## Creating Conditions that Promote Safety, Healing, and Growth in Child-Parent Visits

This video and discussion guide are for corrections staff who interact with young people during child-parent visits to understand how integrating safety, collaboration, and transparency can benefit these visits.

## Supporting Youth Mental Health

The US Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families released an updated behavioral health webpage, a tip sheet for parents and caregivers, and a video series about youth mental health.

## Emerging Practices for Supporting LGBTQI+ Young People Across Human Services Programs

This project highlights promising and emerging practices human services agencies are using to make service delivery and prevention more welcoming and accessible for LGBTQI+ young people in child welfare and juvenile justice systems, experiencing homelessness, and seeking sexual health services.

## Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools

The US Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new action guide for school and district leaders describes six strategies to support students’ mental health and well-being in schools.

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## Announcements

### Webinar: College Planning Made Easy

Posted | Feb 26 2024

**Date:**February 29, 2024, 6:00 pm ET 

This webinar will provide students, parents, and families with an overview of the college preparation process and share tips on how to search for scholarships and other financial aid resources, navigate college life to ensure student success, and more. **Learn more and register.**

### Share with Youth: Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program

Posted | Feb 26 2024

This program provides qualified college or university students in intelligence or cybersecurity career paths the opportunity to work alongside highly skilled intelligence or cybersecurity professionals at DHS, gain hands-on technical experience, interact with experts and peers at professional development events and expand their professional network at national conferences. The program places a particular focus on recruiting students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). During the 12-week program, participants will be immersed in a federal work environment by collaborating with subject matter expert mentors on projects and performing assigned tasks on the intelligence and cybersecurity track. **Learn more and apply.**

### Resource: Change and Implementation in Practice: Teaming Worksheets

Posted | Feb 26 2024

This webpage contains a set of fillable worksheets to bring together teams’ varied expertise, skills, and perspectives to guide child welfare change and implementation activities. Child welfare teams should complete the worksheets to: 
                                  -  Review team membership and discuss representation on their change and implementation team  
                                  -  Consider engagement of individuals who have direct experience with the issue being addressed or the services that will be delivered  
                                  -  Discuss how the team operates and how it supports inclusive and equitable teaming practices  
                                  -  Identify next steps to strengthen a diverse and inclusive team  

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