2025 Summit

Connect & Restore

Kids Living Well and Region 13 hosted Connect & Restore a full-day learning opportunity for healthcare providers, educators, therapists, social workers, and family partners on April 11, 2025. Connect & Restore focused on how to talk with youth about substance use, how to create a culture of wellness for adults and kids, and school safety with a restorative justice lens. Five hours of CEU or Education learning credits and a Certificate of Attendance were available to participants at this FREE event held at the Region 13 Education Service Center, 5701 Springdale Road, Austin, TX 78723.
AGENDA
8:30 a.m.         Registration, light breakfast, exhibitor tables
8:45 a.m.         Welcome
9 a.m.             Navigating Conversations with Adolescents on Substance Misuse , Vanessa Sarria, MPA, Chief Program Officer, Cardea Services
10 a.m.            Panel discussion: How to talk with kids about substance use.
10:45 a.m.       Break
11 a.m.            Microstress to Mindfulness, Dr. Paula Freeman, Administrative Specialist for Social and Emotional Learning, Region 13 Counseling Team
11:45 a.m.       Lunch
1:00 p.m.        School Safety & Restorative Justice, Brian Mannas, Restorative Practices Training, Workshops, and Consulting, AISD
1:45 p.m.         Break
2:00 p.m.         Panel Discussion: How to implement restorative justice practices in our work, schools, homes and relationships.
3:00 p.m.         Adjourn
If you have questions about this event, please contact mary.dodd@integralcare.org.