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The Pennsylvania Youth Mental Health Summit is a one-day summit gathering school-based and community mental health professionals, youth, policy makers, and other vested partners to dialogue, shared, and lead in addressing Pennsylvania’s growing mental health crisis and barrier to student…

In collaboration with Collectively Rooted, HEAL PA is delighted to host a yearlong program with Maryann McEvoy, Executive Director of Governor Wolf’s Office of Advocacy and Reform and Child Advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and an ensemble of renowned thinkers,…

Please take this opportunity to learn from Michael C. Ritter of Connected Together Lebanon County, a strategic initiative of the Community Health Council of Lebanon County (CHC) to address violence and support children exposed to violence. Connected Together is a…

This Resiliency Series is specially offered for community members and organizations who through their work are First Responders or are involved with those affected by the Substance Use Crisis in Philadelphia. The stress of caring for others can affect our…

The CHG Charitable Trust and The Otto Haas Charitable Trust have generously sponsored trauma training through Lakeside Global Institute beginning in January 2023. Sponsored training covers the cost of tuition and books for each registered participant.

For Pennsylvania’s first-ever observation of this Day of Racial Healing, Governor Wolf’s Office of Advocacy & Reform encouraged commonwealth residents to plan or participate in meaningful events that promote racial healing – be it a geographic neighborhood, school building/college campus, faith/spiritual, or business/organization.

On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Pennsylvania will officially observe the 2022 Day of Racial Healing. The goals of this event are to: Understand that racial healing is at the core of racial equity Offer a time for contemplation and collective action Provide…

On Monday December 13th at 10:00am, the PA House Children & Youth Committee invited Resilient PA and HEAL PA to testify in an informational meeting the committee held regarding Trauma Informed Care/Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Resilient PA was represented by…

HEAL PA has added a document to our Resources Page that contains helpful information for clinicians and medical staff in order to provide a safe and sensitive environment for survivors of childhood sexual abuse or sexual violence. This includes definitions,…

Today, at our Grassroots Champion Summit, HEALPA and Resilient PA launched our joint website! This website will be the host of all our materials, a place for trauma-Informed champions to collaborate, and a place for the general public to learn about trauma-informed care and resilient communities.