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Webinar Series: Trauma-Informed Innovations in Crisis Services Part Three: Implementing the Trauma-Informed Principle of Peer Support in a Crisis Service Setting Monday, June 26, 2017 | 3–4 p.m. Eastern Time Join us for a monthly webinar series that will highlight the innovative work of crisis service providers employing a trauma-informed approach. The series, sponsored by SAMHSA's National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint, will take place from April through September 2017 on the fourth Monday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Part three of the series will feature a presentation from staff members of Grassroots Wellness Peer-Run Respite and Learning Community in Wisconsin, who will share how their peer-run respite fosters empowerment, voice, and choice as part of an overall trauma-informed approach. They will also share insights about how to help peopl

Webinar Series: Communities Addressing Trauma and Community Strife Using Trauma-Informed Approaches Part Two: Trustworthiness and Transparency in a Community Setting Monday, June 26, 2017 | 1–2:30 p.m. Eastern Time Join us for a monthly webinar series that will highlight communities working to improve member resiliency and responsiveness to community incidents. The series, sponsored by SAMHSA's National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint, will take place from April through September 2017 on the fourth Monday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Part two of the series will highlight innovative best practices for helping to mitigate the negative effects experienced by children's exposure to trauma. Staff members from the program, Handle With Care in West Virginia, will discuss their efforts to promote safe and supportive homes, schools

Hello, Thanks for letting me help get your Mid-Atlantic Region HMIS (MARHMIS) group active again! And a big thanks to Korrin for her leadership so far. We wish her good luck in her next assignment. My name is Mary and I work out of Olympia, WA. I formerly ran the HMIS program for the state of Washington, doing everything from managing the technical staff to building Tableau dashboards using HMIS data. I look forward to working with you all and learning about your local implementations and how membership in a group like MARHMIS can help make those implementations even better. One of the key reasons to form a collaborative like MARHMIS is to learn from your peers and to self-direct the information sharing that can occur. Another reason to collaborate is to create one strong regional voice when submitting questions or concerns to HUD regarding policy or data standard changes. HUD has recognized the power and strength that HMIS regional groups like MARHMIS can bring to each