Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
May 2018
Inside this issue:
1) Spring Cookout and Resource Fair – May 8, Tupelo
2) May is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month
3) Free Online Learning Resources
4) Teens Who Cook Become Healthier Eaters as Adults
5) Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Autism
6) Supplemental Security Income 101: A Guide for Advocates
7) New Publication Highlights Voices of Self-Advocates with Disabilities
8) Intelligent Lives, a Film
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1) Spring Cookout and Resource Fair – May 8, Tupelo
Our Artworks and LIFE of Mississippi in Tupelo invite the community to a cookout on Tuesday, May 8, from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Fairpark at the front of Tupelo City Hall on East Main Street. For more information, call Wayne Lauderdale or Michelle Pulliam at LIFE at 662.844.6633 or William Hear at Our Artworks at 662.321.2727.
2) May is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month
Approximately one out of every five children in America has a diagnosable mental health disorder. Mental health issues in young people are associated with outcomes such as suicide, substance use, inability to live independently, justice involvement, school dropout, economic hardship and physical health needs. Far too many children and adolescents lack access to needed mental health and substance use services. Across the country and the state of Mississippi, there will be lots of local Children’s Mental Health awareness events, such as Fondren After 5 in Jackson on May 3. Mississippi Family to Family (MS F2F) encourages you to participate and learn more. If you would like suggestions about events in your local area, please contact the MS F2F Parent Coordinator at 601.432.6929 or ksmith@ihl.state.ms.us
3) Free Online Learning Resources
United We Learn supports students across the U.S. by producing and curating free learning materials that encourage students from all backgrounds to graduate from high school and succeed in college, with particular focus on supporting students with disabilities. For more information, visit https://www.unitedwelearn.org/.
4) Teens Who Cook Become Healthier Eaters as Adults
A new study of young adults in the Minneapolis area finds that learning basic cooking skills after leaving high school led to healthier eating habits later in life. Those with adequate cooking skills at ages 18-23 were more likely to prepare meals with vegetables, less likely to eat fast food, and ate family meals more frequently when they reached their 30s. For more information, visit https://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/teens-who-cook-set-the-table-for-healthy-eating-as-adults-733064.html.
5) Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Autism
Since April was Autism Month, May is a great month to continue autism awareness. Lisa Shulman, M.D., contributed the dynamic article, “10 Things Everyone Should Know About Autism: Lessons for World Autism Awareness Day—and every day,” to U.S. News and World Report on April 2, 2018. Dr. Shulman is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician and director of Autism Clinical Services at the Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, RFK, LEND/UCEDD at Montefiore Health System and professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also the Association for University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)/Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Act Early Ambassador for the state of New York, where she works to raise awareness about the importance of early identification of autism and other developmental disabilities so that children can benefit from early intervention services and achieve a best outcome. To read the article, visit https://bit.ly/2uM0KRT.
6) Supplemental Security Income 101: A Guide for Advocates
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a need-based program administered by the Social Security Administration, provides a basic income to over 8.2 million people, including 2.2 million seniors age 65 plus. As more seniors struggle to make ends meet in today’s economy, getting access to SSI can help low-income seniors escape deep poverty and avoid or move out of homelessness. Justice in Aging's Supplemental Security Income 101: A Guide for Advocates introduces advocates who provide assistance to older adults to the SSI program and focuses on the basics of the program for those who qualify based on age (65 years or older). To view the guide, visit https://bit.ly/2pQFFA5.
7) New Publication Highlights Voices of Self-Advocates with Disabilities
Employment First refers to a range of policies and practices that make employment the first option considered for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who receive services from state agencies. In this new ThinkWork publication, people with intellectual disabilities talk about "Employment First" efforts in their states, and why those efforts are important. To download a copy of the publication, visit https://bit.ly/2Imz0W3.
8) Intelligent Lives, a Film
Award-winning director Dan Habib created the film, Including Samuel, to chronicle his family’s efforts to include his son Samuel who has cerebral palsy in every facet of their lives. Habib’s new film, Intelligent Lives, follows the stories of three pioneering young adults with intellectual disabilities–Micah, Naieer, and Naomie–as they challenge perceptions of intelligence while navigating high school, college, and the workforce. To watch a clip and learn more about the film, visit https://www.intelligentlives.org/.
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