Strengthening Chicago's Youth (SCY) at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Join the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) at Northwestern University for an event that offers a unique opportunity to connect and network with community organizations and academic while exploring community-driven research approaches on Friday, November 8 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Lawndale Christian Health Center. For more information and to register to attend, please click the following link. https://loom.ly/_IPt0H4 #communityresearch #learning #communitydriven

Join us on Saturday, November 09, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East for this year’s A Gathering of Communities: Strategizing for a Healing-Centered City conference. A Gathering of Communities: Strategizing for a Healing-Centered City (GOC) is a Chicago-based conference focused on developing community-led investment strategies and solutions needed for long-term healing in our communities. Registration closes TODAY but day of registration will be accepted! Learn more: https://loom.ly/sOfrP7s #AGatheringofCommunities #HealingThroughJustice

JOB OPPORTUNITY UPDATE with Sarah's Inn! Check out the bottom of our About page at www.scy-chicago.org for more. #prevention #nonprofitwork #community

Join Illinois Collaboration on Youth on Weds, Oct 30th 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Heartland College for a training session to provide a deeper understanding of community trauma and equip participants with the knowledge and tools to promote well-being, resiliency, and community healing. https://loom.ly/En610Og #communitytrauma #resiliency

Register before it's too late! Connect with Strengthening Chicago’s Youth and partners from across Chicago to reflect on progress from the 2023-2024 legislative session and set goals for 2025-2026. A panel of policymakers and advocates will discuss legislative priorities for violence prevention, followed by group work to review and update SCY’s Policy Agenda. Help shape SCY’s 2025-2026 efforts to reduce violence and promote health and well-being for all Chicagoans! https://bit.ly/scy1021 #scypartners #violenceprevention #policyandchange

This event hosted by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum for Children's Well-Being will serve as an implementation summit dedicated to advancing the recommendations outlined in the forthcoming Board on Children, Youth, and Families consensus study report on Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth through Health Care System Transformation. It will take place on Tues, October 15 from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM virtually. Register now! https://loom.ly/VqDnuZg

Join Society for Public Health Education Sat, Oct 19 through Mon, Oct 21 in Washington, DC to engage in advocacy for a common agenda at national, state, and local levels! The Summit provides a learning environment for all levels of knowledge and experience. https://loom.ly/pMHboFA #CapitalHill #publichealth

Social-emotional well-being in adolescence is associated with health across the life course; it plays an important role in development and predicts academic performance and mental health outcomes later in life. In this month's Voices of Child Health in Chicago (VOCHIC) report, they example youth social-emotional well-being and mental health from the perspectives of adolescents and their parents. #youth #mentalhealth https://lnkd.in/gGC24wb4

This year, the annual Summit hosted by Forefront will focus on a collective commitment to building a united and thriving social impact sector that promotes equity and has a transformative impact on the well-being and economic security of communities across the State of Illinois. This event is taking place on Weds, Sept 25 from 10AM to 3PM and the link to register is here --> https://loom.ly/PFzVKc0 Who's going? Post in the comments! #equity #impact #investincommunities

Connecting with the outdoors can provide a unique way to meet out-of-school time program goals and objectives, including balancing mental and physical health. Illinois Afterschool Network invites you on Tues, Sept 24 from 12PM to 3PM at the Sagawau Environmental Learning Center at 12545 111th Street, Lemont, IL 60439 to learn about the almost 70,000-acre wild and wonderful natural resource that is The Forest Preserves of Cook County and how you can use this resource as part of your out-of-school time activities. To register, visit https://loom.ly/vOtvLuA. #mentalhealth #physicalhealth #resource #scy