16 Jul · Lauren Till · No Comments

Let’s Read, Let’s Move!

Check out this important reminder from the Corporation for National and Community Service: United We Serve: Let’s Read. Let’s Move. calls on all Americans to participate in combating summer reading loss and childhood obesity through volunteering and service this summer. Our nation’s youth need guidance to help build fit bodies and strong minds. Working together, …

30 Jun · Lauren Till · No Comments

HMG & Cultural Competence

Help Me Grow is a system designed to connect children and families to the services they need. These services should be appropriate to a child’s development and the family’s culture. Dr. Paul Dworkin, founder of Help Me Grow, visited Help Me Grow Minnesota and was asked, “How do we ensure that the resources offered by …

19 May · Lauren Till · No Comments

Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive

Maximizing the health and development of children and families in the U.S. is an urgent concern of the Administration for Children and Families. Making sure our youngest children are screened and given support as early as possible is a priority for the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education. They have partnered to launch …

28 Apr · Lauren Till · No Comments

10 Things to Know about the New Autism Data

Photo Credit You might remember from the beginning of the month that April is Autism Awareness Month and there is new data from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network which shows that the estimated number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to rise. The following are based on information …

21 Apr · Lauren Till · No Comments

National Minority Health Month

Autism Awareness, Week of the Young Child, Child Abuse Prevention, AND Minority Health – April is a busy month! Here’s what U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has to say on National Minority Health Month: In April, we commemorate National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about health disparities …

14 Apr · Lauren Till · No Comments

April Showers Bring May Flowers

“April showers bring May flowers”, at some time in our lives we have heard and repeated those simple words. In this phrase, we hear that for those who wait patiently for the dampness of April to pass, the rewards are great. We will once again celebrate clear days for play in May. The wonderful sights …

1 Apr · Lauren Till · No Comments

Autism Awareness

The Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council (AIACC), led by the Alabama Department of Mental Health, was created to meet the urgent and substantial need to develop and implement a statewide system of care for individuals with autism and their families. Join the AIACC in recognizing that April 2 is World Autism Day, and April is …

20 Mar · Lauren Till · No Comments

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

In 1987, President Reagan declared March “Mental Retardation Awareness Month” to encourage opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Since renamed “Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month”, this month is still set aside to celebrate individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, as well as promote general understanding and awareness. Join the ARC and other organizations by using …

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