Families In Action

We invite you to join our virtual webinar: "𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮: 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙑𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙚". 🗓 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Wednesday, 23rd October 2024 ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Our Speaker - Gerard Baptiste - will explore the critical connections between domestic violence and substance misuse. You will gain invaluable insights and practical strategies to support individuals navigating these challenges. 🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Whether you're a professional in the field, a student passionate about making a difference, or a community member seeking understanding, your participation matters! 👉 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Register today to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/gCycdn8v

In light of the recent bullying incidents that have deeply affected our community, it's evident that bullying has serious and lasting impacts on mental health and well-being. This issue is too significant to be overlooked, so we’re sharing some helpful tips for parents to effectively address the issue of bullying. To 𝐏.𝐀.𝐑.𝐄.𝐍.𝐓s Supporting your child through these challenges is essential. Here are some ways to help: * 𝐏 romote Open Communication * 𝐀 cknowledge Their Feelings: * 𝐑 espond Calmly * 𝐄 ducate About Bullying * 𝐍 avigate Solutions Together * 𝐓 each Resilience Bullying is a serious matter that affects lives. We must all come together to create a safer environment where children feel supported, protected, and empowered to make a difference. #StopBullying #BeABuddyNotABully #MentalHealthMatters #SupportOurYouth #KindnessMatters #StrongerTogether See less

In light of the recent bullying incidents that have deeply affected our community, it's evident that bullying has serious and lasting impacts on mental health and well-being. This issue is too significant to be overlooked, so we’re sharing some helpful tips for students to effectively address the issue of bullying. 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔: Bullying isn’t just “part of growing up.” It causes real harm. Be a 𝐁.𝐔.𝐃.𝐃.𝐘, not a bully! 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 for your peers, offer support, and always choose kindness. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐮𝐩. If you or someone you know is being bullied, don’t keep quiet. Your voice can stop the cycle. 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩. You don’t have to face this alone. Reach out to a trusted adult, teacher, or counselor for support. Bullying is a serious matter that affects lives. We must all come together to create a safer environment where children feel supported, protected, and empowered to make a difference. #StopBullying #BeABuddyNotABully #MentalHealthMatters #SupportOurYouth #FamiliesinAction

𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 - 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙖𝙮 2024 - 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 #mentalhealthatwork #employeeassistance #EAP #FamiliesinAction

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 - 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙑𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 - 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧, 𝙡𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙤𝙣. ❣️𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴. ❣️𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. ❣️𝘉𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦. #NDVAM #DVSupport #FamiliesinAction

Over 2 weeks between September 16th -26th, @familiesinactiontt in partnership with @iomtrinidadandtobago @iomtrinidadandtobago hosted capacity-building workshops on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for the @mfcagovtt Ministry of Foreign & Caricom Affairs. This initiative was funded by the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund under the Access, Support, and Coordination Programme. A hybrid model was used across local, regional, and international offices of the Ministry with sixty-eight (68) participants benefitting from topics such as Understanding Mental Health and Self-Care, Psychological First Aid, Trauma-Informed Care, and Managing Difficult Clients. These workshops aimed to equip participants with the essential skills and knowledge to identify and support colleagues and members of the public who require Mental Health support and/or Psychological First Aid. #familiesinaction #iomtt #mentalhealth #capacitybuilding

Literacy can be the key to freedom for those facing domestic violence. It is not just about reading and writing: it is about giving people the courage to seek help and reclaim their lives. This World Literacy Day, let us commit to supporting literacy programmes that empower survivors to break the cycle of abuse and build a future filled with hope and safety. #WorldLiteracyDay #BreakTheCycle #EmpowerThroughEducation #DVSupport #FamiliesinAction

We celebrate the completion of the 2024 Adulting 101 Programme and the ongoing partnership between Families in Action and the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation. For over 12 years, Scotiabank has enabled us to empower hundreds of young people with the essential skills they need to thrive in adulthood. Thank you, Scotiabank, for your continued support and commitment to our nation’s youth! #YouthEmpowerment #Adulting101 #FamiliesInAction #Scotiabank #InvestingInYouth

On August 18th, Families in Action in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) -POS celebrated the graduation of twenty-three (23) migrants from 2 Cohorts under the Vocational Skills Training Programme (VST) funded by the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund under the Access, Support and Coordination Programme. This group represented two of three cohorts who underwent a six-month skills development programme conducted between 2022 to 2024. Overall, the project saw 38 participants successfully completing the program that was designed to strengthen the employability and micro-entrepreneurship skills of vulnerable migrants. The project included the following components: - Mental Health and Psychological support -Empowerment and Coaching Sessions -Basic English language learning - Vocational Skills Training in Cosmetology (Nail Artistry, Make-up Artistry, Waxing, and Skincare) - Micro-entrepreneurship for Cottage industries In attendance and support of the project's closing graduation were Norma Ottley, Vice Chair from Families in Action’s Board of Directors, Tinestia Haynes, Case Coordinator -International Organization for Migration (IOM) -POS, Ken Ramdhan Project Lead- Parenting Education and Special Projects – Families in Action, Farouk Mohammed, Labour Inspector- Ministry of Labour, Dane – Marie Marshall- Deputy Director of the Counter-Trafficking Unit, Andreina Briceño Ventura-Brown - Director, La Casita Hispanic Cultural Centre, Dheoraj Sookdeo, Acting Manager, St. Jude’s Home for Girls and Andre Dillion- Creative Director, Drama Making a Difference (DMAD). Congratulations to all our participants and a heartfelt thank you to our stakeholders as we continue supporting our vulnerable populations in Trinidad and Tobago. #FamiliesInAction #IOM #CounterTraffickingUnit #HumanRights Families in Action IOM Trinidad and Tobago #Empowerment #MigrantSupport #VocationalTraining

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