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Training OpportunitiesFree Online Career Development Course Available to 16 Million Students NationwideFree Online Career Development Course Now Available to 16 Million Students Nationwide Coping Skills Resources
Coping.org, home of the Tools for Coping Series - onsite manuals for coping with a variety of life's stressors, authored by: James J. Messina, Ph.D., & Constance M. Messina, Ph.D.
Statewide Family Networks Technical Assistance Center
For parents and providers searching for information and connections, we hope this Web site is a valuable resource. This site includes links to various ongoing trainings.
On-line training for parents on inhalant abuse
Welcome to a web-based training on inhalant abuse designed especially for parents and guardians by the New England Inhalant Abuse Prevention Coalition.
Operation Rebound: Helping Students Who Experience Psychological Trauma
Psychological trauma in children and adolescents can be produced by many events including death of a peer, unexpected violent events, or disasters such as hurricanes. This program will assist educational professionals in distinguishing normal, expected reactions to severe psychological stressors from abnormal reactions that require additional professional assistance. The program outlines student behavior, as well as impact on displaced families. Based out of Alabama, this webcasts are free.
Stone Soup Group
Stone Soup Group
A statewide collaboration located in Anchorage, Alaska, aimed at improving services for families who have children with developmental disabilities. Free Online Classes in Prevention
Pathways Free Online Course
This site offers prevention courses that are free to the public. Learn to Navigate Your Child's Individualized Education Plan
Partners in Education
A self-study course designed to help parents of children with developmental disabilities navigate the special education system and help their children make the most of their potential. Partners in Policymaking Online CoursesOverviewThe goal of Partners in Policymaking is to educate participants to be active partners with those who make policy. They will become partners in policymaking. The idea is to develop partnerships that are based on positive relationships. In today's political climate of radical change, Partners graduates must work harder than ever to prevent the loss of basic rights for people with disabilities. Partners graduates can change the future by influencing public policy today. Alaska division of National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI Alaska
With more than 220,000 members nationally, NAMI is the nation's largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with severe brain disorders and their families. Alaska Center for Resource Families
Alaska Center for Resource Families
Established to provide training, support, and information to Alaska licensed foster and adoptive parents. Alaska Attachment and Bonding Associates
Alaska Attachment & Bonding Associates
AABA’s mission is to support healthy family attachments and bonds through education, training and advocacy. Based in Wasilla. The Anchorage School District STeP Center
Co-Occurring (mental health and substance use) Training Centers and OrganizationsCODI provides training, consultation and/or supervision to agencies in the Mat-Su Borough (currently working toward expanding throughout the State of Alaska) 
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