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Upcoming Events on Perinatal Health and Family Strengthening

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Here is a roundup of events compiled by LA Best Babies Network. Subscribe here to get a weekly email with the latest updates. Scroll down for ongoing activities and links to other calendars at the bottom. Do you have something for us to include? Email snish@labestbabies.org. And don’t forget to Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter, where we post event updates and lots of useful resources. Thanks!

Do you have an idea for a training or other event and need help pulling it off? Submit your collaboration request here. Looking for a trainer? Check out HomeVisitingLA.org, the website of the LA County Perinatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation Consortium. And be sure to check out the Consortium’s directory of trainings.

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Upcoming Events                 

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Free Family Friendly Movies at The PACC
Through August 3, (use dropdown to select date) 10:00am – 12:00pm: Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030
Presented by Oxnard Performing Arts Center

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Understanding and Setting Up a Special Needs Trust
July 10, 7:30pm – 8:30pm: Wilson Auditorium, 2471 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91107
Presented by the San Gabriel Valley National Alliance on Mental Illness

Dr. Jane Aronson: Inside All of Us, There is a Child at Play
July 10, 7:00pm – 9:00pm: Institute of Contemporary Art – Los Angeles, 1717 East 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Parent Workshop – Child/Teen Anxiety, Stress and Depression
July 10, 6:30pm – 8:30pm: Saddleback Anaheim, 2095 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92806
Presented by Saddleback Anaheim

Webinar: Baby Talks Series Math is Everywhere: Supporting Math Skills in Infants and Toddlers
July 11, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Stress, Hormones, and Health: Free Seminar
July 11, 6:00pm – 8:15pm: Redondo Beach Yacht Club, 210 Yacht Club Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Presented by Brain and Body Restoration Institute

Webinar: Addressing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders – Strategies for Women’s Health Care Providers
July 11, 10:00am – 11:00am
Presented by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)  

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Living a Health Life with Chronic Condition(s)/ Tomando Control de su Salud (CDSMP)
July 11, 8:30am – 10:30am: Angelica Lutheran Church, 1345 S. Burlington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
To register please contact Patricia Duarte at 213-742-5569
Presented by Dignity Health – California Hospital Medical Center

Webinar: July 2019 Strengthening Families Networking Webinar: Supporting Family- Level Protective Factors in an FRC Setting
July 11, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Center for the Study of Social Policy’s Strengthening Families

South L.A./South Bay AAIMM CAT Meeting
July 11, 1:30pm – 4:00pm: Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church—Fellowship Hall, 1177 W. 25th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Presented by African American Infant & Maternal Mortality Community Action Team

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Parent Support Group
July 12, 19 & 26, 9:30am – 11:30am: Providence Little Company of Mary Wellness and Activity Center, 470 N. Hawaiian Ave, Wilmington, CA 90744
To register, please call 424-212-5640
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary – Wellness and Activity Center

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Communities for Wellness Equity: Community Voices Conference
July 12, 8:00am – 4:00pm: Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall, 2nd Floor bridge in front of Macy’s entrance,  3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Presented by UCLA, Health African American Families II, and many more!

NHCOA’s Regional Conference: Health and Wellbeing
July 12, TBA: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda Street, Redwood Room, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Emotional Well-Being Support Group – Spanish
July 12, 9:00am – 11:00am: California Hospital Medical Center, 320 W. 15 St, Second Floor Rm 227, Los Angeles, CA 90015
To register please contact Irma Radillo at 213-742-5838
Presented by Dignity Health – California Hospital Medical Center

Webinar: The Neighborhood Oasis Model: Connecting Urban AG and Community Health
July 12, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Long Beach Fresh

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Become a Resource Parent – Foster or Foster – Adopt Siblings
July 13, 10:00am – 12:00pm: Children’s Bureau of California, 460 East Carson Plaza Drive, #102, Carson, CA 90746
Presented by Children’s Bureau of Southern California, Foster Care & Adoption

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FREE Community Health Fair
July 13, 9:00am – 3:00pm: Providence Little Company of Mary – Wellness and Activity Center,  470 N. Hawaiian Ave, Wilmington, CA 90744
For more information, please call 424-212-5640
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary – Wellness and Activity Center

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: July Caregiver Job Fair
July 13, 10:00am – 4:00pm: A-1 Home Care Agency, 12631 Imperial Hwy, Ste F–104, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Presented by Sue Adoned  

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Mentally Free – Breaking Your Silence
July 13, 11:00am – 3:00pm: 1101 E. San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807
Presented by Talawna Johnson

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Play to Talk: Developing Language Through Play
July 14, 10:00am – 12:30pm: 20162 Southwest Birch Street, Suite 350, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Presented by Sholeh Shahinfar

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Get Motivated Tour!!!!
July 14, 3:00pm – 4:00pm: Los Angeles, 1654 W 81st, Los Angeles, CA 90047
Presented by Life Coach and Relationship Expert RAE

PARENTFAMILY EVENT: Women of Color Mindfulness Circle
July 14, starting at 8:00am: The Tree South L.A. Yoga & Meditation Foundation, 8227 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047
Presented by The Tree South LA

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Upper Cervical Care—Recovering and Maximizing Health
July 15, 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Upper Cervical Healthcare Los Angeles, 3440 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 542, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Presented by Upper Cervical Health Care of Los Angeles and Carson

2019 Texas Regional Fatherhood Summit: Lubbock
July 15, 8:00am – 5:00pm: Overton Hotel & Conference Center, 2322 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, TX 79401
Presented by Child and Family Research Partnership at UT Austin

The Incredible Years: Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series
July 15 – 17, 8:30am – 4:00pm: Heluna Health – ELAFRC, 1000 S. Fremont Avenue, Suite 6050, Unit #35, Alhambra, CA 91803
To register, please call Martha Ornelas at 626-300-9171 ext. 101
Presented by the BRAID MHSA project, the South Central Regional Center and the Eastern Los Angeles Family Resource Center

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Kid’s Summer Adventure
July 15 – 17, 5:00pm – 8:00pm: InsideOut Los Angeles, 1310 Liberty Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Presented by InsideOut Los Angeles

10th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference – Beyond Obesity: Tackling Root Causes
July 15-18, 7:00am – 5:00pm: Anaheim Marriott, 700 West Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92801
Presented by Childhood Obesity Conference

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Kids Protection Planning Class
July 15 & 20, use dropdown to select date & time, TBD: Babies-in-Bloom, 1948 Via Centre, Vista, CA 92081
Presented by Law Office of Susan A. Colgan

Cultural Competency DC: 0-5
July 16 – 17, 9:00am – 4:30pm: Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services, Shuken Auditorium, 3200 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90034
To register, please email CSOC_Admin_Trainings@dmh.lacounty.gov
Presented by Prevention Services Administration (CSOC Admin Trainings) and ZERO to THREE

Webinar: Inclusion Series: Using Embedded Learning Opportunities to Support Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities or Suspected Delays
July 16, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning

Webinar: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
July 16, 10:00am – 12:00pm (Must login to register for webinar)
Presented by The Ounce

Webinar: Nothing About Us Without Us: Authentic Youth Engagement in Public Health
July 16, 9:00am – 10:00am
Presented by the American Public Health Association and the Office of Population Affairs

Webinar: Advancing Health Equity Through Housing Law and Policy
July 16, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Promotorx Nutrition (Spanish)
July 16, 10:00am – 12:00pm: Los Angeles State Historic Park, Welcome Pavilion, 1315 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
For more information, call (323) 441-8401
Presented by Los Angeles State Historic Park, LASHP Promotorx, and others

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Preparing Your Child’s Dental Hygiene for Back to School (English & Spanish)
July 16, 12:30pm – 1:30pm: L.A. Care, 4801 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
For more information, please call 213-438-5570
Presented by L.A. Care

Webinar: HFA Regional PSCO (Supervisor Day Only)
July 16 & 18, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Healthy Families America

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FREE Health Screening for Seniors Ages 55 and Older
July 17, 10:00am – 11:00am: Providence Little Company of Mary – Wellness & Activity Center, 470 N. Hawaiian Ave, Wilmington, CA 90744
For more information, please contact Nicole Young at Nicole.Young@providence.org
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary – Wellness and Activity Center

Webinar: ‘Power Tools for Coalitions’ Webinar Series
July 17, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by the United States Breastfeeding Committee

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Non-Parental Caregiver Series — Are You Raising the Child of a Relative?
July 17, 6:00pm – 7:30pm: Rainbow Connection Family Resource Center, 2401 East Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA 93036
Presented by Autism Society Ventura County

CII’s Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) – Full Protocol (Cohort 15)
July 17-19, TBA: Children’s Institute, Otis Booth Campus, 2121 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Presented by Children’s Institute, Inc.

July 2019: Riverside County Health Coalition Meeting
July 17, 10:00am – 12:00pm: Community Action Partnership of Riverside County, 2038 Iowa Ave, Suite B-101, Riverside, CA 92507
Presented by Riverside University Health System — Public Heath

Webinar: The Potential Role of Nutrition in the First 2 Years of Life in the Prevention of Child Overweight and Obesity
July 18, 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Presented by NASEM Health and Medicine

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Reading Rangers
July 18 & 25, 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Lincoln Heights Branch Library, 2530 Workman St., Los Angeles, CA 90031
Presented by Los Angeles State Historic Park, LASHP Promotorx, and others

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: First Friday Campfire
July 19, 6:00pm – 7:30pm: Los Angeles State Historic Park, Roundhouse Bridge, 1315 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Los Angeles State Historic Park, LASHP Promotorx, and others

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Prenatal & Resiliency
July 17 & 24, 9:00am – 1:00pm: MLK Center for Public Health, 11833 Wilmington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059
To register, please call 323-568-8732
Presented by MLK Community Healing and Trauma Prevention Center

SAVE THE DATE: Immigrant Health Access Task Force
July 18, 10:00am – 12:30pm: California Community Foundation, Joan Palevsky Center for the Future of Los Angeles, 281 South Figueroa Street, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by California Community Foundation 

Webinar: The Potential Role of Nutrition in the First 2 Years of Life in the Prevention of Child Overweight and Obesity
July 18, 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Presented by NASEM Health and Medicine

Webinar: Positive Psychology Strategies
July 18, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care

Webinar: Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators? Mental Health
July 18, 9:00am – 10:00am
Presented by Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Webinar: Health & Fitness 101 Online Seminar (Free Event)
July 19, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Presented by NXT LVL Fitness

PARENT/ FAMILY EVENT: EMPOWERED BIRTH CHOICES
July 20, 27 and August 3, 10; 10:00am – 1:30pm: Health Net Community Doula Program, 3655 S. Grand Ave., Suite 260, Los Angeles, CA 90007
To register, please call 626-388-2191 ext. 2 or email at Debbie.Benton@motherbabysupport.net
Presented by The Association for Wholistic Maternal & Newborn Health

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Second Annual Arts in Parks Gallery
July 20, 11:00am – 5:00pm: Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1315 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Los Angeles State Historic Park, LASHP Promotorx, and others

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FREE Community Wellness Day
July 20, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Walmart Compton Store, 2100 North Long Beach Blvd, Compton, CA 90221
Presented by Martin Luther King Community Medical Group & Walmart

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Female Awareness & Self Care
July 20, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Hawthorne Library, 12700 Grevillea Avenue, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Presented by Purpose Youth Foundation

Children’s Discovery Workshop – Let’s Get Water-Wise!
July 20, 10:00am – 11:00: Chino Community Garden & Park, 5976 Riverside Drive, Chino, CA 91710
Presented by Healthy Chino

PARENT/ FAMILY EVENT: Family Science Night
July 20, 6:30pm – 8:30pm: Rock Solid Church, 2500 Via Cabrillo-Marina, Suite #304, Los Angeles, CA 90731
Presented by Rock Solid Church

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Child Birth Education Classes
July 22 – September 2, 6:00pm – 8:00pm: 41820 Garstin Dr., Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Presented by The Mom & Dad Project

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Opioid Epidemic: Relapse and Prevention Lunch & Learn
July 22, 11:30am – 1:30pm: The Canyon at Encino, 17167 Ventura Blvd, Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 91316
Presented by The Canyon at Encino

The Empathy® Effect Training: Countering Bias to Improve Health Outcomes
July 22, 9:00am – 1:30pm: Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County, Union Bank Plaza, 445 S. Figueroa St. #2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Presented by the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

Webinar: Racial Equity Webinars
July 23, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by California Breastfeeding Coalition

Webinar: Improving Outcomes for Mothers & Newborns Affected by Opioids
July 23, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Stanford University

Birth to Five Mental Health Training – Brain Development and Implications for Attachment and Treatment of Young Children
July 23, 9:00am – 4:30pm: CHLA UCEDD, 3250 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Rm. 58, Los Angeles, CA 90010
For more information, please email Cristal Escamilla at cescamilla@chla.usc.edu
Presented by USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Antelope Valley African American Infant & Maternal Mortality Community Action Team First Convening
July 24, 5:30pm – 7:30pm: Children’s Bureau, 915 West Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534
Presented by Antelope Valley AAIMM Community Action Team Steering Committee

Webinar: 2019 Statewide Day of Action – Healthy Snack Day Kick Off
July 24, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by Healthy Snack Day

Webinar: Matching Family Needs to Resource
July 24, 8:00am – 9:00am (Must login to register for webinar)
Presented by The Ounce

Incredible Years® Small Group Dinosaur (Treatment) Child Group Leader Training
July 24 – 26, 9:00am – 4:30pm: USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, 3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600, Education & Training Center, Los Angeles, CA 90010
To register, please email Micah Orliss, Ph.D. at morliss@chla.usc.edu
Presented by the Incredible Years®

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Mental Health & SUD Harm Reduction Lunch & Learn
July 25, 12:00pm – 1:30pm: Alcott Center for Mental Health, 1433 South Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
Presented by Clare | Matrix Hub And Spoke

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Teen Vaping/Marijuana Craze Workshop
July 25, 10:00am – 12:00pm: 2600 Redondo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and Long Beach Health & Human Services

A Day of Engagement Events at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
July 25, 9:00am – 5:00pm: LATTC Cafeteria, 400 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
Presented by the Mental Health Commission and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH)

Webinar: Mobilizing For Health Equity: Administrative Advocacy
July 25, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Anxiety 101 (English & Spanish)
July 25, 1:00- 2:30pm: LA Care, 4801 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022
For more information, please call 213-438-5570
Presented by L.A. Care

Symposium: Building Bridges for Youth Wellbeing
July 26, 8:00am – 4:30pm: The California Endowment, 1000 Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Wellnest

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Child Development Symposium
July 27, 8:00am – 12:00pm: Deliverance Tabernacle Church Pasadena, 1299 Sunset Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
Presented by Allie’s Allys Advocacy

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Advocacy & Compassion
July 27, 9:00am – 3:00pm: Antelope Valley Partners for Health, 44226 10th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534
Presented by Parents and Caregivers for Wellness

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Back to School Health Fair – FREE Backpack Giveaway for Kids!
July 27, 10:00am – 1:00pm: L.A. Care, 4801 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
For more information, please 213-438-5570
Presented by L.A. Care

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Hope for Mental Health Community
July 28, 1:00pm – 3:00pm: Tent 3 – Lake Forest Campus, 1 Saddleback Pkwy, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Presented by Saddleback Lake Forest

Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research
July 29 – August 2, 8:00am – 5:00pm: Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University, 900 E 7th St., Bloomington, IN 47405
Presented by Indiana University

RISE Training & Coaching Intensive: Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Systems
July 29 – August 2, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Los Angeles LGBT Center: The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Presented by The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s RISE Program

Lessons Learned From Building Healthy Communities
July 30, 12:00pm – 2:00pm: Latino Health Access, Community Room, 450 West 4th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Presented by The Health Funders Partnership of Orange County

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Healthy Relationships for LGBTQ Communities, Los Angeles
July 30, 6:00pm – 8:00pm: Child and Family Guidance Center, 9650 Zelzah Avenue, Northridge, CA 91325
Presented by #Out4MentalHealth

Webinar: Nipple Shields: Useful or Useless? By Marsha Walker
July 31, 10:00am – 11:30pm
Presented by Praeclarus Press

Webinar: Trauma in Families and Communities
July 31, 8:00am – 9:00am (Must login to register for webinar)
Presented by The Ounce 

Webinar: Knitting a Lactation Safety Net: Marshaling Resources to Serve Communities
July 31, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ Communities Training, Los Angeles
July 31, 1:00pm – 5:00pm: Child and Family Guidance Center, 9650 Zelzah Avenue, Northridge, CA 91325
Presented by #Out4MentalHealth

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Family Health and Fun Fair
August 1, 9:00am – 1:00pm: SAC Health System, 250 South G Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410
Presented by Social Action Community Health System

Los Angeles County Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children + School Engagement
August 1 – 2, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic, 3787 Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Presented by Nola Brantley and Dr. Nicole Klasey

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FAMILY FIRST FRIDAYS
August 2, starting at 10:00am (use dropdown to select date): The Village at Westfield Topanga, 6250 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Near 24 Hour Fitness, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Presented by Westfield Topanga

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: 2019 Kids’ Fishing Rodeo
August 3, 8:00am – 12:30pm: Belmont Pier, Long Beach, CA 90803
Presented by Southern California Tuna Club and others

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: CCHC 4th Annual Back to School Health & Wellness Event
August 3, 10:00am – 1:30pm: Comprehensive Community Health Centers – Sunland, 8316 Foothill Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91040
Presented by Comprehensive Community Health Centers (CCHC)

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Antelope Valley Baby Expo 2019
August 3, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Pioneer Event Center, 45000 Valley Central Way, Lancaster, CA 93536
Presented by Antelope Valley Breastfeeding Coalition 

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Chocolate Milk: The Documentary
August 3, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018
For more information, please call 323-210-8505 or email info@breastfeedla.org 
Presented by BreastfeedLA, iDream for Racial Health Equity, First 5 LA and others

Lactation Consultant Education Training Part 1
August 5, 12, 20, 26 and September 9; 8:30am – 6:00pm: South LA Health Projects, 2930 West Imperial Highway, 4th Floor, Inglewood, CA 90303
Presented by BreastfeedLA

Intro to The Resilience Toolkit
August 7, 6:30pm – 8:15pm: We Live in Space, 2520 West Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018
Presented by Lumos Transforms

Supervisor ONLY Training (CPP) 18-Month Implementation Level Training National Trainer in Child Parent Psychotherapy
August 8, 4:00pm – 6:00pm: NCJW I LA 543 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
To register please contact Maricella Mendez – Sherwin at mendezshewin1@gmail.com
Presented by National Council of Jewish Women

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: A Child’s Dream – CA: Annual Back to School Giveaway 2019
August 10, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Culver City Teen Center @ Veterans Memorial Park, 4153 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230
Presented by A Child’s Dream

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Family Health Fair/ Feria de Salud para la Familia
August 10, 9:00am – 1:00pm: 130 E. Compton Blvd, Compton, CA 90221
For more information, please contact Lizz Romo at 323-757-7244 ext 231 or email Lromo@slahp.org
Presented by SLAHP

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Block Party and Health Fair
August 10, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Cathedral of Praise International Ministries, North Del Rosa Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92404
Presented by Cathedral of Praise International Ministries

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Fullerton Health & Wellness Fair
August 10, 10:00am – 1:00pm: Fullerton Community Center, 340 West Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832
Presented by the Fullerton Community Center

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: BIRTHFIT Power Hour
August 10, 3:00pm – 5:00pm: 340 south La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Presented by BIRTHFIT South Beverly Hills

EMDR Basic Training with an Emphasis on Perinatal Trauma and Maternal Mental Health – Part I
August 12-14, 9:00am – 5:00pm: The Karsh Center, 3750 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90020
Presented by Maternal Mental Health NOW and others

HFA Regional PSCO Core Training
August 12-16, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Yolo Co. Erwin Meier Admin. Bldg., 625 W. Court St, (Atrium Training Room), Woodland, CA 95695
Presented by Healthy Families America

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Chocolate Milk: The Documentary
August 13, 11:00am – 2:00pm: CSU Northridge, Nobbs Auditorium in Sequoia Hall Room 104, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325
For more information please contact 323-210-8505 or email info@breastfeedla.org
Presented by BreastfeedLA, iDream for Racial Health Equity, First 5 LA and others

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT and MILK DRIVE: Empower Parents. Enable Breastfeeding.
August 16, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Health Education Center —Auditorium, 15107 Vanowen St., Van Nuys, CA 91405
Presented by Valley Presbyterian Hospital

PARENT/ FAMILY EVENT: KidCon Anaheim
August 17, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Great Wolf Lodge, 12681 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Presented by KidCon

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Chocolate Milk: The Documentary
August 17, 11:00am – 2:00pm: MLK Center for Public Health, 11833 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
For more information, call 323-210-8505 or email info@breastfeedla.org
Presented by BreastfeedLA, iDream for Racial Health Equity, First 5 LA and others

Green Ribbon Club 3rd Annual Silent Auction for Suicide Prevention & Community Mental Health
August 18, 2:00pm – 5:00pm: Anaheim Majestic Garden Hotel, 900 S. Disney Dr., Anaheim, CA 92802
Presented by Green Ribbon Club

Webinar: The Full Enrollment Formula: 5 Easy Steps to Your “Forever” Wait List
August 21, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Early Childhood Investigations Webinars

Webinar: Empowering Children in Shelter: Woksape Un Kpazo Pi (We are showing it through wisdom)
August 21, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by the Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains

Webinar: Mobilizing For Health Equity: Community Organizing
August 22, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network 

Trauma-Informed Care Conference
August 23, 8:30am – 5:00pm: InterContinental, Downtown Los Angeles, 900 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Presented by Children’s Institute

Webinar: Incarcerated Mothers: Understanding the System and their Unique Mental Health Needs
August 23, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Maternal Mental Health NOW

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Chocolate Milk: The Documentary
August 25, 1:00pm – 4:00pm: City of Hope Medical Center, 1500 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010
For more information, call 323-210-8505 or email info@breastfeedla.org
Presented by BreastfeedLA, iDream for Racial Health Equity, First 5 LA and others

400 Years: Reflections on Lessons Learned & Imagining Our Futures
August 26, 8:00am – 6:00pm: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Black Women for Wellness

Early Childhood Summit 2019
August 26-27, TBD: Phoenix Convention Center, AZ
Presented by First Things First

HFA Regional FFS Core Training – Pennsylvania
August 26 – 30, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Maternity Care Coalition, 2000 Hamilton Street, Suite 205, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Presented by Healthy Families America

Webinar: Collective Impact Webinar Series
August 27, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the United States Breastfeeding Committee

Webinar: Holistic Management of Breast Pain During Breastfeeding by Carmela Baeza
August 28, 10:00am – 11:00am
Presented by Praeclarus Press

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Chocolate Milk: The Documentary
August 29, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Compton Library, 240 W. Compton Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90220
For more information, call 323-210-8505 or email info@breastfeedla.org
Presented by BreastfeedLA, iDream for Racial Health Equity, First 5 LA and others

Webinar: Early Childhood and Preschool: Assuring Access to Earliest Intervention
August 29, 11:00am – 12:15pm
Presented by NTI Upstream

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Gender Health Conference Inland Region
August 29, 8:00am – 5:30pm: University of California Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
Presented by Gender Health Conference Steering Committee

Seeking Safety Training
August 29, 9:00am – 4:30pm: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Echo

Webinar: Ripple Effects of Historical Trauma and Resilience on Breastfeeding Outcomes in the African American Community; Considerations for Leveraging Resilience and Providing Culturally Congruent Support
August 30, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by BreastfeedLA

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: 4th Annual Black Breastfeeding Week – Riverside Event
August 30, 11:00am – 3:00pm: County of Riverside Community Action Partnership (CAP), 2038 Iowa Ave, Riverside, CA 92507
For more information, contact Curley Palmer at (951) 840-8024
Presented by Devona Robertson

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: A Homecoming – Black Breastfeeding Week 2019 San Bernardino
August 31, 11:00am – 3:00pm: 850 E Foothill Blvd, Rialto, CA 92376
Presented by Black Infant Health and Women, Infants, and Children Programs

TIME TO CONNECT! A NETWORKING SOCIAL
September 3, 6:00pm – 7:30pm: CONNECTEd., 1118 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
To RSVP please email karinwcrosby@gmail.com or call 408-641-8755
Presented by CONNECTEd. & IDA California

Trauma & Resilience Training
September 4, 9:00am – 4:30pm: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Echo

24th International San Diego Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma
September 5 – 8, 7:00am – 5:00pm: Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92122
Presented by Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FAMILY FIRST FRIDAYS
September 6, starting at 10:00am (use dropdown to select date): The Village at Westfield Topanga, 6250 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Near 24 Hour Fitness, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Presented by Westfield Topanga

What They Didn’t Teach You About Breastfeeding In Your Training
September 6, 8:00am – 4:15pm: MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, 2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806
Presented by BreastfeedLA

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Maternal Wellness Seminar
September 7, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Riverside Community Health Foundation, 4275 Lemon St., Riverside, CA 92501
Presented by Riverside Community Health Foundation

SAVE THE DATE: El Nido Family Center’s Fifth Annual Garden Gala
September 7, 5:00pm – 9:30pm: Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills, Elden Way & N. Crescent Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Presented by El Nido Family Centers

Annual Meeting: International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research
September 8 – 11, TBA: Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Presented by the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research

Webinar: Lessening Challenging Behaviors: Teachers and classrooms as partners in facilitating pro-social development
September 11, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Early Childhood Investigations Webinars 

Advanced Trauma & Resilience Training
September 12, 9:00am – 4:30pm: the California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Echo

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Bellies and Brunch: Having Your Best Pregnancy Yet
September 13, 12:00pm – 1:30pm: Mimi’s Café – Rancho Cucamonga, 10909 East Foothill Blvd., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Presented by Abundant Life Chiropractic

IDA Statewide Conference
September 13-14, TBA: Holiday Inn San Jose-Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
Presented by IDA California

2019 Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference: Moving Upstream
September 16-18, 8:00 am – 5:00pm: Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 509 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Presented by Prevent Child Abuse America

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow 2019 Summit
September 18, 8:00am – 4:00pm: Long Beach Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815s
Presented by First 5 OC & First 5 LA

SAVE THE DATE: Immigrant Health Access Task Force
September 19, 10:00am – 12:30pm: California Community Foundation, Joan Palevsky Center for the Future of Los Angeles, 281 South Figueroa Street, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by California Community Foundation 

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Signs of Anxiety Disorders and How to Treat Anxiety
September 19, 6:00pm – 8:00pm: 911 Coeur D Alene Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90291
Presented by Clearview Treatment Programs

Webinar: Maternal Mental Health 101
September 19, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Presented by 2020 Mom and Postpartum Support International

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: QuickLook: Custody & Child Support (Long Beach)
September 19, 2:00pm – 2:45pm: Governor George Duekmejian Courthouse, Self-Help Legal Access Center, 275 Magnolia Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
Presented by LA Law Library

18th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference
September 20, 7:00pm – 4:30pm: UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Presented by CENTER for Nursing Excellence

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Woman & Wealth Conference
September 21, 9:00am – 12:00pm: Pasadena Hilton Hotel, 168 S. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
Presented by Pasadena Financial Center

4th Annual Vivian Weinstein Leadership Day – Best Practices In Early Childhood
September 23, 8:30am – 4:30pm: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by IDA California

Community Resiliency Model
September 23, 9:00am – 4:30pm: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Echo

Webinar: Racial Equity Webinars
September 24, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by California Breastfeeding Coalition

Webinar: Coaching in Early Childhood
September 25, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by Early Childhood Investigations Webinars

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Free – Providence Health and Wellness Seminars
September 26, 7:30am – 9:00am (use dropdown to select date): Del Amo Fashion Center, 3525 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center — Torrance

Webinar: Mobilizing For Health Equity: County Advocacy
September 26, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Los Alamitos Family Dance
September 28, 6:00pm – 9:00pm: Oak Middle School Gym, 10821 Oak Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Presented by the City of Los Alamitos Recreation & Community Services

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Community Health Fair
September 28, 10:00am – 3:00pm: Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills Crenshaw, Medical Offices, 3782 West Martin Luther King Junior Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Presented by Coalition of 100 Black Women – Los Angeles Chapter

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FREE MAMMOGRAMS
September 28, 10:00am – 3:00pm: Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw Medical Offices, 3782 West Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Presented by Coalition of 100 Black Women, Los Angeles Chapter

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Eating Right with My Plate
September 29, 10:00am – 11:00am: L.A. Care Family Resource Center, 2072 E. Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550
Presented by L.A. Care

HFA Regional FFS Core Training
September 30 – October 4, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Yolo County Housing Authority, 147 W. Main St (Meeting Room), Woodland, CA 95695
Presented by Healthy Families America

DIVE IN – ZERO to THREE’s Annual Conference 2019
October 2 – 4, TBA: The Diplomat, 3555 S. Ocean Dr., Hollywood, FL 33019
Presented by ZERO to THREE

Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Training
October 3 – 4, 9:00am – 4:00pm: NCJW I LA, 543 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
To register, please contact CPP@NCJWLA.ORG. For general questions about the training, please contact Dr. Maricella Mendez Sherwin at mendezshewin1@gmail.com
Presented by the National Council of Jewish Women – Los Angeles

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FAMILY FIRST FRIDAYS
October 4, starting at 10:00am (use dropdown to select date): The Village at Westfield Topanga, 6250 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Near 24 Hour Fitness, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Presented by Westfield Topanga

PARENT/ FAMILY EVENT: DaddyCon SoCal: A Convention for Dads
October 5, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Great Wolf Lodge, 12681 S. Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Presented by DaddyCon

PARENT/ FAMILY EVENT: MommyCon SoCal
October 5, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Great Wolf Lodge, 12681 S. Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Presented by MommyCon

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: 32nd Annual Encino Family Festival
October 6, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Ventura Blvd (between Balboa Blvd and Amestoy Avenue),
16900 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91316
Presented by the Encino Chamber of Commerce

Uplifting Women and Girls of Color in California Conference 2019: Addressing Trauma and Promoting Mental Health Resiliency and Community Wellbeing
October 7, 8:00am – 4:00pm: The California Endowment: 1000 Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by the Community Intelligence

2UPOC 2019: Men, Community Well-being and Public Mental Health: Uplifting Men and Boys of Color in California
October 8, 8:00am – 4:00pm: The California Endowment: 1000 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Community Intelligence

The Return of Breastsleeping: Humankind’s Oldest and Most Successful Sleep and Feeding Arrangement
October 11, 9:00am – 4:15pm: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, 23845 McBean Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
Presented by BreastfeedLA

SAVE THE DATE: Birth to 12th Grade Water Cooler Conference
October 14-15, TBA:  Grand Sheraton Hotel, 1230 J Street 13th and J Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Presented by Advancement Project California

Webinar: HFA Regional PSCO (Supervisor Day Only)
October 15 & 17,  11:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Healthy Families America

Webinar: Strategies to Reinvent Your Early Childhood Program for Success
October 17, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Early Childhood Investigations Webinars

2019 CPCA Annual Conference
October 17 – 18, 8:00am – 2:00pm: Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Presented by the California Primary Care Association

SAVE THE DATE: PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: 5th Annual Senior Health Fair
October 21, 7:00pm – 10:00pm: Montebello Senior Center, 115 South Taylor Avenue, Montebello, CA 90640
Presented by Natividad Insurances Services

HFA Regional Advanced Supervision Training
October 22 – 24, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Yolo Co. Children’s Alliance, 600 A Street ( Main Conference Room), Davis, CA 95616
Presented by Healthy Families America

Webinar: HFA Regional FSS (Formerly ISHV) (Supervisor Day Only)
October 22 & 24, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Presented by Healthy Families America

Webinar: Build A Culture of Family Engagement Through Responsive Communication
October 23, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by Early Childhood Investigations Webinars

Webinar: Mobilizing For Health Equity: Data and Evaluation
October 24, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Webinar: Pathways to Nature-Based Play: There Is One for You!
October 24, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by Early Childhood Investigations Webinars

Exhibitor Registration: Trick or Treat Trail Along The Lake & Health Fair
October 26, 10:00am – 3:00pm: The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, 2200 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Presented by Thousand Oaks Family Connections and Calabasas Mommy

PARENT/ FAMILY EVENT: Orange County Baby and Beyond Expo
October 27, 12:00pm – 5:00pm: Irvine Marriott (Catalina Ballroom), 18000 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92612
Presented by the Orange Coast Magazine

SAVE THE DATE – Beyond Silos: Domestic Violence and Health Care Partnerships
October 29, TBA: The California Endowment
Presented by Blue Shield of California Foundation, DVHC Leadership Council and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Office of Women’s Health and Domestic Violence Council

Webinar: School-based Systems: The Narrow Gate Where All Children Gather
October 31, 11:00am – 12:15pm
Presented by NTI Upstream

Webinar: Substance Use and Perinatal Depression
November 1, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Maternal Mental Health NOW

2019 Research Fast Pitch Competition – Application Due May 15, 2019
November 1, TBA: The California Endowment, 1000 Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

TIME TO CONNECT! A NETWORKING SOCIAL
November 5, 6:00pm – 7:30pm: CONNECTEd., 1118 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
To RSVP please email karinwcrosby@gmail.com or call 408-641-8755
Presented by CONNECTEd. & IDA California

HFA Implementation Training: Illinois
November 5 – 7, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Ounce of Prevention Fund, 33 W. Monroe St, 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Presented by Healthy Families America

SAVE THE DATE: Immigrant Health Access Task Force
November 14, 10:00am – 12:30pm: California Community Foundation, Joan Palevsky Center for the Future of Los Angeles, 281 South Figueroa Street, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by California Community Foundation 

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: 10th Annual Fitness Day and Health Fair
November 17, 10:00am – 3:00pm: Rosemead Community Recreation Center, 3936 North Muscatel Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
Presented by City of Rosemead

HFA Regional Great Beginnings Start Before Birth (GBSBB) Training
November 19-21, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Yolo Co. Erwin Meier Admin. Bldg., 625 W. Court St. (Atrium Training Room), Woodland, CA 95695
Presented by Healthy Families America

2019 Alliance Summit & Excellence in Parent Engagement Awards
November 21, 9:00am – 4:30pm: Millennium Biltmore, 506 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Presented by Families in Schools

Webinar: Racial Equity Webinars
November 26, 11:00a m – 12:30pm
Presented by California Breastfeeding Coalition

Webinar: Maternal Mental Health 101
December 5, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Presented by 2020 Mom and Postpartum Support International

EMDR Basis Training with an Emphasis on Perinatal Trauma and Maternal Mental Health – Part II
December 9-11, 9:00am – 5:00pm: The Karsh Center, 3750 W. 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Presented by Maternal & Mental Health NOW and others 

Webinar: Why is Prevention So Difficult?
December 12, 11:00am – 12:15pm
Presented NTI Upstream

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Annual Holiday Outreach: A Time for Sharing 2019
December 14, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Culver City Teen Center @ Veterans Memorial Park, 4153 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230
For more information, please visit www.achildsdream-ca.org or call (424) 209-2352.
Presented by A Child’s Dream — CA

Sex & Perinatal Mental Health – Exploring the Intersection of Perinatal Mental Health and Sexuality
January 13 & 14, TBA: The California Endowment, 1000 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Maternal Mental Health NOW 

2020 National Home Visiting Summit
January 29 – 31, 2020, TBA: Washington, DC
Presented by The Ounce of Prevention Fund

Supervisor ONLY Training (CPP) 18- Month Implementation Level Training National Trainer in Child Parent Psychotherapy
February 27,2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm: NCJW I LA 543 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
To register please contact Maricella Mendez – Sherwin at mendezshewin1@gmail.com
Presented by National Council of Jewish Women

Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Training
April 23 – 24, 2020, 9:00am – 4:00pm: NCJW I LA, 543 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
To register, please contact CPP@NCJWLA.ORG. For general questions about the training, please contact Dr. Maricella Mendez Sherwin at mendezshewin1@gmail.com
Presented by National Council of Jewish Women – Los Angeles

Supervisor ONLY Training (CPP) 18- Month Implementation Level Training National Trainer in Child Parent Psychotherapy
August 27, 2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm: NCJW I LA 543 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
To register please contact Maricella Mendez – Sherwin at mendezshewin1@gmail.com
Presented by National Council of Jewish Women

Recorded Webinars, On-Demand Training

Community Health

Healthier Products, Healthier People—The Six Classes Approach to Reducing Harmful Chemicals
This video series discusses where these chemicals are used, associated health problems, and how to reduce exposure. This information can help consumers the use of toxic chemicals.

Webinar: Working Toward Well Being: Community Approaches to Toxic Stress
Presented by Center for the Study of Social Policy

Webinar: Substance Use Prevention & Treatment: Community-Oriented Practices
Recorded date November 16, 2018
Presented by California Pan-Ethic Health Network

Early Childhood Education

Webinar: Ready to Meet the Needs of All Children? A Closer Look at Diversity in the Early Childhood Workforce
Recorded April 28, 2015
Presented by Migration Policy Institute

Webinar: Quality Ratings, Common Core, and DAP
Presented by Kyle Snow
Part of the Early Childhood Investigations webinar series produced by Engagement Strategies

Webinar: Early Care and Education in Transformation
Presented by Jacqueline Jones
Part of the Early Childhood Investigations webinar series produced by Engagement Strategies

Recordings of 2016 USC UCEDD Community Education Conference
Presented by USC, UCEDD at CHLA

Webinar: Articulation Agreements: An Essential Component for Supporting Early Educators Along Educational and Career Pathways
Original Date: October 30, 2018
Presented by National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning

Infant and Toddler Reflective Curriculum Planning, Part 1
This webinar provides an overview of how to translate research into teacher practice to improve program quality for infants and toddlers. This archived webinar is the first in the archived series, Infant and Toddler Reflective Curriculum Planning. The series present principles, a planning process, and strategies to help teachers support children’s learning from birth to three years of age. 

Infant and Toddler Reflective Curriculum Planning, Part 2
This webinar provides early childhood professionals with a structure they can use to make informed decisions about curriculum practices for infants and toddlers, and to highlight the newest component of the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development System: California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework.

Infant/Toddler Relationships, Interactions and Guidance: Part 1: Relationships and Interactions
This webinar focuses on implementing strategies and putting into place organizational structures that support intentional, responsive relationships between supervisors, care teachers and young children in efforts to support children’s social and emotional development.

Infant/Toddler Relationships, Interactions and Guidance: Part 2: Guidance
This webinar highlights the connection between the early childhood educator competencies for relationships, interactions, and guidance. It provides examples, ideas, and resources for how to provide effective guidance for social behavior in the infant/toddler group care setting. In addition, it addresses the important roles of family members, teachers, and program leadership, in helping infants and toddlers learn about and develop strategies for social interactions, relationships, and managing conflict.

Family Engagement/ Parenting

Helping Parents to understand and manage their Anger
This module provides an overview of what causes anger, the function that anger serves in our lives, and how anger impacts our relationships. Home visitors will learn how these issues may look in parenting situations as well as specific strategies on how to help parents understand and manage their anger.

Engaging Fathers, Parts 1, 2,and 3
Fathers and paternal family members play a crucial role in children’s growth and development. Child welfare agencies, however, may have difficulty connecting with and engaging noncustodial fathers and paternal family members. In this 3-part podcast series, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides strategies for engaging fathers and working with fatherhood organizations.

Videocast: NIH Workshops on Participant Engagement and Health Equity
Watch videocasts of 7/1/15 workshop and 7/2/15 workshop
Presented by the NIH Precision Medicine Initiative

Video of Lecture Series: How to Survive and Thrive with a Mentally Ill Relative

  1. The Family As Ally – Helpful Skills and Strategies
  2. Inside the World of Bipolar Disorder
  3. Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
  4. Inside the Darkness of Depression
  5. Inside “the Beautiful Mind” of Schizophrenia
  6. Recovery with Schizophrenia

Presented by NAMI San Gabriel Valley and Pacific Clinics Training Institute

Knowledge and Know-How: Nurturing Child Well-Being
Focuses on the core knowledge and skills needed to leverage your relationships with families, promote child well-being, and raise overall quality of care. Eight one-hour online lessons. Includes .8 CEUs.
Presented by Zero to Three

Intentional Partnerships Podcast
Season I of this bi-weekly podcast began June 26, 2018
Presented by Parents as Teachers National Center, with Strong Fathers, Strong Families

Intentional Partnerships Podcast
Season I of this bi-weekly podcast began June 26, 2018
Presented by Parents as Teachers National Center, with Strong Fathers, Strong Families

Protective Factors Part 1
“Protective Factors Part 1” is the first in a two-part series highlighting protective factors. This episode provides an overview and helps listeners distinguish protective factors from risk factors. Guests provide examples of how child welfare professionals can recognize and work with parents and families to strengthen their protective factors.

Health Disparities

Webinar Series: The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation
Part 1: Naming and Addressing Racism: A Primer
Listen to the recorded webinar
Webinar slides: Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Conclusion
Recorded July 21, 2015
Presented by the American Public Health Association

Webinar Series: The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation
Part 2: No Safety, No Health: A Conversation About Race, Place and Preventing Violence
Listen to the recorded webinar
Webinar slides: Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Conclusion
Recorded August 4, 2015
Presented by the American Public Health Association

Webinar Series: The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation
Part 3: Unequal Treatment: Disparities in Access, Quality and Care
Listen to the recorded webinar
Webinar slides: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Recorded August 25, 2015
Presented by the American Public Health Association

Webinar: Policy Strategies for Reducing Behavioral Health Disparities
December 6, 2019
Presented by California Pan-Ethic Health Network

Webinar: Health Equity: Start Where You Are
Recorded date April 10, 2019
Presented by National Institute for Children’s Health Quality

Home Safety & Trauma Support

Optimizing Visitation for Young Traumatized Children and Their Parents/Caregivers
Original Date: 2012
Presented by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Supporting Women and Girls’ Leadership in Sport to Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence
Original Date: August 22, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

A Safe Place to Call Home: Transforming the Physical/Built Environment for Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention
Original Date: August 16, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

Webinar: Promoting Maternal Wellbeing and Resiliency in the Face of Trauma
Original Date: February 28, 2019
Presented by The Ounce

Introducing TST-FC: A Trauma-Focused Curriculum for Caregivers
Original Date: June 29, 2017
Presented by the Annie E. Casey Foundation

#PowerInPrevention Ending Child Sexual Abuse: Prevention through Understanding and Addressing Sexual Behavior of Children
Original Date: July 25, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

Emotional Challenges and Self-Care for Those Working With Young Traumatized Children
Original Date: 2012
Presented by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Understanding Intimate Partner Violence
This module provides an overview of key topics regarding IPV, including: Types of IPV, Indicators of abuse, The extent of the IPV problem, How to discuss the topic of IPV with clients, How culture may impact how IPV is perceived, and the importance of identifying community resources and establishing relationships with those resources.

#PowerInPrevention Ending Child Sexual Abuse: Updates on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention with Elementary School Ages
Original Date: January 16, 2018
Presented by Prevent Connect

Peer Learning Forum: Implementing Community-Level Strategies to Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence
Original Date: October 5, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

Online Course on Child Abuse and Neglect
More information: Leslie A. Lacopi at 415-882-5176 or liacopi@imq.org. Free course is approved for CME credits, nursing CEUs, or a completion certificate.
Presented by the IMQ grant from the California Governor’s Office on Emergency Services

Video: “The Mask You Live In” Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion on Masculinity and Violence
Panel moderator: Frank Blaney of LA Fathers Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Presented by the California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities

Addressing the Roots: Preventing Multiple Forms of Violence through Shared Underlying Factors
Original Date: September 20, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

Sport is Part of the Solution to Ending Sexual and Domestic Violence: Launching Raliance’s NEW Sport + Prevention Center
Original Date: December 6, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

Using Essential Elements to Select, Adapt, and Evaluate Violence Prevention Approaches
Original Date: August 28, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

Online Video: Domestic Violence 2015
Presented by CASAT

#PowerInPrevention Ending Child Sexual Abuse: Survivor Leadership: It’s Relevance to Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Original Date: September 11, 2017
Presented by Prevent Connect

Webinar: Mental Systems: Navigating Medi-Cal and County Programs
Recorded date October 12, 2018
Presented by California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Webinar: Maternal Depression: Everyone Can Play a Role to Help Families
Recorded date June 4, 2019
Presented by National Institute for Children’s Health Quality

Home Visiting

Webinar: Innovation Toward Precision Home Visiting
Original Date: February 28, 2019
Presented by The Ounce

Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Compassion Fatigue
The purpose of this module, is to help home visitors understand what compassion fatigue looks like, identify if they are at risk or already experiencing compassion fatigue, as well as how to prevent and/or manage the condition.

Strategies for Home Visitor Safety
This module provides strategies for home visitor safety before, during, and after the home visit. By the end of this training, home visitors will be able to: Identify safety strategies that can be used before, during, and after the home visit. Recognize how to reduce tense situations, what to do in dangerous situations, and how to handle aggression. Recall safety tips regarding animals, disease, professional boundaries, parking and vehicle safety. Use technology to help remain safe.

Webinar: The New Network Leader: How You Can Grow Your Impact
Original Date: February 28, 2019
Presented by The Ounce

Infant Feeding

Creating Milk Depots in Los Angeles County
Breastfeed LA, with funding from Kentec Medical Inc., has partnered with the Mothers’ Milk Bank of San Jose (MMBSJ) to launch the Milk Collections Sites Project. View this webinar for information on setting up a Milk Collection Site in L.A. County, or call 323-210-8505.

NACCHO Breastfeeding Initiative Archived Webinars
The Public Health Breastfeeding Webinar Series, funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will promote promising practices and share lessons learned from the Reducing Breastfeeding Disparities through Peer and Professional Support Project (Breastfeeding Project).

Webinar: Social Determinants of Breastfeeding: Policies, Trainings, and Programmatic Strategies
View slides only
Recorded August 20, 2015
Presented by Every Woman Southeast Coalition

Infant Health

Addressing Racism’s Impact on Women’s and Infant’s Health: Lessons Learned from the Racial Healing Projects in Tennessee
Recorded October 30, 2013
Presented by Every Woman Southeast

Addressing the Impact of Racism on Disparities in Birth Outcomes: Successes and Lessons Learned from the Partnership to Eliminate Disparities in Infant Mortality
View slides only
Recorded July 11, 2013
Presented by Every Woman Southeast

Infant Safe Sleep: An Introduction and Model ProgramRecorded May 8, 2019
Presented by Children’s Safety Network

Nutrition

Nutrition Preventive Services: Existing Gaps in a Critical ACA Benefit
Presents current gaps in the provision of nutrition preventive services – benefits that every American is entitled to, thanks to the Affordable Care Act – and emerging strategies for innovative ways that WIC and community partners are providing nutrition preventive services.

Webinar: CalFresh 101
Recorded January 22, 2019
Presented by California Development of Social Services — CalFresh and Nutrition Branch

Oral Health

Webinar: Oral Intake During Labor
Presented by InJoy Birth and Parenting Education

Webinar: Oral Health Procedures: Coverage & Access
Recorded June 29, 2018
Presented by California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Webinar: Oral Health in Our Communities: Successes & Challenges
Recorded September 6, 2018
Presented by California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Webinar: Oral Health Systems: Navigating Denti-Cal
Recorded May 31, 2018
Presented by California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Webinar: Oral Health During Pregnancy – Prioritizing Oral Health During Pregnancy
Recorded November 15, 2018
Presented by the Children’s Dental Health Project 

Webinar: Brushing for Two: How to Keep Your Baby’s Teeth Healthy from the Start
Recorded February 21, 2019
Presented by American Academy of Pediatrics

Perinatal Training

Practitioner Series: Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy (on infant and early childhood mental health)

Online Training: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Presented by the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center

CDC’s Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Webinar 2013-2014 Series
Includes the following archived webinars:

  • Breastfeeding and Human Milk Quality Improvement Initiatives
  • Obstetric Hemorrhage
  • Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
  • Severe Maternal Morbidity
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome


CDC’s Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Webinar 2012-2013 Series
Includes the following archived webinars:

  • Neonatal Quality Improvement Initiatives
  • Obstetric Quality Improvement Initiatives
  • Building and Sustaining a Collaborative
  • Perinatal Performance Measures and Data Collection
  • Quality Improvement Principles and Getting Started
  • Perinatal Quality Collaboratives 101

Bringing the Protective Factors Framework to Life
Presented by Children’s Bureau Express

Online Certification Training: Bringing Light to Motherhood
Certification training on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
Presented by Maternal Mental Health NOW and PAC/LAC

Preconception Care

Webinar: Innovative Technology for Preconception Care
View slides only
Recorded May 21, 2014
Presented by Every Woman Southeast

Pregnancy

Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy & Beyond: A Virtual Clinic
Presented by Dartmouth Medical School, in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Webinar Archive: California Diabetes and Pregnancy Program (CDAPP) Sweet Success Resource & Training Center
Includes a variety of webinar recordings and supporting documents on issues related to gestational diabetes.

Policy

Supporting Young Children in Immigrant Families: What Early Childhood Stakeholders need to know about the New Immigration Orders
Going over who the children impacted by immigration enforcement policies and how do these policies harm a child’s development, also what the current early childhood policies are and how the eligibility rules relate to children in immigrant families.

Webinar: Setting Up Families for Success: Advancing an Advocacy Framework for Low-Wage Working Parents & Their Children
Presented by the National Women’s Law Center

Reproductive Health

Webinar: What About the Guys? Men’s Reproductive Health: Programmatic Strategies and Lessons Learned
View slides only
Recorded June 23, 2015
Presented by Every Woman Southeast Coalition

Webinar: Who’s Making the Decision? Strategies for a Client-Centered Reproductive Life Plan
View slides only
Recorded May 6, 2015
Presented by Every Woman Southeast Coalition

WIC

Engaging Men & Dads at WIC
The Alameda Fathers Corps shared how they increase involvement of fathers in children’s lives by focusing on factors specific to the needs of men and the challenges they face in fulfilling their role as fathers.

Welcoming African American Families at WIC
To engage more eligible families, increasing our understanding and implementation of best practices that welcome and include African American families can help local WIC staff establish WIC as a key community service and partner.

Millennials in WIC – Reaching today’s Young Parents
Moms and dads in the “millennial” generation have grown up in a changing world that impacts how they communicate and learn best. UC Berkeley intern and CWA consultant Maggie Rasnake explored general guidelines for communicating with “millennials” and specific steps to keep WIC valuable and relevant to clients in their late teens to early thirties.

What If…? Exploring WIC Improvement Concepts
Karen Farley, CWA Executive Director, shared the results from the “What If” Survey conducted last summer and fall, where many WIC staff, participants, partners and friends submitted ideas for how to make WIC even better.

Webinars: WIC Works Summer Series 2014
Includes links to presentation slides and other materials on topics such as Medications in Pregnancy and Lactation, Early Literacy, and Best Practices for Breastfeeding Support in Community Clinics. Earlier webinar series are archived here.

Mental Health and Children with Specials Needs

Mental Health Policy Briefing: Raising the Priority of California Children with Special Health Care Needs
Recorded date May 8, 2019,
Presented by National Health Law Program & Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health

Zika Virus

Zika in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Beyond: Risks and Response
This forum is a conversation on the risks and response to the spreading Zika virus.

CNE activities: Zika Virus: What Every Nurse Should Know
1.7 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours are available for this activity.
Presentedby the March of Dimes
Also see Zika Virus: Information and Resources in the Stronger Families Blog for bilingual materials, including fact sheets and infographics from the March of Dimes.

Ongoing In-Person Meetings, Classes


Breastfeeding Support


Breastfeeding Support Group
Every Friday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Saint John’s Health Center, Lactation Office on the 3rd Floor of the Keck Building, 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Presented by Providence Health & Services

Cubs Café Breastfeeding Support Group 
Every First Sunday of Every Month, 2:30pm – 4:00pm: 11833 Wilmington Ave, Willowbrook, Los Angeles, CA 90059; next to MLK Hospital
For more details, please call 805-793-0499
Presented by Lioness Lactation

Breastfeeding Support Group (bilingual – English/Spanish)
Every Wednesday, 10:00 – 11:00 am: The Wellness Center, 1200 N. State St, Room 1029, Los Angeles CA, 90033
Offered by Maternal and Child Health Access
For more information, call Breastfeeding Counselor Martha Escudero at 323-608-1353.

Free Breastfeeding Support Groups
Almost every day at various locations throughout the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys

Breastfeeding and Lamaze
May 18 – December 21, 11:00am – 3:00pm (use dropdown to select date): East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital, 4060 Whitter Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023
Presented by Avanti Hospitals

Breastfeeding Support Skills for Doulas, Newborn Care Specialists and Birth Workers
July 21 – December 8, (use dropdown to select date): Integrated Birth, 18600 Main Street, Suite 110, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Presented by Breastfeeding Support Skills for Doulas, Newborn Care Specialists and Birth Workers



Breast Cancer Support


Breast Cancer Support Group
Every 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:30 pm: East Side Cancer Project, 3030 E. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90023
Register or get more info: 323-346-5989
Hosted by Vegan Moni

Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Education
Classes can be scheduled 7 days a week, including evening hours
For more information and to schedule a class, please contact Jenifer Metz, MPH at 310-755-1276 or jmetz@healthcollaborative.org
Presented by The California Health Collaborative and Every Women Counts


Infant Massage


Infant Massage Classes
Every Thursday, 3:30pm – 4:30pm: MLK Center for Public Health, 11833 Wilmington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059
To register, call Lourdes Gomez at 323-373-2400 x3205
Presented by Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinci and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health


Fatherhood


Nurturing Fathers Groups (Parenting Classes)
English classes every Wednesday, 6:00 – 9:00 pm: 10 sessions beginning January 17)
Spanish classes every Tuesday, 6:00 – 9:00 pm: 10 sessions beginning January 23)
To enroll, call Ciro Aguilar, 562-570-3285.
Presented by City of Long Beach- Life Coaching & Fundamentals of Fatherhood Program

Role of a Father Workshops
Every 4th Friday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm301 N. Prairie Ave., Inglewood, Suite 501
Hosted by Great Beginnings for Black Babies – Fatherhood Initiative

Bridges to Fatherhood
Every Tuesday, 5:30pm – 8:00pm: MLK Center for Public Health, 11833 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
To register, please call 818-280-9034
Presented by MLK Community Healing and Trauma Prevention Center


Grief and Loss Support


Grief and Loss Support Group

Every Tuesday, 6:30 pm: Westmont Counseling Center, 1704 W. Manchester Ave, Suite 202A, Los Angeles, CA  90047
Attendance is free, donations accepted. Location may change, please call ahead.

Grief Counseling Support Group Meeting
1st, 3rd, and 4th Mondays of each month, 5:00 – 6:30 pm: Healthy African American Families, 4305 Degnan Blvd., #105, Los Angeles, CA
Presented by Healthy African American Families

Support Group for Parents Who Live With Fetal and Infant Loss
Every 2nd Wednesday at 6:00 pm (it’s OK to be late)
600 S. Commonwealth Ave, Ste. 800, Los Angeles, CA 90005
RSVP: Christina Thiele, christina23thiele@gmail.com or 707-849-5347
Grief support resources in L.A. County 


Food & Nutrition


Wilmington Certified Farmers’ Market
Every Tuesday, 9:00am – 3:00pm: Providence Little Company of Mary Wellness & Activity Center, 470 N. Hawaiian Ave, Wilmington, CA 90744
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary

A Tu Salud: Free Produce Pick Up
Every 4th Wednesday of the Month: Hazard Park Gym, 2230 Norfolk St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
For more information, please call 323-442-7801 or 213-485-6839
Presented by Keck Medical Center of USC, American Heart Association, and many more

The Wellness Center Health Cooking Workshop
1st and 3rd Wednesday of each Month: starting at 12:00pm & 2:30pm: The Wellness Center, 1200 N. State St., Los Angeles, CA 90033
Presented by The Wellness Center LA

Pico Union Vida Sana
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of Each Month, starting at 2:30pm: Pico Union Project, 1153 Valencia Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Presented by Seeds of Hope – Cultivating Wellness

Laundry Love Food Distribution
Every 3rd Tuesday of each Month, starting at 6:00pm: Laundry Love at Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Presented by St. John Cathedral 

St. Athanasius at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul Food Pantry
Every Friday of each Month, starting at 8:00am: Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Presented by HopeNet

Free Farmers’ Market
Fourth Saturday of Every Month, 11:30am – 2:30pm: Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, 720 W. 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Presented by The Free Pantry

Serving the Homeless
March 16 – December 21, every 3rd Saturday, 1:00pm – 5:00pm (select drop-down for date): Lighthouse Church, 1885 Anaheim Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Presented by The Free Pantry

Market Match  – Adams/Vermont
Every Wednesday, 2:00pm – 6:00pm: 1432 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Presented by CalFresh & Hunger Action LA

Market Match – Altadena
Every Wednesday, 3:00pm – 7:00pm: 600 W. Palm St, Altadena, CA 91001
Presented by CalFresh & Hunger Action LA

Healthy Cooking (Spanish)
Every Friday (May 3 – 31), 9:00am – 11:00am: L.A. Care Family Resource Center, Boyle Heights, , 1200 N. State St, Ste. 1069, Los Angeles, CA 90033
For more information, please call 213-394-2840
Presented by LA Care


Homeless Resource Fair & Mobile Shower
Every Thursday, 11:00am – 3:00pm: Whittier Narrows Recreation Area – Area A, Building #21, 1201 Loma Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733
Presented by the Department of Public Social Services

DPSS – Medi-Cal/ CalFresh Assistance
Every Wednesday, 9:00am – 1:00pm: L.A. Care, 4801 Whitter Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
For more information please call 213-438-5570
Presented by L.A. Care


Mental Health Support


Webinar: 5 Steps to Freedom from Anxiety, Stress, Sadness and Depression
Sundays, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Presented by Dr. G. Hernandez

Mindfulness & Meditation Saturdays for Children
May 25 – December 28 (Times TBD): Bodi Academy, 8762 Garden Grove Blvd, #102, Garden Grove, CA 92844
Presented by Bodhi Academy

Mental Health Promotors (Spanish)
Every Tuesday, 2:00pm – 3:00pm: MLK Center for Public Health, 11833 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
To register, please call 310-668-3091
Presented by MLK Community Healing and Trauma Prevention Center


Postpartum Support


Free Weekly Postpartum Support Groups
Saturdays and Sundays, TBD: San Pedro – 916 North Western Ave, Suite #210, San Pedro, CA 90732Presented by Recovery Now, Inc.

Pregnancy and Postpartum Stress Support Group (free)
Every Tuesday, 12:30 – 2:00 pm: Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1770 N. Orange Grove Ave., Suite 210, Pomona, CA
Facilitated by Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D., host of the Mom and Mind podcast.


Professional Training and Seminars


Maternal Child Health Education Training and Consultation for Perinatal ProfessionalsThe Los Angeles-based Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health offers courses on a variety of topics. See their flyer of course offerings and their webpage for more information.


Safety & Prevention


Burn Prevention Presentation
A free presentation for parents, caregivers and babysitters of children under the age of 5. Available in English and Spanish
*Contact Debbie Karaman at Debbie.Karaman@hcahealthcare.com or call 818-676-4483
Presented by The Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital and the Children’s Burn Foundation

Introduction to Women’s Personal Safety Workshop
Through November 17 (Use the drop-down to select date), 10:30am – 12:00pm: Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios, 6534 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA 90815
Presented by Out of Harm’s Way CA

Disability Support

Monthly Support Group Meeting – Living with A Disability
March 22, (use dropdown to select date) 6:00pm – 9:00pm: Rosemead Community Center, 3936 N. Muscatel Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
Presented by Familia Unida

Diabetes Classes
Every Thursday, 9:00am – 11:00am: Providence Little Company of Mary – Wellness and Activity Center, 470 N. Hawaiian Ave, Wilmington, CA
To register please call 424-212-5640
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary

Parent Peer Support

The Incredible Years
Starting March 12, the 20-week session will occur every Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm: Burton Green Campus, 21810 Normandie Ave, Torrance, CA 90502
To register please call Wildi Leon Ornelas, LMFT at 424-201-3200
Presented by Children’s Institute

Parent Peer Support Group
Every Friday, 9:30am – 11:30am: Providence Little Company of Mary – Wellness and Activity Center, 470 N. Hawaiian Ave, Wilmington, CA
To register please call 424-212-5640
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary

Resource and Referral (R&R) Education & Resource Lending Library
September 22, 2018 – May 18, 2019; 9:00am – 3:3pm: Children’s Home Society of California, 4900 Airport Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Long Beach, CA 90815
Presented by Children’s Home Society of California – Long Beach

Women’s Support Group
March 14 – February 6, 2020 (Every Thursday) 9:30am – 11:00am: Helpline Youth Counseling (HYC), 14181 Telegraph Road, Whittier, CA 90604
Presented by Helpline Youth Counseling

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Harbor Community Clinic FREE Baby Shower!
July 8 – December 9, (Every Second Monday of the Month) starting at 12:00pm: Harbor Community Clinic Inc, 731 South Beacon Street, Los Angeles, CA 90731
Presented by Harbor Community Clinic

PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Mama & Baby Classes (6-12 Months)
August 2 – September 13, (Every Friday) starting at 10:00am: 7313 Whitter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602
Presented by Marisela Rosales, LCSW, IFECMHS

FASD Parent Support Group
Every 1st Thursday of Every Month, 10:30am – 12:00pm: TBA
For more information or to reserve a spot, please contact Michele Walker-Bauer at 323-221-4134 ex. 107
Presented by Violence Intervention Program

Youth Support Groups

Treating Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior
Every Wednesday, 4:30pm – 6pm: Children’s Institute, Inc. (Central & South LA)
Central – 2121 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
South LA – 1522 E 102nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90002
To register please call Aricelli at 213-385-5100 ex 3433
Presented by Children’s Institute, Inc.  

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