Foster Kids and the Baker Act
2022-06-04 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Complimentary Webinar on the use of the Baker Act and medication management in the Florida Foster Care System.

About this event

Join us for a complimentary Zoom Webinar.

In Florida, there are currently about 19,000 children in foster care. The average age is 10. About 50% will not complete high school and almost 95% will never earn a college degree. With nearly 400,000 foster kids in the foster care system in the United States, 75 % of 17 y-olds have changed schools over 5 times.

Millions from taxpayer funds are invested in this system every year, yet there are still numerous foster kids lacking stability, good health and guidance in order to “age-out” of the system safely and thrive in life.

Has privatizing the foster care system really helped protect these vulnerable kids?

This conversation shine a light on what Florida foster kids go through.

As Case Workers, Guardian Ad Litem, Caregivers and even Foster Parents, you all deserve to be part of this conversation.

Specific Learning Objectives:

• Understand what happens to foster kids when they are in the foster care system.

• Hear examples on how certain parents, guardians and caregivers have navigated this system for the benefit of foster kids.

• Identify the basic children’s rights impacted in foster care.

• Learn about the laws regarding involuntary psychiatric examinations and medication prescription within the foster care system.

Host:
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Submit your questions to: info@cchrflorida.org

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The Baker Act Webinar
2022-06-11 13:00 - 14:30
Complimentary Webinar on the Florida Mental Health Law, the Baker Act. Hear from a Legal expert.

About this event

Join us for a complimentary Zoom Webinar.

The Baker Act in Florida allows a child, an adult or an elder to be involuntarily sent for a psychiatric examination.

This webinar is designed to provide mental health providers with a thorough understanding of the Florida Mental Health Act (Baker Act) including its history, use, impact on human rights and actions to take while protecting vulnerable persons and their rights.

Specific Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the legal context and intentions of the Baker Act.
2. Be able to describe the laws regarding involuntary examinations.
3. Be able to identify the basic human rights impacted by the Baker Act and the Act’s unintended consequences.
4. Obtain action steps to protect yourself, your children, and all those impacted by the Baker Act.

Our guest speaker:
Carmen Miller has been a private attorney in the Tampa Bay area for many years. She is an expert on the Baker Act and served for over 8 years as an Asst. Public Defender for the 13th Judicial District, Hillsborough County.

Host:
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Saturday, June 11th, 2022 at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

This live webinar is designed for:
· Mental Health Counselors
· Clinical Social Workers
· Marriage Family Therapists
· Master Social Workers

Submit your questions to: info@cchrflorida.org

© 2022 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights
