Products and Resources Catalog

About this Resource: Given the large geographic area and diverse population of the Southeast region, the Southeast MHTTC recognizes that mental health priorities and training needs vary across providers, centers, communities, and states. With this context in mind, we assessed the mental health priorities of our region to inform our future TTA offerings. This infographic briefly outlines key findings from our assessment report that will guide the enhancement of our TTA offerings. For additional information, the full assessment report can be found here.

About this Resource: Given the large geographic area and diverse population of the Southeast region, the Southeast MHTTC recognizes that mental health priorities and training needs vary across providers, centers, communities, and states. With this context in mind, we assessed the mental health priorities of our region to inform our future TTA offerings. We focused on the ways in which we could further align the expertise and capacity of the Southeast MHTTC with the priorities and TTA needs of the providers and leaders in the Region IV States. This report outlines key findings from our assessment that will guide the enhancement of our TTA offerings and expand upon the reach of our current work.

The New England MHTTC’s area of focus is the resilience and recovery of persons (and their loved ones) at risk for, living with or recovering from mental health challenges. During the reporting period, we continued to support and enhance the region’s capacity to provide equity-focused, recovery-oriented care across several dimensions. Our training and technical assistance (T/TA) explicitly aim to help promote recovery-oriented behavioral health systems of care and to move these systems beyond an acute care model to better meet the needs of persons with prolonged mental illness or substance use disorders (Davidson et al., 2021). A central aspect of recovery-oriented systems of care is the inclusion of people with lived experience at all levels of partnership–from service users, families, and direct peer support service providers to clinicians, managers, and administrators. Our T/TA aims to honor and promote those with lived experience in all our activities. The content and process of our work is grounded in our Guiding Principles on Resilience and Recovery. Consistent with these principles, we take an equity-minded approach to recovery-oriented care which recognizes that even the most progressive treatment systems exist within a social context where people of color and other historically marginalized groups often experience—both individually and collectively—an additional layer of trauma that has devastating consequences on their health and well-being. We are committed to proactively advancing social justice and racial equity as an essential component of recovery-oriented systems transformation across the New England region.

  For individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities, technology can provide greater independence and increased choice. Series Description Technology is a tool that we all use to navigate our schedules and homes and allows us access to information- this is not innovative – it is a way of life that many people take for granted. For others, such as people living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities it can be a vehicle that can provide greater independence and increased choice. This new series of 6 bi-weekly micro- trainings will focus on how existing technology can be used to help providers working with this community balance their workload more effectively while creating solutions for people living with IDD. This is a hands-on training that will demonstrate how to teach individuals living with IDD how to use mainstream technology to support individualized needs. Participants are encouraged to bring real-life examples of current needs (including their current technology).  The dates and topics for the training are as follows:    October 6, 2022 –  Managing Users – Individual User Solutions  To access slide deck, click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording October 20, 2022 – Accessibility Options using an Android Smartphone  To access slide deck, click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording November 10, 2022 – Accessibility Options using an iPhone Smartphone To access slide deck, click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording January 5, 2023 – Around the House – Part 1  Slide deck coming soon! CLICK HERE to view the recording January 19, 2023 – Around the House – Part 2  Slide deck coming soon! CLICK HERE to view the recording Trainer Laurie Dale, Consultant, Personal Technology Solutions Ms. Dale is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant with over 30 years of experience on how-to-use technology to support and empower persons with disabilities.  Her company, Personal Technology Solutions, provides support for initiatives and projects to improve access to technologies for persons with disabilities including hands-on training. 

The Great Lakes MHTTC specializes in the NIATx model of process improvement: a set of tools for addressing problematic processes in the work system. Process improvement can be defined as “changing the way that work is performed so it is more efficient and effective.” Initially geared toward manufacturing, process improvement is now widely recognized as a powerful tool for making positive change in any setting. Behavioral health organizations use process improvement to: Identify and address problems in their work processes Speed up and sustain the adoption of evidence-based practices Reduce barriers to access to and retention in treatment   Download the Great Lakes MHTTC's Areas of Focus: Process Improvement brief to learn more about who we are and why process improvement is an area of focus for HHS Region 5.   

A primary goal of the Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) is to help providers in our region adopt and implement evidence-based practices for preventing and treating mental health and co-occurring disorders. We support the implementation of evidence-based practices through training and technical assistance targeted to local needs. Download the Great Lakes MHTTC Areas of Focus: Evidence-Based Practices brief to learn more about the trainings we offer for mental health and school-based mental health professionals and organizations.   

A primary goal of the Great Lakes MHTTC is to develop strategies for delivering culturally-informed care with diverse practitioners, researchers, policymakers, family members, and consumers of mental health services. Download the Great Lakes MHTTC Areas of Focus: Culturally-Informed Care brief to learn more about the trainings we offer that address topics related to health equity and the necessity of providing culturally appropriate services.   

About this Resource:  This infographic provides an overview of the Southeast MHTTC Year 4 events, activities and highlights. 

This infographic summarizes the impact of the South Southwest MHTTC in the 2021-2022 grant year, including activities through the core grant and the school supplement.

  Many believe that technology can help address the behavioral health workforce crisis. Learn how by viewing these resources.  This is the November session from our ongoing Workshop Wednesday series. To access slide deck, click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Event Description During COVID-19, many providers found themselves forced to use technology to be able to meet their client’s needs while addressing the pandemic’s unique restrictions.    Many organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), now believe that technology can help address the behavioral health workforce crisis.    Technology has opened a new frontier in mental health support and data collection. Mobile devices like cell phones, smartphones, and tablets are giving the public, providers, doctors, and researchers new ways to access help, monitor progress, and increase understanding of mental well-being.    Join us for November’s Workshop Wednesday as Laurie Dale, a nationally known technology expert, working in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities, explains how to utilize off-the-shelf technology to affordably support direct care staff and people with disabilities. This presentation will focus on how small to mid-size agencies can take advantage of off-the-shelf technology to assist management in developing efficient strategies that support staff with routine duties and their remote support interactions.  Trainer Laurie Dale, Consultant, Personal Technology Solutions Ms. Dale is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant with over 30 years of experience in how-to-use technology to support and empower persons with disabilities.  Her company, Personal Technology Solutions, provides support for initiatives and projects to improve access to technologies for persons with disabilities including hands-on training. 

  Series Description Technology is a tool that we all use to navigate our schedules, and homes and allows us access to information- this is not innovative – it is a way of life that many people take for granted. For others, such as people living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities it can be a vehicle that can provide greater independence and increased choice. This series of micro- trainings will focus on how to use existing technology to create solutions for people living with IDD. This is a hands-on training that will demonstrate how to teach individuals living with IDD how to use mainstream technology to support individualized needs. Participants are encouraged to bring real-life examples of current needs (including their current technology).  This micro-series of trainings was held bi-weekly, Thursday afternoons from 1:00 pm MST - 1:30 pm MST.  Session 1 - July 14th  No slide deck available. CLICK HERE to view the recording Session 2 - July 28th  No slide deck available.  CLICK HERE to view the recording Session 3 - August 2nd Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Trainer Laurie Dale, Consultant, Senior Leader for Assistive Technology, Ability Beyond    Ms. Dale is a nationally recognized speaker on how-to-use technology to support and empower persons with disabilities.  She has worked for over 20 years with people living with IDD.  In addition to consulting, she works as Senior Leader for Assistive Technology at Ability Beyond. 

Learn more about the Mid-America MHTTC through our Milestones progress report. This report provides examples of the trainings, resource guides, webinars, town halls and more that our center has implemented over the recent years. 

please click on "view resource" to see our annual report for Year 3. 

As the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic persist, so too do the efforts of the behavioral health workforce to meet the growing mental health need. The behavioral health workforce has persevered in providing services despite the ongoing barriers and stressors. The Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) has supported these efforts by offering training and technical assistance to address the needs of the health, behavioral health, and education workforce as they support those living with mental health conditions.

This handout highlights the advantages of integrating behavioral health and primary care, including improved patient access to care, better patient outcomes, cost efficiencies, and physician satisfaction. Interested in training and technical assistance? Contact us.   Authors: Clarke, B.; Evans, J.; Roberts, H.; Valleley, R.

This handout distinguishes between integrated behavioral health and primary care for adults and integrated care for children and adolescents. Interested in training and technical assistance? Contact us.   Authors: Clarke, B.; Evans, J.; Roberts, H.; Valleley, R.

This handout provides a snapshot of integrated care and its definition, primary models, and benefits. Interested in training and technical assistance? Contact us.   Authors: Clarke, B.; Evans, J.; Roberts, H.; Valleley, R.

An introduction to our center's mission and vision, team, and current offerings. 

During Year One (August 2018 to August 2019), we have focused on building relationships with key stakeholders in the New England region (Region 1), deepening our understanding of the region’s needs, and developing high-quality training and technical assistance products to promote the dissemination of evidence-based practices.

This is a supplement to the report, Learning Collaboratives: A Strategy for Quality Improvement & Implementation in Behavioral Health, which reviews the research base and provides results of a series of key informant interviews on learning collaboratives and their potential use in quality improvement and implementation. This supplement to the full report identifies resources that are available to assist technical assistance providers in developing and offering learning collaboratives. It contains links to the following categories of information: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Resources Guides to Conducing and Planning Collaboratives Implementation and Change Strategies Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Resources Framework for Selecting an Improvement Strategy Reporting on Learning Collaboratives Health Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion Resources Additional Recommended Readings

Learning Collaboratives: A Strategy for Quality Improvement & Implementation in Behavioral Health In 1995, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) launched its Breakthrough Series (BTS) collaboratives to improve healthcare. These are often referred to as learning collaboratives. Key elements of these BTS learning collaboratives, as identified by IHI in its early publications, included: selecting a specific improvement topic, recruiting expert faculty, enrolling organizations and teams, face-to-face learning sessions, Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles of change, technical assistance to teams, inter-agency sharing and learning, and summation of results and lessons learned. The IHI model was widely disseminated and adopted nationally and internationally. To educate technical assistance providers about learning collaboratives and their potential use in quality improvement and implementation, the MHTTC Network Coordinating Office commissioned a review. Conducted by the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce, it addresses these questions: what are learning collaboratives; what is the evidence for their effectiveness; what are their key elements; how have they been applied in behavioral health; and what are best practices for use in behavioral health? The review concludes with a summary of key findings and a set of recommendations for technical assistance providers. For the accompanying Resources document, see Resources on Planning and Conducting Learning Collaboratives. For more information on this initiative, see our Workforce Development Training webpage.

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       This poster, developed by Jonathan Olson, Sarah Kopelovich, Marianne Kellogg, Jennifer Blank, Christina Clayton, & Eric J. Bruns of University of Washington School of Medicine addresses the following: What is the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC)?  What types of trainings are offered through Northwest MHTTC? How does the Northwest MHTTC tailor evaluation plans to individual event formats? Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

This flyer provides an overview of Considerations in Maintaining Equity on Our Path to Pediatric Primary Care, the Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, webinar in the Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health webinar series.

This flyer provides an overview of Ready to Hit the Pavement: How to Dive Into Primary Care, the Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, webinar in the Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health webinar series.