COVID-19 Webinar Series - Current Topics and Implications for Continued Response and Planning

COVID-19 has dramatically altered the lives of everyone especially youth experiencing homelessness and the service landscape. This webinar series will build greater understanding about the full impacts of the pandemic on Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) grantees and the youth they serve and support programs in addressing these impacts. It will also provide information to aid programs in preparing for the potential of future crises. In addition to the webinars, look for new resources from Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance (RHYTTAC) and topical discussions within the eLearning Community of Practice. For more information about this series please visit our COVID-19 Webinar Series webpage. 

Webinar #1 - Unprecedented Times: How Runaway & Homeless Youth Programs Support Youth Well-Being in and Beyond the Pandemic

Date: May 17th 2-3pm EDT

The purpose of this webinar is to share with RHY Providers the findings from the 2020 National Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Grantees Training. This presentation discussed implications of COVID-19 for programming and strategies to respond to those implications. It also harnessed input and reflections from participants to drive additional training and technical assistance (TTA) on this topic.

Participants will:

• Review findings from the training session and highlight salient challenges in reaching and serving young people during the pandemic
• Be presented with strategies grantees have employed to overcome some of these challenges
• Discuss behavior change communication (BCC) strategies and efforts to promote positive health behavior.
• Be guided through discussions around (1) technology and relationship building through technology and (2) Identifying and engaging youth and focus for future TTA on these topics

Presenters:

• Dr. Anne Farrell, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
• Maddox Guerilla, Youth Catalyst Team Member
• Lisa Hameed, ASW, Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department, ​Family and Children’s Division

Supplemental Resource for Webinar 1: Click Here to View (PDF)