News & Updates — Webinar

Please join us for the launch of Sesame Workshop’s new educational course for healthcare and social services providers called Hand in Hand: Supporting Children and Families Impacted by Addiction. Each year, more than two million children live in households with a parent or caregiver who has a substance use disorder, which can put them at increased risk of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The data underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to prevention that addresses the needs of the entire family.

With FORE’s support, Sesame Workshop is expanding its Parental Addiction Initiative, which uses interactive resources featuring Sesame Street’s Karli to help children understand parental and caregiver substance use and how it affects them. As part of the project Sesame Workshop, the global impact nonprofit behind  Sesame Street, has partnered with FORE grantees Morgan County Partnership and Denver Health to implement tools that strengthen nurturing connections between adults and children throughout a parent or caregiver’s recovery.

This webinar will feature an overview of the new educational course and the following esteemed guests will discuss opportunities for providers to address the impact of opioid use and overdose on children and families:

Please join us on Tuesday, January 28^th at 2:00-3:00pm EST as we welcome…

• Jeanette Betancourt, Ed. D., Senior Vice President, U.S. Social Impact
  Grantee: Sesame Workshop
  Project: Parental Addiction Initiative to Improve Adult-Child Relationships and Family Resilience
• Lisa Asbill, Ph.D., IECMH-E®, Clinical Psychologist
  Grantee: Denver Health
  Project: Denver Health’s Multi-Generational Approach to Prevention and Recovery: A Hub-and-Spoke Model for Families with Opioid Use Disorder
• Kristen Gingery, M.A., Ed.D., Executive Director
  Grantee: Morgan County Partnership
  Project: Project Resilience: Addressing ACEs in Appalachia