sensory processing (1,2).

Efforts are needed to understand how complex genetic and environmental factors interact to result in the manifestations that make up the  autism spectrum. In addition to differences in ASD prevalence by race/ethnicity, sex, and cognitive functioning, potential risk factors (e.g., variations by urban and rural area, sociodemographic status, perinatal complications, and parental age) also need further study. ADDM data are being analyzed to better understand the roles of these and other factors. Studies such as the Study to Explore Early Development, a CDC-funded study examining various risk factors for ASD, are being conducted and are necessary to test hypotheses more fully.

CDC also is working with caregiver and professional groups through the "Learn Signs. Act Early" health education program to improve early identification of ASDs and other developmental disabilities (3). CDC has resources and information for health-care providers, including information on screening tools and free educational materials to give to patients. These resources are available at http://www.dcd.gov/actearly. Additional information about autism and CDC's activities is available at http://www.cdc.gov/autism.

References:

1. CDC. Prevalence of autism spectrum disorders--Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, United States, 2006, MMWR 2009:58(No.SS-10).
2. Yeargin-Allsopp M, Rice C, Karapurkar T, Doernberg N, Boyle C, Murphy C. Prevalence of autism in a US metropolitan area. JAMA 2003;289:49--55.
3. CDC. Learn the signs. Act early. Atlanta, CA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2006. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/actearly. Accessed March 23, 2011.