MCEC Podcast

Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer, Distinguished Professor at the University of California Davis and Dr. Stephen J. Cozza, Professor Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University, provide a snapshot of what they will be sharing at the MCEC NTS on the report on the Well-Being of Military Families from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Infographic:

https://www.nap.edu/resource/25380/interactive/

 Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society Report is available. Click Below

https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25380/strengthening-the-military-family-readiness-system-for-a-changing-american-society

Dr. Melissa Brymer, director of terrorism and disaster programs at the UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress and an expert on how children deal with stress following disasters shares some of what she will be speaking about at the National Training Seminar.  Check out some of the many tools and resources that she shared in the podcast for parents and professionals.

Resources mentioned on the podcast:

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/creating-school-active-shooter-intruder-drills

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/helping-youth-after-community-trauma-tips-educators

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/creating-supporting-and-sustaining-trauma-informed-schools-system-framework

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/child-trauma-toolkit-educators

Additional Tools:

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/working-effectively-military-families-10-key-concepts-all-providers-should-know

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/helping-military-children-traumatic-grief-tips-educators

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/childhood-traumatic-grief-information-for-school-personnel-teaching-military-children

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/after-service-veteran-families-transition

S2S Student Advisory Council member, Carter, is an Extraordinary Military Kid who talks with Debra Longley, S2S Program Manager, about the importance of showing others what right looks like through service.  Listen in to the podcast to hear more about his inspiring story of perseverance and legacy.  

www.militarychild.org

In our Independence Day Special podcast, Jaren from the MCEC S2S Student Advisory Council interviews Representative John Carter for Texas’s 31st Congressional District. Their conversation draws attention to the Every Student Succeeds Act and his co-sponsorship of H.R. 1896 — 116th Congress: Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Act that recognizes ALL military-connected students PK-12 in our nation’s public schools.

www.militarychild.org 

To learn more about Representative John R. Carter visit: https://carter.house.gov/#dialog

This podcast has been made possible because of the generous support from the Minot Spouses’ Club.

In today's podcast you will hear some highlights from students at the 2018 MCEC National Training Seminar.  Each of these incredible young leaders shares their own unique story. 

www.militarychild.org