What does it mean to put young people at the center of their own care? Next week on #UnwrappingWraparound, Johanna Bergan, Program Manager at #InnovationsInstitute, joins Covi & Conan for an engaging conversation on youth-driven care. Tune in Sep 23: s.uconn.edu/unwrap-spotify

📣 The #CenterfortheStudyofSocialPolicy’s first national summit, Ideas into Action 2026: Shaping a Just Future for Families, takes place virtually on Wednesday, September 23, and Thursday, September 24! 🔗Check out the full schedule and register: cssp.org/ideas-into-a...

What does the Pyramid Model look like in family childcare homes? Register for an informational session TODAY, September 17, at 6pm ET from the #ConnecticutOfficeofEarlyChildhood and #InnovationsInstitute’s Parent, Infant & Early Childhood team: s.uconn.edu/piec-9-17

🎉SAMHSA released the 2026 Statewide Family Network (SFN) grant awards! Review the grants dashboard: s.uconn.edu/sfn2026-awards Learn about the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC), led by Innovations & FREDLA: youthfamilynttac.org

Join the #ConnecticutOfficeofEarlyChildhood and the #InnovationsInstitute’s Parent, Infant & Early Childhood team for an informational session on the Pyramid Model in infant and toddler settings on Wednesday, September 16th at 1:00 PM ET: s.uconn.edu/piec-9-16 #PyramidModel #EarlyChildhoodEducation

📢 Our colleagues at the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) are hiring a Human Services Technical Assistant Specialist (HS-TAS) to support the The National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services! 🔗Apply now: lnkd.in/e257eSks #NonprofitJobs #HumanServices

Join the #ConnecticutOfficeofEarlyChildhood and #InnovationsInstitute’s Parent, Infant & Early Childhood team for this month’s #PyramidModel Practice Lunch & Learn session on Tuesday, September 15 at 1:30pm ET. 🎟️ Register: s.uconn.edu/piec-9-15

This World Suicide Prevention Day, remember that 988 is always there. So is your local crisis system: mobile teams, stabilization centers, and community clinics. Know and share what's available before you need it. Building awareness saves lives. 🔗 samhsa.gov/mental-health/988/faqs #SAMHSA

Join #SAMSHA TOMORROW for an overview of their Model Standards for Crisis Care Workers & explore how they can inform crisis workforce planning & organizational supports. 🗓️ Thursday, September 10 at 2pm ET 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gvT52wvr

A meaningful family vision creates space to ask: What do we want life to look like? Where do we want to go together? In a new #CCFG Skills on the Go short, Covi and Conan discuss how care coordinators can help young people and families put their hopes for the future into words. 🎧 s.uconn.edu/ccfg7

Today is #988Day 💙 Join the nationwide effort to raise awareness about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and promote accessible mental health support. You don't have to be in crisis to reach out. 🔗 Learn more: samhsa.gov/988Day

Recovery happens together. ❤️‍🩹 This #NationalRecoveryMonth, #SAMHSA created a digital toolkit and webinar series featuring innovative recovery practices, lived experience, and the goals of the Great American Recovery Initiative. 🔗 Explore the toolkit & register for a webinar: s.uconn.edu/nrm-toolkit

🚨 New Crisis 365 Academy 101 Dates! Our September Practice Essentials sessions are SOLD OUT due to high demand! 🎉 We added a new October 6-7, 2026 session for frontline teams and state leaders. 💰 $200 per class | Group cohort discounts available 👉 Register: s.uconn.edu/crisis-365 #CrisisCare

Strong universal supports benefit every child—not only children who are currently experiencing challenges. “The Case for Tier 1 Universal Supports” explores how supportive environments & intentional social-emotional teaching create a strong foundation for young children. ▶️ s.uconn.edu/piec-ll-4

📰 Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Fidelity Wraparound Center for Excellence (FWC4E). 🔗Organizations interested in this opportunity can view the full RFP through OregonBuys by searching Solicitation # S-44300-00017234: s.uconn.edu/oha-fwc4e

📢We’re hiring! #InnovationsInstitute at the UConn School of Social Work is seeking a Continuous Quality Improvement Manager (Research Scientist). Apply by September 8: s.uconn.edu/cqi-jobs #Hiring #UConnSSW #UConnJobs #SocialWorkJobs #ResearchJobs #CQI

#SAMHSA released the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (#NSDUH). The data tracks #mentalhealth & substance use trends from 2021–2025, helping to identify unmet needs & inform policy. 🔗https://s.uconn.edu/nsduh-2025

Belonging goes beyond being welcomed—it means children & families feel seen, valued, included, and connected. Explore ways to foster authentic family belonging in early childhood programs in this recorded Pyramid Model Practice Lunch & Learn webinar. ▶️ Watch the recording: s.uconn.edu/piec-ll-3

How can data strengthen Wraparound practice? In the latest episode of #UnwrappingWraparound, Lydia Cartwright joins Covi & Conan to explore accessible evaluation, provider feedback, fidelity tools like WFI-EZ & DART, & using data to drive meaningful #SystemsChange. 🎧 Tune in: s.uconn.edu/lc-unwrap

📢Our colleagues at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) are hiring a Wraparound Implementation & Continuous Quality Improvement Manager! Apply now before the position closes on August 28: illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/5... #Wraparound #IllinoisJobs #SocialWorkJobs #DCFS

🎙️ Help shape the future of Unwrapping Wraparound: Innovations in Care Coordination! Share your ideas for guests and episodes, or a submit a question for our hosts: uconn.fillout.com/unwrappingwr...

Why should youth with lived experience help shape crisis-response training? In Kentucky, a training module co-designed by young people with lived experience & #crisiscare experts from #InnovationsInstitute resulted in increased confidence among 💯 of participants. Learn more: s.uconn.edu/kentucky-yps

Next month is #SuicidePreventionMonth. 💙 The #SuicidePreventionResourceCenter has a go-to annual resource with ways to get involved this September, from sharing resources that promote healing to learning how to support someone who may be struggling. Read more: s.uconn.edu/sprc-spm

Are #crisisservices expanding in your state? Enroll frontline staff & supervisors to protect capacity, align practice, & scale training affordably. 🗓 Fall 2026 Academy: Sept. 2 💰 From $200/class + group discounts 🔗 s.uconn.edu/crisis-365 #988Lifeline

What changes when we view challenging behavior as communication? Pt2 of “Reframing Behavior” continues w/ practical ways early childhood providers, caregivers, & families can understand behavior & respond in ways that support children’s social & emotional development. ▶️ s.uconn.edu/piec-ll-2

Join Mobile Crisis Foundations & Capacity Building August 25 at 2pm ET! Grounded in #SAMHSA's 2025 National Guidelines for a Behavioral Health Coordinated System of Crisis Care, this webinar covers mobile #crisisresponse foundations & capacity-building. Register: s.uconn.edu/samhsamobilecrisis

Our colleagues at #NFF are hosting the 37th Annual Conference: The Urgency of Now, Oct 13-15. Connect w/ families, peer specialists, advocates, researchers, & national leaders to advance community-based #mentalhealth & #substanceuse support. Learn more: www.ffcmh.org/2026-confere...

ICYMI: The #TATelegram is on hiatus until after Labor Day, but our most recent issue includes a #readinglist spanning research, policy, practice, and systems change to add to your summer tbr: s.uconn.edu/8-10telegram

#988Day is September 8! In preparation, join #SAMHSA on August 20th at 2pm ET for a workshop featuring an overview of 988 Day, followed by breakout rooms where participants can brainstorm with others. Register now: s.uconn.edu/samhsa-988day #988Reasons #MentalHealth

Join us Tues. 8/18 for Pyramid Lunch & Learn focused on strategies that support your regulation, stress & mental state so that you have the capacity to care for children in a group setting. 🖥️ Pyramid Practice Lunch & Learn 📅 Tuesday, 8/18, 1:30–2:30 PM ET 🎟️ Register: s.uconn.edu/piec-8-18