Let’s continue to create cultures of care! Join ACRC members in ongoing conversations around replacing coercive strategies with trauma responsive interventions. While all organizations are further along the path to reducing and eliminating restraints, removing point...
Events
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth Affinity Group
Connect with colleagues supporting LGBTQ+ youth in residential and community-based care. Share challenges, strategies, resources, and best practices in a supportive and collaborative space.
Public Policy Committee Meeting
ACRC’s public policy committee keeps watch on public policy issues and initiatives and leads collective advocacy. On issues ranging from the global crisis in youth mental health, implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, to shoring up our critical...
From Coercion to Connection: Rounding Out the Six Core Strategies (Session #3)
Join ACRC for a new 4-session training series, From Coercion to Connection: Rounding out the Six Core Strategies©, designed for leaders of all disciplines and clinical staff. Presented by Janice LeBel and Kevin Ann Huckshorn, this series will explore trauma-informed...
Equity Committee Meeting
ACRC’s Equity Committee advances principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion across the work of the Association and recommends best practices for our membership and the field at large. Meet our Equity Committee Chair, Tenecia Waddell-Pyle! And our...
PRTF Affinity Group Meeting
The challenges of administering care in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility are unique. Our colleagues running PRTFs look forward to connecting with their colleagues to discuss their own barriers and successes in the past and going forward in an ever-changing...
Youth & Family Committee Meeting
The goal of this committee is to engage, encourage and enhance the youth and family voice within ACRC by participating in board decisions, membership, conferences, and other committees. It also seeks to broaden the awareness and perspective of the youth and family...
ACRC International Research Sub-Committee
A sub-set of ACRC’s research committee with an international focus - vets potential research projects and develops internal research. Meet our Research Committee Chair, Chris Delap! And our Co-Chair, Patrick Tyler! Interested in joining this ACRC member-only meeting?...
Membership Committee Meeting
As a membership organization, it is important to keep our membership diverse and connected. This committee seeks ways to promote networking, engagement and educational opportunities; as well as ensuring new members are welcomed and integrated into their new network of...
Leaders of Color Project Monthly Meeting
The group has grown from 8 members to 28 members from organizations across the country. Together, members have developed position papers, hosted national summits, and created resources to strengthen leadership pathways and improve outcomes for children, youth,...