MONDAY MEMO #54
- Resilient Georgia
- Nov 10
- 4 min read
Welcome to your weekly Monday Memo. This week’s edition highlights ACEs and resiliency building resources, maternal and women’s health resources, professional development opportunities, and youth support. Before we dive in, here are some reminders and highlights from the RG Team:
RG Highlights
NMHWAC Cohort 6 - Please share with recent MH graduates! Applications are open for Cohort 6 of the National Mental Health Workforce Accelerator Collaborative (NMHWAC), a partnership between the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Kaiser Permanente, and RG. This program offers post-master’s candidates up to $10,000 in milestone-based incentives, including stipends and professional development support. Eligible applicants are early-career clinicians pursuing licensure and committed to serving under-resourced communities. Apply here by November 16th. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to NMHWAC@thenationalcouncil.org.
General Meeting Regional Showcase: This Thursday November 13th at 11am! This showcase, Building Resilient Futures: Youth Mental Health in Action, focuses on supporting Youth Mental Health efforts statewide. Join us this week on Zoom to hear from six Resilient Georgia Regional Coalitions and their innovative youth mental health initiatives. Discover how local partnerships and creative strategies are strengthening well-being and resilience in Georgia’s communities. To request an invite, please email Alex English at aenglish@resilientga.org. See you there!
Action-Item: Parent to Parent Community Needs Assessment Survey: Parent to Parent of Georgia is developing a 3-year strategic plan and invites your input through a short 10–12 minute Community Needs Assessment Survey. Your anonymous feedback will help strengthen support for families and individuals with disabilities or special health care needs across Georgia. Please complete the survey and share widely with your partners serving children and families!
Coalition Highlights
Resilient Coastal Georgia is hosting a ceremony honoring first responders this Thursday November 13th from 10 AM-12 PM for their participation in the Handle with Care initiative. Handle with Care (HWC) is a program where law enforcement informs a child’s school if a student was present during a traumatic event, like domestic violence or an accident. Learn more about the program here and register for the ceremony here. Additionally, RCG is the newest coalition with a resource guide developed by Resilient Georgia! This comprehensive guide includes child and family behavioral health state and local resources with service descriptions and contact information for the counties. View the RCG guide here. If your coalition is interested in a resource guide, please contact Nikki at nwarner@resilientga.org.
Child Enrichment recently hosted its quarterly My Loved One & Me event in partnership with The Basics—an afternoon dedicated to creativity, connection, and quality time with little ones. Families celebrated the season with pumpkin painting and playful moments that encouraged slowing down and making memories together. This free community event will return on December 16th at 10:30AM, and all are welcome to join the fun! Sign up here.
ACEs and Resilient Development
Creative Resilience | iHeart: Hosted by Dr. Briana Woods-Jaeger of Emory University, Creative Resilience is a podcast on mental health and well-being for youth, families, communities, and society. Episodes highlight research, lived experiences, and inspirations from academics, artists, and community leaders. Listen to the podcast here.
Resources | ACEs Aware – Take action. Save lives.: ACES aware has resources for clinicians on ACE screening and clinical responses. Resources are organized by type, topic, and stages. Read more here.
Mattering in Early Childhood: Building a Strong Foundation for Life: This is a resource from Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child on how mattering affects children’s lifelong health and well-being and tips for promoting a sense of mattering in young children.
Legal Advocacy
Volunteer Opportunities: Pro Bono Partnerships of Atlanta is seeking volunteer transactional lawyers. Opportunities range from healthcare to intellectual property areas. Learn more here!
Maternal and Women's Health
Maternal Health Awareness Day 2026: Join Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies for Maternal Health Awareness Day on January 21 from 10 AM-4 PM. This event brings together advocates, community leaders, and more to push lawmakers at the Capitol for real change in maternal health policy. Register here.
Georgia expectant mothers find time is not on their side for prenatal care: This AJC article uncovers the vast disparity in care for Georgia mothers, particularly those in rural areas, with 80 of 159 counties lacking a full-time OB-GYN, and ongoing rural hospital closures forcing many women to travel long distances for prenatal care. Recent data show rising rates of late or inadequate prenatal care, though infant mortality rates have slightly improved. State leaders have expanded Medicaid postpartum coverage to one year, extended TANF benefits to pregnant women, and are exploring ways to use local public health departments to provide prenatal visits. These efforts aim to reduce disparities and ensure safer, more accessible care for mothers and babies across Georgia. Read the full article here.
REPORT & TOOLKIT: Trauma-Informed Women's Health: This new toolkit from the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice explores how the healthcare system can promote trauma-informed policies and practices to better address disparities and challenges impacting women’s health. It offers resources for advocates and change agents to advance healing-centered approaches that honor lived experience and support recovery and well-being.
Professional Development
Webinar | From Connection to Care: How Integrating Social Health Improves Mental Health Outcomes: Join this webinar on November 17th at 1:30 PM EST on social health hosted by Talkspace and Wisdo Health. The webinar will discuss various topics like how social health improves treatment initiation and how social health platforms can enable referrals to therapy and services. Learn more here.
Youth
Mental Health America published their 2025 Supporting Young Minds resources. This guide includes resources and tools created to help youth combat feelings of hopelessness, build resiliency, and inform adults how to advocate for youth. Please share widely!
She Soars Youth Resource Guide created by the nonprofit She Soars is a resource guide developed by young people for young people. The guide intends to connect peers with mental and emotional health resources in Metro Atlanta and nationally. Check out the guide here. Please share widely with your families, youth-serving professionals, and educators!