PEP Students to Compete in “Stop the Hate” Essay Contest This year students from PEP Hopewell are participating in a contest through the Maltz Museum called “Stop the Hate.” The program is for 6th – 12th graders in Northeast Ohio and has two options for participating: an essay contest known as “Youth Speak Out” or
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PEP Assist Training Institute Returns Feb. 13 – 14 After a several year hiatus resulting from the pandemic, the in-person PEP Assist Training Institute returns this Feb. 13 – 14. The topic is “Trauma-Informed Care and Crisis Interventions Made Simple.” This two-day training will provide participants with strategies and resources to implement in their classrooms
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Creating a Beloved Community at PEP and Beyond By Habeebah Rasheed Grimes, CEO, Positive Education Program A few years ago, I had the privilege of serving as a panelist at The City Club of Cleveland event, Racism, Inequity, and Public Health: Cuyahoga County’s Response, Part II. As I prepared for this discussion on the devastating
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OhioRISE Infographic for Parents Highlights the Basics Brace yourself for a long and jargon-filled description. Positive Education Program is the Care Management Entity for central Cuyahoga County for Ohio Medicaid’s new specialized managed care program known as OhioRISE, which uses a high-fidelity wraparound approach to help youth who have complex behavioral health needs or multi-system
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