Change in Mind digest – November 2015

From November 3rd through 5th, the second convening of the 10 nonprofit human services organizations in the United States, and five non-governmental organizations in Alberta, Canada took place in Calgary, Alberta. Sites met to report on progress in their various agencies to infuse, align, and accelerate established neuroscience discoveries about the effects of life-altering toxic stress into their community-based work as a means to determining if this groundbreaking science can transform policies to move the needle on some of the most difficult social issues facing our communities.

LaSalle School is a leader in programs and services for youth and families in crisis offering a variety of programs designed to meet their needs including specialized residential placement, day service education, and alternative to detention services. The Counseling Center at LaSalle is an OMH and OASAS licensed outpatient behavioral health clinic located at LaSalle School, and currently implementing ACE treatment practices with youth and families. LaSalle is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), and affiliated with the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA), and the national Alliance for Strong Families and Communities.