Friday, February 24, 2023 – Kris Barnekow, Wisconsin’s Act Early Ambassador, provided updates on the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. materials. View Recording
Bright Spot Webinar
Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts in Milwaukee
Thursday, December 15, 2022 – Shy McElroy presented on lead poisoning prevention efforts in Milwaukee. Shy works for the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities as a community organizer for the Coalition on Lead …
Community Solutions for Health Equity for Latino Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 – Latino families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) often face additional systemic, cultural and linguistic barriers that limit their ability to access supportive services and resources. Culturally and …
A Community Connector Approach to Enhance Family Engaged developmental monitoring using “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 – At September’s Bright Spot Webinar, Kris Barnekow and Erika Brigham described how community connectors engage families in developmental monitoring using “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials. Due to significant technical …
SaferKids Program
Thursday, April 28th, 2022 – At April’s Bright Spot webinar, Michelle Schumacher, MSSW described the Waisman Center’s SaferKids Program. In partnership with the Safety Center at the American Family Children’s Hospital, the SaferKids Program helps …
ECHO Autism WI
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 – ECHO Autism WI Hub team members Amy Lyle, MSSW (social worker) and Molly Naef, DNP (parent) shared a technology-enabled collaborative learning approach to increase access to expert autism knowledge. Waisman …
Door County Partnership for Children and Families
Thursday, December 16, 2021 – Rebecca Nicholson, Naomi Spritka, and Beth Chisolm share their work on Door County Partnership for Children and Families (DCPCF). DCPCF is a collaboration between United Way, Door County Department of …
Wisconsin Autism Provider Association’s Advocacy Efforts
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 – Rebecca Thompson, PhD BCBA-D described the efforts of the Wisconsin Autism Provider Association to advocate for a rate increase with Wisconsin Medicaid. Dr. Thompson is the Director of Clinical Services …
Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program Outreach Campaign
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 – Nicole Miller and Regena Floyd-Sambou provide information on the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program First 1,000 Days Outreach Campaign to support child find efforts in Wisconsin.
Gracie’s Place
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 – Deb Adams shared her efforts to connect with families of children with special needs and build resiliency in the Northwoods. Deb is the CEO of Gracie’s Place and the mom …