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Editors' Note: This story ran in our March newsletter, published Mar. 1.   The 2022 Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations (NABHO) Conference will be held in Lincoln, NE from March 30-31. Our very own, Dr. Brandy Clarke and Dr. Holly Roberts, will be speaking on integration best practices. Click here to register and view the tentative itinerary. […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our March newsletter, published Mar. 1.   The next webinar in our series Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment will cover pediatric sleep and adolescent and adult sleep from 12-1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Mar. 17.   Click here to register. Each webinar in this series, produced in […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our March newsletter, published Mar. 1.   All modules, activities, and slide decks for the Adult Resilience Curriculum (ARC) for Health Professionals are now available online. Click here to view the webpage.   ARC helps individuals and their organizations navigate the manifestations of burnout that come from ongoing emotional demand and busy […]

A recently published report on children’s mental health highlights the continued public health concern of poor mental health among children and adolescents. The report analyzed data from a variety of sources to describe mental health and mental disorders in children during 2013–2019. The most common mental health diagnoses for US children include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) […]

The AAKOMA Project is sponsoring a 90-minute virtual event on Monday, February 28 (6:00 PM ET), that will examine Black mental health needs. State of Emergency: You Are Not A Burden! A conversation about suicide in the Black community will enable caretakers, families, and youth to connect with advocates, survivors and experts to discuss mental […]

Mental Health America (MHA), with support from Lundbeck, released a first-of-its-kind dashboard that geographically maps the results of 2.6 million mental health screenings taken through the MHA Online Screening Program in 2020 and 2021. The dashboard provides a view of at-risk rates of suicidal ideation, severe depression, PTSD, trauma, and psychosis for every state and […]

Join SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity as they present “Addressing the Gaps: Strategies to Ensure a Quality, Equitable Behavioral Health System of Care for Black Americans.”   Thursday, February 24, 2022, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET   Zoom link; PASSCODE: 022451.   Space is limited. For more information, please click here.

Native Youth Round Table: Sharing stories of ACE’s and our Path to Resiliency The Leadership Academy, the Trauma Grant, and the Tribal College and University Initiative hosted a Native Youth Round Table to kick off the SAMHSA National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Category II TSA Center. Our panelists explored a youth perspective on historical trauma, […]

The Pacific Southwest MHTTC released a brief that synthesizes insights, reflections, and recommendations from a series of listening sessions held with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) behavioral health providers in California from March to May 2021. Providers shared how the current environment of anti-AAPI violence impacts them personally, affects their relationships with family and […]

During FY 2021, the 10 MHTTC Regional Centers conducted a needs assessment survey of key stakeholders, mental health organizations and practitioners, and others in their regions. Questions focused on technical assistance and training needs, telehealth services, and culturally responsive care specific to Hispanic and Latino and American Indian and Alaska Native populations (based on the […]

"The Montana Office of Public Instruction recently reported a 30-year high of 41% of high school students reporting feelings of depression, so addressing mental health is now more important than ever." This reflects a growing trend in schools nationwide where kids are experiencing more and more mental health concerns and struggles every day. The University […]

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has created a coloring book for children to help them communicate and release their feelings.  "To help foster dialogue between children and the safe adults in their lives, as well as provide children a tool for helping express and explore their feelings in a fun, creative and empowering […]

The American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health released a toolkit in February 2022 intended to guide states on removing barriers to evidence-based patient care to combat drug overdose deaths.   Stakeholders can use this resource with legislators, regulators, and other officials to pursue policies that are working to help patients. States have taken myriad approaches to […]

This national, virtual conference will offer a wide variety of topics related to early psychosis care designed for the full mental health care team. Conference themes include: technology, adaptations, and innovations in early psychosis care; administrative considerations (e.g., financing, fidelity, and workforce development); the voice of lived experience and peer specialists; and diversity, equity, and inclusion. […]

On February 10, the White House hosted a virtual roundtable on Black Mental Health and Wellness as part of Black History Month celebrations. Susan Rice, President Joe Biden’s Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and Administrator of SAMHSA, hosted the live-streamed event. Learn […]

Ready to Respond: Mental Health Beyond Crisis & COVID-19 SAMHSA is pleased to release ongoing resources to help mental health system leaders and providers deliver needed support services and establish integrated programs that continue to build out a robust mental health continuum of care. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rising suicide rates, the opioid crisis and numerous […]

Health care workers nationwide have been challenged by the overwhelming stressors of burnout, trauma, and loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Virginia Health System received a new federal grant that will provide training to help these professionals recognize and respond to psychological stress to improve their well-being. Learn more  

  5 Mental Health Tips for Valentine’s Day Here are five ways you can focus on your mental health and make this Valentine’s Day the best one yet:   1. Celebrate your most important relationship – the one you have with yourself! The relationship you have with yourself will be your longest relationship in life, so […]

ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION   The dual public health emergencies of structural racism and the coronavirus pandemic continue to challenge communities of color across New England. The 2022 Innovations Conference will highlight providers implementing groundbreaking mental health and substance use programming amidst these crises to support resilience and recovery. Join thought leaders from our region […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our February newsletter, published Feb. 1.   Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention After a Suicide, the next installment of Healing Roots: Considerations for Mental Health Accessibility and Delivery of Services Across Tribal Communities, will air 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4.   In this webinar, participants will learn about the necessary culturally-appropriate tools to help […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our February newsletter, published Feb. 1.   The next webinar in our series Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment will cover trauma and chronic stress and military deployment from 12-1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Feb. 17.   Click here to register. Each webinar in this series, produced in […]

  Editors' Note: This story ran in our February newsletter, published Feb. 1.   Register now for the 2nd MHTTC Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute (GSLVI). Sessions will convene Feb. 23-24.   In this free two-day training, faculty will offer grounding and foundations for grief sensitivity for the mental health and/or school mental health workforces in the face […]

Black History Month, observed during the month of February, was originally a weeklong celebration began by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926 to recognize the achievements, contributions, and resilience of Black Americans.    Did You Know: Approximately 47 million individuals identify as African American, or 14% of the US population (US Census Bureau, 2020). While […]

Northwest MHTTC will present at the 32nd annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference. The accepted proposal is "Resilience, Training Best Practices, Equity, Workforce Support." The conference, held on June 15-17, 2022, brings together a diverse group of presenters to share information about therapeutic interventions, recovery supports, promising programs, and policies that advance best practices. Learn more about […]