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Channel Africa interviewed Sue Swenson (pictured at left), president of Inclusion International, and posted the podcast on YouTube.

Global Reach Summit Spotlights Complex Disability Needs

Inclusion International’s first World Congress since 2018 drew more than 600 participants from 74 countries to the United Arab Emirates in September. Sue Swenson (pictured at left during a Channel Africa podcast on YouTube) is the organization’s president. She is a former ICI staff member and has collaborated with the Institute for many years.

Learn more about Swenson.

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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, healthcare providers, and others caring for children and adolescents with mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral health needs.

The on-demand modules, along with supplemental online resources, feature clinicians, researchers, and other University of Minnesota specialists offering evidence-based strategies for professionals working with families as they encounter a range of diagnoses and conditions. The modules are part of a project that supports professionals who work with military-connected and rural families.

Learn more about the training modules.

The cover of this issue of Frontline Initiative shows four people 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… stay on the job longer, they will increasingly support people through a major life transition.”

Learn more about supporting people as they age.

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