TRI at Glasswing International's Annual Virtual Conference

On May 30-31, 2023, Glasswing International hosts its annual virtual mental health conference in collaboration with Catalyst 2030! TRI’s Co-Founder, Director of Innovation, and key developer of TRM and CRM, Elaine Miller-Karas, will be leading a panel discussion titled Working with Trauma: The Community Resiliency Model. Panelists will discuss the characteristics of resilient communities, including social cohesion, adaptive capacity, and resourcefulness, and examine the importance of fostering resilience at the individual, family, and community levels. Panelists include CRM Teachers Sam Habimana (Founder and Executive Director of Rwanda Resilience and Grounding Organization), Dr. Oleksandr Elkin (Founder, EdCamp Ukraine), and Natalia Valevska (EdCamp Ukrainne), as well as David Rosenthal (Area Chair of the Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Counselor Education programs and Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at University of Wisconsin-Madison; El Salvador Mental Health Program).

“This year's theme, Reimagining Mental Health, will bring together digital innovators, practitioners in traditional healing, youth leaders, the public sector and individuals with lived experiences from around the world who share a commitment to making mental health a global priority, through improved quality and access.

During this two-day event, we will explore global perspectives and address topics including digital innovations in mental health, traditional healing practices, community resilience, the intersection between climate change and mental health and much more. “

About the Organizers:

Glasswing International, based in the Global South, is an organization with fifteen years of experience and proven results in mental health work. We develop and implement diverse programming in Latin America and the Caribbean, putting mental health at the center of solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time. Our mission is to address the root causes and consequences of violence and poverty through education and health programs that empower youth and communities, and strengthen public systems. At Glasswing, we believe that every person has both the potential and the right to thrive, no matter what adversity they face. Our programs engage members of communities, deepening our impact. Since 2007, we have directed more than $140M in funds toward health and education programs and impacted the lives of more than 2.2 million people. https://glasswing.org

Launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2020, Catalyst 2030 is a fast-growing global movement of 2,300 social entrepreneurs, innovators, funders, private sector, and government actors. Working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 through an unprecedented mobilisation of social entrepreneurs, partners and resources serving 197 countries. Join the Movement at https://catalyst2030.net/