Virtual Event: Promoting Connections to Support Resiliency for Families and Communities - A Closer Look at Safe Babies: A Program of ZERO TO THREE
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/22/2026 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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Promoting Connections to Support Resiliency for Families and Communities - A Closer Look at Safe Babies: A Program of ZERO TO THREE
April 22, 2026, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Special Member Exclusive follow-on discussion, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Supporting strong, resilient relationships is essential for helping infants, toddlers, and families thrive, especially in the context of early adversity and child welfare involvement. But how can systems better center connection, healing, and stability?
Join us for a Virtual Member Event featuring Darneshia Allen, a national leader in early childhood systems and Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE. In this engaging session, you’ll get an inside look at how Safe Babies is transforming support for young children and families experiencing heightened risk.
Grounded in early childhood development and attachment science, Safe Babies brings together child welfare, courts, and community partners to strengthen relationships and improve outcomes. You’ll hear powerful examples from communities across the country and leave with practical ideas you can use to build more connected, trauma-responsive systems of care in your own work.
Learner objectives: As a result of participating in this event, learners will be able to…
- Describe at least two ways that early adversity and trauma impact the development of infants and toddlers.
- Identify key components and at least two strategies of the Safe Babies approach to support family engagement, cross-system collaboration, and resilience.
Member Exclusive w/ZERO TO THREE, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
After the webinar, ZERO TO THREE Members are invited to stay for a 30-minute, members-only facilitated debrief. This reflective conversation offers space to process key takeaways, share insights, and connect with your ZERO TO THREE community.
Darneshia Allen
Director of Practice and Field Operations
ZERO TO THREE
Across more than 30 years of experience working with young children, Darneshia’s background includes intensive engagement with families in urban communities and a wealth of experience in Early Care and Education. She joined ZERO TO THREE as the Arkansas Community Coordinator for the Pulaski County Safe Babies Court Team Project in 2009. In continuous leadership roles, she has experienced the opportunity to support sites and states across the country in their efforts to implement the Safe Babies™ approach. Under the auspices of the Infant Toddler Court Program (ITCP) National Resource Center, she has led the work as a Statewide Training and Outreach Coordinator and Quality Improvement Center for ITCTs Technical Assistance Specialist prior to becoming the Senior Technical Assistance Specialist in 2018, later moving into the role of Director of Practice and Field Operations in 2020.
At present, she enjoys the privilege of creating content and curriculum aligned with research that supports the mission and vision of Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE, reflecting evolving practice trends and best-practice strategies in the capacity of Training and Technical Assistance Integration Manager. Over her 16+ year tenure with ZERO TO THREE, she has openly shared her knowledge and expertise learned in partnership with families and communities across the country. Across a wide variety of platforms, she delivers numerous presentations on the safety and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families experiencing adversities, trauma-responsive family engagement, collaborative systems-building and enhancing workforce capacity. Her audiences span across state and national conferences, regularly addresses multi-disciplinary participants inclusive of Child Welfare, Dependency Courts, Early Care and Education, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Policy Advocacy, and supporting renowned national conferences such as the World Association for Infant Mental Health, the National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect and the Children’s Defense Fund.
**Live Attendance Required** (complete within 30 days of event). All registrants will have 30-day access to the session recording.
ZERO TO THREE is pleased to offer Continuing Education Units for a wide range of learning events, both in person and on line.
Contact hours and CEUs are automatically added to your registration for no additional charge. Registrants can earn up to 0.1 CEU or 1 Contact hour for attending this event. Continuing Education Units are awarded with live attendance, completed session evaluation, and a passing quiz score of 75% or greater.
Learner Objectives:
- Describe at least two ways that early adversity and trauma impact the development of infants and toddlers.
- Identify key components and at least two strategies of the Safe Babies approach to support family engagement, cross-system collaboration, and resilience.
Contact hours offered may vary per discipline. For more information regarding ZERO TO THREE CEUs, please visit: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1657-earn-ceus-from-zero-to-three. Please note: A computer or electronic device with internet connection is required for successful completion. This session will be hosted for one hour and includes a brief introduction, 45 mins of content based teaching, and 10 to 15 minutes of Q and A. Questions can be posted throughout the session, and the presenter will address as many as possible.
Additional Details:
ZERO TO THREE is accredited as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education and Training by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this accreditation, we have demonstrated compliance with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As the official standard for continuing education and training, IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are recognized by a wide range of organizations, including professional associations, regulatory boards, corporations, and universities.
Though IACET CEUs are widely accepted, it is up to each organization to choose whether or not it will accept them. For this reason, we strongly advise that you confirm in advance if a particular body accepts IACET CEUs. To view a list of companies, regulatory boards, and organizations that have reported to accept the IACET CEU credit, please click here. This list is not exhaustive, nor does it guarantee that an IACET CEU will automatically be accepted.
*Presenters have affirmed that they do not have proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed in this course, and have confirmed that they have not been compensated in relation to this presentation.
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