January 2018
January 2018 Mental Health First Aid
The PAL Coalition, an initiative of Family & Children’s Place, is offering a Mental Health First Aid Training for adults. The course, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, will increase participants’ understanding of mental health issues and treatments, connect more people with care, and reduce stigma – helpful information given that many people with mental disorders delay seeking help, but are more open to getting help when encouraged by someone they trust. Participants will learn the signs and…
Find out more »March 2018
March 2018 Mental Health First Aid
The PAL Coalition, an initiative of Family & Children’s Place, is offering a Mental Health First Aid Training for adults. The course, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2018, will increase participants’ understanding of mental health issues and treatments, connect more people with care, and reduce stigma – helpful information given that many people with mental disorders delay seeking help, but are more open to getting help when encouraged by someone they trust. Participants will learn the signs and…
Find out more »2018 Rally to End Child Abuse
Join Family & Children's Place Wednesday, March 28, for our 2018 Rally to End Child Abuse! Bring your family, friends, and co-workers and join supporters, friends, partners, and us as we stand up and commit to ending child violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The rally is at 11 a.m. on the lawn of the Big Four Bridge and features key leaders in the effort to protect children and ensure they have happy, healthy, and safe lives, including Family & Children’s…
Find out more »April 2018
2018 Champions for Children Breakfast
Please join us on Wednesday, April 11, for our Champions for Children Breakfast to celebrate 135 years of continuing service and care to Louisville area children and families. The breakfast – at the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center, begins at 7:30 a.m., with networking and coffee, with the program scheduled from 8 to 9 a.m. The event is the agency’s largest single fundraiser and a chance to hear first-hand from Family & Children’s Place leaders and board members and, most…
Find out more »May 2018
May 2018 Mental Health First Aid
The PAL Coalition, an initiative of Family & Children’s Place, is offering a Mental Health First Aid Training for adults. The course, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2018, will increase participants’ understanding of mental health issues and treatments, connect more people with care, and reduce stigma – helpful information given that many people with mental disorders delay seeking help, but are more open to getting help when encouraged by someone they trust. Participants will learn the signs and…
Find out more »June 2018
June 2018 Mental Health First Aid
The PAL Coalition, an initiative of Family & Children’s Place, is offering a Mental Health First Aid Training for adults. The course, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, June 15, 2018, will increase participants’ understanding of mental health issues and treatments, connect more people with care, and reduce stigma – helpful information given that many people with mental disorders delay seeking help, but are more open to getting help when encouraged by someone they trust. Participants will learn the signs and…
Find out more »January 2019
January Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid is a one-day training course for people ages 16 and over that is similar to regular first aid but deals with mental health problems. Many people with mental disorders delay seeking help, but they are more likely to receive professional help when suggested by someone in their social network. Members of the public are far more likely to have contact with someone in a mental health crisis, such as being suicidal, and want to know how to respond.…
Find out more »March 2019
March Great Beginnings Lunch & Learn
On the first Friday of each month, we invite citizens, community leaders, and business professionals to join us on a 60-minute tour of Family & Children’s Place to learn about our work with children and families hurt by abuse. The tour, which features a light lunch, includes a visit to our best in class Kosair Charities Child Advocacy Center, which streamlines child abuse investigation, prosecution and healing through child-friendly, trauma-informed practices. To learn more about or to sign up for…
Find out more »March Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid is a one-day training course for people ages 16 and over that is similar to regular first aid but deals with mental health problems. Many people with mental disorders delay seeking help, but they are more likely to receive professional help when suggested by someone in their social network. Members of the public are far more likely to have contact with someone in a mental health crisis, such as being suicidal, and want to know how to respond.…
Find out more »April 2019
April Great Beginnings Lunch & Learn
On the first Friday of each month, we invite citizens, community leaders, and business professionals to join us on a 60-minute tour of Family & Children’s Place to learn about our work with children and families hurt by abuse. The tour, which features a light lunch, includes a visit to our best in class Kosair Charities Child Advocacy Center, which streamlines child abuse investigation, prosecution and healing through child-friendly, trauma-informed practices. To learn more about or to sign up for…
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