Through no fault of their own, foster kids experience traumatizing situations like being taken from their homes and put into the system. The conference aims to help.
TOLEDO, Ohio — City of Toledo elected officials, community leaders, first responders and those within the health community are being encouraged this week to join a Trauma Training Conference framed around foster care.
This two-day conference from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday is jointly hosted by NAMI Greater Toledo and CareNet to highlight the importance of accountability when it comes to leadership and organizations. The conference will be held at the Main Library at 325 N. Michigan Street.
NAMI Greater Toledo’s Executive Director Marriah Kornowa said the event’s focus, trauma training, is a basic concept. But the conference will be anything but, since the point is to dig deeper into the issue and try harder in the attempts to handle it.
“It’s one thing …