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This factsheet describes TARGET, a therapeutic intervention for regulating the effect of trauma that can be adapted for Latinx children, youths, and families that have experienced traumatic events and/or are experiencing behavioral health challenges. In addition, it provides recommendations for mental health providers that want to provide TARGET to Latinx communities.

Recording of A Native Youth Round Table. Hurt People Hurt People: Transforming Lateral Violence in AI/AN Communities. The Leadership Academy, National AI/AN Childhood Trauma TSA Center, Category II, and the Tribal College and University Initiative will host a Native Youth Round Table in recognition of Trauma Awareness Month. Our Native Youth panelists will explore a youth perspective on lateral violence, as well as how to heal and build a better Native community for all. We look forward to listening and learning from the Native youth to help guide us in our future work. Please join us in learning from our future leaders!

Slides from the session A Native Youth Round Table. Hurt People Hurt People: Transforming Lateral Violence in AI/AN Communities.  The Leadership Academy, National AI/AN Childhood Trauma TSA Center, Category II, and the Tribal College and University Initiative will host a Native Youth Round Table in recognition of Trauma Awareness Month. Our Native Youth panelists will explore a youth perspective on lateral violence, as well as how to heal and build a better Native community for all. We look forward to listening and learning from the Native youth to help guide us in our future work. Please join us in learning from our future leaders! 

This event took place on May 20th, 2022. We will spend time together reflecting on Native people reconnecting to culture through health and wellness. Through our keynote presenter, Dr. Rebecca Crawford Foster, 2 interactive sessions with traditional health and wellness experts using informed and guided sessions and an Indigenous chef, we will explore the idea of MH and wellness as educators/administrators. Together we will learn traditional ways to impact our youth for self-care and wellbeing. Participants will learn methods to include in a classroom and school setting to help foster positive behavior.  

Personalismo – Formal Friendliness For Hispanic and Latinx individuals, personalismo is described as formal friendliness. Latinos may expect mental health providers to demonstrate simpatía or friendliness, and personalismo. If these values are not expressed, they could feel slighted. This reduces the likelihood of adherence to treatment and the mental health care providers’ recommendations.   Religion, Spirituality and Traditional Healing Practices Many Hispanic and Latinx individuals are very spiritual, and many are very religious. Religious practices among Hispanic and Latinx individuals are diverse. Religion and spirituality may play an important role in Latinx individuals' understanding of physical health and mental health, causes, treatment, and help-seeking efforts. Traditional healing practices like curanderismo, yerberos, and soberos are used as part of daily life and impact the view of healing for some Hispanic and Latinx communities.   Respeto-Respect There is a high value placed on demonstrating respeto (respect) in interactions with others. Mental health providers are viewed as authority figures and Hispanic and Latinx individuals may hesitate to ask questions or express concerns about recommendations to avoid being disrespectful.     Familismo-Familism Hispanic and Latinx individuals are known for having strong family ties because they value family and community as sources of identity and support. Latinx reference to familia (family) may often expand beyond nuclear and extended family to include not only parents and siblings, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, close friends, and comadres/compadres.      

We will spend time together reflecting on Native people reconnecting to culture through health and wellness. Through our keynote presenter, Rebecca Crawford Foster, 2 interactive sessions with traditional health and wellness experts using informed and guided sessions and an Indigenous chef, we will explore the idea of MH and wellness as educators/administrators. Together we will learn traditional ways to impact our youth for self-care and wellbeing. Participants will learn methods to include in a classroom and school setting to help foster positive behavior.

Check out our new newsletter from the NAIAN MHTTC K-12 School Mental Health Program: CULTIVATE: Rooted in Culture, Destined to Grow!

Recording of Hope and Resilience of American Indian/Alaska Native Youth. May is Mental Health Awareness month. Join us to focus on the mental health and well-being of Native Youth. Today's youth face stressors that can be overwhelming. What are some coping strategies and how do we support youth who are struggling? It's in their DNA to find strength through culture and tradition. Our presenter is psychologist , Dr. John Gonzalez (Ojibwe), who is clinically trained and provides services across Indian country. 

Recording of Words as Seeds. How do words shape and mold us into the people we become? When we think of words as seeds, we become even more aware of the intention behind words that are planted with positivity and those that cause harm. In this talk, you’ll hear testimony on the power of words and their impact on our spirit’s traumas and triumphs. Join us for this session with speaker, Tanaya Winder (Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, Duckwater Shoshone), for inspiring words, stories, and activities, as well as to hear Tanaya’s original poetry and song, Come Back to Me. Tanaya Winder is an author, singer/songwriter, poet, and motivational speaker. She comes from an intertribal lineage of Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, and Duckwater Shoshone Nations where she is an enrolled citizen. Tanaya’s performances and talks emphasize “heartwork” – the life path one is meant to follow by using their gifts and passions. She blends storytelling, singing, and spoken word to teach about different expressions of love. Her specialties include youth empowerment and healing trauma through art.

This event took place on May 11, 2022 at 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Please join us for our monthly MHTTC webinar series featuring Avis Garcia, PhD, LAT, LPC, NCC, Northern Arapaho, in collaboration with the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency in Tacoma, WA. Avis Garcia, PhD, L.P.C. L.A.T. is an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Nation and affiliated with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of Wyoming. She earned a doctorate in counselor education and supervision at the University of Wyoming, and is also a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Licensed Addictions Therapist. For 19 years she has been a mental health provider in the treatment of American Indian youth and families. She is also an advocate of education in Indian Country, a resource provider for promoting cultural enhancement of evidence-based practices and practice-based evidence of treatment approaches for American Indian children and their families exposed to trauma. She is knowledgeable about the concerns of implementation and adaptation of evidenced-based practices being introduced into Indian Country. Avis is currently employed as an executive director of a nonprofit substance abuse treatment center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

This event took place on May 11, 2022 at 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Please join us for our monthly MHTTC webinar series featuring Avis Garcia, PhD, LAT, LPC, NCC, Northern Arapaho, in collaboration with the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency in Tacoma, WA. Avis Garcia, PhD, L.P.C. L.A.T. is an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Nation and affiliated with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of Wyoming. She earned a doctorate in counselor education and supervision at the University of Wyoming, and is also a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Licensed Addictions Therapist. For 19 years she has been a mental health provider in the treatment of American Indian youth and families. She is also an advocate of education in Indian Country, a resource provider for promoting cultural enhancement of evidence-based practices and practice-based evidence of treatment approaches for American Indian children and their families exposed to trauma. She is knowledgeable about the concerns of implementation and adaptation of evidenced-based practices being introduced into Indian Country. Avis is currently employed as an executive director of a nonprofit substance abuse treatment center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Summer camp is beneficial for youth in many ways, including the development of important social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Moreover, usually children who attend summer camps create memories to last a lifetime! They develop lifelong skills, promotes independence, teaches teamwork and resiliency, provides screen free time, and encourage play time, fosters growth and self-esteem, connect with nature, keeps youth intellectually engaged, and gives them a sense of purpose. Providing a routine is key for them to maintain a healthy life. This session will offer parents and families ideas to keep children active with healthy and safe opportunities during the summer months.

Slides from the session Your Self Care and Psychological First Aid in Your Care for Others During COVID. 

Please join us for our monthly MHTTC webinar series featuring Dr. Avis Garcia, PhD, LAT, LPC, NCC, Northern Arapaho in collaboration with the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency in Tacoma, WA.

This event took place on Apr 13, 2022 at 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada).

Recording of Pathway to Crisis, Recovery, and Resiliency. The National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Center, the K-12 Center, and the National American Indian and Alaska Native Child Traumatic Stress Initiative are pleased to announce a collaborative project with Jacqueline S. Gray, PhD, retired research associate professor, to assist in creating a crisis, recovery, and resiliency team to serve your community. After taking the training, participants will posses the knowledge and skills to go out into their Native community as a facilitator.

Slides from the session Pathway to Crisis, Recovery, and Resiliency. The National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Center, the K-12 Center, and the National American Indian and Alaska Native Child Traumatic Stress Initiative are pleased to announce a collaborative project with Jacqueline S. Gray, PhD, retired research associate professor, to assist in creating a crisis, recovery, and resiliency team to serve your community. After taking the training, participants will posses the knowledge and skills to go out into their Native community as a facilitator.

The National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health TTC is partnering with the American Red Cross to provide this informational webinar as a prelude for training the Red Cross will provide in April. The Red Cross Virtual Family Assistance Center provides individual and group support for frontline workers during COVID, facilitating groups for employees and supervisors, and providing a class on Psychological First Aid during COVID.

National American Indian & Alaska Native MHTTC School of Mental Health - K-12 Program guide. 

    Download our activity guide for American Indian and Alaska Native families who still may be dealing with quarantine rules associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Hispanic and Latinx populations in the U.S confront particular structural barriers to receiving accessible and responsive mental health care services (e.g. lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate services, lack of insurance, lack of transportation, lack of awareness of the mental health system). Due to such factors, mental health care providers require the knowledge and skills to identify and help address the societal and community-level barriers that negatively impact behavioral health care outcomes among Hispanic and Latinx communities. A crucial step towards helping increase health equity and accessibility of services among Hispanic and Latinx groups is building upon programs and strategies which promote and strengthen community-driven mental health services and which can deliver culturally oriented practices.   Objectives 1) Discuss the structural level of barriers that impact mental health care services, access, and outcomes of Hispanic and Latinx communities. 2) Address models, programs, and resources that help improve the accessibility of culturally grounded and responsive mental health care services for Hispanic and Latinx communities. 3) Discuss means, strategies, and recommendations to develop and implement advocacy initiatives and connect individuals to community-based support which improves the prevention of mental health conditions and reduces behavioral health disparities among Hispanic and Latinx communities.

Recording of Your Self Care and Psychological First Aid in Your Care for Others During COVID. The National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health TTC is partnering with the American Red Cross to provide this informational webinar as a prelude for training the Red Cross will provide in April. The Red Cross Virtual Family Assistance Center provides individual and group support for frontline workers during COVID, facilitating groups for employees and supervisors, and providing a class on Psychological First Aid during COVID.

Slides from the session An American Indian in the Classroom: Culturally and Identity Safe School for Native Youth. There are many factors effecting American Indian student opportunities and achievements. A significant factor is the lack of representation in schools- in the curriculum, teachers and staff, and the school setting. Culturally relevant pedagogy is a way schools and teachers can address this issue that can improve opportunities and success for American Indian students. We will present recent data on the current use of cultural content in schools, discuss what culturally relevant teaching is, and provide research data that shows the effectiveness on student learning outcomes.

Recording of An American Indian in the Classroom: Culturally and Identity Safe School for Native Youth. There are many factors effecting American Indian student opportunities and achievements. A significant factor is the lack of representation in schools- in the curriculum, teachers and staff, and the school setting. Culturally relevant pedagogy is a way schools and teachers can address this issue that can improve opportunities and success for American Indian students. We will present recent data on the current use of cultural content in schools, discuss what culturally relevant teaching is, and provide research data that shows the effectiveness on student learning outcomes. This event took place on March 17th, 2022.