By Ingrid Padgett, Yale PRCH
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, New England MHTTC centered lived experience. One of the best ways to gain insight and awareness is through inquiry and dialogue that generates positive ideas and actionable next steps. With this in mind, we prioritized opportunities to learn more about the multitude of mental health experiences within Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the New England region.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the fastest-growing racial groups in the United States, comprising over 20 million people (Pew Research Center, 2021). Despite the growth of this population, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are less likely to seek mental health services than other racial and ethnic groups. Moreover, often this population faces unique challenges when accessing mental health care, such as language barriers, cultural concerns around mental health, and lack of awareness of available resources (Asian American Psychological Association, 2019).
Do you have lived experience of a mental health condition? Tell us what it means to be empowered! New England MHTTC is helping the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University recruit participants for a listening session focused on feeling empowered as a person with a mental health condition. The Center is especially interested in the opinions of people from diverse backgrounds. Who should attend: individuals with lived experience of a mental health condition from populations traditionally under-represented in behavioral health care evaluation efforts and who want to help look at a scale and make suggestions.
The listening session will be no more than one hour long, and participants will receive a $35 payment. The listening session will support the Center to re-validate the Empowerment Scale which has been widely used nationally and internationally in a variety of research studies. Given how long ago it was developed, the Center thinks the scale could benefit from a close look at the questions and wording. The goal is to get feedback from people with lived experience and then test the scale. For more info and if you are interested in participating, contact David Braverman at: [email protected].
54th Annual New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, Worcester State University, MA – June 5 – 8, 2023 – Hybrid – Face-To-Face and Virtual Options for Attendance
The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, commonly called Summer School, is an intensive 4-day learning experience to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of substance use disorder services. For over 50 years, participants from many disciplines have come together to form a unique, diverse learning community.
This year will be our first hybrid program! Due to the demand for intensive Summer School program online, we are happy to also offer a live virtual program.
This event is hosted by AdCare Educational Institute of New England. New England MHTTC is proud to be a regional workforce development partner--visit us at our exhibit table!
Join us on Monday, June 5 - Thursday, June 8, 2023 from 9 AM - 5 PM ET.
Transgender people experience higher levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidality than cisgender people, and the highest rates of mental health challenges among people who identify as LGBTQIA+. Presenters will speak about their work in New England, share their strategies for and experiences with supporting mental health for transgender populations and answer questions from participants.
Presenters:
Join us on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM ET.
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. and New England MHTTC would like to invite you and your staff to attend "Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices," a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO webinar series. Native Psychological Brilliance refers to the intelligence, strengths, balance, innate resources, and resilience of Native people.
The topic of June's session is: "Healing Native Family Trauma Connected to Drugs and Alcohol."
This no-cost telehealth series will be held on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 11:00 am Pacific/12:00 pm Mountain/1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern. Each session will be one hour in length and will provide an opportunity for participants to:
The concept of Native psychological brilliance will be celebrated through Native music video and Native spoken word performances as part of each session.
Join us on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 2 PM ET.