The team at ChildWise Institute is so proud of these amazing young men and women! Every corner of the State of Montana has been affected by suicide. These high school seniors are making a difference in their own community and serve as an inspiring example for all of us. We wanted to shine a light …
Category: ChildWise Blog
Jul 17
Teaming Up to Help Traumatized Children
Intermountain and Bigfork school district collaborate on new day-treatment program for students on school campus! For many years, Intermountain, the founding organization of ChildWise Institute, has been making tremendous strides in the Helena area schools with in-school services for kiddos that have experienced stress and trauma in their lives. But it’s not about Intermountain, it’s about …
Jul 07
EAP’s RAISING EMPLOYEE AWARENESS ABOUT SCREENING FOR ACES
ChildWise Institute was recently highlighted on the website SHD Prevention for our work in the business sector as it relates to Adverse Childhood Experiences! Understanding ACEs, and changing & enhancing some business practices can have a very positive effect on a business’s bottom line – called the Return On Investment (ROI). Using a company’s Employee Assitance Program, employees …
Jun 23
2017 ChildWise Institute Fall Summit “The Brain Behind the Behavior” TRAINING COMPLETED
COMPLETED Elevate Montana Fall Summit “The Brain Behind the Behavior” September 28th & 29th 2017, Helena, MT Radisson Hotel, Helena [important] Important Information: The conference start time is 8:30am – 4:30pm on both days, and registration will start at 7:30am on day 1. To download the schedule, click here. If you are traveling from out of …
May 01
Suicide Prevention Bill Includes ACEs!
“These types of demographics and statistics are unacceptable.” That’s what Senator Windy Boy, sponsor of Montana Legislative House Bill 118, said in regards to suicide rates in Montana. “We’re ranked among the highest in suicide nationwide,” said Windy Boy. “Indian Country is ranked the highest in Montana.” He continued, “This is the first step in reducing that,” …
Apr 27
How Dirty is Too Dirty?
How Dirty is Too Dirty? March 31, 2017 By Daniel Champer, LCPC, Intermountain Clinical Manager of School Based Services A quick internet search of the phrase “mushroom cloud” reveals that the technical definition of the phenomena is “a distinctive pyro-cumulus mushroom-shaped cloud of debris and usually condensed water vapor resulting from a large explosion.” The …
Mar 02
Montana making a little headway to address ACEs in adults!
Recently, ChildWise Institute had worked hard with bi-partisan legislative leaders on a Bill to promote a pilot project based on the science of ACEs, toxic stress, and resilience. Unfortunately, it was tabled (read: failed). ChildWise has been working with legislators for 6 years now (3 legislative sessions) that have wanted to use ACEs as a …
Feb 14
The Trauma-Informed School Workshop! TRAINING COMPLETED
May 12th, 2017 – Great Falls, MT Holiday Inn – 1100 5th St. South Registration is now open! Click here to register for the conference! Only $200 per person! This workshop is sold out. Thank you for your interest! Because of the tremendous demand, and because Montana has hundreds of schools that could benefit from understanding …
Feb 06
Failed by Montana’s foster care, man succeeds despite long odds
Our own Bord Member, Schylar Baber highlighted in the Bozeman newspaper! We are proud to have a man like Schylar on the Board of ChildWise Institute. Is it because he is a very intelligent man? YES! Is it because he has a passion to elevate the well-being and futures of our children? YES! But also because Schylar has a unique point …
Dec 02
Business Leaders in the ACE and Resilience Movement: A Different Kind of Bottom Line
ChildWise Institute is one of fourteen organizations in the nation to have received a two-year grant from the Health Federation of Philadelphia (with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) to advance awareness of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, and to accelerate trauma-informed actions with a purpose of becoming resilient-building communities all across Montana. This …
