Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center

The Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center focuses on the public policy areas championed by Governor Blanco during her career in state government: education, poverty and economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, health and healthcare, the coast and environment, and governmental ethics. The Blanco Center is an independent, interdisciplinary research center bringing together experts to conduct applied policy-related research, host events to advance policy, and assist those making and implementing policy in Louisiana with best practices, enhancing public services, and technical assistance. A partnership between the University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Liberal Arts and Edith Garland Dupré Library, the Blanco Center aims to provide policymakers and the public with the information necessary to improve lives and communities across Louisiana. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gMduMFWe

Join us next week on Tuesday, November 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bayou District Foundation for another Whole Health Louisiana Regional Training.  Mark Medina, ACE Educator and Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Metro Centers for Community Advocacy, will provide an overview of the fundamentals of trauma-informed care. Participants will work together in small groups to identify regional gaps and resources. 📆 Tuesday, November 12  ⏰ 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  📍 Bayou District Foundation, 320 Julia St, New Orleans, LA 70130  📝 Fundamentals of trauma-informed care, gaps and resources  ☕️ Coffee, water and breakfast will be provided  🤝 Louisiana Department of Health

🎬 Behind the Scenes at the Blanco Center 🎞️ The Blanco Center Creative Team tested audio and video equipment before an interview for our Kathleen Babineaux Blanco tribute wall. The tribute wall, which will be unveiled during our ribbon-cutting ceremony in just a few months, honors Governor Blanco with a montage of interviews featuring those who worked closely with her. 

🎥 Missed Whole Health Louisiana’s October Lunch-n-Learn featuring Dr. Allison Trigg? Discover how early childhood caregivers and the people, groups, and systems who interact with children can work to support young children and reduce the impact of adverse experiences in this webinar on Infant Mental Health: The Importance of Experiences and Relationships. Stay up to date with the Blanco Center’s events by following our YouTube channel 📺

🖥️ Today: Dr. Allison Trigg will discuss Infant Mental Health: The Importance of Experiences and Relationships. This Whole Health Louisiana webinar will explore the importance of early experiences for young children and explore how early childhood caregivers and the people, groups, and systems who interact with children can work to support young children and reduce the impact of adverse experiences early in life. Dr. Boothe Trigg is the psychology division chief in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Tulane University School of Medicine and the co-developer of the TIKES Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation model. 🎟️ Register now: bit.ly/WHL_LunchLearn 📆 Thursday, October 17 ⏰ 12 Noon - 1 p.m. CST 🖥️ Zoom 🗣️ Dr. Allison Boothe Trigg 📝 Infant Mental Health: The Importance of Experiences and Relationships ➡️ WHL Website: https://lnkd.in/erDphTUv

Join us tomorrow in Lake Charles! 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/ePrqxHpv ➡️ WHL Website: https://lnkd.in/epFqKMjX

Join us next week for Whole Health Louisiana’s October Lunch-n-Learn webinar on Infant Mental Health: The Importance of Experiences and Relationships. Our featured speaker is Dr. Allison Trigg, psychology division chief in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Tulane University School of Medicine and the co-developer of the TIKES infant and early childhood mental health consultation model. This discussion will explore the importance of early experiences for young children and discuss how early childhood caregivers and the people, groups, and systems who interact with children can work to support young children and reduce the impact of adverse experiences early in life. 📆 Thursday, October 17  ⏰  12 Noon - 1 p.m. CST  🖥️ Zoom  🗣️ Dr. Allison Boothe Trigg   📝 Infant Mental Health: The Importance of Experiences and Relationships  🎟️ Register now: bit.ly/WHL_LunchLearn  ➡️WHL Website: https://lnkd.in/erDphTUv

Join us next week on Tuesday, October 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital's Garber Auditorium for Whole Health Louisiana’s regional training in Lake Charles.  Sheri Eastridge, Louisiana ACE Educator Program Coordinator, will provide an overview of the fundamentals of trauma-informed care. Participants will work together in small groups to identify regional gaps and resources. 📆 Tuesday, October 15  ⏰ 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  📍 CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital's Garber Auditorium: 524 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601   📝 Fundamentals of trauma-informed care, gaps and resources  ☕️ Coffee, water and breakfast will be provided  🎟️ https://lnkd.in/ePrqxHpv  ➡️ WHL Website: https://lnkd.in/erDphTUv 🤝 Louisiana Department of Health

🎥 #BehindTheScenes at the Blanco Center We’re always exploring opportunities and pushing boundaries to make a real impact on policy and the future. Director of Research Dr. Anna Osland recorded a video clip as part of a recent grant application. Exciting things are on the horizon—stay tuned! ⭐️ 

Blanco Center Research Associate Quyen Nguyen, MSSW, MPH was privileged to introduce the Whole Health Louisiana (WHL) Initiative at the PACEs Alliance Summit, a gathering of researchers, healthcare providers, public officials, and community members focused on addressing childhood adversity in the Acadiana region. The summit provided a platform to discuss the significant work the PACEs Alliance has accomplished in trauma, grief, and resilience.  Aligned with PACEs Alliance’s goal to recognize, respond to, and prevent adversity by building a resilient and trauma-informed Acadiana, WHL aims to educate and inform stakeholders on trauma-informed care and apply a trauma-informed approach within systems across all sectors of the state. Learn more about the summit and the Blanco Center’s collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Health on the WHL Initiative: https://lnkd.in/e8zYSYhc