Products and Resources Catalog

  The Great Lakes Current is the e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC.   The December 2023 issue shares recorded content on wound care and xylazine, social media basics for preventionists, an infographic on providing behavioral healthcare to people living with HIV, and SAMHSA's tips for supporting your mental health through the holidays. As always, you will also find links to all upcoming events and trainings hosted by the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC!   Make sure you're subscribed to our email contact list, so you never miss a month of The Great Lakes Current newsletter and thank you for reading!

Rates of behavioral health needs are higher for people living with HIV (PLWH) and those at risk of acquiring HIV than the general population. Current research indicates PLWH are twice as likely to have a behavioral health condition than the general population. For this reason, our partners at Vivent Health have created this new infographic highlighting some basic information about integrated care for PLWH that providers need to know.

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE In this special edition newsletter, we discuss key 988 and crisis service updates as well as relevant resources to watch over the next few months. Resources discussed include SAMHSA's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Webpage, 988 Implementation Guidance Playbooks, and #CrisisTalk.

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This February we announce resources for Black History Month, "Wisdom to Know the Difference" with Rebekah Demirel, and two national conferences: Advancing Early Psychosis Care and the Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute.  Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This January newsletter shares the Northwest MHTTC's wishes for your well-being in this new year and highlights upcoming events on HIV/AIDS and mental health, as well as a funding opportunity from SAMHSA regarding the roll-out of the 988 suicide prevention hotline.   Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This supplemental January 2022 newsletter announces registration for February's "Grief, Exhaustion, and Finding Vitality in Behavioral Health Care" with Dr. Kira Mauseth. You may also learn about the Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute from the National MHTTC, and flip through our interactive Annual Report for the third year of our center's operations.  Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

The Northwest MHTTC invites you to read our April newsletter. We invite you to engage in self-care and share some resources and supports from our partners and colleagues who have poignant messages of coping and staying resilient. We are pleased to share several new products including webinars on stigma reduction among people with HIV to improve health outcomes, culturally and linguistically responsive care for early psychosis and behavioral health crisis response systems.

In this webinar, Dr. Rao presents socio-behavioral and mental health-related barriers to engagement in care for people with HIV. She also discusses research to develop stigma reduction interventions to help people with HIV achieve HIV viral suppression and improve their overall quality of life.  Presentation available for download here. References cited in this presentation available here. Speaker Deepa Rao, PhD, MA is Professor in the Departments of Global Health and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and her professional interests are to implement effective interventions to improve mental health and reduce stigma for people with various conditions such as breast and cervical cancer, HIV, diabetes, and depression. She works in the United States on stigma reduction efforts, in South Africa on building mental health research capacity, and in India with pregnant women with depressive symptoms and experiences of domestic violence. She is the Associate Director of the Center for AIDS Research Behavioral Science Core, Associate Director of Global Mental Health, and the Associate Director of the M.P.H. program in Global Health at the University of Washington.       

Read the Northwest MHTTC's February newsletter: we honor Black History Month and share a compilation of related resources. Learn about our upcoming live webinars on trauma-informed care and integrated care for people with HIV and our newly available products, including recorded webinars on smoking cessation and youth peer support workforce retention. We are also pleased to announce the launch of a new online course: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) ePrimer. We also share some important events: the Northwest Rural Health Conference and the 46th Annual National Association for Rural Mental Health Conference: "Beyond Treatment: Tackling Social Determinants to Improve Rural Mental Health."