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Partnership to Strengthen New Jersey’s Direct Support Workforce

ICI's Direct Support Workforce Solutions and The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have launched a joint state-wide project to bolster the stability and quality of support for people with disabilities in New Jersey.

Learn more about the new partnership.

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The cover of this issue of Frontline Initiative shows four I CAN members flexing their arms in a gym after a workout. The overlay text is the title of the issue, which reads, "Frontline Initiative: Supporting People as They Age." Also shown in overlay text is the logo of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, and the wordmarks of the Institute on Community Integration and the University of Minnesota.

Aging: Changing Support Needs

As people with disabilities transition to new life stages, the direct support professionals they work with play a critical role in maintaining their quality of life and ability to make meaningful choices. The new Frontline Initiative highlights DSPs and others who are embracing these transitions.

“As DSPs develop their professional skills and stay on the job longer, they will increasingly support people through a major life transition.”

Learn more about supporting people as they age.

Kyle Sterrett, an assistant professor in pediatrics, beside a graphic of a crowd of people and the overlaid heading, "Early Autism Intervention: What Works, Why it Matters."

New Behavioral Health Resources Launched

The University of Minnesota’s TeleOutreach Center + Service Hub has launched a series of free training modules for mental health workers and other professionals caring for children and adolescents with mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral health needs. The on-demand modules are part of a project that supports professionals who work with military-connected and rural families.

Learn more about the training modules.

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