We wish you a happy holiday season and end of the year! Here at the New England MHTTC, we treasure wellness and want to thank you for all you do each day to support mental and physical health for individuals and their families throughout our region.
While the year-end can bring joy, it can also bring challenges and stress. A survey conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness found that 64 percent of individuals living with a mental illness reported that their conditions worsened around the holidays. Please check out and share following resources:
How ever you are celebrating this month, we hope it includes some time for rest and rejuvenation. See you in the new year, your friends at the New England MHTTC.
This event will discuss the New England MHTTC's work assisting organizations with racial equity and efforts to make web-based content reflective of the mission and values of the organization. With intersectionality in mind, Ashley Stewart, Director of the Center for Health Equity at C4 Innovations, will inform attendees about the methods used to ensure inclusivity, cultural awareness, and attunement via a web auditing process.
Our third session will be a didactic and tangible one, and we encourage participants to bring in examples from their organizations as presenter Ashley Stewart will share a resource handout that will help guide organizations through the stages of transformation. Attendees will spend time in groups discussing essential questions like: What does it look like to acknowledge and engage in accountability and take action? What do we need to acknowledge? Where do we need to take accountability? And what does action look like?
Join us for the third session in the series on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 2 PM ET.
This session will inform participants about a variety of innovative strategies providers can share with families to assist them in supporting people who hear voices or experience other unusual beliefs or extreme states that are often labeled as psychosis. Internationally recognized educator, consultant, and presenter Cindy Hadge draws from her own experiences overcoming childhood trauma as well as her experiences supporting family members to fuel her passion and inform her work resulting in invaluable information and tools shared with participants. There will also be time for questions and discussion to close out this 1.5 hour workshop.
Presenter: Cindy Hadge has become an internationally recognized educator providing training and consultations to mental health providers worldwide who are looking for innovative ways to approach voice-hearing and extreme states.
Join us on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 1 PM ET.
Changing the Conversation is the official C4 Innovations podcast, where hosts and guests discuss critical and timely topics focused on equity, substance use, mental health, homelessness, and trauma. The New England MHTTC has sponsored episodes of the podcast that explore a variety of specific topics, including reaching and engaging Native youth, the importance and benefits of fostering an authentic and inclusive environment in the workplace, and honoring lived experience. Podcast host Ashley Stewart will share behind-the-scenes discoveries and lessons learned from fascinating conversations. Ashley will be joined by Ronitia Hodges, C4 Innovations Program Manager.
Join us on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 1 PM ET.
