PI Perspectives
Our take on important issues affecting the prevention community.
Since 2010, the Hogg Foundation has hosted a free biennial conference in Houston focusing on children’s mental health topics. From October 21 and October 23, 2021, Prevention Insitute and the Hogg Foundation hosted The Young Minds Matter 2021 Virtual Conference Series.
Throughout California, community-based organizations have stepped up to address community needs during the pandemic. This report shares how local governments can better partner with community organizations to create a more equitable recovery from the social, economic, and health effects of the pandemic.
This brief builds upon two recent peer learning forums: Trauma-Informed Systems: Supporting your community and essential city workers during and after COVID-19 (held on February 17, 2021), and Prioritizing equity and community wellbeing in the wake of catastrophic events (held on April 13, 2021). It explores how local government agencies have integrated internal- and external-facing trauma-informed practices and implemented long-term systems change to address community needs during recent infrastructure disruptions.