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A new dashboard will provide St. Mary’s County, Maryland health officials with metrics about the occurrences of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in their community. ACES are potentially traumatic events ― such as abuse, neglect, being exposed to violence, mental illness, and divorce ―  that can have serious effects on children’s developing brains. They are also […]

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (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, the pre-pandemic rising suicide rates, the […]

  Each session will go from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CT Click here to register! Event Description This is a four-part virtual training series on working with youth, parents, and other professionals during a global pandemic. This series will focus on mental health in uncertain times, thinking […]

The Center of Transformation provides mental health services to a multicultural community in western Anne Arundel County, Maryland.  In 2021 the organization received support from the American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith-Based Accelerator™, a grant-funding initiative for faith institutions and leaders to continue and scale their business models aimed at addressing social determinants of […]

AUSTIN -- The South Southwest MHTTC, in collaboration with the Region 6 Peer Support Advisory Committee, is so excited to present a new webinar series in 2022. Occurring every other month, The Region 6 Peer Support Spotlight Series will highlight the efforts and accomplishments Region 6 states (Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana) and […]

AUSTIN -- The South Southwest MHTTC, in collaboration with the Region 6 Peer Support Advisory Committee, is so excited to present a new webinar series in 2022. Occurring every other month, The Region 6 Peer Support Spotlight Series will highlight the efforts and accomplishments Region 6 states (Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana) and […]

Pennsylvania livestock producers, and agricultural professionals who work directly with them, are encouraged to complete a survey addressing mental wellness within the state’s agriculture industry. The results of the surveys will be used to develop a library of resources that will help dairy farm families and service professionals navigate mental health challenges. Both surveys are […]

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked in countries around the world, including in the United States. Traffickers often use force, fraud, or coercion to lure victims and force them into labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Join us this month in raising awareness to end human […]

"As funding for mental health services in Wyoming is reduced, mental health providers say they need more" (Wyoming Public Media, 2021).  This is the situation that Wyoming finds themselves in when it comes to mental health awareness and promotion. So many residents of Wyoming depend on the state's access to resources to combat mental health […]

The following is a fantastic resource produced by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They have created several infographics meant to share key data and points surrounding mental health and awareness, and we are happy to share this resource with you. Click here to be redirected to their website to learn how you can […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our January newsletter, published Jan. 5.   The next webinar in our series Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment will cover domestic violence and suicide and self-harm from 12-1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Jan. 20. Click here to register. Each webinar in this series, produced in collaboration with […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our January newsletter, published Jan. 5.   Helping Our Communities Thrive in the Face of COVID-19, the next installment of The New Epidemic: Treating Emergent Mental Health Needs in the Age of COVID-19, will air 12-1 p.m. Jan. 21. In Helping Our Communities Thrive in the Face of COVID-19, Mid-America […]

The next webinar in our series Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment will cover domestic violence and suicide and self-harm from 12-1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Jan. 20. Click here to register. Each webinar in this series, produced in collaboration with Aetna Better Health of Kansas, is divided into two flash presentations. A certificate […]

Helping Our Communities Thrive in the Face of COVID-19, the next installment of The New Epidemic: Treating Emergent Mental Health Needs in the Age of COVID-19, will air 12-1 p.m. Jan. 21. In Helping Our Communities Thrive in the Face of COVID-19, Mid-America MHTTC trainers will offer solutions and insights for supporting clients’ needs in […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our January newsletter, published Jan. 5.   Mark your calendars: The ARC for Health Professionals: A Training of Trainers Symposium convenes Jan. 27-28. In this free two-day training, the Mid-America MHTTC will provide a walkthrough of the Adult Resilience Curriculum (ARC) for Health Professionals, introduce trainers to ARC materials for both the […]

Alcohol is STILL a drug. The opioid crisis, increase in stimulant misuse, and marijuana legalization dominates the news— yet alcohol remains the number one substance causing health, social, legal, and financial problems throughout the US. This recorded series presented by Great Lakes MHTTC will focus on the hopefulness of recovery from alcohol use disorder, will […]

8:00am PST / 10:00am CST / 11:00am EST - January 12, 2022 The Central East MHTTC presents their upcoming webinar on what is psychosis. The onset of psychosis (e.g., schizophrenia-spectrum symptoms) typically occurs during adolescence and young adulthood. Before developing a psychotic disorder, a number of youth present with psychotic-like experiences that cause distress or […]

Utah and KSL.com are tackling the mental health of their youth head-on! Watch this short clip to understand what they are doing and why it is so important.  Watch Video Here

January 2022 - May 2022 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the Month at 4 p.m. ET Join the webinar to learn how to overcome barriers to effective collaboration around improving comprehensive and inclusive school-based mental health. Educators, healthcare workers, mental and behavioral health providers, and staff of community-based organizations are invited to monthly webinars and […]

SAMHSA is accepting applications for the first-ever SAMHSA Harm Reduction grant program to help address the Nation's substance use and overdose epidemic. This $30 million in grant funding, authorized by the American Rescue Plan, will help increase access to a range of community harm reduction services and support providers as they work to prevent overdose […]

Join the New England MHTTC for this monthly series where curriculum developers from the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center will provide intensive technical assistance around implementation of its online training course, Cultivating Compassionate School Communities that Respond to Trauma Effectively. This free 12-hour course offer recommendations on cultivating compassionate school communities that buffer against […]

Given the ever-expanding inclusion of the term “crisis” by entities describing offerings that do not truly function as no-wrong-door safety net services, we must define what crisis services are and what they are not. Crisis services are for anyone, anywhere, and anytime. In addition to 911 calls and support, law enforcement, and fire & rescue, […]

Northwest MHTTC is proud to release its Year 3 Review, a summary of its activities from 2020-2021. You can also access the School Mental Health Review, as well as the 2021 Provider Well-Being Review.

Across the country longstanding challenges in meeting demands for mental health services now are being exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile rising suicide rates and the opioid crisis are also cause for great concern. The 2021 Compendium of Ready to Respond: Mental Health Beyond Crisis and COVID-19, offers mental health system leaders a coordinated set of […]