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Innovations Institute Awarded Five-Year SAMHSA Grant to Lead National Training & Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health

Innovations Institute, at the UConn School of Social Work, and its national family organization partner, the Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA), recently received a five-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to lead the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC). This […]

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Meeting the Needs of Early Childhood Educators with Critical New Resources

Through a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education, and with partnership from The Johns Hopkins University Department of Education, Innovations Institute developed a new Pyramid Model Practice Guide that provides much needed support for childcare and pre-K educators working to meet the social and emotional needs of very young children

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In Memoriam: Sheila A. Pires

My dear colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that Sheila A. Pires passed away peacefully yesterday after a 12-year battle with cancer. She was at home in Brooklyn, New York with her wife and loving partner of 27 years, Kathy Lazear. She was surrounded by her immediate family and […]

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