• The Nightmare of Sleep Problems

    Sleep and bedtime challenges can be exhausting for both youth and parents. This webinar will provide an overview of the different types of youth sleep and bedtime challenges with significant attention placed on how child neglect and trauma can impact sleep and bedtime behaviors. Several case studies will be presented along with considerations on how…

  • The Power of Your Story

    Every story holds the power to heal, connect, and inspire change. In this workshop, Madilyne Harmston, a licensed independent clinical social worker, former foster youth, and adoptee, shares her own journey to demonstrate how personal storytelling can become a powerful tool for resilience and transformation. Madilyne Harmston is a therapist, speaker, and advocate who believes in…

  • Support Group: Transracial Families Support

    Support Group: Transracial Families Support
    Eagan Community Center 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan

    Join us for our in-person support for caregivers & youth in transracial families. Youth will engage in a separate activity while caregivers meet. Refreshments provided. Childcare provided for youth 8 and under. Pre-registration is required. Click on the Support Group Link to register. Facilitated by Nitara Frost, Senior Parent Support Specialist and Carissa Franklin, Youth…

    Free
  • Healing for Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry: How to Not Make Things Worse

    Recent documentaries, books, and podcasts share some horrific accounts from survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry (TTI). Noting their implicit coercion and historic abuses, some have called for these types of youth residential programs to be abolished, citing the significant trauma carried by survivors. This workshop provides a trauma-informed path forward in supporting and engaging…