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Home and Family: Marriage / Relationships

Silent Beacon Partners with My Sister’s Place to Stand Against Domestic Violence

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Silent Beacon & My Sister’s Place Partnership

Silent Beacon will provide another layer of support to our comprehensive services enabling survivors to get the immediate help they need to remain safe now and into the future.” -Quincy Inman, Development & Communications Manager at My Sister’s Place


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Washington, D.C.’s oldest domestic violence shelter My Sister’s Place, is adopting stealthy new technology that enables abuse victims to receive immediate help in life-threatening situations. Survivors will be given a FREE wearable panic-button device to alert their safety network of an emergency.

In homage to Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Silent Beacon will be donating wearable panic-button devices to every survivor at My Sister’s Place. The Sanctuary Plus emergency shelter and the RISE (Reaching Independence through Survivor Empowerment) Program help families fleeing from domestic violence move from crisis and homelessness to safety and stability.

“Everyone deserves dignity and safety in their relationships, but people at risk of intimate partner violence especially need tools and support,” said Silent Beacon founder and CEO Kenny Kelley. “Silent Beacon equips people to summon help, and we’re honored to serve victims and survivors by partnering with My Sister’s Place not only during Domestic Violence Awareness Month but throughout the year.”

Silent Beacon is the perfect way to empower at-risk individuals:


  • One Press of a Button:

  • Calls 911 or any other emergency contact of your choice

  • Texts and emails your loved ones that you need help

  • Shares your live GPS location with pre-programmed contacts

  • Silent Mode: Prevents the attacker from knowing an emergency call has been placed. When in silent mode, the emergency contact can hear what is happening through Silent Beacon’s microphone, but the attacker will not be able to hear the emergency contact. This allows the victim to call for help without further enraging the perpetrator.

  • Small & Easily Concealed: Often, the first thing an abuser does is separate a victim from their cell phone so they can’t call for help. That’s why there’s a need for an easily concealed panic-button to summon first responders and loved ones with one press.

  • Every Second Counts: Dialing 911 from a cell phone can take up to 28 seconds. In an emergency, Silent Beacon allows users to call for help and alert loved ones in 1 second.

  • Easily Connected & Customizable: Silent Beacon connects to smartphones, tablets and other compatible Bluetooth® devices, and can be customized to alert a victim’s case manager, emergency shelter and loved ones.

  • No Monthly Fees: Because Silent Beacon is Bluetooth® compatible, the device has no monthly fees or added costs.

The collaboration between My Sister’s Place and Silent Beacon is instrumental in helping victims protect themselves. “At the root of all survivors of domestic violence needs, there lies one similar thread – the critical need for safety,” said Quincy Inman, My Sister’s Place’s Development and Communications Manager. “Silent Beacon will provide another layer of support to our comprehensive services enabling survivors to get the immediate help they need to remain safe now and into the future. I am incredibly grateful for the compassion of the leadership of Silent Beacon.”

Given the scope of the domestic violence problem, Silent Beacon’s technology would be helpful nationwide. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports:

  • About 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime and reported some form of IPV-related impact.

  • Over 43 million women and 38 million men experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

About Silent Beacon

Silent Beacon, LLC, was founded in 2013 with a vision of providing immediate assistance to those in need by enabling its users to instantly locate family members and loved ones requiring emergency assistance. Its 24/7 Customer Support Center is ready to answer questions, listen to feedback, and help customers get their device and associated app up and running. Visit http://www.silentbeacon.com.

About My Sister’s Place

My Sister’s Place (MSP) seeks to end domestic violence and empower survivors to live healthy, independent lives free from violence. For over 40 years, MSP has been an innovator in changing lives by providing DC’s first hotline and first domestic violence shelter, and most recently, first Batterer Intervention group. As DC’s oldest domestic violence shelter, we have served as a cornerstone of the District’s response to this pressing public health issue since 1979, and our impact on DC’s community remains as strong as ever. MSP is unique in offering a full continuum of care from emergency shelter through transitional-to-permanent housing including; clinical counseling, case management, and comprehensive services to empower survivors to recover and thrive. MSP also provides training, case consultation, and advocacy to engage communities to prevent violence and abuse. Visit http://www.mysistersplacedc.org.

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Health: Mental Health

BHIP Takes Aim at Teenagers’ Stress, Anxiety, Executive Function, Interpersonal Skills, and Overall Mental Health

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The ability to deliver an efficient youth mental health program within societies’ health care constraints, yet also provide evidence that this program is effective, means a powerful intervention and big step forward in prevention science.


ROCKVILLE, Md. (PRWEB)

As World Mental Health Day 2019 dawns this Thursday, October 10th, groups of Montgomery County middle school and high school students have improved neuro-cognitive executive skills to enhance learning and academics, are better able to handle stressors, utilize relaxation techniques and physical fitness, and apply lifelong social/interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving and coping skills, due to an innovative program called BHIP: Biopsychosocial Health Intervention and Prevention. Timely research conducted at the Pediatric Psychology Center, Rockville, Maryland shows that BHIP’s comprehensive health program significantly improves numerous areas of adolescents’ functioning.

Developed by Principal Investigator and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Kim Burgess, Ph.D., BHIP’s programs were offered during transition periods of middle school and high school when children are adjusting to many challenges and changes in school environments. For example, freshmen face not only the more rigorous academic and athletic requirements of school, but also friendship and social concerns, social media stressors like cyber bullying, and peer pressure related to drugs and alcohol.

Collaborating with Co-PIs and Professors Paul Hastings, Ph.D. and Julie Bowker Ph.D. to test BHIP’s effectiveness utilizing pre- to post self-assessments, they achieved significant positive changes in a range of areas:

  • Neurocognitive executive functioning – improved impulse/ self-control and metacognition, which help self-regulation and problem solving;

  • Social/interpersonal skills with peers/friends, parents, teachers and coaches, including higher levels of communication, cooperation, empathy, self-control, and being responsible;

  • Social media knowledge and appropriate use;

  • Emotion regulation, including improved ability to change emotional response to situations by reinterpreting and reappraisal, so they can cope better with adversity;

  • Physiological responses indicating that they may have become more attentive to emotional situations.


Notably, parents on average reported that their children showed:

  • More responsibility;

  • Improved interpersonal/social skills including communication, cooperation, empathy, and self-control;

  • Reduced behavioral and conduct problems;

  • Lower total problems (for example, with inattention, anxious/depressive symptoms, bullying others)


The ability to deliver an efficient youth mental health program within societies’ health care constraints, yet also provide evidence that this program is effective, means a powerful intervention and big step forward in prevention science.

About BHIP

BHIP (Biopsychosocial Health Intervention and Prevention) was created and developed by Dr. Kim Burgess, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigators are Professors Paul Hastings Ph.D. (UC-Davis) and Julie Bowker Ph.D. (SUNY-Buffalo). This cutting-edge course helps middle and high schoolers to handle stressors and learn lifelong skills that will ease their transition through the most challenging and stressful times of their development. BHIP’s mission is to intervene and prevent kids from experiencing unhealthy levels of stress, anxiety, frustration, mood changes, loneliness, and struggling or becoming overwhelmed with their academic and social lives. Learn more at https://www.be-hip.net.

World Mental Health Day, which focuses on suicide prevention this year, is organized by the World Federation for Mental Health and is supported by the World Health Organization, the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and United for Global Mental Health.

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Business: Insurance

Find Out The Main Reasons Why Drivers Should Carry Car Insurance

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“Car insurance was designed to ensure that drivers are able to pay for their wrongdoings. You should buy car insurance if you want financial protection and peace of mind,” said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


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Car insurance is considered by many just another costly, useless investment. But the true benefits of being covered will be revealed when the policyholder is involved in an accident and has to file a claim. To find out more about auto insurance, visit https://autocarinsurancebest.com/why-should-you-buy-car-insurance/. Drivers can also get quotes and compare prices on that website.


  • Car insurance is mandatory. Each state, except New Hampshire, requires drivers to carry car insurance. Not assuming financial responsibility is punishable by law, if caught driving uninsured. .

  • Car insurance will protect drivers from costly lawsuits. If a driver causes an accident and he does not have auto insurance, he will pay the victims from his own budget. The costs resulting from an accidents usually range between several thousands of dollars to several tens of thousands of dollars. Even more, if the damaged car was a luxury one or the victims sustained serious injuries. .

  • Collision car insurance will automatically reimburse the policyholder. Collision car insurance will help the policyholder get sufficient money for car repairs or even replacements. This policy can be used no matter if the policyholder is the at-fault driver or not.

  • Car insurance is required by lienholders. In order to secure their investment, lienholders require the buyer to carry full coverage. When the car is totally paid, the owner can drop full coverage and keep only the state minimum, plus any other personal choices.

Autocarinsurancebest.com is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

For more information, please visit http://autocarinsurancebest.com

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Business: Executives

Abundant Announces Launch of The Abundant Leadership Experience in Lake Las Vegas November 1-3, 2019 Focused On Transformational Leadership Coaching

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“Our goal is to have attendees discover the pathway for continuous fulfillment in their business and personal lives,” – Dr. Michael Brabant, Co-Owner of Abundant


SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

Abundant, transformational leadership best known for providing immersive training, community, and sales coaching, announced the launch of The Abundant Leadership Experience. With only 25 seats remaining, this exclusive 3-day immersive program will train internal focus to drive external success.

Abundant, which trains top sales performers, leaders and executives from companies like Salesforce, Square, Microsoft, Compass, Paycom and Keller Williams Realty, among others, promises improvement in three core areas: Sales Performance, Mindfulness/Alignment, and Leadership Development.

Driving sales performance through the development of an operational framework to consistently perform like an expert in your field, accelerate promotions to leadership positions and co-create a sales culture that consistently over delivers. Through a combination of immersive experiences, community, personal coaching, sales and leadership training, Abundant enables you to transform the potential of your business.

Internal growth is part of mindfulness. Being able to take responsibility for the impact of your communication, building your emotional intelligence, and practicing relational awareness are required skill sets for leaders today, and will only become more valuable in the future. Mindfulness and alignment help us create the inner and outer environment that holds us in integrity with our vision, mission and what’s best for the people we care about most.

The purpose of Abundant Leadership is not just to get the result, but to develop other Abundant Leaders. Building an abundance mindset and creating a culture of leadership development allows you and your organization to be at your best, regardless of what opportunities or challenges come your way. Developing a personal network and company culture that value connection, authenticity, possibility, and co-creation will always ensure that you are held to your highest standard so you can perform at your best. No matter what position you hold.

The Abundant Leadership Experience provides us a platform to co-create an experience for top performers who want to transform their potential for success and fulfillment that aligns with their ideal career path.

“Our goal is to have attendees discover the pathway for continuous fulfillment in their business and personal lives,” said Dr. Michael Brabant, Co-Owner of Abundant.

To apply for one of the remaining 25 seats at The Abundant Leadership Experience, please visit: http://bit.ly/AbundantLeadershipExperience

About Abundant

Abundant is a leadership community that provides immersive, transformational leadership training to help Sales Professionals, Leaders and Executives get the most out of their leadership and transform the way they do business. We provide immersive training, community, skill set development, and coaching to increase internal focus and mindfulness that drives external transformation, helping individuals and businesses reach powerful, continuous growth and development. By aligning your business goals with your individual and collective gifts, you can embody the characteristics of your future leader and co-create a culture that believes anything is possible. We help pioneers embrace their leadership identity, develop an aligned, vision, and a strategic and executable plan for their growth and impact.

For more information about Abundant, visit: https://www.abundant.is/.

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Health

RevSpring Expands Appointment Reminder Product to Offer More Comprehensive Message Types for Pre-Service

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RevSpring provides the most comprehensive digital engagement platform pre- and post-service, including appointment reminders, billing reminders, digital document delivery, and other notices.


LIVONIA Mich. (PRWEB)

RevSpring, a leading provider of healthcare financial engagement and payment solutions, announced today that it has expanded its award-winning Appointment Reminder product to coordinate multiple types of pre-service messages tied to a single encounter.

“Reaching patients with the right message, in the right channel, before their appointment is the most effective way for providers to engage patients in their healthcare journey,” said Marty Callahan, RevSpring’s president of healthcare. “By expanding the message types offered during pre-service, providers can take full advantage of this proven digital platform that has helped thousands of providers reduce no shows by over 50 percent.”

RevSpring’s Pre-Service Messaging uses an omni-channel approach to deliver critical messages throughout the patient’s pre-service experience. Patients are more likely to honor all their appointment commitments when they know when and where to arrive, what to expect during their appointment, and any pre-visit preparation instructions, leading to greater engagement with future encounters.

The expanded messaging suite delivers more information when patients need it. Campaigns use patient-specific context to determine the right messages with greater ease of administration to increase staff productivity. Bi-directional integration to a wide variety of EMRs keeps appointment data in sync without manual administration. Messaging types now available include:

  • Appointment Reminders: Decreases no shows

  • Pre-Visit Instructions: Delivers the necessary pre-visit information or links to forms patients should complete prior to their visit

  • Appointment Details: Provides directions or wayfinding capabilities with appointment specifics

  • Recall Reminders: Increases office productivity by automating reminders like scheduling annual check ups

  • Same-Day Messaging: Engages patients with last-minute reminders

  • Missed Appointment Messages: Engages patients with targeted messages and encourages them to reschedule

  • Post-Appointment Messaging: Sends follow-up messages to improve patient satisfaction

  • Patient Surveys: Gauges patient satisfaction with easy surveys

  • On-Demand Messaging: Delivers quick and professional messages for any circumstance


Pre-service messaging is an important cornerstone of RevSpring’s leadership toward digital transformation in patient financial engagement. RevSpring sends nearly 70 million appointment reminders a year. A hundred percent of them are digital.

RevSpring provides the most comprehensive digital engagement platform pre- and post-service, including appointment reminders, billing reminders, digital document delivery, and other notices. By leveraging the same platform across the patient financial journey, providers can increase digital engagement, deliver a consistent message throughout a patient’s entire medical encounter, provide a better branded experience for all non-clinical communications, and use digital channels more precisely and effectively.

With more than 1.5 billion pre-and post-service communications sent annually, RevSpring leads the digital transformation providers want and patients crave. More details on the platform can be found at revspringinc.com/transformingdigitalnow.

About RevSpring

RevSpring leads the market in financial communications and payment solutions that inspire patients to

pay. Since 1981, the company has built the industry’s most comprehensive and impactful suite of patient engagement, omni-channel communications and payment solutions backed by behavior analysis, propensity-to-pay scoring, contextual messaging and user experience best practices. Using proprietary data analytics to tailor the engagement from pre-service to post-service, we improve the financial experience and outcomes for providers and their patients.

To learn more, visit revspringinc.com. For information about RevSpring’s focus and leadership in healthcare, visit revspringinc.com/healthcare.

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Legal / Law: Criminal Law

Legal Netlink Alliance to Hold U.S. Fall Meeting in Atlanta

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LNA meetings always provide a great opportunity to share best practices with lawyers who practice across the globe as well as the business leaders who support them


ATLANTA (PRWEB)

Legal Netlink Alliance (LNA), a leading international association of independent law firms, will hold its U.S. Fall Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on October 23-26. The event is being hosted by the law firm of Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss, LLP, and is expected to draw attendees from throughout the United States. Portugal, Germany, Belgium, and Japan will also have delegates in attendance.

Attendees and their guests will enjoy a cocktail party on Wednesday evening at the Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss offices, followed by two days of presentations, panel discussions, and networking at the Capital City Club, one of the City of Atlanta’s great venues.

The theme of this year’s meeting is “Rebooting the Law Firm Business Model” and will include in depth coverage of cutting-edge topics impacting the legal industry. Speakers include Fred Esposito, an expert on Six Sigma and Lean process-management methodologies, and Morris Tabush, a specialist in law firm information technology. Also scheduled to appear are Sharon Abrahams, a leading expert on diversity and inclusion in the professional workplace, and United States Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas, who will deliver the keynote address.

Attorney Scott Schulten, the founding member of host firm Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss, recently shared his excitement over the roster of talent that will come together in his home city. “LNA meetings always provide a great opportunity to share best practices with lawyers who practice across the globe as well as the business leaders who support them,” said Schulten. “This meeting is particularly important because it will cover not only how technology is changing our industry, but also the best ways to take advantage of today’s advances.”

Legal Netlink’s next major events are the Winter General Meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel in February of 2020 followed by the Summer General Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland in June of 2020.    

About Legal Netlink Alliance: For over 25 years, Legal Netlink Alliance has served the needs of lawyers and clients worldwide through a common commitment to professionalism, ethics, and the promotion of exemplary and value-driven service. The organization provides distinct advantages for both member firms and their clients, while enhancing the communities in which such firms are located.    

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Society: Christianity

Nancy R. Brister’s newly released “Isaiah the Spider Boy” is a compelling story of a spider who ventured out the world away from his parents with trust and faith in God.

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“Isaiah the Spider Boy”: an enthralling tale that enables the reader to realize that God is a God of mercy and compassion for he never leaves every single person who is lost in their life’s journey. “Isaiah the Spider Boy” is the creation of published author Nancy R. Brister, a person who has been in many art shows, arts exhibits, and has placed and won many awards and selling her artwork at Gulf South Art Galleries and Japonica Gallery. She served as secretary/treasurer for two years

Brister writes, “Isaiah is a Jewish spider boy. Who is bored with his life at home and heads out to the “Big City”. But, in his adventure, he meets up with the wrong people/bugs, who lead him down a road of destruction. He meets Jesus on that road and the Lord helps Isaiah turn his life around. So, little Isaiah goes home to his father/Father God who welcomes Isaiah home with ‘Forgiveness’ and ‘Great Love’. Truly the ‘Prodigal Son’.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Nancy R. Brister’s new book is a well-written craft where every scenario relates to the remarkable verses and phrases that can be found in the Holy Bible.

This book elucidates the encompassing love and mercy of God the Father and the never-ending love and acceptance of parents.

View a synopsis of “Isaiah the Spider Boy” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase“Isaiah the Spider Boy” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Isaiah the Spider Boy,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Technology: Computer

ControlCase Named 2020 TAG Cyber Distinguished Vendor

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. ControlCase is committed to partnering with clients to develop strategic information security and compliance programs that are simplified, cost effective and comprehensive.


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

ControlCase, a leading provider of IT Security Certifications and Continuous Compliance Services, announces its selection by TAG Cyber as a Distinguished Vendor in this year’s 2020 Security Annual.

ControlCase is part of an industry collective of prominent vendors supporting the democratization of cyber security research and advisory materials. Each distinguished vendor is selected by Dr. Edward Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber, and agrees to support and promote the free report, available today for free download at https://www.tag-cyber.com/downloads/2020-TAG-Cyber-Annual.pdf

“We’re proud to be part of this research,” said Kishor Vaswani, CEO of ControlCase. “Ed and his team spent considerable time with us, and they truly understand the need for cyber security and the value it brings to organizations who can successfully integrate security and compliance into the organization’s processes. The added value is in truly demonstrating to customers and industry partners that data security and privacy are indeed a priority.”

The 2020 Security Annual is part of an annual series from TAG Cyber that is published each September since 2016. The report offers expert guidance, analysis, and education on fifty different aspects of the cyber security ecosystem.

“We are proud to include the ControlCase team in our program,” said Amoroso. “They are democratizing compliance as a service so that smaller businesses benefit; which is something that we fully support and believe in.”

The free report is available at https://www.tag-cyber.com/downloads/2020-TAG-Cyber-Annual.pdf (view page #301 for ControlCase interview).

Please contact Kimberly Simon at ksimon@controlcase.com for more info on how ControlCase can assist with your compliance and security requirements.

About Control Case.

ControlCase is a global provider of certification and continuous compliance services. ControlCase is committed to partnering with clients to develop strategic information security and compliance programs that are simplified, cost effective and comprehensive in both on-premise and cloud environments. ControlCase provides the best experts, customer experience and technology for regulations including PCI DSS, HITRUST, ISO 27001, SOC1, SOC2, PCI PIN, PCI P2PE, PCI TSP, PA DSS, CSA STAR, HIPAA, GDPR and FedRAMP.

About TAG Cyber.

TAG Cyber is a research and advisory firm focused on democratizing world-class support for everyone. Based in New York City and led by Dr. Edward Amoroso, the firm is proud to support enterprise and government customers around the world.

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Technology: Electronics

HME Receives the 2019 AME Manufacturing Excellence Award

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HME team members consistently demonstrate a passion for excellence and commitment to quality and continuous improvement. These are more than just core values we talk about. They’re values we live by and practice every day. And this award reflects it.


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HM Electronics, Inc. (HME), a global leader in specialized communications, is proud to announce that its corporate headquarters and manufacturing operation in Carlsbad, CA is a recipient of the 2019 AME Excellence Award presented by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). The AME Excellence Award recognizes organizations that have demonstrated excellence in manufacturing and business operations. The award acknowledges continuous improvement, best practices, creativity and innovation.

Founded in 1971, HME is a diverse group of companies that designs, manufactures, sells and services specialized communications, audio and software solutions for a variety of niche markets in over 140 countries worldwide. “We are honored to be recognized by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence,” says Mitzi Dominguez, President of HME. “HME team members consistently demonstrate a passion for excellence and commitment to quality and continuous improvement. These are more than just core values we talk about. They’re values we live by and practice every day. And this award reflects it.”

AME assessors highlighted the level of employee engagement in creating a lean culture, HME facility design, employee training resources and topics, systems for scheduling and managing workflow, and strong cross-functional collaboration. “At HME, we saw well-integrated, high-functioning teams that produced among the best cross-functional processes, culture, and results we have seen anywhere,” states the AME assessment team’s summary.

First presented in 2010, the AME Excellence Award has a rigorous selection process that begins when a company submits an extensive achievement report based on AME’s evaluation criteria. Companies that score high enough in their report review must then go through an intensive site visit. Recipients of the Excellence Award are selected based on the combined results of the achievement report review and site visit feedback. The award has been bestowed upon 44 facilities around the globe during the past 10 years.

The award was presented to HME on October 4.

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Society: Social Services

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois wins the Council on Accreditation’s 2019 Innovative Practices Award

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The Council on Accreditation (COA) would like to congratulate Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois as the winner of the 2019 Innovative Practices Award for its Regenerations program!

The Innovative Practices Award identifies, documents, and celebrates examples of successful approaches to management and service delivery practices adopted by COA-accredited organizations. Too often great ideas are kept in-house without recognizing their potential to create change beyond. The purpose of the Innovative Practices Award is to amplify the effect of one great idea by elevating it to the national stage, offering it as a resource for direct service providers, leadership, researchers, and advocates across the full spectrum of human services.

This year’s evaluation process began with a preliminary round of submissions in which applicants provided a one-page synopsis of their innovative practice. 75 programs were submitted; six were selected to move forward. Five of these submitted their full case studies, which were reviewed by a team of expert judges. The community got to weigh in, as well, with over 1,000 public votes making up 5% of each submission’s final score. It was a tight competition with many strong submissions, but Regenerations came out on top.

You can download the case study of the Regenerations program here: https://sforce.co/2VjBGeE

ABOUT THE REGENERATIONS PROGRAM

Lutheran Child and Family Services (LCFS) Regenerations is an innovative and effective strengths-based program designed to support dually-involved (child welfare and criminal justice systems) adolescents over the age of 12. The premise is that by using a team approach and providing individualized wraparound services, these “at risk” youth will increase their sense of well-being, be contributing members of the community, and have the opportunity to lead healthy, meaningful lives.

Several objectives are part of the design. It begins with a referral to Regenerations when the youth is released from detention. Focusing on placement in a family-like setting rather than a residential facility and building a trusting relationship, LCFS staff work to provide intensive wraparound services to transition the individual into the community. On average, participants in Regenerations experience a shorter waiting period for release and are more likely to go to live in a family setting after release. It is also encouraging that there is a lower rate of recidivism for this group.

LCFS Regenerations is one of the only programs serving this population in the state of Illinois. Because of the positive impact locally, it is expected to become recognized as a model to replicate across the nation.

ABOUT COA

Founded in 1977, the COA is an independent, nonprofit, international accreditor of community-based behavioral health and social service organizations. Designed to meet the needs of the varied human services field, COA accredits over 47 different service areas and over 125 types of programs. COA has separate accreditation programs for private organizations, public agencies, Canadian organizations, military programs, and child and youth development programs (including out-of-school time and early childhood education).

Currently, COA accredits or is in the process of accrediting over 1,800 organizations or programs that serve more than 7 million individuals and families each year. Learn more at coanet.org.

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