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Find our October newsletter here. You will find links to three online trainings we've developed, now available as self-paced continuing education courses through the HealtheKnowledge platform. We call out the two other regional TTCs; the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), and highlight upcoming webinars produced by various TTCs.  You will find links to an important survey on Serious Mental Illness and Suicide Educational Needs, as well as School Mental Health Resources, a Mental Health First Aid Course, and a Call for Presentations to the 2020 Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference next June in Kennewick, Washington. And more! Sign Up for the Northwest MHTTC Newsletter

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). In observance, we've assembled several resources in this newsletter related to workforce inclusion and mental health disability.

A Collaboration Between the Great Lakes MHTTC and the New England MHTTC Trauma-informed agencies and practitioners are essential to providing high quality behavioral health care. Data shows that a high percentage of individuals seeking behavioral health care have experienced some level of trauma in their lives. This three-part webinar series provides an overview of the principles of trauma-informed care, ways to implement it in your organization, and how it aligns with and promotes recovery-oriented practice. Access the webinar recordings:   Part 1: What is Trauma-Informed Care and Why Does it Matter?   Part 2: Recovery-Oriented Approaches Part 3: How to Implement Trauma-Informed Care

Southeast MHTTC  Newsletter Volume II, Issue 1 - October 2019

Every year we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and make strides to helping the broader U.S. society learn more about Hispanics as a group. This is important and we should continue to do so. But to truly begin to impact the health and mental health inequities impacting Latinx, we must go beyond the three F’s that characterize heritage months: food, fun, and festival. We need to better understand the significant differences in the very diverse Latinx community, from generational, linguistic, and acculturation differences among various Latinx subgroups, to geographic differences across the U.S. We must also truly understand that being Latinx is not sufficient to effectively work with Latinx communities, and that non-Latinx providers, who are the majority of providers, can learn to work effectively with the Latinx community. This 1-hour webinar targeted to Latinx and non-Latinx providers will help us begin to “unpack” Latinx diversity and discuss what this diversity means for service provision in health and behavioral health. At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to: 1. Understand significant differences in the very diverse Latinx community, including generational, linguistic, acculturation, and geographic differences. 2. Discuss challenges in assuming that being Latinx is all we need to effectively work with Latinx clients. 3. List strategies to enlist non-Latinx providers in our efforts to address Latinx health and behavioral health inequities. 4. List strategies for increasing the competency and proficiency of all providers who work with Latinx communities.

This presentation will look at creative intervention strategies to address the continually evolving needs in a newcomer campus that works primarily with Latino students. We will discuss the spectrum of “traditional” mental health services as well as best practices that have been implemented, including the therapy bunny, garden, and restorative circles. An overview of the needs of the school and the students will be presented to provide background on the development and implementation of the intervention strategies. The challenges that have arisen, creative solutions that have been adopted and the unexpected successes will be shared to provide participants strategies that they can implement in their settings.   

Find our October 2019 newsletter here. In this issue we provide an overview of our Year 2 goals and work plan, share a new practice brief on Effective Programs to Address Trauma in Schools, and launch our Trauma and ISF webinar series.Take a look! Sign up for our School Mental Health Newsletter! Want more information and school mental health resources? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's School Mental Health page and sign up for our newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

Dr. Gina Bryanprovides an overview of how nurses support people with persistent and severe mental illness. This PowerPoint slide deck accompanies the recorded webinar Dr. Bryan presented for the Great Lakes MHTTC. The recorded webinar is also available in our Products and Resources Catalog and on our YouTube channel.

This webinar series will define adverse childhood experiences and child trauma, describe how they impact student health, learning, and behavior and discuss how schools can respond by becoming trauma-informed. Please click here to access the webinar.

This webinar series will define adverse childhood experiences and child trauma, describe how they impact student health, learning, and behavior and discuss how schools can respond by becoming trauma-informed. Please click here to access the webinar.

Recording of the webinar titled Chop Wood and Carry Water: Key Elements in Progressive Peer Workforce Practice, originally held on July 30, 2019.   Presentation Slides

Recording of the webinar Assessing Organizational and Systems Readiness for Access to Appropriate Care Levels, originally held on August 8, 2019.   Slide Presentation Older Adult Fact Sheet

Recording of the webinar titled "Suicide and Opioids," originally held on September 25, 2019.   Download the slides

Severe and persistent mental illness touches every part of a person’s life. It impacts overall health, relationships, activities of daily living and overall quality of life. The mental health treatment community is learning more about evidence-based practices that result in increased quality of life and improved recovery trajectories. The foundation of mental health treatment is a multidisciplinary treatment team. In this webinar, Dr. Gina Bryan gives an overview of how nurses support people with persistent and severe mental illness.

On September 26th, Lynda Gargan led a webinar on how family members are the most consistent adults in children’s lives and have important information to share with schools which may improve the behavioral health of their children. She also discussed ways to enhance the lives of students through effective family engagement strategies designed to improve the behavioral health of children. To download the slides, click here. 

The Southeast MHTTC conducted a region-wide needs assessment to better understand the landscape of public mental health in the Southeast. We focused on examining the demographic, clinical, and mental health system characteristics of the region; available mental health-related trainings and resources; and states’ mental health priorities, strengths, and needs. This is the finalized version of the needs assessment report.

This brief provides an overview and the lessons learned from a program implemented through the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Behavioral Health Program (WICHE BHP). This initiative focused on developing rural psychology internship opportunities in an effort to grow the rural workforce. These internships have proven effective for behavioral health workforce development and may apply to other health disciplines as well. Authors Dennis Mohatt Liza Tupa Shawnda Schroeder

Dr. Michael Hogan examines suicide prevention in healthcare settings, comparing the progress made in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths with the lack of progress in reducing suicide deaths. The available tools for “suicide care” have comparable cost and effectiveness to CVD interventions and a focus should be placed on improving use of these effective tools. Please click here to access the webinar.

Dr. David Jobes, the founder and developer of CAMS, presents on this evidence-based suicide-focused clinical framework for effectively treating suicidal patients. Please click here to access the webinar.

This month: we launch our monthly newsletter, share recordings of hosted webinars, and announce upcoming events. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here.

  On August 29th, Dr. Hilary Hodgdon, Director of Research Operations at the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute, talked about the science and the tools that can help school staff identify students at the greatest risk of experiencing significant trauma. This interview-style session was led by the Center for Educational Improvement’s Executive Director Dr. Christine Mason. To download the slides, click here. 

On September 10th, Suzan Mullane, MSEd., Research Associate and Trustee, Center for Educational Improvement, discussed how research has shown that children with mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders and their families face personal, financial, and neighborhood challenges more often than families of children without these disorders. These challenges may make it harder for some parents to give their child the resources they need to thrive. The type of community that families live in, urban versus rural, may increase these challenges. She also addressed better access to mental health care for children and parents in rural areas. To download the slides, click here.   

On September 19th, we kicked off the C-TLC Book Study. Based on CEI’s Heart Centered Learning® model, Mindfulness Practices explains, through research, the influential power mindfulness can have on reducing trauma and how this can positively affect a school’s climate and culture. This book study will provide educators with the opportunity to explore ways to uplift students through mindful breathing, yoga, meditation, and instruction in classrooms while building caring, kind, compassionate schools.   It was led by Christine Mason, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director, Center for Educational Improvement (CEI) and C-TLC Project Director and Michele Rivers Murphy, Ed.D., Associate Director, Heart Centered Learning, Center for Educational Improvement. 

On September 20th, Emily Kline discussed how many individuals with first episode psychosis are reluctant to attend treatment and are at risk for dropping out before receiving the full benefits of care. This webinar reviewed reasons that teens and young adults may be wary of first episode psychosis treatment and offer practical suggestions for creating a program that promotes engagement and minimizes barriers at the outset of treatment.