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This is the slide deck for Starting Down the Integrated Care Road and How the Mid-America MHTTC Can Help, the first session in our series Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health. This session will introduce the integration of behavioral health providers in primary care practices as well as the technical assistance the Mid-America MHTTC offers in this field. Speakers will demonstrate how integration efforts increase access to behavioral health, increase appointment attendance and reduce stigma. Members of the Mid-America MHTTC Integrated Care Program will welcome requests to establish and/or enhance integration efforts in primary care.    Learning Objectives:  Define integrated behavioral health care  Identify the consequences and costs of poor health to society, particularly poor behavioral health  Explain the importance of primary care in mental health delivery  Describe the advantages of integrated care for patients, physicians, and providers   Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC  

Families of persons with serious mental illness play an important role in the lives of their loved ones. In addition to being caring siblings, parents or spouses, they often function as caregivers and can be an asset to any mental health team to assure optimal benefit of treatment. A new workforce is emerging to support these families. Family Peer Support workers are persons with a lived experience trained to provide support to other family members who are caring for a person with a serious mental illness. This webinar from Aug. 20, 2020, introduces family peer support as a profession, explore its roles and functions, and highlight specific training needs.   Speakers:   Dr. Lilchandra Jai Sookram has been in the mental health field for over 40 years. At the Nebraska State Hospital, he provided psychological services to persons with serious mental illness and to their family members, and he directed clinical services including psychology, nursing, social work, therapeutic recreation, education and return-to-work programs. He is the former director of mental health services in Kansas and clinical director of a juvenile correctional facility. Currently he is manager of family and peer services at Community Alliance. Bill Baerentzen, Ph.D., CRC, LMHP, is serious mental illness program director for the Mid-America MHTTC. Much of his outreach involves promoting evidence-based practices to help people with serious mental illness (SMI) live meaningful inclusive lives. Dr. Baerentzen has worked as director of a 250-bed emergency overnight shelter; supervisor of therapists in a treatment program for persons with co-occurring disorders; and as faculty in a rehabilitation counseling program. Cecilia Losee is a financial planner who specializes in working with special needs families. Her own disability and that of her adult daughter give her a unique perspective into what it takes to plan for the future. With over 10 years in the industry she uses many different tools, such as special needs trusts, to ensure the protection of government benefits while maximizing the amount left to take care of your loved ones.   Rich Kalal is a parent of a loved one with serious mental illness. A retiree of IBM, Kalal works as a volunteer at Community Alliance, in particular on family education programs along with Dr. Jai Sookram. On many occasions, Kalal has spoken to University of Nebraska Medical Center residents of psychiatry and family medicine and medical students about being a family member of a person with a serious mental illness.     Learn more about Family Peer Support: An Emerging Workforce at https://bit.ly/FPS_2020

This flyer provides an overview of the 12-1 p.m. CT Friday, Sept. 4, webinar, Student Mental Health During COVID-19: How to Prepare as Schools Reopen.

This flyer provides an overview of the National School Mental Health Training Curriculum Online Modules.

This session will introduce the integration of behavioral health providers in primary care practices as well as the technical assistance the Mid-America MHTTC offers in this field. Speakers will demonstrate how integration efforts increase access to behavioral health, increase appointment attendance and reduce stigma. Members of the Mid-America MHTTC Integrated Care Program will welcome requests to establish and/or enhance integration efforts in primary care.  Learning Objectives:  •    Define integrated behavioral health care  •    Identify the consequences and costs of poor health to society, particularly poor behavioral health  •    Explain the importance of primary care in mental health delivery  •    Describe the advantages of integrated care for patients, physicians, and providers Target Audience: •    Behavioral Health Providers •    Primary Care Providers •    Nurses Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.     PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.     PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.     PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.   PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.     PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.   PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.     PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

In 2019, the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) co-facilitated an in-person workshop breaking down the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. Now, you, too, can follow along with the training — for free! Learn more about the modules.     PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.  

This flyer provides an overview of The Road to Primary Care: Several Paths to Coming Home, the Friday, Aug. 28, 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.

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 Starting Down the Integrated Care Road and How the Mid-America MHTTC Can Help, the Friday, July 31, 2020, webinar in the Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health webinar series.

The Family Peer Support: An Emerging Workforce Webinar airing 12-1 p.m. Thursday, August 20, will introduce family peer support as a profession, explore its roles and functions, and highlight specific training needs.   Visit the webinar web page to learn more.  

  The Region 7 Mid-America Technology Transfer Centers (TTCs) recognize that Black communities in our country are hurting as the result of violence, bigotry and racism. Racism and discrimination are associated with dire behavioral and physical health issues, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders. We know that disparities in equitable access to services and resources perpetuate these issues. Across the Mid-America region, we commit to collectively increasing our efforts to develop a collaborative plan with our community partners to be part of a solution to promote equity, safety and health for our communities. As a start to our efforts to promote behavioral health equity for all, we have compiled some resources that may support you in your work. Download the document here.   Author(s): Robinson, L./Mid-America MHTTC; Stilen, P./Mid-America ATTC; Closson, D./Mid-America PTTC  

This video provides an overview of the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center's school mental health program.   Author(s): Clarke, B.L., Franta, E., Robinson, L./Mid-America MHTTC

  This handout for educators and school mental health providers provides tips for recharging after a school year cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Author(s): Franta, E., Clarke, B.L., Robinson, L./Mid-America MHTTC  

The Telehealth Toolbox for School Personnel is a practical and concise guide to incorporating telehealth into your routine as a provider working with students.   Author(s): Franta, E., Morse, M., Chadwell, M., Hoff, N., Clarke, B.L., Robinson, L./Mid-America MHTTC

This FAQ document encompasses all of the frequently asked questions from the Telehealth Learning and Consultation (TLC) Tuesdays series.   Author(s): Roberts, H., Higgins, W., Franta, E., Chadwell, M., Clarke, B.L., Robinson, L./MMI and Mid-America MHTTC

This handout provides an overview of the MHTTC Network's webinar series Making a Good Connection: Engaging Students and Families in School Tele-Mental Health.   This three-part series is geared toward providers who are making the transition from in-person to telehealth services. Session content will focus on practical strategies and equity concerns related to engaging children, adolescents and families using distance technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions upon registration, enabling our Technology Transfer Center (TTC) Network specialists to shape their content to meet your needs. The presenters will devote the first segment of each hour-long presentation to a specific topic, then address attendee-submitted questions.   Learn more on the series web page.   Author(s): Robinson, L./Mid-America MHTTC