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Great Start Action Agenda
For complete information on the Great Start Montcalm strategic plan, click here.Legislative Update Blog
Keep up to date on all the legislative happenings involving the Great Start program and more. Begin here...Greenville Recreational Activities for Kids!
Parents - Don't forget to check out all of the exciting recreational activities available from the Greenville Recreation Department. See what is available for your kids at www.ci.greenville.mi.usFree Rx Card!
If you are aware of any families that need Prescription coverage for any reason, everyone is eligible for this free, discount prescription drug program. There are no age of income restrictions. Each individual must have his/her own card. This card is pre-activated and can be used immediately at any participating pharmacy.
Free Antibiotics
Leading antibiotics are now FREE at your Meijer Pharmacy - No Strings Attached. Check out your local Meijer for more information on the program.Step into the Sandbox!
Join us for the Sandbox Party Convention!
Thursday, August 26 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM at the Breslin Student Event Center in East Lansing.
Don't miss out on this first of its kind early childhood convention! In one moment, at this one event, YOU have an opportunity to be the voice for Michigan infants and young children and help shape the future of our state.
The Sandbox Party Convention is free and fun for the entire family! Music, games, prizes, important information, exhibits, videos, book characters and more!
For more information, visit www.michigansandboxparty.com !
Training and Conference for Resource Parents Caring for Traumatized Children
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) offers an online curriculum to help foster parents and other resource parents better understand how trauma can affect children's behavior and feelings and how the parents can promote healing. Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents is a PowerPoint-based training curriculum designed to be taught by a mental health professional and foster parent as co-facilitators. The curriculum includes nine case studies of foster children ages 8 months to 15 years, as well as cases of secondary traumatic stress in parents.
The training provides practical tools for parents to help their children heal and manage their feelings and behaviors, to advocate for the children, and to seek useful support from others.
Download the workshop package from the NCTSN website: www.nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=ctr_rsch_prod_rpc_guide
Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
The Infant Mental Health Statewide Forum Planning Committee is pleased to announce the following series of meetings for 2010.
- Relationship Development in Pregnancy and Early Postpartum: An Infant Mental Health Perspective (April 1, 2010)
- Domestic Violence: Supporting Pregnant Mothers, Infants and Toddlers Living in Abusive Environments (July 29, 2010)
- Substance Use and Abuse in Pregnancy and Early Parenting: Why Doesn't She Just Quit? (October 25, 2010)
