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In the U.S., approximately 2% of youth have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Anxiety disorders are much more common among autistic youth. This infographic displays anxiety symptoms that are commonly experienced by autistic students.   In our products, we choose to use identity first language (i.e., autistic students) in response to the preference of many autistic individuals and in an effort to avoid ableist ideologies. We recognize that this is not the language preference of every individual. For more information on the rationale for our language choice, please see the Bottema-Beutel et al., 2021.  

Slides from the session A Native Youth Round Table. Hurt People Hurt People: Transforming Lateral Violence in AI/AN Communities.  The Leadership Academy, National AI/AN Childhood Trauma TSA Center, Category II, and the Tribal College and University Initiative will host a Native Youth Round Table in recognition of Trauma Awareness Month. Our Native Youth panelists will explore a youth perspective on lateral violence, as well as how to heal and build a better Native community for all. We look forward to listening and learning from the Native youth to help guide us in our future work. Please join us in learning from our future leaders! 

Slides from the session A Native Youth Round Table. Hurt People Hurt People: Transforming Lateral Violence in AI/AN Communities.  The Leadership Academy, National AI/AN Childhood Trauma TSA Center, Category II, and the Tribal College and University Initiative will host a Native Youth Round Table in recognition of Trauma Awareness Month. Our Native Youth panelists will explore a youth perspective on lateral violence, as well as how to heal and build a better Native community for all. We look forward to listening and learning from the Native youth to help guide us in our future work. Please join us in learning from our future leaders! 

The Northwest MHTTC is excited to co-sponsor the UW SMART Center's Annual 2022 Speaker Series. Originally a series of in-person events, we have moved these presentations to a virtual format due to COVID-19.  Mindfulness for Teachers During Difficult Times: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching  Resilience is the capacity to successfully adapt to challenging situations without long-term negative effects, and today our students and teachers need resilience more than ever. At its core, teaching is an emotional practice. The social and emotional dynamics of the classroom play a key role in promoting student learning and fostering prosocial behavior. Drawing upon basic and applied research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology and education, this talk will provide valuable information about how mindfulness- and compassion-based approaches can help teachers manage the stressful demands of the classroom, cultivate an exceptional learning environment, and revitalize teaching and learning.  Learning Objectives: Describe the importance of emotion in education. Describe how emotion affects the brain and learning. Define mindfulness. Describe the effects of mindfulness on brain functioning and emotion regulation. Practice several simple mindfulness-based practices. Describe how mindfulness-based practices help teachers manage stress. Describe how mindfulness-based practices help teacher provide social and emotional support to their students. Describe how to introduce mindfulness practices to students to help them calm their bodies and focus their minds.   Recording & Resources: Presentation PDF Spanish Subtitles Available Here   About the Presenter: Patricia (Tish) Jennings, PhD, MEd Professor of Education at the School of Education and Human Development @University of Virginia Patricia (Tish) Jennings is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness in education and Professor of Education at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia. Her research places a specific emphasis on teacher stress and how it impacts the social and emotional context of the classroom, as articulated in her highly cited theoretical article "The Prosocial Classroom." Jennings led the team that developed CARE, a mindfulness-based professional development program shown to significantly improve teacher well-being, classroom interactions and student engagement in the largest randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention designed specifically to address teacher occupational stress. She is a co-author of Flourish: The Compassionate Schools Project curriculum, an integrated health and physical education program and is co-Investigator on a large randomized controlled trial to evaluate the curriculum’s efficacy. She is currently the Principal Investigator of Project CATALYZE, a study that will examine whether CARE enhances the effectiveness of a social and emotional learning curriculum funded by an Education Innovation Research grant from the US Department of Education to conduct. A member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development among Children and Youth, she was awarded the Cathy Kerr Award for Courageous and Compassionate Science by the Mind & Life Institute in 2018 and recently recognized by Mindful Magazine as one of "Ten Mindfulness Researchers You Should Know." Earlier in her career, Jennings spent more than 22 years as a teacher, school director and teacher educator. She is the author numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters and several books: Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom, The Trauma-Sensitive School: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching, Mindfulness in the Pre-K-5 Classroom: Helping Students Stress Less and Learn More, part of Social and Emotional Learning Solutions, a book series by WW Norton of which she is editor. Her latest book, Teacher Burnout Turnaround: Strategies for Empowered Teachers, was released in December 2020. Learn more about other events in the series here 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.

Host: Alfredo Cerrato, Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC Senior Cultural & Workforce Development Officer Special Guest: Derrick Martin, LPCC-S, EMDR, CCTP                         Traumaologist, Traumaology LLC    We invite you to check in with Alfredo Cerrato and Derrick Martin as they discuss post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) in first responders, including the support services and therapies available for those coping with overwhelming life experiences. Derrick discusses his experience working as a paramedic and firefighter, and how managing his own CPTSD diagnosis with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy motivated him to become a mental health professional and traumaologist.  (Listening time: 30 min., 4 sec.)   Derrick Martin, LPCC-S, EMDR, CCTP Derrick is an independently licensed psychotherapist with supervisory designation in the State of Ohio. Prior to his career as a traumaologist, he start out his life in public safety. Starting out as an EMT-Basic and furthering his education becoming an EMT-Paramedic, he also obtained his Professional Firefighter I & II certification. He has served over 12 years of combined service service the citizens of the State of Ohio. In 2008, he was seriously injured on duty and forced to leave public safety from that injury. That time in his life was very difficult and at times very dark. Seeking out help, he discovered psychotherapy and EMDR therapy. Having been diagnosed with CPTSD, he went through EMDR therapy and accredit that to saving his life. As a patient, he experienced both the good and the bad of various clinicians and knew that he wanted to give back and raise the bar for the standardization of care for first responders and other victims of trauma. 

June 2, 2022 Coordinated specialty care for early psychosis is an evidence-based treatment model aimed at fostering resilience and recovery for individuals who have experience a first episode of psychosis or are at clinical high risk for developing psychosis. Each webinar will be co-presented by a professional with expertise in that component of care, as well as an individual with lived experience who can speak to how this aspect of care was meaningful in their journey towards recovery. This series is geared toward any individuals that are new to working on an Early Psychosis Specialty Team – including students, clinicians, prescribers, supported employment specialists, family clinicians, and peer specialists.   to watch the recording, go to: https://youtu.be/eNQLYlIHT2o

About this Resource: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several mental health services transitioned to telemental health delivery. This product shares lessons learned and experiences from Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) in their transition to telemental health services. These experiences were collected through a qualitative survey administered by the Southeast MHTTC from August of 2020 through January of 2021 to CPS providing services in Georgia.

This event took place on May 20th, 2022. We will spend time together reflecting on Native people reconnecting to culture through health and wellness. Through our keynote presenter, Dr. Rebecca Crawford Foster, 2 interactive sessions with traditional health and wellness experts using informed and guided sessions and an Indigenous chef, we will explore the idea of MH and wellness as educators/administrators. Together we will learn traditional ways to impact our youth for self-care and wellbeing. Participants will learn methods to include in a classroom and school setting to help foster positive behavior.  

This event took place on May 20th, 2022. We will spend time together reflecting on Native people reconnecting to culture through health and wellness. Through our keynote presenter, Dr. Rebecca Crawford Foster, 2 interactive sessions with traditional health and wellness experts using informed and guided sessions and an Indigenous chef, we will explore the idea of MH and wellness as educators/administrators. Together we will learn traditional ways to impact our youth for self-care and wellbeing. Participants will learn methods to include in a classroom and school setting to help foster positive behavior.  

  View the webinar.    Description:  Join us to learn how state legislatures can create and implement policy solutions to positively impact the behavioral health workforce. This webinar will describe how to leverage policy solutions to recruit, train, and retain the behavioral health workforce, as exemplified by the creation of BHECN in the Nebraska state legislature in 2009. Information will be shared on how legislative bills have supported student internships across Nebraska, including correctional facility settings. In addition, we will explore how annual policy forums amongst numerous policy stakeholders can make a difference in the legislative process.   Learning Objectives: Describe how a state legislature can be a partner in addressing behavioral health workforce shortages.  Discuss how policy solutions can help leverage training opportunities for behavioral health students. Describe how to engage legislators and other behavioral health stakeholders to create and implement behavioral health workforce policy solutions.   Speaker:   Erin Schneider, MSW Erin Schneider joined BHECN in June of 2020, as the new Outreach Coordinator. Erin will be working with the leadership team to evaluate, develop, and promote BHECN's outreach plan to the behavioral health workforce. Erin has 12 years of experience in social work and behavioral health, a bachelor of science degree in Psychology from Drake University, and a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Kansas. Erin's combined experience in workforce development and behavioral health is an excellent fit for the BHECN outreach coordinator position.   

View the slide deck.    Description:  Join us to learn how state legislatures can create and implement policy solutions to positively impact the behavioral health workforce. This webinar will describe how to leverage policy solutions to recruit, train, and retain the behavioral health workforce, as exemplified by the creation of BHECN in the Nebraska state legislature in 2009. Information will be shared on how legislative bills have supported student internships across Nebraska, including correctional facility settings. In addition, we will explore how annual policy forums amongst numerous policy stakeholders can make a difference in the legislative process.   Learning Objectives: Describe how a state legislature can be a partner in addressing behavioral health workforce shortages.  Discuss how policy solutions can help leverage training opportunities for behavioral health students. Describe how to engage legislators and other behavioral health stakeholders to create and implement behavioral health workforce policy solutions.   Speaker:   Erin Schneider, MSW Erin Schneider joined BHECN in June of 2020, as the new Outreach Coordinator. Erin will be working with the leadership team to evaluate, develop, and promote BHECN's outreach plan to the behavioral health workforce. Erin has 12 years of experience in social work and behavioral health, a bachelor of science degree in Psychology from Drake University, and a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Kansas. Erin's combined experience in workforce development and behavioral health is an excellent fit for the BHECN outreach coordinator position. 

Watch the webinar.    Description:  Join us to learn how to overcome the unique challenges of rural practice and how to address these obstacles utilizing satellite locations based on BHECN's programming within rural Nebraska.   Learning Objectives: Identify 3 factors that complicate rural practice. Compare resources in urban and rural areas within your state. Describe one unique program to address rural workforce obstacles.   Speaker:   Catherine Jones-Hazledine, PhD Dr. Jones-Hazledine has been collaborating with BHECN for several years on projects in the Nebraska Panhandle, such as FARM CAMP and the Rural Provider Support Network. She formally joined the BHECN ranks in 2018. Her other roles currently include Supervising Psychologist/Owner at Western Nebraska Behavioral Health (WNBH) Clinics (with integrated care sites around the Sandhills and Panhandle of Nebraska), adjunct faculty with Chadron State College, and the Munroe-Meyer Institute, and training and supervising early career clinicians in rural mental health. Before starting WNBH in 2011, Dr. Cate served as an Assistant Professor with the Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC for seven years. Dr. Cate’s training includes a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.    

View the presentation.    Description:  Join us to learn how to overcome the unique challenges of rural practice and how to address these obstacles utilizing satellite locations based on BHECN's programming within rural Nebraska.   Learning Objectives: Identify 3 factors that complicate rural practice. Compare resources in urban and rural areas within your state. Describe one unique program to address rural workforce obstacles.   Speaker:   Catherine Jones-Hazledine, PhD Dr. Jones-Hazledine has been collaborating with BHECN for several years on projects in the Nebraska Panhandle, such as FARM CAMP and the Rural Provider Support Network. She formally joined the BHECN ranks in 2018. Her other roles currently include Supervising Psychologist/Owner at Western Nebraska Behavioral Health (WNBH) Clinics (with integrated care sites around the Sandhills and Panhandle of Nebraska), adjunct faculty with Chadron State College, and the Munroe-Meyer Institute, and training and supervising early career clinicians in rural mental health. Before starting WNBH in 2011, Dr. Cate served as an Assistant Professor with the Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC for seven years. Dr. Cate’s training includes a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.    

May 31, 2022 The World Health Organization has called stress the “health epidemic of the 21st century.” The purpose of this presentation is to define the different types of stress; understand the impact on the mind, body and spirit and introduce some of the different holistic stress management techniques one can use to begin to reduce stress.

May 26, 2022 Using data to drive decision-making is critical to ensuring that behavioral health services improve the lives of all people, no matter their race, background, or circumstance. During the Using Data for Equity webinar on Thursday, May 26, our partners at Third Sector shared a five-step process of using data to operationalize equity. Check out the video archive and make plans to extend your learning at the connected Diversity Talk on June 14 at 1:00 p.m., ET. To watch the recording, go to: https://youtu.be/WS_afNwJgbE   Presenter(s): Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc. Third Sector is a national nonprofit technical assistance organization that advises government agencies on ways to reshape their policies, systems, and services toward better outcomes for all people no matter their race, background, and circumstances.  

Our hearts are heavy for the tragedy that occurred in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022. As we look towards how to cope with he experience, this newsletter brings together a selection of resources for families, educators, and professionals working with children and families.

The Northwest MHTTC’s School Mental Health Team has curated some additional free resources to support youth, staff, communities and district systems to support our region as we respond to these traumatic events. 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.

View Session Recording Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers, and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series, we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish, and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6-week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness, and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing.

View Slide Deck Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers, and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series, we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish, and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6-week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness, and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing.

View Session Recording This session explores the intersectionality and cultural diversities within the Hispanic and Latinx community and how it impacts mental health services with a focus on cultural considerations and trauma histories.   Presenter: Dr. Azara Santiago Rivera serves as the Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Felician University, Lodi, New Jersey. Also, she earned the status of Emeritus Professor and was the Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in the Department of Psychology at Merrimack College. Before joining the Merrimack community, she held academic appointments at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) as the chair of the Counseling Department in August 2011 and became dean of academic affairs in August 2013 until 2015.  Dr. Santiago-Rivera served as the associate dean of the School of Education, University at Albany (NY) from 2001―2004. Among outcomes of her work were initiatives to advance early career faculty with a focus on publishing, teaching strategies and tenure and promotion processes.   In addition, she also held faculty positions as a professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2004―2011) and assistant and associate professor, University at Albany [NY] (1992―2004). Her publications and research interests include multicultural competencies in the counseling profession, bilingual therapy, Latinx adults and depression, and the impact of environmental contamination on the biopsychosocial well-being of Native Americans.  Her current work involves assessing depression in Latinx adults and the challenges associated with the use of translated measures from English to Spanish. She is a coauthor of 3 books, over 50 peer reviewed articles and book chapters, and has given over 120 presentations/workshops at local, national and international conferences, universities, and organizations. She has held leadership positions in professional organizations such as the Vice-President of the Latino Interest Network of the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), and the President of Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) within the American Counseling Association. She is a past- President of the National Latino/a Psychological Association. She is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Latinx Psychology (APA journal) and is a Fellow of Divisions 45 and 17 of APA. In 2014, Dr. Santiago-Rivera received the APA Presidential Citation for outstanding contribution to the profession. Currently, Dr. Santiago Rivera is the President of the Latino Mental Health Association of New Jersey and the Treasurer-Elect of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education.

View Slide Deck This session explores the intersectionality and cultural diversities within the Hispanic and Latinx community and how it impacts mental health services with a focus on cultural considerations and trauma histories.   Presenter: Dr. Azara Santiago Rivera serves as the Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Felician University, Lodi, New Jersey. Also, she earned the status of Emeritus Professor and was the Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in the Department of Psychology at Merrimack College. Before joining the Merrimack community, she held academic appointments at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) as the chair of the Counseling Department in August 2011 and became dean of academic affairs in August 2013 until 2015.  Dr. Santiago-Rivera served as the associate dean of the School of Education, University at Albany (NY) from 2001―2004. Among outcomes of her work were initiatives to advance early career faculty with a focus on publishing, teaching strategies and tenure and promotion processes.   In addition, she also held faculty positions as a professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2004―2011) and assistant and associate professor, University at Albany [NY] (1992―2004). Her publications and research interests include multicultural competencies in the counseling profession, bilingual therapy, Latinx adults and depression, and the impact of environmental contamination on the biopsychosocial well-being of Native Americans.  Her current work involves assessing depression in Latinx adults and the challenges associated with the use of translated measures from English to Spanish. She is a coauthor of 3 books, over 50 peer reviewed articles and book chapters, and has given over 120 presentations/workshops at local, national and international conferences, universities, and organizations. She has held leadership positions in professional organizations such as the Vice-President of the Latino Interest Network of the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), and the President of Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) within the American Counseling Association. She is a past- President of the National Latino/a Psychological Association. She is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Latinx Psychology (APA journal) and is a Fellow of Divisions 45 and 17 of APA. In 2014, Dr. Santiago-Rivera received the APA Presidential Citation for outstanding contribution to the profession. Currently, Dr. Santiago Rivera is the President of the Latino Mental Health Association of New Jersey and the Treasurer-Elect of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education.

To access slide deck, click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording This event was held on May 25th, 2022 from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. MT/12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CT.  Event Description May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness month.  As many as 1 in 5 new mothers experience some type of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMADs). These illnesses frequently go unnoticed and untreated, often with long-term consequences to both mother and child.  No one is immune to experiencing PMADS. Women of every culture, age, income level and race can develop perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Symptoms can appear any time during pregnancy and the first 12 months after childbirth. There are effective and well-researched treatment options available to help women recover, but stigma often prevents women from seeking help.     Join us this month as we offer two 1-hour training sessions that address sensitive topics that are often missed in the perinatal mental health conversation: Grief and Loss, and Birth Trauma.    Learning Objectives: ·      Define birth trauma and related experiences during the perinatal period  ·      Recognize symptoms and  screening tools for birth trauma and PTSD  ·      Examine effective ways to support individuals who have experienced trauma during birth  Trainer Marianela Rodriguez-Reynaldo  Marianela Rodriguez-Reynaldo is a mother, postpartum doula, Certified Lactation Educator and Clinical Psychologist specialized in Perinatal Mental Health. She completed her Master’s degree at Xavier University in Ohio and went on to complete her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the Carlos Albizu University in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She has been a PSI Coordinator in Puerto Rico since 2009, has a private practice and led a monthly support group for parents who have experienced perinatal loss for 11 years. She is an activist for reproductive justice and human rights in maternal infant care. Provides training on perinatal mental health and trauma for health and birth professionals, is part of the expert panel for the Observatory of Obstetric Violence in Puerto Rico and serves as a Psychology Consultant for the Puerto Rico Health Department, Mother, Child and Adolescent Division (Title V). In 2020 she co-founded the first Center for Perinatal Mental Health in Puerto Rico that focuses on research, awareness, and service for this population. 

Personalismo – Formal Friendliness For Hispanic and Latinx individuals, personalismo is described as formal friendliness. Latinos may expect mental health providers to demonstrate simpatía or friendliness, and personalismo. If these values are not expressed, they could feel slighted. This reduces the likelihood of adherence to treatment and the mental health care providers’ recommendations.   Religion, Spirituality and Traditional Healing Practices Many Hispanic and Latinx individuals are very spiritual, and many are very religious. Religious practices among Hispanic and Latinx individuals are diverse. Religion and spirituality may play an important role in Latinx individuals' understanding of physical health and mental health, causes, treatment, and help-seeking efforts. Traditional healing practices like curanderismo, yerberos, and soberos are used as part of daily life and impact the view of healing for some Hispanic and Latinx communities.   Respeto-Respect There is a high value placed on demonstrating respeto (respect) in interactions with others. Mental health providers are viewed as authority figures and Hispanic and Latinx individuals may hesitate to ask questions or express concerns about recommendations to avoid being disrespectful.     Familismo-Familism Hispanic and Latinx individuals are known for having strong family ties because they value family and community as sources of identity and support. Latinx reference to familia (family) may often expand beyond nuclear and extended family to include not only parents and siblings, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, close friends, and comadres/compadres.      

Download the presentation slides here   About the Session The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® is a skills-based wellness and prevention program that provides a biological, non-stigmatizing perspective on normal human reactions to stress and trauma.  The primary focus of this stabilization program is to learn to reset the natural balance of the nervous system. CRM skills help people understand their nervous system and learn to track sensations connected to their own wellbeing. CRM, developed at the Trauma Resource Institute by Elaine Miller-Karas is both restorative and preventive (Miller-Karas, 2015).  CRM is a low-intensity intervention which teaches easy-to-learn skills to manage the agitation, anxiety, numbness, sadness, and despair of emotional dysregulation, which can be brought on by stressful personal or professional situations. CRM is trauma-informed and resiliency-focused. CRM skills are useful for self-care. They can be taught as a peer-to-peer program in a variety of contexts. School workers, healthcare providers, educators, and other frontline helpers can apply CRM skills in any setting: schools, medical/counseling centers, pre-school settings, home visits, faith communities, and crisis situations in the field.  The skills can help prevent burnout.   CRM is a valuable resource for individuals coping with chronic stressors such as physical pain, addiction, and grief and loss.  A range of persons that suffer the effects of cumulative trauma (e.g., violence, poverty, racism, homophobia) benefit from these tools.   Objectives Describe how stress and trauma affect mental and physical health. Explore how current challenges fit into CRM’s framework for understanding stress and trauma. Describe how CRM can protect and heal via sensory-motor awareness. Explain how you can share CRM skills with others as a “CRM Guide”   Trainers Dr. Linda Grabbe, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN Dr. Grabbe is a board-certified Family and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Nursing. Her clinical expertise is in primary care and mental health care for homeless or incarcerated women and youth, providing Community Resilience Model (CRM) training in group settings.  Her interests include public mental health, trauma-informed care, the neurobiology of trauma and resilience, social justice, and social determinants of mental health.  Dr. Grabbe is a healthcare provider with Community Advanced Practice Nurses, a small non-profit organization that operates a network of clinics in Atlanta homeless shelters for women, children, and youth.  Dr. Grabbe’s published work includes The Trauma Resiliency Model: A “Bottom-Up” Intervention for Trauma Psychotherapy and research on the impact of a brief Community Resiliency Model training on the wellbeing of women in substance abuse treatment, as well as on wellbeing, resiliency, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress in front-line health workers.   Bria Davis, BA Bria Davis has a degree in criminal justice and has taught CRM for 3 years in weekly sessions with homeless youth in Atlanta.  She has also taught CRM to groups of school counselors and social service providers across the State of Georgia, as well as justice-involved youths and their families in Atlanta.  She has assisted California’s Trauma Resource Institute leadership in week-long CRM Teacher Trainings.