Prevent+Ed is hosting an in-person Youth Mental Health and First Aid Training on 5/25/2023. YMHFA is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is… Read More »Community Training: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (In-person)

What Are CASA Coffees & Why Should You Attend? It’s a chance to network & stay connected with your fellow CASA volunteers & the staff. Earn in-service hours. For current CASA volunteers (both with or between active cases). 2nd Friday of every month from 8-9AM. Held at each CASA office (Hermann, Owensville, and Union) Hermann… Read More »Monthly CASA Coffee Networking Meeting for Volunteers & Staff

From June 9-12, 2023, National CASA/GAL will hold our third annual Walk Run Thrive – the national walk/run event aimed at raising awareness and support for National CASA/GAL and our nationwide network. This year, there will be multiple ways to engage: Join us virtually: Walk, run, bike or roll in your own community, at your own pace and on your… Read More »National CASA: Walk Run Thrive Event

National CASA/GAL Association for Children is pleased to announce its 2023 Annual Conference, which will offer an opportunity to bring our network together for learning and professional development, in-person and virtual networking and collaboration, celebration of our 2023 Awards of Excellence recipients. The National CASA/GAL Association’s 2023 Annual Conference, “Strong Families. Strong Futures.” will be… Read More »National CASA Conference: Strong Families. Strong Futures

Teen Institute is back! Since 1980, PreventEd has led Teen Institute (TI). It’s a powerful 4-day retreat that equips high school students to prevent substance misuse among their peers. Teen Institute 2023 is June 12th-15th at Pallottine Renewal Center in Florissant. For more information, please contact Joy Carter or Kristin Bengtson or call us at 314-962-3456 ext 355. Teen Institute costs… Read More »Youth Opportunity: Teen Institute 2023

This a FREE event, grant funded by Juvenile Office Performance Standards Education Initiative. Ms. Shirley Crenshaw, MSW, LCSW has over 28 years of experience working in the child welfare world in St. Louis and surrounding areas. Currently, Ms. Crenshaw works individually and in group settings on specific cases of children with severe trauma and behaviors.… Read More »Community Training: Shirley Crenshaw, MSW, LCSW Working with Children with Trauma and Attachment Disturbances

Mid-Mo Addiction Awareness Group (MAAG) hosts Substance Use Disorder Awareness Walks in many communities. Not only to raise awareness but to come together and be a voice for the voiceless. MAAG's Mission is to shed light on substance use disorder by raising awareness, increasing education, and stopping the stigma. MAAG is passionate about helping those… Read More »MAAG SUD Awareness & Recovery Walk- Owensville

Update: this training has reached capacity. If interested, you can still register to have your name added to a waitlist. Missouri KidsFirst is hosting a virtual booster session to provide skills to professionals working with victims of abuse and their families to mitigate the impacts of secondary trauma exposure and build resiliency of individual team… Read More »Community Virtual Training: Addressing Secondary Trauma

CASA staff and volunteers have been busy with training this summer! Come and learn about various presenters and topics at the Missouri CASA Conference and National CASA Conference. Recap will be held at the Union CASA Office.  

Join Angie Morris for Fostering Futures Recap on 7/12/2023 at 6PM. If you are working with an Older Youth (ages 14+) please come to this training. Guest speaker will be from Chafee. RSVP to Angie by 7/10/2023.

What Are CASA Coffees & Why Should You Attend? It’s a chance to network & stay connected with your fellow CASA volunteers & the staff. Earn in-service hours. For current CASA volunteers (both with or between active cases). 2nd Friday of every month from 8-9AM. Held at each CASA office (Hermann, Owensville, and Union) Hermann… Read More »Monthly CASA Coffee Networking Meeting for Volunteers & Staff

Mid-Mo Addiction Awareness Group (MAAG) hosts Substance Use Disorder Awareness Walks in many communities. Not only to raise awareness but to come together and be a voice for the voiceless. MAAG's Mission is to shed light on substance use disorder by raising awareness, increasing education, and stopping the stigma. MAAG is passionate about helping those… Read More »MAAG SUD Awareness & Recovery Walk- Union