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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: May Network Connection Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: May Network Connection Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Stop Block Talk, May 24 @ 6-7:30pm: Free internet & social media safety workshop open to the public for adults to learn about keeping youth safe online. Register at https://bit.ly/3F8oFLR 

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Stop Block Talk, May 24 @ 6-7:30pm: Free internet & social media safety workshop open to the public for adults to learn about keeping youth safe online. Register at https://bit.ly/3F8oFLR 

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May 8, 2022

Join us for the first Lilac Sunday since 2019! We'll be celebrating 150 years of Arboretum history and 112 Lilac Sundays.

Experience the springtime bloom of our renowned collection of nearly 400 lilacs. Visit for tours with Arboretum experts, hands-on children's programming, and more. Picnicking in the Arboretum landscape is permitted on this day only.

Lilac Collection

With 399 lilac plants representing 177 taxa (kinds), the Arboretum holds one of the premier lilac collections in North America. Lilac Sunday has been celebrated at the Arnold Arboretum since 1908.

Tours

Self-Guided Lilac Tour
Signs in the landscape feature specific lilacs to reveal the amazing diversity of this special collection. Print a Self-Guided Lilac Tour.

Expeditions Mobile App
Access the lilac tour-as well as over 60 additional plants and areas-on the our mobile app, Expeditions. The app is available in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese/Mandarin. You can access Expeditions through your smartphone's internet browser or download the app from the Apple App store and the Google Play store.

Explore on Your Own
Conifer Path showcases the diversity of coniferous plants from temperate regions around the world including the dawn redwood ( Metasequoia glyptostroboides) and golden larch ( Pseudolarix amabilis).

The Malus Collection (apples/crabapples) on Peters Hill bloom in white and shades of red ranging from pale pink to deep purplish rose creating a spectacular display among our 445 plants in this collection.

Rhododendron Dell at the foot of Hemlock Hill is a contemplative landscape showcasing the Arboretum's core collection of hybrid and evergreen rhododendrons.

Press
Please contact Jon Hetman for further information, additional images, or press queries.

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May 8, 2022 Join us for the first Lilac Sunday since 2019! We'll be celebrating 150 years of Arboretum history and 112 Lilac Sundays. Experience the springtime bloom of our renowned collection of nearly 400 lilacs. Visit for tours with Arboretum experts, hands-on children's programming, and more.

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To register for the walk, which starts at 8:00AM from Town Field, go to mothersdaywalk4peace.org   The 26th Annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace is Sunday, May 8

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Community Conversations about Healing from Trauma free and open to all

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Community Conversations about Healing from Trauma free and open to all

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Liz Walker Legacy Fund For The Can We Talk Network

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"Can We Talk..." sets the bar for a community-designed and driven program that promotes healing from trauma. The collaboration between the MGH Department of Psychiatry and Roxbury Presbyterian Church fuels our shared commitment to alleviating suffering, and marries the strength of academic psychiatry with the deep experience and wisdom of the community. We are inspired by the work and impact of the Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic healing. "

- Derri Shtasel, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Liz Walker Legacy Fund For The Can We Talk Network

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Children's Mental Health Awareness resources

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Children's Mental Health Awareness resources

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Children's Mental Health Awareness Month

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Children's Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to discover new ways that systems of care could meet the needs of today's children, youth, and families. It is a chance to reevaluate these systems, and transform them.

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We are excited to relaunch our Parenting While Black series in 2022! This free webinar series offers a safe and welcoming space to hold conversations for and by Black families. All are welcome to join and engage in these powerful conversations!

The six-part series begins on Monday, March 7, 2022, and will be held every other Monday, from 3 to 4:30 PM ET / 12 to 1:30 PM PT, through May 16, 2022. All webinars are 1 hour followed by a NEW 30-minute Q&A session with our parent panelists. You are invited to attend any and all episodes that interest you!

This series will be moderated by Eurnestine Brown, Ph.D.,

Director of Relational Equity and Belonging at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center.
All webinars have live Spanish translation and closed captioning available.
Register for individual webinars or the entire series here .

Join us as we come together to reaffirm Black Joy and Excellence. We will discuss how together, we can continue to foster the brilliance and resilience of Black infants, children, families, and communities. We recognize that Black Joy radiates from within - our hearts, minds, soul, and spirit. Our conversation will highlight the many ways Black Joy keeps our children healthy, safe, culturally grounded, protected, and most importantly, loved.
Dr. Iheoma Iruka,
Mom, Founding Director, Equity Research Action Coalition;

Research Professor, Department of Public Policy and Fellow,

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Ed Greene,
Father, Grandfather, Former Director of Global Outreach for Sesame Workshop;

Former VP for Children, Youth & Digital Media Literacy at the Hispanic Information Telecommunications Network (HITN);

Chief Strategy Officer at Edgreenestrategies.com; and Research Fellow at Knology

Download Episode 1 resources here

Join us as we explore the collective experiences of navigating fertility, pregnancy, and available birth options for ourselves as Black expectant families. Learn about strategies and concrete steps you can take to advocate for yourself, birthing people and your family when you feel hopeful and vulnerable before, during, and after becoming a family.
Aaron Doctor, MD
OB/GYN, Resident Physician

Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Venus Standard, MSN
Alliance of Black Doulas for Black Mamas.

Certified Nurse Midwife, DONA Doula, and Assistant Clinical Professor

University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler, Ph.D., MSN
Alliance of Black Doulas for Black Mamas.

Certified Nurse Midwife and Assistant Clinical Professor

Duke University School of Nursing

Stephanie Devane-Johnson, Ph.D., MSN,

Alliance of Black Doulas for Black Mamas.

Certified Nurse Midwife, and Associate Professor in Midwifery

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Midwifery Department

Let's continue to shine more light on Black mental health and well-being. Join in our discussion and explore ways we can advocate for our children as they navigate the world around them. We will explore strategies and concrete steps for creating authentic and embracing spaces for our Black children and youth and each other as parents and caregivers. Share in the conversation.​
Dr. Nicole Christian-Brathwaite
Board-Certified Adult, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatrist

CEO and Founder of Well Minds Psychiatry and Consulting Company, PLLC
Antonio Wheeler, MSW, CADC, MA
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist, Founder

Anchored In Wellness Chicago
Dr. Kimya Barden
Psychotherapist; Associate Professor of Urban Community Studies,

Chicago Northeastern Illinois University;

Co-creator, The Speaker Shop

Join in to discuss strategies for centering and supporting the development of robust racial identities in Black children and youth. Explore ways we can intentionally create a sense of belonging and connectedness as Black children grow into their cultural, ethnic, and racial identities. Our conversation will highlight the strengths, challenges, and resilience within the Black family and community in raising our children and youth. ​
Dr. William P. Jackson
Founder, Village of Wisdom (VOW)/Black Genius,

Educational Psychologist - Measurement & Evaluation
Dr. Mavis Sanders
Senior Research Scholar of Black children and families,

Child Trends

During this conversation, we will highlight ways Black children, families, and communities continue to thrive in the midst of the changing global world. We will discuss strategies Black families and communities have utilized to nurture, protect, and raise up their children and families to not only survive but to thrive. ​
Dr. Leah Austin
National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)
Freddie E. Taylor
Urban Intellectuals (UI)

Join us as we come full circle in our final Parenting While Black 2022 episode.

We will explore how the arts and technology can affirm our Black infants, children, youth, families, and communities. Let's celebrate healing, joy, and excellence.
Dr. Stephanie Jolly-Curenton

Program Director for Child & Youth Policy
Anthony Frasier

ABF Creative

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($15 Parent Tickets) PPAL Annual Summit Registration (I don't how to take the giant picture of the man off)

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($15 Parent Tickets) PPAL Annual Summit Registration (I don't how to take the giant picture of the man off)

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Bryn n is a Best-Selling Author, a national speaker, and a coach for extreme parents navigating raising children with behavior diagnoses, mental health concerns, and trauma survival as she battles in the trenches alongside them. Brynn speaks, teaches, and writes from a raw perspective, is honest about the victories as well as the cob-webby parts of extreme parenting. She loves tacos, napping, and laughing with her mouth wide open and she aims to help parents and educators share in that joy with extreme children.

Conference Workshops

AM Workshops

AM #1: "Anxiety and Unmet Needs"
Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., MS

Anxiety is on the rise, bringing its own unique challenges, and further complicating already existing challenges. In this workshop, we will examine how unmet needs can promote anxiety in our kids, how anxiety works in the brain, and what we can do to manage it. Anxiety will be expressed as a spectrum model in order to better understand its escalation and, critically, its de-escalation. Participants will examine how unmet needs can affect our kids and ourselves, view anxiety as a brain-based challenge that exists on a spectrum of intensity, discover which types of interventions work best at the various stages of anxiety escalation, and look at ways to limit this escalation, as well as ways to help students deescalate when necessary.

AM #2: "The State of Black and Brown Mental Health"

This session will begin the discussion around the impact of race on children and families in America as it relates to Mental Health. Data and information will be shared with participants from community conversations breaking down the barriers and stigma to communities of color accessing mental health services. Cultural diversity, equity and inclusion hasn't really begun to look at 'HOW" systems have been attempting to meet the needs of the whole child. In this session, the framework of that conversation will be started amongst the participants. And we will also begin breaking down the intersection of systems and the role race plays in the outcomes.

AM #4: "School-To-Prison Pipeline: Realities of the CRA Process"
Leon Smith, Executive Director, Citizens for Juvenile Justice
The school-to-prison pipeline is driven by zero-tolerance policies, school funding cuts that have reduced the number of counselors and social workers that can support students with behavioral concerns and the presence of law enforcement. Far too often students of color, students with disabilities and students that are impacted by trauma are disproportionately disciplined and arrested rather than receiving the support and services that allow them to remain in the classroom and continue to make educational progress. Understand in today workshop the real "harm" that can happen if you recommend or open a CRA. The myths and realities are important for all professionals and parents to be aware of when giving information.

PM Workshops

PM #2: "Domestic Violence Through a Suicide Awareness Lens:
Has it Canceled Black Mental Health?"

This workshop's objectives are to define domestic violence and all of its multifaceted layers. How is domestic violence is interrelated with mental health and suicide awareness? We will observe the slanted systems and processes between black and brown communities compared to their white counterparts, explore Structural Racial Inequities in Domestic Violence and the Black Mental Health communities and discuss the Five Stages of Grief, how to identify them, and best practices to meeting people where they are at.

PM #3: "Addressing Impact of Bullying During the Pandemic and Recovery"

Dr. Raffali will discuss strategies and tips to address the bullying experienced by many students with disabilities this year. This is a chance to ask questions and learn from each other about how to address the needs of students with disabilities who are impacted by bullying during the pandemic, when schools are struggling with staff shortages, absences, and uncertainty caused by the pandemic.

PM #5: "Psychiatric Boarding: An Existing Crisis Worsened by the Pandemic"

Doug Crook, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, BRT Nurse Manager
Miranda Gonzalez, LICSW

Accessing psychiatric placement is a process that shouldn't take longer than a few days-- unfortunately, that's rarely the case these days. In this presentation, lead psychiatric social worker Miranda Gonzalez, and BRT Nurse Manager Doug Crook will discuss the process of awating psyichatric placement for youth in Massachusetts. They'll explore how teams determine level of care, what to expect while waiting for placement, and how to support patients during the boarding period.

Would you like to sponsor families to attend our conference?
We have many opportunities to support this incredible day of learning.

Please reach out to conference@ppal.net for more information.

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Parent/Professional Advocacy League Virtual Conference & Celebration 2022

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This year promises to be an outstanding event, gathering virtually with more than 400 attendees! We will be providing a Q.A. Keynote session in the morning, as well as morning and afternoon workshops on a wide variety of topics. Enjoy a day of learning and networking, leaving feeling inspired and rejuvenated.

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all moms. Expecting moms, new moms, stepmoms, single moms, foster moms, those struggling to become moms, grieving moms, trans moms, grand-moms, mother figures, and everyone in between.To everyone that plays a role, Happy Mother's Day! Kenddy, Nadia, and Kaylan.