Description
This statewide conference generally attracts 300-400 stakeholders from Maryland’s public behavioral health community. Attendees include administrators (state and local), program directors, behavioral health and substance use disorders providers, consumers, family members and various advocacy groups.

The conference will feature a workshop titled School Mental Health Training: Tools and Technical Assistance. This workshop will highlight the SAMHSA funded National School Mental Health curriculum and the School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation (SHAPE) System, a free online quality improvement platform. Schools, districts, and states can use these resources to advance high quality comprehensive school mental health. The training will offer participants the opportunity to learn about school mental health resources and technical assistance available through the Central East Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (C-MHTTC) and the National Center for School Mental Health.

Workshop Speakers:
Sharon Hoover, PhD, Associate Professor, Co-Director, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Oscar Morgan, Project Director, C-MHTTC; Samantha Reaves, PLD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Mental Health Training, Tools and Technical Assistance.

Conference Goals:   

• Promote collaboration and integration among providers, families and communities.
• Learn and develop skills with current promising and best practices nationwide.
• Highlight effective interventions currently in use to serve Maryland’s children and families with behavioral health concerns.