Attachment Relationships and Adoption Outcomes

Child Welfare Series August 2009

Attachement Relationships and Adoption Outcomes.

This newsletter summarizes a research study about attachment relationships and parenting experieces in adoptive families. Implicaiton pertain to staff training, the adoption process, post-adoption services and future research.

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Nov 20 - Conference Sponsor Opportunity

Oct 5 - 'Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute'- Training Event

Oct 1 - NAMI- St. Cloud Area Conference

Sep 29 - 2010 Community Mental Health Conference

Jul 21 - Back-to-School Tips from Mental Health America

Jun 15 - 2010 Minnesota American Indian Mental Health Conference

May 15 - DBT Skills Group for Adolescent Girls

May 15 - JOB POSTING- Field Interviewer for Family-Based Research

May 7 - Fidgety Fairy Tales and Resource Fair

May 6 - Awareness Day 2010

May 5 - Funding Cuts to Children's Mental Health Programs

Apr 28 - Children's Mental Health Day Art Contest

Apr 27 - Job Opening at STARS

Apr 23 - Job Posting- Luthern Social Services, Adoption Counselor

Apr 19 - Operation Purple Summer Camps

Apr 12 - Special Parents and Remarkable Kids

Mar 25 - An Evening for Military Families

Feb 25 - Connecting Through Aspergers: A Group for Youth Coping with Aspergers

Feb 25 - 2nd Credentialled Wraparound Facilitator in Minnesota- Jill Vanbeusekom, Wright County

Feb 11 - Disability Day at the Capitol

Feb 8 - Teen Night for Teens with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's or NLD (7th grade to High School)

Feb 5 - Give Kids a Smile Day at Medical Arts Dental

Feb 3 - Obama Administration Issues Rules Requiring Parity in Treatment of Mental, Substance Use Disorders

Feb 1 - Seasonal Affective Disorder

Jan 25 - Blood Test for Schizophrenia could be ready this year

Jan 23 - Autism Fundraiser

Jan 11 - Study turns up 10 Autism Clusters in California

Dec 25 - Free Christmas Dinner

Nov 15 - Free Professional Youth Developement Consultation wtih Youth Work Institute

Nov 15 - Positive Discipline Book -Now available in Spanish

Nov 15 - Federation of Families Poster Contest

Nov 10 - Job Opening: Bilingual Family Support Specialist (Spanish/English)

Oct 31 - PBS TV series on Mental Health

Oct 30 - Minnesota Flu Line Open

Oct 23 - Pacer FREE Parent's Conference

Oct 21 - Bring Change 2 Mind Site

Oct 7 - FunJoyment, A group for ASD Teens

Oct 5 - Update BRYCS website

Oct 4 - National Bullying Prevention Week

Oct 2 - Job Opening at STARS! Seeking Family Support Specialists

Oct 2 - PTSD Treatment Efforts for Returning War Veterans to be Evaluated

Oct 1 - LGBT History Month

Oct 1 - Commitment to Collaboration: Strategies for Inclusion of Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Oct 1 - NEW Guidelines

Sep 30 - National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

Sep 24 - Epilepsy Ambassador Programs: Alexandria and Willmar

Sep 21 - H1N1 Update - MN DHS

Sep 17 - RECOVERY ACT COMMUNITY PREVENTION AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE

Sep 15 - Warrior to Citizen Initiative in Central Minnesota

Sep 11 - Suicide Prevention Week

Sep 9 - STARS Request For Proposals- Transition Age Youth

Sep 3 - HHS Awards $70.9 Million to States to Expand Health Insurance Coverage

Sep 1 - Referrals information for Catholic Charities Young Learners Program

Aug 28 - Rih-Reh Usmanu - Sherburne County Intern

Aug 19 - MN Adopt- Save the Date Regional Meeting Oct 3, 2009

Aug 18 - STAR Center Summer Teleconference Series: Mental Health and Wellness

Aug 17 - We Can Parent Together- Tools for Engaging Fathers, Mothers and others

Aug 17 - PHN Supervisor Position-St. Paul- Ramsey County

Aug 17 - W.K. Kellog Foundation- Community-Based Racial Healing Request for Proposals

Aug 17 - (Children) HHS offers $3.5M for Youth Empowerment

Aug 17 - Co-Occurences Newsletter- Volume 3

Aug 17 - Attachment Relationships and Adoption Outcomes

Aug 17 - TA Partnership Newsletter Summer 2009

Aug 17 - Sherburne County Parent Support Group

Aug 13 - LSS Job Opening

Aug 11 - Imagination Library- Free books for Families

Aug 7 - OCD Conference connects sufferers, experts

Aug 7 - New State-by-State Reports Show How Health Insurance Reform Will Benefit All Americans

Aug 3 - HHS Delegates Authority for the HIPAA Security Rule to Office for Civil Rights

Jul 28 - Recovery Act Funding Available

Jul 27 - Local Counselor offers his ear to the unemployed

Jul 22 - Extension on Parent-to-Parent Support Groups

Jul 14 - New Manual Provides Guidance on Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment

Jul 13 - St. Cloud Area Pregnant Pause event held for prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Jul 11 - For Hope, it's a you-can-do-it Attitude

Jul 9 - We Can Parent Together

Jul 9 - A mother's dream becoems a child's story

Jun 30 - Culture Card: A Guide to Build Cultural Competence: American Indian and Alaska Native.

Jun 30 - New Family Support Specialist Supervisor!

Jun 30 - Patient-Centered Research Report Sent to Congress Outlining Research Priorities for $400 Million for HHS in Recovery Act

Jun 29 - Natlie Davis of Dassel becomes second runner-up to Miss MN

Jun 24 - MN ADOPT Deputs on July 1, 2009

Jun 21 - MN Twins Autism Awareness Day

Jun 15 - What's New on the SYV website?

Jun 15 - June is LGBT Pride Month!

Jun 15 - 2009 NAMI Legislative Summary

Jun 12 - An exciting opportunity for change...

Jun 6 - Sensory Friendly Film

Jun 4 - Creative parenting happens every day: Finding way to connect with kids

Jun 4 - Preventing teenage dropouts can start in the fourth grade

Jun 4 - Noted psychologist joins Sartell clinic

Jun 4 - Making connections between young, old 'Magic Medicine': Kindergartners enjoy nursing home visits

Jun 4 - Sterns may lay off up to 25: County didn't reach deal with some groups

Jun 4 - SAFE schools anouther county success story

May 21 - STARS Awarded MSSA’s Community Collaboration Award

May 21 - Sustainability Survey - Let your voice be heard!

May 7 - National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day

Apr 5 - SPARK Website Redesigned

Mar 31 - MN Energy Assistance Program

Mar 8 - St. Cloud may seek Yellow Ribbon status

Feb 19 - Family Connections

Feb 17 - Vaccines don't cause autism, court finds

Jan 28 - Moms Club of Sartell/Sauk Rapids

Jan 28 - Drop by and Play

Jan 28 - MN ASAP Trainings

Jan 19 - STARS named "Statewide Community Collaborative of the Year"

Jan 6 - In the News - "I didn't sign up for this"

Dec 31 - All-New STARS website!

Dec 31 - Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report: "Hidden Costs of Health Care"