INTERFAITH HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICE CONFERENCE
27th ANNUAL INTERFAITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE CONFERENCE
Our VisionFor 27 years, Sisters United in Human Service, Inc. has been at the forefront of community wellness through its annual Interfaith Health & Human Service Conference. This pivotal event examines critical health and human service issues that impact our diverse communities. The 2024 conference, themed "Protecting our Youth: Safeguarding our Future," shines a spotlight on youth mental health, family wellness, and the healing power through art and community engagement. Join us as we come together to address these crucial topics and work towards building a stronger, healthier future for our children.
Join us for an empowering three-day event designed to nurture the well-being of our youth, families, and community. From October 11-13, we'll explore creative healing, tackle crucial parenting topics, provide valuable resources, and celebrate our shared journey toward resilience and growth.
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Conference Schedule
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Our Objectives
- Recognize, respond to, and learn how to prevent sexual abuse and trauma in children
- Create inclusive, safe spaces for interfaith dialogue on youth well-being
- Develop effective communication skills for addressing sensitive topics within families
- Identify and utilize community resources for support and connection
- Understand and promote mental health awareness and emotional resilience
- Apply evidence-based approaches to heal from trauma and address generational issues
- Engage in practical, hands-on activities to enhance family communication, strategies for expression, and protection for our children
Desired Benefits & Learning Outcomes and Opportunities
We Endeavor…
- To involve adult and youth consumers in a conference learning environment, where they can make their unique contributions, and receive the contributions of participating practitioners and fellow consumers alike;
- To call, inspire and reinforce participants in the pursuit of excellence in their lives, in spite of the prevailing challenges in our health/human service industries;
- To contribute to participants in ways that support their mental, spiritual and physical well being and foster support of the same with their perspective family members, neighbors and friends.
- To provide opportunities for youth aspiring to the Health & Human Service fields, to meet adult practitioners and form ties with professionals in their field of interest;
- To provide opportunities for adult practitioners to network across and within disciplines and health and human service areas to become acquainted with various models of service and health care;
- To support each other in a re-commitment to our personal health and to carrying forth health and human concerns by establishing health networks, support groups, and other creative initiatives so that people of all faiths can contribute and benefit;
- To lift up and promote faith-inspired, best practices of excellence among practitioners;
- To share information about performance and service improvement trends in the health and human service fields;
- To stay abreast of current trends and access mutual consultation on practical, ethical responses to these trends;
- To develop a directory of consenting practitioners for expanded resource development - jobs, collaboration, peer consultation, mentoring;
- To make available to all participants a variety of health screenings at no cost;
- To provide an enjoyable family fun experience to culminate all of the wonderful conference acknowledgments, sharing, and learning that offers fun for the whole family (including our littlest ones) as they celebrate together the joy and the importance of living healthy lives.
