Self-Healing Communities Model, co hosted with CTIPP
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, 3-4:00 ET (Noon-1:00 PT)
Second in a series on state-to-state best practices featuring the self-healing community model
Self-Healing Community Model, Washington, developed networks that promoted collaboration across sectors and empowered local leaders to think about whole systems. The use of data helped prioritize efforts and learn what was working. Beyond Washington State, numerous other states are using the model to transform systems locally.
Presentation by Laura Porter
Our Speaker:
Laura Porter has worked with numerous states in their work to build self-healing communities. She has been a leader in the ACEs movement nationally and for years in the state of Washington. She is Co-Founder of ACE Interface, LLC.
Our Co-Moderators:
Elizabeth Prewitt has served as the Policy Analyst for the ACEs Connection since 2013. ACEs Connection uses journalism and social media to increase knowledge about and demand for programs and policies aimed at preventing adverse childhood experiences and building resilience in individuals, systems, families, and communities. Nearly 30,000 people have joined ACEs Connection to share information, ideas, and strategies to reduce ACEs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The California Endowment support the Network.
Previously, she served as Director of Government Relations and Public Policy for the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) from 2006 to 2011 where she worked on health care reform and mental health parity. Before NASMHPD, she was Director of Governmental Affairs for the American College of Physicians.
She served on the legislative staff of several members of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Ms. Prewitt holds a master's degree in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University.
Andrea Blanch, PhD, is an independent consultant with expertise in mental health, trauma-informed approaches and systems change. Her clients include the federal government, state health and human service departments, local municipalities, and a variety of local and statewide agencies and coalitions. She has done significant work for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, including writing a number of seminal policy documents. She also staffed the federal Interagency Workgroup on Women and Trauma for eight years. She is currently Acting Director of the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP), a national organization promoting trauma-informed public policy.
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