The Social Emotional Health Initiative's goal is for all Norwalk youth to be connected to caring adults, supported by equitable systems of care, and equipped with the social-emotional skills needed to thrive in school, work, and life.
Through this initiative, Norwalk ACTS convenes a Citywide Day of Training series—a citywide professional development convening where youth-serving adults participate in expert-led workshops focused on shared social-emotional health competencies.
This training advances a shared, citywide Standard of Care Model that reinforces core competencies every youth-serving adult would benefit from, including:
- Social Emotional Learning Strategies to support youth and relationship-centered support
- Trauma-informed practice
- Suicide prevention
- Restorative Practice Interventions
- Cultural humility
- Preventing risky behaviors (understanding substance misuse and youth mental health)
If you work with Norwalk youth:
- and are interested in receiving information about Day of Training,
- participating in the Day of Training and/or
- would like to host/facilitate a workshop for Day of Training, please provide the following information.
Please note this is an interest form only. Registration will open in the Spring!