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June 2006
New Issue of Family Matters Newsletter Available
The Value of Families in Long-Term Care
Family Matters is a newsletter for state policymakers published by the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars. Check out the fourteenth issue, The Value of Families in Long-Term Care.
April 2006
Two New States Join Our Network & One State Conducts its First Seminar!
We added two new states to our network: Montana and New Hampshire. Welcome to the network! We also want to welcome new staff in existing states – Oklahoma and Ohio – who were recently trained and will be taking over the Seminars in their states. In February, Illinois conducted its first Family Impact Seminar. Congratulations!
January 2006
2006 Seminars
- NE – Welfare Reform: Promoting Parental Self-Sufficiency While Ensuring the Well-Being of Children
- DC – Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?
- IL – What Works in Reducing Crime: A Family Perspective for State Policymaking
- IN – Financing Healthcare for Indiana Families
- MD – Pharmacy Matters to Marylanders
- MI – Preparing Michigan’s Communities and Families for the New Economy
- MT – Kinship Care and Child Welfare: Current Challenges and Future Policy Direction
- NC – Children’s Mental Health: Strategies for Providing High Quality and Cost-Effective Care
- WI – Long-Term Care Reform: Wisconsin’s Experience Compared to Other States
Tennessee Family Impact Seminar Directors Featured in NCFR's Family Focus
Check out "Strengthening Families: Making Connections to Early Childhood Policy," a Family Focus article based on information from ...
Massachusetts Impact Seminars hold 5th seminar
The Massachusetts Family Impact Seminars held their 5th seminar March 26, 2014 on A Lot on Our Plate: Chronic Health Threats in Massachusetts.
Missouri Family Impact Seminars hold 2nd seminar
The Missouri Family Impact Seminars held their 2nd seminar March 26, 2014 on Early Childhood Education: Investing in Missouri's Children.
Tennessee Impact Seminars hold 1st seminar
The Tennessee Family Impact Seminars held their 1st seminar February 3, 2014 on Strengthening Families.
Four New Sites Join Our Network!
The Family Impact Institute (formerly the Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars) is proud to welcome Arizona, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island to our policy network. Affiliates from these four states attended a training in Madison, WI ...
Wisconsin Impact Seminars hold 32nd seminar
The Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars held their 32nd seminar January 22, 2014 on The Science of Early Brain Development: A Foundation for the Success of Our Children and the State Economy.