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Missing Documentary Screening

30October2025Alexis SanteeChallenges, Community, Documentary, Missing, Trafficking, training, Youth

This facilitated session utilizes Missing, a powerful 45 to 50-minute documentary that deepens the conversation around missing youth and trafficking. Building upon the 2024 trafficking initiative video, Missing shares the voices and experiences of survivors, exploring the reasons behind their decisions to run—what they are running from or to—and how these circumstances increase their vulnerability to exploitation. Through

Recognizing Trauma in Adults and Young People

29August2025Alexis SanteeAdults, training, Trauma, Webinar, Youth

Whether a distressing event will lead to trauma doesn’t solely rely on the event or the individual person. In this talk, Maurasse explains how a traumatic experience is dependent on what we bring into the situation, in terms of our genetic makeup, past traumas we have experienced, and the stage in our development in which

Navigating Autism Through Childhood Years

29August2025Alexis SanteeAutism, children, training, Tree, Webinar, Youth

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a very common developmental disability, impacting one in 54 children. What is true for one child with autism may not be true for another, as the spectrum varies in its severity. While it is a lifelong condition, its social, communicative, and behavioral challenges—and needs—may vary as time progresses. Click here

Online Safety

29August2025Alexis SanteeAwareness, Caregivers, Online Safety, Parents, training, Youth

Project Harmony trainers present the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s materials targeting online safety. The training empowers parents, caregivers, and those who care about kids to engage in regular, age-appropriate conversations with youth about benefits, risks, and what to do if something happens online. The training includes resources and information from The National

Behind the Screens: Tech, Ethics, and the Impact on Youth

29August2025Alexis SanteeImpact, Screens, Tech, training, Youth

From persuasive algorithms to parental oversharing, the digital world is shaping how children see themselves—and how others see them. Join us for a thought-provoking presentation that revisits The Social Dilemma five years later, explores the ethics of digital design, and equips adults with tools to better protect vulnerable youth. Together, we’ll explore how technology impacts

Helping Kids & Teens Manage Their Stress

31July2025Alexis SanteeCoping Skills, Emotions, Feeling, Reactions, Stress, Youth

There’s no one way to describe what stress looks or feels like for a child. Often kids don’t have the words to describe how they’re feeling, and so stress can manifest as many emotions or reactions that we may not assume are attributed to being stressed. Being overloaded with stress or not knowing how to

When Young People + School = Anxiety

31July2025Alexis SanteeAnxiety, Mental Health, School, Youth

School can be stressful at any age, and it’s perfectly natural for K-12 students to experience some level of anxiety. But for some kids and teens, school-related anxiety can grow so intense that it hinders their learning and mental well-being and might even lead them to avoid school altogether. So how can parents, educators, and

Youth Mental Health First Aid – Community Alliance

31July2025Alexis Santeecrisis, Mental Health, prevention, training, Youth

This course is for adults who interact with young people, helping them understand mental illness in young people and how to help. Mental Health First Aid USA teaches participants how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it helps

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