We have the responsibility and privilege to empower and encourage our community’s children to reach their full potential for health, happiness, and wholeness. Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences is one of the most powerful ways our community can fulfill that responsibility. Once we know how to be protective factors for our children, we can implement those practices and see immediate, positive impact in the community. To learn more about our efforts at Abiding Presence to be a Trauma-Informed Congregation, email Sarah Snow (sarah@abidingpresence.net) and be sure to sign up for this fascinating and important webinar!

The FCPS Parent Resource Center offers several free parent and educator webinars to provide the latest information to help your child succeed.

Register for All Behavior Happens for a Reason: Behavior as Communication.

Thursday December 17, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m.

More information about Parent Resource Center webinars is available online.

The FCPS Parent Resource Center offers several free parent and educator webinars to provide the latest information to help your child succeed.

COPING STRATEGIES FOR ANXIOUS KIDS: Join Dr. Erin D. Berman, a clinical psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, for an important session helping children cope with anxiety. Friday, December 11, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Register for Coping Strategies for Anxious Kids.

A Not So Silent Night: Shining a Light on Mental Health, Wednesday, December 9, 7-8 pm, by Our Minds Matter. The mental health of youth - and people of all ages - are particularly vulnerable. However, there is hope. On Wednesday, December 9th, Our Minds Matter will host a virtual celebration A Not So Silent Night: Shining A Light On Mental Health. The evening will not only celebrate our progress in the fight on mental health, but inspire hope for those struggling with their mental health. Viewers can expect a powerful night in which students share their stories, speaking on how OMM has changed their lives and helped them find their voice on their mental health journey.

The Kids We Lose is a 90-minute documentary film about the human side of being a child or student with behavioral challenges, and the struggles faced by parents, educators, staff in facilities, mental health clinicians, and judicial and law enforcement professionals in trying to ensure that these kids receive the help they need.

Screening Monday, December 7th at 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public!

Sponsored by FCCPTA, NoVa District PTA and the Fairfax County Special Education PTA

More information and registration here- https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2161479742863343371