Our Journey Together: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Youth and the Workforce System

Rebecca Zornick, Lead Public Health Analyst, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

David P.  De Mers, Executive Director, Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps

Michael Surko, PhD, Director of Juvenile Justice Psychology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center; Clinical Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine

Brie Masselli, Director of Technical Assistance & Evaluation Youth MOVE National

Thursday, May 10 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day 2018. This year’s theme, Partnering for Health and Hope Following Trauma, will focus on the importance of an integrated approach to caring for the mental health needs of children, youth, and young adults who have experienced trauma, as well as their families. Though often not behavioral health professionals, workforce system staff play an integral role in a youth’s well-being and growth.  It is critical to recognize the signs of trauma as well as deliver services and supports in a way that aims to heal and avoid retraumatization. 

Join the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s, Division of Youth Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for a joint webinar, Our Journey Together: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Youth and the Workforce System.  Together we will learn how behavioral health and workforce agencies can collaborate to develop strategies to benefit the well-being of youth we serve.

The Division of Youth Services’ technical assistance (TA) series, Our Journey Together, provides support to workforce system professionals across the nation operating WIOA youth programs.

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