Welcome to the Healthcare and Well-Being Assistance Catalog
This page provides healthcare and well-being recorded webinars to support the children and youth we serve. For questions, comments or suggestions, please contact sophie@illinoiscasa.org.
Webinars:
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In this session, participants will explore how trauma can impact the food choices and habits of youth. Understanding the link between trauma and food preferences is crucial in providing effective support. By adopting a trauma-informed approach tailored to the unique needs of young individuals, caregivers and youth service providers can create a safe and supportive environment that considers the influence of trauma on the nutritional well-being of the youth they serve.
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Prevent Child Abuse Illinois will highlight for main objectives in this webinar: Early identification of drug endangered children, Recognition of the risks drug endangered children face, Development of collaborative responses, Development of Local DEC Alliance
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Poverty: Cycles of RiskThis training will allow participants to gain a deeper understanding of how poverty often reinforces other issues such as exposure to violence, complex trauma, homelessness, and substance misuse and how living in poverty can impact the most vulnerable families in communities we serve. Participants will explore their own attitudes and beliefs about poverty and the people who are identified as living in poverty. Participants will also explore the underlying conditions of poverty and how that impacts our communities.
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Navigating YouthCare to Identify Resources for the Health and Well-Being of Children and YouthThis webinar will provide information on YouthCare and the resources available to advocates to assist youth and their caregivers in navigating the healthcare system. Participants will be able to identify resources on the ilyouthcare.com website that will allow them to advocate for the health and well-being of youth.
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YouthCare Transition to Regular MedicaideThis training will provide an overview of how insurance coverage for youth whose Medicaid benefits are managed by YouthCare transition to Regular Medicaid and includes information about choosing a Regular Medicaid Health Plan.
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Defining and Recognizing Personal and Organizational ResilienceThe Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates (IL CASA) gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, for allowing us to reproduce, in whole, a series of 4 customized 90-minute virtual trainings on compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout, the third of which is Defining and Recognizing Personal and Organizational Resilience. This video was prepared by the Office for Victims of Crime.
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Defining and Recognizing Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and BurnoutThe Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates (IL CASA) gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, for allowing us to reproduce, in whole, a series of 4 customized 90-minute virtual trainings on compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout, the first of which is Defining and Recognizing Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout. This video was prepared by the Office for Victims of Crime.