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Tune into this webinar to here from CaringKind and CareLink R.I. about how Cognitive Stimulation Therapy can support people living with dementia. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) programs are providing direct support to people living with dementia (PLWD) including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) is hosting their annual State of the States (SOS) conference on brain injury from Tuesday, September 17 through Thursday September, 19 in Eugene, OR. This will be the 35th consecutive year that NASHIA has hosted the conference. SOS brings state leaders togethers alongside brain injury advocacy organizations, partners, researchers, and providers. There will be a special content track on criminal justice held during the main conference.

Join the Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance and Resource Center (TBI TARC) webinar on "Cultivating and Sustaining Partnerships to Create Successful Change." This webinar focuses on how collaborative and equitable partnerships play a role in the success of change initiatives. The goal of this session is to demonstrate the practical aspects of cultivating partnerships and sustaining relationships. The webinar will introduce an approach that brain injury programs can use to reflect the types and depth of a prospective collaboration using the collaboration spectrum. 

Join Justice in Aging to learn about how changes in the Final 2025 Medicare Advantage Rule will affect how dually eligible individuals access Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare benefits.

The rule changes include:

National Disability Employment Awareness Month takes place in October, and planning for celebratory events has begun. The purpose of DNEAM is to celebrate the value that workers with disabilities add to workplaces and affirm the commitment to ensuring disabled workers have access to quality work year round. The theme for this year's awareness month is "Access to Good Jobs for All". The Office of Disability Employment Policy has published lists of activities that any type of organization or individual can plan or participate in during the month of October. 

The Dementia Friendly Clark County initiative is dedicated to supporting individuals and families in the Las Vegas Valley who are affected by dementia. The initiative focuses on strengthening local communities to become more respectful, educated, and inclusive of people living with dementia and care partners. The aim of this webinar is to demonstrate how implementing dementia awareness training in a tourist hub can transcend community outreach and curate a broader impact. 

This webinar will be held on Monday, August 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Join PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving for a discussion on their recently released issue brief, "Together in Care: Empowering Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers to Meet Growing Demand for Care." The discussion will include recommendations and ways to empower direct care workers and family caregivers in providing care and support to older adults and people with disabilities. 

This webinar will take place on Monday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Join PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving for a discussion on their recently released issue brief, "Together in Care: Empowering Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers to Meet Growing Demand for Care." The discussion will include recommendations and ways to empower direct care workers and family caregivers in providing care and support to older adults and people with disabilities. 

This webinar will take place on August 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

The Center for Medicare Advocacy will host a webinar addressing mental health as it relates to minority and underserved populations, the gaps in coverage for mental health and substance use disorder in Medicare and other types of insurance, and how Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could make care more accessible.

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