Free Webinar: Promoting Resiliency in At-Risk Youth: How Encouraging Healthy Relationships in Youth can Better Prepare them for Adulthood

Event Date/Time: 
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
City: 
Washington
Sponsor: 
National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families
Details: 

This webinar is designed for agencies and providers who work with adolescents and young adults. Participants will learn why healthy relationships matter to adolescent development and well-being, what relationship education looks like in this domain, and how it can be integrated into services to better promote health and well-being in youth as they transition to adulthood.

Presentations and Speakers include:
- The Developmental Relevance of Healthy Relationships During Adolescence Dr. Futris, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Georgia.
- Integrating Relationship Education Into Afterschool Programs for At-Risk Youth, Felicia Tuggle, State Director, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) .

To register, click here: http://s-2c4ce4-i.sgizmo.com/s3/i-100069917-271334/

If you have questions regarding this webinar, please submit them to info@healthymarriageandfamilies.org.

The National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families promotes healthy relationships and co-parenting via integration of healthy marriage and relationship education (MRE) skills into safety-net service providers’ current systems as a holistic approach to strengthening families. A service of the Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, the National Resource Center offers a variety of free tools and resources designed to educate interested agencies in the benefits of integrating the teaching of relationship skills into existing social service systems.

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