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Children’s Environmental Health Network

The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthier environment. Today, CEHN is the voice of children’s environmental health in the nation’s capitol, one that is uniquely informed by a strong basis in pediatric and environmental health science.  
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Data / Research / Policy | Health and Safety

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advocacy | health

Immunize for Good

Immunize for Good is a joint project of the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and Vaccine Advisory Committee of Colorado (VACC). These organizations work to further childhood immunization coverage in Colorado through education, vaccine provider resources and parental support.  
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Health and Safety

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family engagement | health | immunizations | vaccines

Challenging Behavior Guide

Looking for strategies you can use right now in the classroom? This brief guide was created by Susan Kay, Certified Pyramid Plus Approach Trainer and Coach, illustrating easy-to-use strategies you can try TODAY. It lends new ways of thinking about challenging behavior, and provides information and links to more in-depth resources and on-going training.  
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Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness

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challenging behavior | classroom | mental health | social emotional

The Raising of America

The Raising of America Series is a five-part documentary series that explores the questions: Why are so many children in America faring so poorly? What are the consequences for the nation’s future? How might we, as a nation, do better? The series investigates these questions through different lenses: What does science tell us about the enduring importance of early life experiences on the brain and body? What it is like to be a parent today? And what policies and structures help or hinder the raising of healthy, happy and compassionate children?  
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adverse childhood experiences | advocacy | policy | strengthening families | systems building

National Black Child Development Institute

The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) is at the forefront of engaging leaders, policymakers, professionals and parents around critical and timely issues that directly impact black children and their families. BCDI-Denver, the local affiliate, is a group of early childhood experts, parents and professionals who have come together to create a trusted organization that will, with support from the national office, implement programs and provide resources addressing early learning, health and wellness, family engagement and literacy. BCDI's work will engage in advocacy that focuses on achieving positive outcomes for black children and families.  
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Equity | Parents, Families, and Community

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advocacy | child development | equity | family | family engagement | health | policy | social emotional | strengthening families

Who is Your State Legislator?

Open States is a collection of tools that make it possible for citizens to track what is happening in their state's capitol by aggregating information from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.  
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Data / Research / Policy

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advocacy | Denver | policy

Colorado Crisis Services

Mental health is one of the most common reasons why a child or youth involved with the child welfare system is in congregate care. A child or youth's mental health issues may be addressed at a lower level by better connecting families with the services available through Colorado Crisis Services. Help get kids the right care, at the right time, in the right place.      
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Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community

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challenging behavior | counseling | health | mental health | social emotional | special needs

Colorado Child Fatality Prevention

The Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System (CFPS) is a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team that makes prevention recommendations based on child fatality data in Colorado. Child fatality review teams conduct systematic, comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of all preventable childhood deaths to better understand how and why children die. Using a public health approach, child fatality review teams examine the trends and patterns of child deaths in order to make population-based recommendations to prevent other deaths and improve the health and safety of children.  
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Health and Safety

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child abuse | infant | safe sleep

University of Colorado Denver School of Education & Human Development

As the largest graduate school of education in Colorado, and with undergraduate options, the University of Colorado School of Education & Human Development offers advantages to students seeking to begin or advance a career in education or mental health. They also offer continuing and professional education certificates and endorsements as building blocks toward advanced degrees or as a way to increase your effectiveness in your current role. University of Colorado School of Education & Human Development is a sponsor of the 2021 Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference.[:es]As the largest graduate school of education in Colorado, and with recently added undergraduate options, the University of Colorado School of Education & Human Development offers advantages to students seeking to begin or advance a career in education or mental health. They also offer continuing and professional education certificates and endorsements as building blocks toward advanced degrees or as a way to increase your effectiveness in your current role. 1091  
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Professional Development Resources

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college | Colorado | Denver | early childhood teacher | professional development