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Project ECHO® professionals meet regularly in person and virtually. Pictured from left to right, the in-person staff members are Jessica Simacek—who leads the Department of Defense study and directs ICI’s TeleOutreach Center—and researchers Adele Dimian and Andrea Castillo.

Improving Mental, Emotional, Developmental, and Behavioral Health Care for Military-Connected and Rural Children and Families

Researchers and clinicians from ICI and the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain are finding new ways to help military-connected families and people living in rural communities access services for children's mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral health care.

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Self-advocate Dupree Edwards speaks from a podium at The Arc Gala.

A Dream Job at The Arc Minnesota for Dupree Edwards

Dupree Edwards (pictured presenting at The Arc Gala) is ICI's Lead State Advisor on Systems Change. As the newly elected board co-chair of The Arc Minnesota, he is excited to draw on his lived experience and passion as a self-advocate to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“This position at The Arc is really a dream job for me. To be on the board of directors of a non-profit organization is something I wanted to do, but I really didn’t think the opportunity would pop up so soon.”

Read more about Edwards.

A TIES Center staff meeting.

New Paraprofessional Online Training from ICI’s TIES Center

Paraprofessionals can learn new skills to support students while fostering belonging, independence, and academic success in a new comprehensive online training series developed by ICI's TIES Center. The Empowering Inclusive Schools: A Learning Series for Paraprofessionals Supporting Students with Disabilities bridges the gap between being present in the classroom and experiencing true participation and inclusive education.

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