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APA and SMI Adviser are proud to present The Third National Conference on Advancing Early Psychosis Care in the United States: Addressing Inequities - Race, Culture, and COVID. This free, interdisciplinary virtual event takes place November 12-13, 2020. The agenda includes 20 sessions focused on evidence-based care for individuals who are early in the course […]

The new SAMHSA/SMI Adviser App will help people who have serious mental illness to develop a crisis plan by creating and sharing a psychiatric advance directive (PAD). To read more and download the app, CLICK HERE.   Not sure how a PAD can help guide care during a crisis? Check out a recording of our […]

A newly published peer-reviewed paper examines the availability of LGBT-specific mental health services in the United States. To read more, lick HERE.

Many individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) have not had a telehealth visit and may not know how to prepare for one. Mental health clinicians can use this simple tip sheet from SMI Adviser to guide individuals through the steps to get ready for telehealth visits. It helps them identify what they can do in […]

Kentucky School Mental Health Leadership Academy Thursday, August 6th at 9 AM - 1 PM Meeting Goal: To equip state and district school mental health leaders in Kentucky with best practices, quality indicators, and resources to assess and strategically advance components of their comprehensive school mental health system.   Pre-Work: Three brief, recorded webinars were distributed […]

The Southeast MHTTC is proud to promote a webinar hosted by the Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center, "Managing the Impact of COVID-19 in Children, Families and Communities through Prevention Strategies." Maureen Underwood, LCSW, will present on some of the challenges caused by the uncertainty of COVID19, including chronic stress, emotional distress, and loss through the […]

Matthew Goldman, M.D., M.S., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss the significant changes in mental health policy prompted by the COVID-19 crisis.

We are happy to feature an inspirational story from a Peer Support Center in Tennessee. This story illustrates the ways in which providers, teams, and agencies are working together to offer encouragement and share lessons learned during this challenging time.   "We have had several very devastating events since the beginning of March.  We had […]

The American Psychiatric Association has compiled resources for clinicians who are providing services via telepsychiatry. This comprehensive toolkit covers the history of telepsychiatry, training and set up, legal and billing issues, and more. To read more, CLICK HERE.

Benjamin Druss, MD, MPH, Professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and Director of the Southeast MHTTC, discusses strategies to mitigate the outcome of COVID-19 among patients with serious mental illness in this article published online in JAMA Psychiatry on April 3, 2020. To read more, CLICK HERE.

On March 8th, 2020, The Southeast MHTTC School Supplement Team funded a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Training in Panama City, FL. The goal of this training was to prepare volunteers to join educators and other school staff in a Trauma-Informed Student Support Strategies for Educators training and then facilitate use of strategies in the classroom and other […]

South Carolina receives a three year grant to build new mental health courts and conduct research on outcomes. To read more, CLICK HERE.

A “Youth Mental Health Training” is being offered in Georgia by Mental Health America of Georgia and Wellcare Health Plans. To read more about it, please click here. 

The West Alabama Mental Health Center (WAMHC) is providing two trainings on August 12th and August 19th regarding how to recognize and help those with mental health problems. To read more about it, please click here. 

Kentucky’s Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID) secured a $5 million federal grant to continue the successful TAYLRD program (Transition Age Youth Launching Realized Dreams). This program allows Kentucky youth to easily access high-quality youth support services to empower young adults to be in charge of their own behavioral health, help them achieve their goals, […]

In order to reduce suicide rates, Tennessee legislators passed a new law that requires public higher education institutions to develop and implement suicide prevention plans and create awareness among the students. To read more about it, please click here. 

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have established small group meetings to promote mental health and relief from anxiety, called the Mind-Body Ambassadors. To read more about it, please click here. 

After the deaths of several police officers due to staffing issues and high turnover rates, North Carolina state lawmakers are trying to solve prison safety issues through mental health services for both officers and inmates. To read more about it, please click here.