Products and Resources Catalog

Click here to view the second session on Tribal School Support for Reopening Amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic!

This is a link to the recording for the session presented by our MHTTC K-12 Grant on Tribal School Support for Reopening Amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic.

This is the recording for the MHTTC session, Understanding Suicide Part 3: Tools for providers to help someone experiencing suicidal ideation. 

Click the link to receive an pdf handout from the MHTTC session: Understanding Suicide Part 3: Tools for providers to help someone experiencing suicidal ideation.

This resource showcases the amazing work of organizations that are driving research, policy, and practice change to improve systems for youth and young adults (YYA) of transition age. Find brief features on eleven key organizations and initiatives, including highlighted resources from each. The PS MHTTC Youth and Young Adult Co-Leads created these features in collaboration with each organization.

The Northwest MHTTC invites you to read our July newsletter. During this awareness month, Northwest MHTTC honors the mental health experiences of Black, Indigenous and people of color. We are pausing to reflect on how our work can help ensure that all BIPOC workforce and community members-- including those of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions-- obtain the support and resources needed to thrive. We share resources and learning opportunities in support of the goals of this month of awareness. We also are pleased to share our upcoming trainings and newest products as well as resources from the Northwest ATTC and Northwest PTTC.

The National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center would like to share with you Volume 2, Issue 1 of our newsletter, Mental Health in our Native American Communities for Summer 2020: Caring for Our Relations: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Indian Country. Please take a few moments to explore this issue.

This is a recording of the Native Youth Telehealth Initiative Webinar, which took place on May 14, 2020. The recording begins at slide 12 of the presentation.   Dr. George Baston, MHRD, Ed.D CTE, and Natasha Peterson, BS, covered how to implement telehealth using the “Let’s Talk Interactive” platform and opportunities to collaborate with the National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC. Dr. Baston has worked in the health and human services field for 35 years starting out with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and eventually co-founding Solutions of Substance. Dr. Baston subsequently spent 20 years utilizing technology to deliver education, training, and interventions, including telehealth, to a variety of workforces and clients such as: community-based organizations, charter vocational schools (primary in rural communities); jails and other criminal justice settings; state addiction services provider associations; Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs); certification boards; and telehealth implementations in schools and community based organizations. Dr. Baston has over 18 years experience as a Principal Investigator (PI) for Rural Utilities Distant Learning and Telehealth Grantees; Drug Free Communities Grantees (DFC), Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA), Prevention and Partnership Grants (PPG) and a wide variety of SAMSHA program evaluations . Other experience includes Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) implementation to utilize data for program improvement, primarily through facilitation of Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycles.   Collaboration Opportunity! An opportunity to participate in our Native Youth Telehealth Initiative, and receive intensive technical assistance, is announced in this webinar. Application information is given at the end of Dr. Baston's presentation. Six sites will be chosen from the applicants. Click HERE to learn more: read about the project, download the full slides, etc.

This is a recording of the webinar: Introduction to Peer Support in the Era of COVID-19, featuring Talor Gray, MPH, which took place on May 13, 2020.   In this webinar, you will learn strategies for peer support and how to make this work while social distancing. Talor Gray earned her BS from Drake University in 2014, majoring in Psychology with a research focus in Behavioral Neuroscience. With a passion for translating health behavior research into practice, she later received her MPH from the University of Iowa in Community and Behavioral Health. Talor has been involved in the mental health field for the past 10 years, working and volunteering at various non-profit, education, and public health agencies. Her experience ranges from providing individual peer support and systems navigation to public health program development and evaluation. Talor is a certified NAMI Provider and In Our Own Voice speaker, and has provided trainings in population mental health, disability sensitivity, and building self-advocacy skillsets. She currently works at Olmsted County Public Health in Rochester, MN as a Community Health Specialist focused on mental health and substance use topics.

Practicing one's culture promotes well-being. In this series, we explore how Latinx and Native people use cultural elements such as community pride, family, spirituality, and resiliency to live safe, happy, and healthy lives.  

This environmental scan is a repository of evidence-based mental health programs and practices found to be effective with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) school-aged children and youth who experience adverse childhood experiences, including violence and trauma, that contribute to mental health problems. It was created in an effort to provide a repository that could be used by communities who serve Native school-age children, as well as to avoid the duplication of efforts.

The Northwest MHTTC is partnering to provide All Patients Safe training to a part of the region's workforce specifically based on the rates and prevalence of suicide. Suicide is a silent epidemic and public health crisis.  In the US, suicide is a more common cause of death than breast cancer, prostate cancer, or traffic fatalities.  In 2014 the rate of Alaska Native males that died by suicide was nearly four times the national average. All Patients Safe provides the necessary tools to medical providers to understand their role in suicide prevention by teaching them how to: •    Integrate screening and assessment tools into their practice •    Educate patients on keeping homes safe •    Refer patients to additional resources •    Follow up with those at risk for suicide Medical professionals can make an enormous impact!