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When Monsters Live with Us: Reflections on the Impact of the Intersection of Structural Inequities, COVID-19 and Intimate Partner Violence in Young Children in Latin American Families - REGISTER HERE! Based on a framing that integrates social justice, diversity, and trauma-informed practices, this webinar will provide an overview of the impact of the intersection of […]

Dr. Shawnda Schroeder Presents at Virtual Mental Health Symposium October 21, 2020 – Dr. Shawnda Schroeder, Associate Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Rural Health, was a key speaker at the recent “Approaching Mental Health in America – Adapting Treatment and Identifying Opportunities” symposium, hosted by Public Policy Exchange. Schroeder addressed barriers […]

Our Co-Director, Ann Murphy, was featured on CBS New York where she discussed the symptoms of burnout and how we can care for ourselves and others during the COVID-19 pandemic. View the segment here.

Tailoring Evaluation Designs to Training and Technical Assistance Delivery Formats by Jonathan Olson, Sarah Kopelovich, Marianne Kellogg, Jennifer Blank, Christina Clayton, & Eric J. Bruns University of Washington School of Medicine DOWNLOAD THE POSTER   This poster, developed by Jonathan Olson, Sarah Kopelovich, Marianne Kellogg, Jennifer Blank, Christina Clayton, & Eric J. Bruns of University of Washington School of […]

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 […]

Integrated Service Delivery Training Helps Schools Implement Best Practice October 13, 2020 – Sarah Nielsen, PhD, OTR/L, recently led a Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) workshop on integrated service delivery in special education for the Lennox, South Dakota School District special education staff. The training provided an overview of integrated versus pullout […]

Recently, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a new mobile app, My Mental Health Crisis Plan, which allows individuals who have serious mental illness (SMI) to create a plan to guide their treatment during a mental health crisis. The app was developed through SMI Adviser, a project funded by SAMHSA and […]

Teresa Brewington, (Coharie, Lumbee), our Program Manager for the National American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health TTC – K- 12 School Supplement, attended the National Indian Education Association's (NIEA) 51st Annual Convention and Trade Show on October 6 thru October 8, 2020. In addition to attending several trainings, sessions and presentations pertaining to Native […]

RoundTable 1: The Arts and Social Justice | Oct. 20 at 2pm EST This session will feature a conversation with the organizers, directors, and actors in theater productions that focused on recovery. The facilitator will lead a conversation with 4 panelists to talk about the production, their experience with the productions and its ties to the […]

Communities of Practice Attendee Expresses Appreciation October 9, 2020 - Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) recently held the first session of a Communities of Practice (CoP) training series: Building Capacity of School Personnel to Promote Positive Mental Health in Native American Children and Youth. Participants of this training consist of interdisciplinary teams from […]

Workshop with Pine Ridge Girls' School Sees Robust Attendance October 6, 2020 - On two Mondays in September 2020, Stefanie Winfield and Dr. Liza Tupa conducted a two-part, intensive technical assistance training workshop with South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Girls’ School staff. All Pine Ridge school staff were encouraged to attend, and many did, from the front […]

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 […]

SAMHSA App Will Help People Develop a Mental Health Crisis Plan October 1, 2020 – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a new mobile app called "My Mental Health Crisis Plan." The app helps individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) create a plan to guide their treatment. One function of […]

COVID-19 Fallout Hits Farmers September 24, 2020 - Farm life is naturally socially distanced and many farmers didn’t feel the initial impact of COVID-19. However, seven months into the pandemic, supply chains have been disrupted, meat-processing plants have shut down, and restaurants and school cafeterias have closed. As the financial instability and related farm stress […]

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

Editors' Note: This story ran in our October newsletter, published Oct. 1.   Primary care staff and behavioral health providers working in integrated care settings are up against a slate of novel challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Please join the Mid-America MHTTC from 12-1 p.m. CT on Friday, Oct. 9 for a panel discussion among health […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our October newsletter, published Oct. 1.   The brand new Family Peer Support: An Emerging Workforce Webinar Series, drawing from themes outlined in our August webinar by the same name, launches at 12 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.   Co-hosted by Omaha-based Community Alliance, this series will expand upon SAMHSA-published competencies in […]

Editors' Note: This story ran in our October newsletter, published Oct. 1.   The application period for our upcoming professional learning community, Supporting School Mental Health During a Pandemic, closes at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 2.   This learning community will be a collaboration between the Mid-America MHTTC team and the National Center for School Mental Health. The […]

Mental Health Treatment Among Children Aged 5–17 Years: United States, 2019 September 2020 - A new data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) examined mental health treatment among children aged 5-17. About 16.5% of school-aged children had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder in 2016 with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety among the […]

How the Pandemic Forced Mental Health Care to Change for the Better September 18, 2020 - After Pari Baker, a clinical social worker and therapist in rural Virginia, switched to seeing clients over video she noticed several benefits of teletherapy. No-show rates for appointments decreased, bad weather and transportation issues no longer mattered, long-standing clients seemed […]

K-12 Native Educator Award We want to celebrate the Native American and Alaska Native teachers, counselors, and staff members who have gone above and beyond to make a significant impact in their school community. Awardees will be featured on our website, quarterly newsletter, and have the opportunity to share their success stories and perspectives on […]

Everyone can support the foundational principles of recovery: choice, self-determination and the importance of relationships. However, translating these principles into real world practice can be difficult.  Examples include: What if a person is making a choice that is self-defeating or even dangerous? What about professional boundaries and social media? What if a person isn't taking their medications […]

The Central East MHTTC in collaboration with the National Center for School Mental Health is pleased to offer a school mental health webinar series to the following populations, with a focus on advancing high quality, sustainable school mental health from a multi-tiered system of support, trauma sensitive, and culturally responsive and equitable lens: Educators Administrators […]

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 […]