STAR Training by NNCTC at Heart Butte Schools
Debra Kleman, Trauma Treatment Coordinator for the NNCCTC, led a 1/2 day training in the Students, Trauma and Resiliency (STAR) intervention for Heart Butte School on the Blackfeet Reservation on February 22.
Child Protective Services workers to receive training
NNCTC staff will attend initial planning meetings and deliver training to Child Protective Service workers in Crow, Northern Cheyenne, and Fort Peck Indian Reservations during the week of February 14. Trainings will cover topics of the Child Welfare Toolkit, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Child Traumatic Stress, and Design Teams.
National focus group on compassion fatigue in schools
Matt Taylor, Associate Dir. of IERS and Director of the MSSC participated in a 3-day expert review group convened by the U.S. Department of Education in New Orleans, LA for the development of a national, standardized training curriculum to address compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress in educators. The work was coordinated by the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools and the Readiness and Emergency Management in Schools Technical Assistance Center.
Comprehensive School and Community Treatment meeting
Erin Butts, Behavioral Health Associate for IERS/NNCTC, presented on best practices in school mental health to child mental health workers, superintendents, school psychologists, OPI staff, and others at a Comprehensive School and Community Treatment (CSCT) meeting in Helena February 7. The purpose of the group is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of CSCT administrative rules in order to make further improvements to the quality and effectiveness of CSCT services.
Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention task force meeting
Dr. John Frederikson traveled to Helena, MT February 6 to attend a Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Task Force meeting with victim services and law enforcement personnel. The primary topic of the meeting was data gathering and implementation.
NNCTC staff provided two days of training and consultation to Frazer Schools during the week of February 6. Trainings focused on topics within the Montana Behavioral Initiative framework, and included training in the Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) model.
STS research results presentations
Erin Butts, Dr. Jim Caringi, and Dr. Cameo Borntreger of the NNCTC, NNCTC/UM School of Social Work and NNCTC/UM School of Psychology (respectively) presented on secondary traumatic stress research for members of the Franklin School in Missoula, MT.
Meeting with Bureau of Indian Affairs
NNCTC staff met with Directors of Child Protective Services at the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Billings, MT to develop a strategic implementation plan and to begin the process of reaching out to Tribal leaders. This work is a part of the Transforming Tribal Child Protection Services grant sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families at US DHHS.
Bullying Prevention training in Frazer School
NNCTC staff will provide bullying prevention training to staff and students at Frazer School December 13-15, 2011. The 3-day visit will also include one-on-one visits with teachers, classroom observations, and meetings with School Improvement Grant (SIG) staff. This work is on behalf of the SIG contract with the MT Office of Public Instruction.
Psychological First Aid training in Pryor, MT
NNCTC staff and graduate research assistants will travel to Pryor, MT December 5, 2011 to provide Psychological First Aid (PFA) training to middle and high school students in the Plenty Coup School District. PFA is an evidence-based approach to assisting people in the immediate aftermath of disaster. Its aim is to reduce initial distress and to foster short and long-term coping and adaptive skills.
Frederikson presents at NIISA conference
John Frederikson, Coordinator of MSSC, will deliver a presentation on child trauma at the annual conference of National Indian Impacted Schools Association (NIISA) December 5-6, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. The presentation is geared to address the concerns of schools that receive federal Impact funding.
IERS at U.S. Administration for Children & Families Washington D.C. meeting
Dr. Rick van den Pol, director of IERS, Dr. James Caringi, Professor of Social Work & IERS Dir. of Qualitative Evaluation, and Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, director of NNCTC will be attending a two day grantee kick-off meeting in Washington D.C. hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration of Children and Families (ACF). The meeting is entitled "Integrating Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Focused Practice in Child Welfare Service Delivery." IERS/NNCTC recently received a 5 year grant award from ACF to initiate such work in three reservation settings in Montana and later, at three more sites across the U.S. The work will build upon many of the research and resources of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and ' work within that network having delivered school-based childhood trauma reduction interventions and having provided community-wide education on the impacts of childhood traumatic stress and historical trauma in Indian Country.
IERS member to receive ASIST Suicide Prevention Trainer Certification
Matt Taylor, Associate Director, will participate in a week long Trainer of Trainers Certification Program utilizing the ASIST Suicide Prevention Model. ASIST stands for the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. The internationally utilized ASIST model is a central component of multiple IERS grants at work in schools and in Indian Country. Other IERS staff currently possessing ASIST Trainer Certification are: Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, Nancy Berg, Debra Klemann, Erin Butts and Amy Foster Wolferman. If you would like to have an ASIST training in your community, please contact Amy at: amy.fosterwolferman@mso.umt.edu or at 406-243-5417.
Mental Health in Montana Schools presentation
Erin Butts, Behavioral Health Associate for IERS, will travel to Helena, MT November 29, 2011 to present to the Comprehensive School and Community Treatment (CSCT) working group. The purpose of the group is to make further improvements to the quality and effectiveness of CSCT services. Ms. Butts’ presentation will focus on an overview of her research on advancing school mental health in Montana.
Psychological First Aid In-service Training at IERS
A 1/2 day Psychological First Aid for Schools In-Service training will occur from 10-2 p.m. at IERS. Material utilized will be from the forthcoming PFA-S manual to be published by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD. Material from the U.S. Department of Education and FEMA will also be incorporated. Matt Taylor of IERS/MSSC will lead the training.
Interconnected School Mental Health Systems Framework Training
Erin Butts, NNCTC Behavioral Health Associate will participate in a two-day school mental health wraparound systems training held at the Double Tree hotel in Missoula, MT. The event is in collaboration with the Missoula and Helena Public School Districts and is open to the public.
2-Day Suicide and Bullying Prevention work in Hardin and Forsyth MT
Amy Foster Wolferman, Erin Butts, Deb Klemann, and Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman - IERS/NNCTC School Safety Coordinator, Behavioral Health Associate, Trauma Treatment Coordinator, and NNCTC Director respectively will provide a 2-day suicide prevention training in Hardin, Montana with the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) model. Hardin serves many students of the Crow Tribe. Additionally, bullying prevention work will be provided to schools from the community of Forsyth, MT.
Wraparound School Support Services Meeting -Great Falls
Erin Butts, NNCTC Behavioral Health Associate will participate in a full day school mental health wraparound systems training held in Great Falls MT. This work is affiliated with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
Secondary Trauma and Bullying Prevention work on Northern Cheyene Reservation
Erin Butts, Amy Foster Wolferman and Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman - IERS/NNCTC's Behavioral Health AssociateSchool Safety Coordinator, and NNCTC Director will provide MT-OPI School Improvement Grant affiliated training in bullying prevention and secondary traumatic stress reduction to school staff in Lame Deer, MT on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.
Training on school-based Psych First Aid at international conference on traumatic stress
Matt Taylor, Associate Director of IERS will co-lead a half day institute session November 2 on Psychological First Aid for Schools at the 2011 Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies held in Baltimore, Maryland. Co-trainers of the Institute will be Drs. Melissa Brymer (UCLA/NCTSS), Gil Reyes (Fielding Graduate Univ.) Patricia Watson (National Center for PTSD) and Douglas Walker (Mercy Family Center, New Orleans).
Presentation to Salish Kootenai College classroom
Amy Foster Wolferman, School Safety Coordinator for NNCTC/IERS, presented on bullying prevention and Early Childhood Centers to an early childhood class at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, MT October 27, 2011.
Suicide Prevention 2-day training on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Amy Foster Wolferman, IERS/NNCTC School Safety Coordinator will provided a 2-day training in Lame Deer, on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation on the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) model. The training was in conjunction with Montana OPIs School Improvement Grant.
Studnets Resilency & Trauma + 2-day suicide prevention training on Fort Peck Reservation
Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, NNCTC Director, Erin Butts, IERS’ Behavioral Health Associate, and Debra Klemann, IERS’ Trauma Treatment Coordinator traveled to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to attend grant planning meetings with Frazer Schools and Tribal Health Suicide Prevention Project. During their weeklong trip they also provided a 2 day training in the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) model to teachers, counselors, and school administrators at the Fort Peck Tribes Indian Education conference. They also provided training in the Students, Trauma and Resiliency Model (STAR).
Manning invited to speak at Stanford University
Richard Manning, an IERS research associate, will travel to Stanford University Oct. 10, 2011 as an invited guest of the university's Center on Food Security and the Environment. Manning, a past collaborator with the center, is exploring ways that IERS work on childhood traumatic stress needs to be incorporated in public policy dealing with the intersection of poverty, dislocation and catastrophic upheaval during climate change.
IERS/NNCTC presents at OJJDP National Conference on Children's Justice & Safety
Dr. James Caringi, coordinator of qualitative evaluation for the National Native Children's Trauma Center and Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman the center's director have been invited by the U.S. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's 2011 National Conference on Children's Justice and Safety. Zimmerman will provide a presentation on childhood traumatic stress interventions and Caringi will attend an invitation only Research PreConference. At that event Caringi will, among other activities, engage with the Office of Justice Programs newly formed Science Advisory Board Subcommittee chaired by Dr. Mark Lipsey.
$3.2 million grant awarded to IERS to address trauma and child abuse in Indian Country.
The federal Administration for Children and Families recently announced that the National Native Children’s Trauma Center in the Institute for Educational Research and Service (IERS) and its partners have won a $3.2 million grant to apply cutting-edge research to the problems of child abuse and neglect in Indian Country. The award is one of five such grants in the nation. The work will benefit at least three reservations in Montana during the next two years, then bring pilot programs to three more reservations elsewhere in the nation and ultimately serve as a model for similar work throughout Indian Country. The project is for five years.
The center at UM has been a pivotal player in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network for the past eight years, helping compile evidence directed at the effects of abuse and neglect on children. Until now, the center’s work has been concentrated in schools, delivering evidence-based interventions for problems rooted in trauma such as alcohol and drug abuse, delinquency and teen suicide. The new grant, however, will allow that focus to expand by moving beyond schools to involve child and protective service workers, parents, extended families and foster parents. The work will also train child welfare workers in recognizing and treating secondary traumatic stress, the burnout and compassion fatigue that can plague caregivers who face these problems daily. Dr. Rick van den Pol, director of IERS, and Dr. James Caringi of UM’s School of Social Work are Co-Principal Investigators of the grant. Evaluation will occur with the Butler Institute for Children and Families from the University of Denver.
More information: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/10/university-of-montana-gets-federal-grant-to-treat-child-abuse-in-indian-country/
Bullying Prevention Training in Lame Deer Schools
Amy Foster Wolferman, school safety coordinator and Don Earl, information technology specialist, of IERS' Montana Safe Schools Center will provide a two-day bullying prevention training in Lame Deer Schools on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. This two day program will include an all day, professional in-service training for 7th-12th grade teachers on October 5 and rotating sessions for students on October 6. Cyberbullying, bystander behavior, school supports, and classmate interventions will all be discussed. The training is in conjunction with the Montana Office of Public Instruction's School Improvement Grant work. Portions of this training will be based on material from the Committee for Children's Steps to Respect Bullying Prevention Model.
IERS member to receive ASIST Suicide Prevention Trainer Certification
Erin Butts, Behavioral Health Associate for IERS' National Native Children's Trauma Center will participate in a week long Trainer of Trainers Certification Program utilizing the ASIST Suicide Prevention Model. ASIST stands for the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. The internationally utilized ASIST model is a central component of multiple IERS grants at work in schools and in Indian Country. Other IERS staff currently possessing ASIST Trainer Certification are: Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, Nancy Berg, Debra Klemann and Amy Foster Wolferman. If you would like to have an ASIST training in your community, please contact Amy at: amy.fosterwolferman@mso.umt.edu or at 406-243-5417.
NNCTC Explores Collaboration with Tribal Bison Herd Managers
Richard Manning, Research Associate for IERS/NNCTC, traveled to Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana September 28, 2011 to meet with officials at C.M. Russell Wildlife Refuge regarding plans to raise bison on the refuge and to explore the possibility of collaboration on cultural activity efforts at the schools. Management, marketing, and processing of the bison herd would provide to tribal youth cultural learning opportunities, sources of employment, and a traditional source of nutrition.
IERS provides suicide prevention briefings to Montana Legislature and Tribal Council
The Montana Safe Schools Center (MSSC) and National Native Children's Trauma Center (NNCTC) have been invited by the Montana Legislature's State-Tribal Relations Committee to provide briefings to committee members and the Executive Council of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Tribes on the issue of youth suicide prevention in Indian Country and best practices. The Centers are also asked to summarize past and current projects underway with U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration grants. Presenting from the two Centers which are both housed in the Institute for Educational Research and Service at UM will be Dr. John Frederikson, Coordinator of the MSSC, and Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, Director of the NNCTC
Missoula City Police Dept training conducted by MSSC
Dr. John Frederikson and Richard Manning of IERS' Montana Safe Schools Center and National Native Children's Trauma Center were invited by the Missoula City Police Department to provide training on the impacts of secondary traumatic stress in the workplace and family as well as to summarize results from the landmark Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study.
Foundations from the northwest region recieve IERS/NNCTC briefing on childhood trauma
Richard Manning of IERS/National Native Children's Trauma Center presented "Moving Solutions Upstream: the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study" to a collection of foundation representatives from the northwest region. The lecture was part of the 2011 Philanthropy Northwest Annual Conference held September 21-23 in Missoula. Manning's presentation focused on the impacts of childhood traumatic stress on academic and behavioral health development, evidence based interventions, the role of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and the importance of culturally sensitive implementation in Indian Country. Additional presenters at the session involved representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Washington State Family Policy Council and the Sherwood Trust.
National School Mental Health conference presentation in S.C.
Erin Butts, Behavioral Health Associate for the NNCTC presented a session entitled "Transforming Statewide School Mental Health Through Research, Partnership and Policy" at the 16th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health held in Charleston, South Carolina. Co-Presenting with Ms. Butts was Sara Casey of the Montana Office of Public Instruction. The conference was organized by the University of Maryland's Center for School Mental Health and the session, which addressed structural supports for school practitioners and childhood traumatic stress interventions, was attended by 40 participants.
NNCTC Director recieves suicide prevention consultant training
Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, director of IERS' National Native Children's Trauma Center will participate in a week-long ASIST Consultant Training in Denver Colorado. ASIST stands for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. This internationally recognized model is central to multiple behavioral health grants presently being implemented by IERS, including ones in joing collaboration with tribal health departments, with school districts in several reservation communitites across Montana, and in collaboration with the Montana Office of Public Instruction SIG grant.
Webinar for 9/11 Anniversary Speaker Series
Matt Taylor, IERS/NNCTC Associate Director was an invited speaker for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network's September 11 Anniversary Speakers Series that reflects on how the field of childhood trauma and school preparedness has changed in the ten years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. The webinar was entitled: "Preparing our Children for Emergencies: Educational Response Since 9/11" and included co-speakers Sharon Heno of Project Fleur de lis in New Orleans and Rose Pfefferbaum of the University of Oklahoma's Terrorism and Disaster Center. For additional information about the entire speaker series (which includes three other sessions) visit: http://learn.nctsn.org/
NNCTC with Fort Peck Suicide Prevention Coalition and Fort Belknap Tribal Council
Dr. Richard van den Pol, IERS director, and Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, NNCTC director, participate in multiple onsite meetings on the Fort Peck Reservation with multiple agencies affiliated with the Tribe's Suicide Prevention Coalition. IERS/NNCT is in partnership with the Tribal Health Department and area schools on suicide prevention and behavioral health initiatives including a recently awarded SAMHSA grant jointly shared by IERS and Tribal Health. Additionally, the pair traveled to the Fort Belknap reservation for work with IERS' colleague and cultural consultant Roger White regarding the intersection of culture, resiliency, traditional practice and mental/behavioral health for youth at risk. The group also presented to the Tribal Council and received formal permission for the initiation of research studies that respect tribal ownership of data, cultural sensitivity and best practices in child traumatic stress reduction.
Resiliency training in Lame Deer Schools
Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman and Erin Butts of the NNCTC provided training to 24 teachers and staff of Lame Deer Schools on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The topics were resiliency support and secondary traumatic stress in education settings. The training was a component of SIG grant work with the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
Bullying prevention training to Lincoln School in Anaconda
On August 30th, 2011, Amy Foster Wolferman, School Safety Coordinator and Consultant, and Marcy Otten, Coordinator of Research & Service & Co-Teach Preschool, will provide a bullying prevention training to Lincoln School in Anaconda. The Bullying Prevention Training is modeled after the Steps to Respect Bullying Prevention Program.
SIG Grant training in Lame Deer and Pryor Schools
Debra Klemann and Erin Butts of the NNCTC are scheduled to provide training over August 23 and 24 to teachers and staff of the Lame Deer Schools on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation and Pryor School on the Crow Reservation. The training will be a component of School Improvement Grant (SIG) work with the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
State and Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Awarded
The Institute for Educational Research and Service has been awarded a State and Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention grant by HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This three-year grant will support a partnership with Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Health Service to design and deploy a comprehensive system of youth suicide prevention on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeast Montana.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Funding Received
The National Native Children’s Trauma Center recently received a fifth year of funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The additional funding enables continuation of NNCTC’s current work in the identification, cultural adaptation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based mental health practices and intervention for American Indian/Alaska native children with trauma.
ASIST Training to Riverfront Counseling and Support Center in Hamiliton, MT
On August 12th and 13th, 2011, Amy Foster Wolferman, School Safety Coordinator and Consultant, and Marcy Otten, Coordinator of Research & Service & Co-Teach Preschool, will provide an ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) to Riverfront Counseling and Support Center in Hamilton, MT. ASIST provides practical training for those who want to learn how to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.
IERS invited to testify at the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee
The Institute for Educational Research and Service was among the five expert organizations invited to testify at the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee field hearings at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation on Aug. 9. Convened by U.S. Sen. John Tester of Montana, the hearing centered on actions taken in the community as a result of a cluster of at least six suicides among students on the reservation in one school year. Much of the testimony centered on a $1.4 million grant awarded in July to Fort Peck Tribal Health and IERS's National Native Children's Trauma Center. The federal grant will pay for a series of evidence-based interventions on the reservation designed to prevent future tragedy.
Richard Manning, of IERS, delivered the testimony and reported data from a school-based mentoring program designed by IERS' staff. Preliminary data show the program (which can easily be replicated in schools facing similar challenges) significantly reduced violence in the school and improved academic performance of at-risk children.
MT Safe Schools presentations at Dept. of Education National Conference
On August 8th, 2011, Marilyn Brugier Zimmerman, Director of the National Native Children's Trauma Center, and Matt Taylor, Associate Director of IERS and the Montana Safe Schools Center, will travel to Washington, D.C. to deliver presentations on the topics of suicide prevention (2), school emergency exercises, Psychological First Aid, and resiliency in Native American Youth at the U.S. Department of Education’s 2011 Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools conference. The theme of this year’s conference is “Making the Connection: Creating and Maintaining Conditions for Learning”
Educators Technology Conference 2011 at University of Montana
On August 4th, 2011, The Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Montana will host the 2011 Education Technology Conference where Don Earl, Information Technology Specialist for IERS, and Marcy Otten, Coordinator of Research & Service & Co-Teach Preschool, will provide an Internet Safety and Cyberbullying Prevention Training.
Students, Trauma, and Resiliency training at the University of Montana
On August 3, 2011, Deb Klemann, Trauma Treatment Coordinator for the National Native Children's Trauma Center, will provide a STAR (Students, Trauma, and Resiliency) training at the University of Montana for staff at the Institute for Research and Service. STAR is a classroom curriculum designed for increasing coping for traumatic stress.
Emergency Exercise conducted at UM
The Office of Public Safety/Police conducted an emergency exercise today involving UM Residence Life, Counseling and Psychological Services and other departments. The exercise was part of the College’s Emergency Management in Higher Education grant in partnership with UM’s Montana Safe Schools Center. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
Emergency Exercise conducted at UM
The Office of Public Safety/Police conducted a multi-agency emergency exercise today which simulated a hostile visitor, shooting and hostage situation on the UM Campus. The exercise was part of the College’s Emergency Management in Higher Education grant in partnership with UM’s Montana Safe Schools Center. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
Montana Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Task Force
On June 28, 2011 John Frederikson, Coordinator of Montana Safe Schools Center, will travel to Helena, MT to participate in a meeting of the Montana Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Task Force. The task force is a consortium of Montana agencies including Office of the Attorney General, National Guard, Office of Public Instruction, and the MT School Board Association. The purpose of the meeting is to review and coordinate current services with goal of reducing violence and substance abuse across the state.
Montana Behavioral Initiative Conference
On June 20th through June 24th, Several IERS staff including Marcy Otten, Coordinator of Research & Service & Co-Teach Preschool, and Don Earl, Information Technology Specialist for IERS, will be attending and presenting at the Montana Behavioral Initiative Conference. Ms. Otten is the lead coordinator for the annual conference. Mr. Earl will be giving a presentation on Internet Safety and Cyberbullying. The conference is going to be held in Bozeman, MT.
Trauma Informed Positive Behavior Intervention
Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, Director NNCTC, and Amy Foster Wolferman, School Safety Coordinator, delivered Trauma Informed Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports training at the Western Montana Early Childhood Institute on June 18, 2011. The two-day institute was held at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, MT.
Adult Basic Education Childhood Trauma Training
On June 6th, 2011, Dr. John Frederikson, Coordinator of the Montana Safe Schools Center, did a training with Adult Basic Ed, located in the Emma Dickenson School. There were 14 staff members whose role is to help teach adults basic academic skills and help them get a GED or HS diploma. The training was on Childhood Trauma.
Pacific Northwest Regional Conference
Ten IERS colleagues attended the Complex Trauma Treatment Network: Pacific Northwest Regional Conference in Spokane Washington on May 25-26, 2011. The purpose of the conference was to bring together sites in Washington, Alaska and Montana that are establishing or sustaining trauma-informed school systems. The conference allowed for the learning communities to attend presentations on childhood trauma, present on their site work, collaborate with other existing sites and receive technical assistance from learning community mentors.
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Face to Face Meeting
On May 18th, 2011, Marilyn Brugier Zimmerman, Director of the National Native Children's Trauma Center, attended The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Face to Face meetings that also included the American Indian/Alaska Native Task Force of which she is a member. The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention envisions a nation free from the tragic experience of suicide. The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) called for establishing a public-private partnership to help guide the implementation of the goals and objectives in the NSSP. The Action Alliance is that partnership.
MBI Consultation to provide early childhood services
On May 17th, 2011, Marcy Otten, Coordinator of Research & Service & Co-Teach Preschool, will be traveling to Ronan to conduct an MBI consultation for early childhood services.
On May 17th, 2011, Amy Foster Wolferman, School Safety Coordinator and Consultant, and Marcy Otten, Coordinator of Research & Service & Co-Teach Preschool, will be providing MBI consultation while at Northern Cheyenne Head Start.
On May 9th, 2011, IERS staff members Marcy Otten, Coordinator of Research & Service & Co-Teach Preschool and Amy Foster Wolferman, School Safety Coordinator and Consultant, will be attending an MBI Consultant Meeting in Libby, MT.
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