The Ounce of Prevention Fund announced new offerings as part of its Achieve OnDemand 2017 Webinar Series.
Tracy Small will facilitate "Home Visiting Safety" from noon-1 p.m. CST Jan. 10. The webinar explores the importance of home visitor safety, how to identify safety risk factors and appropriate actions to take based on various risk factors.
Christa Austin will facilitate "Understanding Substance Abuse Through the Family Lens" from noon-1 p.m. CST Jan. 19. This webinar discusses ways to recognize a family's values and strengths which can help guide approaches when working with a family impacted by substance abuse. How substance abuse affects family dynamics is also discussed.
Dara Williamson will facilitate "Domestic Violence: Safety Planning" from noon-1 p.m. CST Jan. 23. This webinar discusses developing a working knowledge of community resources and collaborating with formal and informal institutions to support families using a strength-based, family centered approach.
Registration is required, and courses are free for anyone who registers through this link.

Last month, Donna Wood, PEI Division Administrator for Early Childhood Programs, was elected to serve on the steering committee of the Association of State and Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives (ASTHVI).
ASTHVI is a non-profit, non-partisan collaboration of state administrators of home visiting programs. Its mission is to share information about the impact of home visiting programs in states and local communities with policymakers, the press and the public. It also facilitates a national exchange of innovative practices. The steering committee meets monthly to plan activities and agendas for the association and its committees. It also responds to policy developments and delegates responses to policy committees and working groups.
ASTHVI members unanimously elected her to the committee at the group's annual meeting Nov. 17. Wood will serve a three-year term starting in January.