Thursday, September 18, 2008

Save the date - two important events!


Children's Mental Health Bill Signing Event

On Wednesday, September 24 at 2:00 pm at the Statehouse, Governor Patrick will host an event to recognize the signing of Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2008 - An Act Relative To Children's Mental Health. 

At the signing ceremony, Governor Patrick will recognize the efforts of families, advocates, and policy makers in successfully working for the passage of legislation to reform the children’s mental health system, and will speak about his administration’s commitment to implementation of Chapter 321.

Following the signing event, there will be a reception from 3:00 5:00 pm in the Social Law Library at the Adams Courthouse (One Pemberton SquareBoston).

All are welcome to attend both the signing ceremony and the reception.  Please RSVP toMatt Noyes at 617-275-2939 or mnoyes@hcfama.org.

MAFF and MSPCC/Kid’s Net 2008 Conference: No such thing as a bad - kid finding the good in every child!

On October 3rd from 9-3 join parents and staff from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) at the Marlborough Holiday Inn for a day of friendship, food and a fabulous speaker: Charlie Appelstein.  Charlie Appelstein, MSW, is a youth care specialist whose focus is on working with children and youth with serious emotional and behavioral problems.  Mr. Appelstein approaches working with youth with humor and a belief that every child has strengths and those strengths can be built upon, once you and the child find them!  Additional remarks will be heard from Angelo McClain, the DCF Commissioner and Marylou Sudders, CEO of MSPCC.

This conference will bring all attendees new insights into their own response to the behaviors of children in their care and will give them strategies to relate more effectively to the children in their home.  The conference is open to parents of families formed by foster care, adoption, kinship, or guardianship.  To register, contact the Kidsnet director in your area.  A list of the Kidsnet directors can be found by clicking here.

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