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The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is putting on its first annual conference, Reeve Summit 2020: Where Care, Cure and Community Connect. 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of Christopher Reeve’s spinal cord injury, and this event is a unique opportunity to bring together the community, key thought leaders and individuals who have had an extraordinary impact on the lives of people with paralysis and related disabilities.

This webinar will focus on the national shortage of mental and behavioral health care workers, a problem which is particularly pronounced in rural areas. Participants will learn about efforts to improve recruitment and training in many mental health disciplines. The webinar will also review initiatives such as tele-behavioral health programs and the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program. 

This webinar is part of the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging Webinar Series.

Presenter: Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D.

This webinar will focus on the case study of Tennessee’s Employment and Community First CHOICES program, which serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

WellSky is hosting an upcoming webinar on how human service agencies can increase understanding of their services and marshal public support and funding. During this webinar, participants will learn how to improve communications in order to overcome misperceptions and address stereotypes around "charity". This webinar will incorporate tools from the National Human Services Assembly’s National Reframing Initiative, which has proven to significantly increase public understanding of human services.

This webinar will describe how occupational therapy and social work can benefit people living with dementia and their caregivers. Participants will learn about community-based approaches utilizing social workers to serve people living with dementia and their caregivers.  The webinar will also discuss LiveWell’s ACL-ADPI project, which uses evidence-based/informed occupational therapy interventions for people living alone with dementia, for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and dementia, and for those with distressing behaviors.

Although a wide range of new programs have been developed to support caregivers of people living with dementia over the past two decades, many health and social services organizations have not yet incorporated these programs into their offerings. This webinar provides information on how organizations can evaluate new dementia programs and outlines the key areas organizations should assess before implementing new programs and services.

This webinar will introduce the new Elder Justice Networks Locator. This map can be used to help elder justice professionals locate and collaborate with elder justice networks across the nation. During the webinar, participants will learn about the creation of the map, see a live demonstration of how to use the tool, and learn how they can submit additional networks for inclusion. 

Presenter: Talitha Guinn-Shaver

The release of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium will take place on February 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Compendium provides national and state-level statistics on people with disabilities and the government programs that serve the population with disabilities. This event will highlight findings from the past year along with data from Federal partners. There will also be two special panels: rural disability statistics, and opioid use and behavioral health for people with disabilities. Registration for this event is free.

This webinar will explore how community-based services can be designed to better support people living with dementia in underserved communities. The webinar will focus on two case studies. The first example is from Alzheimer's Los Angeles, who uses innovative strategies to make education accessible for the Latino community.