Children's Mental Health Bill Signing Event
On Wednesday, September 24 at
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
All are welcome to attend both the signing ceremony and the reception. Please RSVP to
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
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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