Community engagement, or “the intentional process of co-creating solutions in partnership with people who know best, through their own experiences,”[1] requires the creation of authentic, collaborative relationships between context and content …
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Dr. Choi Selected for NDACAN Summer Research Institute
Dr. Changyong Choi was recently selected to participate in the Summer Research Institute through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) at Cornell University. Changyong is a …
Evaluating Systems Change: An Inquiry Framework for Uncertain Times
A nurturing environment promotes resilience, reduces toxic stress, supports healing and is the foundation of child, family, and community well-being. The COVID-19 crisis has presented our communities with unprecedented health …
Meet the New ICFW Affiliates
As Community Engagement and Systems Change are a core service area of the ICFW, collaboration with our community and systems partners is critical to fulfilling our mission. In recognition of …
Enhancing Systems through Evidence Based Treatment Training and Lived Experience
According to the 2019 annual report by the Office of Children’s Mental Health (OCMH), Wisconsin continues to see trends such as increasing rates of diagnosed mental illness in young children and adolescents, increasing rates of untreated depression and anxiety in youth, and a significant lack of mental health providers available to the community. In our state, a common concern shared by families and clinicians alike is the accessibility of early intervention and quality mental health services.
ICFW Newsletter, Winter 2020
The mission of the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being is to improve the lives of children and families with complex challenges by implementing effective programs, conducting cutting-edge research, engaging …
Sustaining Advanced TF-CBT Practice Sessions
Sustaining Advanced Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Practice Since 2012, the Wisconsin Trauma Project at the Department of Children and Families has trained clinicians throughout Wisconsin on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral …
Family First Prevention Services Act Explained
By Gabe McGaughey Child-parent separation is an adverse event that can contribute to negative lifelong health and well-being outcomes. Historically, federal, state, and local funding for child welfare has placed …
T-SBIRT Protocol Addresses Trauma Exposure
By Dimitri Topitzes Trauma screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment, or T-SBIRT, is a brief, standardized, semi-structured protocol developed at the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being for use …
ICFW Newsletter, Fall 2019
Developing a Group-Based Solution for the Growing Demand for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
By Myra Werner The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being has provided evidence-based Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) to families for the last six years, with the intention of integrating …
ICFW Affiliate Dr. Pate Receives Award to Improve Health and Equity
The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has announced $4 million in awards to initiatives working to improve health and health equity across Wisconsin.
Shining a Light on What Works
Thursday, August 23, 12:30-3:00, UWM Alumni House 3230 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53211
ICFW Affiliate Dr. Pate Receives Black Excellence Award from Milwaukee Times
The award recognizes Pate’s positive contributions to education and to the city of Milwaukee.
SAMHSA Grant Increases Access to Treatment for Families Exposed to Trauma
The Institute for Child and Family Well-Being (ICFW) is collaborating with Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families and Office of Children’s Mental Health on a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that will increase access to evidence-based mental health treatments for children and families that have been exposed to trauma.
Change in Mind Lessons Learned
Change in Mind
Change in Mind is a three-year initiative supporting the alignment of emerging research on chronic stress and developmental trauma with public policy and community practices.
Family Peace Center Model for Addressing Polyvictimization
Headed by the Sojourner Family Peace Center, this 3-year demonstration project aims to develop trauma-informed screening, service, and referral processes to address the needs of polyvictimized clients.
Family Drug Treatment Court (FDTC)
This 3-year project focuses on Milwaukee County’s Family Drug Treatment Court (FDTC) program, which serves parents whose substance use disorder is a safety concern that results in the removal of the children from their care.
Joshua Mersky Named Social Work Society Fellow
Associate Professor Joshua Mersky was inducted into the 2017 Society for Social …
ICFW Staff Presents at SSWR
Gabriel McGaughey and Peter Power presented on measuring and …
Housing Opportunities Made to Enhance Stability (HOMES) Initiative
A stable, healthy, and affordable home provides a foundation for well-being and prosperity for children, families and communities.
ICFW Receives New Grant from Wisconsin Dept. of Children and Families
Grant will study Alternative Response Systems in Child Welfare.
Public Policy Institute and ICFW Receive Five-Year Grant to Implement and Evaluate Innovative Transitional Jobs Program
Poor health can undermine sustainable employment, particularly among …
New Affiliates Dr. David J. Pate Jr. and Dr. Laura A. Voith Join ICFW
Dr. David J. Pate Jr. is a leading expert on low income African-American men, fatherhood, and child support. Dr. Laura A. Voith focuses on violence prevention and intervention, particularly violence against women and children, and implementation science on the delivery of violence prevention programs.