Please join New Mexico Child First Network as we welcome Dr. Michele Coleman, the founder of the Attachment Healing Center, to present: The Circle of Security, Reactive Attachment Disorder and The Attachment Healing Method
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BIG NEWSA!! We are so excited to share that we have recently received a grant from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation! This grant will help New Mexico Child First Network continue our mission of improving the lives of children in foster care and empowering those who serve them through training, policy reform, and direct mentorship and support.
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Dedicated to all the children in the U.S. foster care system, May is National Foster Care Appreciation and Awareness Month.
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Join New Mexico Child First Network and Foster Source as we celebrate NATIONAL BOOK DAY! We will be hosting a live book reading for all kiddos of "A Dog Named Dover Saves The Planet" by the author herself, Leanne Pinard Baum.
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Join New Mexico Child First Network for our first annual "Trash the Bags" donation event! Drive by and drop off any gently used suitcases, bags, totes and backpacks to support a child in New Mexico foster care!
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Join New Mexico Child First Network as we host All Faiths Children’s Advocacy Center and Michelle Aldana on a 1-hour training on "Forensic Interviews and the Investigative Process of Alleged Child Abuse."
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Join New Mexico Child First Network as we here directly from the DA's office and their team of Strategic Crime Analysts to learn what cutting edge techniques they are using to keep our communities safe.
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Join New Mexico Child First Network and Bridges Success with Autism, Inc's Marketing Director, Sarah Salazar-Baca, for an hour training and discussion on Autism. April is Autism Awareness Month.
April is World Autism Awareness Month, and New Mexico Child First Network is committed to kindness. Join us.
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse and neglect is one of the Nation’s most serious concerns -- and specifically a concern in New Mexico, where child well-being has ranked 50th out of 50 for the last three years in a row. New Mexico has more children who experience adverse childhood experiences than any other state in the US.
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Join New Mexico Child First and the Carlsbad Coalition to learn how programs like the Carlsbad Coalition is working to keep kids safe. The Carlsbad Coalition works with many community partners to build and strengthen the capacity of our community to create a safe, healthy, and drug & gang/crime free environment. Our goal is to mobilize community efforts to reduce substance abuse and gang activity among youth, and adults over time, in the City of Carlsbad and South Eddy County. Lets work together to promote a healthy, safe community and target risk factors that lead to substance abuse.
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TRAINING: Learn about the importance of early intervention services provided to children 0-5 with or at-risk for having developmental delays or disabilities, what you need to know, when to request help, how to sign-up, and more!
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Thank you to Albertsons and their #NourishingNeighbors fund for supporting our mission with New Mexico Child First Network!!!
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New Mexico Child First Network is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day and recognize and honor our ALL-WOMEN board of directors today!
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Join Parents Reaching Out and NM Child First Network for a 2 hour clinic on special education where participants will learn about the evaluation and IEP process, advocacy skills, and communication strategies.
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Children advocates say it’s time to reform the Children’s Code. “In conversations in our community, those who are advocates for children- it’s time to look at it, see where we need to make amendments,” said Senator Linda Lopez (D-Albuquerque).
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Social Work Month in March is a time to celebrate the great profession of licensed social workers. The theme for #SocialWork Month 2021 is Social Workers Are Essential. Join us in thanking a social worker, today!
March is Women’s History Month and highlights the contributions of women to history and society. All woman should be celebrated, but it is particularly important to recognize women who have been in the child welfare system for their achievements.
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New Mexico Child First Network is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in foster care. In honor of Black History Month, they are presenting a monthlong series of conversations and events geared towards elevating the conversation on raising Black youth in foster care and beyond.
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We are hard at work in our efforts to improve foster care for those who are impacted by the system. There are several priority pieces of legislation we are following including: HB202, HB158, SB242, HB284, and SB395.
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