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View Slide Deck The Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) at Rutgers University will provide monthly webinars to support you in developing your school-based mental health services and supports. During these sessions, the MHTTC in collaboration with school mental health experts and New Jersey district exemplars will focus on the following core features of effective school mental health: Developing your Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Needs Assessment and Resource Mapping Establishing Universal Prevention Establishing Tiered Supports (Tier 2 & Tier 3) System Partners Risk Assessment Funding Comprehensive School-based Mental Health Staff Self-Care

When considering substance use and misuse, it is important to take into consideration the diversity of Native American and Alaska Native people and the implications it has for the development and implementation of prevention efforts. This guide includes helpful information when considering substance use prevention and the particular experiences of Native youth.

Recording of the event Treating Grief and Loss in Black Children and Youth, originally held on October 21, 2021.   Presentation slides.

This report examines the benefits of digital technology use among older adults. Higher social technology use is associated with fewer chronic illnesses, higher subjective well-being, fewer depressive symptoms and better interpersonal relationships; all of which positively impact mental health.

    Resources shared: Sky World Nurse Practitioners are Human Too Dream Feat Native Wellness Institute      

Recording of School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series. This event took place on October 26th, 2021. Mindful Movement is a 30 minute meditation space for individuals to ground themselves, release any built up tension, prepare for the week ahead, etc.. It will be led by Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) (https://indigenouslotus.com/about) and is for all school personnel to attend and benefit from. Questions? Please email [email protected]

Please enjoy this report which gives a review of the National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC's Year 3.

    The Great Lakes MHTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.   This series will start with an introduction to Classroom WISE, a new mental health literacy course developed by the MHTTC Network and the National Center for School Mental Health. Classroom WISE is a free 3-part training package that assists K-12 educators and school personnel in supporting students' mental health in the classroom and is comprised of a free self-guided online course, video library, resource collection, and website focused on educator mental health literacy. Many schools and districts are already addressing different aspects of school mental health by using various programs, practices and initiatives to support students. Classroom WISE was designed to integrate and enhance school mental health efforts to provide even greater assistance to students at both the prevention and intervention levels. Following the introduction, each webinar in this series will focus on a different school mental health framework: social emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, and multi-tiered system of support. Clear examples, tips, and discussions will help illustrate the relationship between Classroom Wise and the specific SMH framework. Participants are welcome to attend the whole series or the individual sessions most aligned with your current SMH practices. This webinar series is for educators, school mental health professionals, school and district decisions makers, and administrators.   REGISTRATION LINKS FOR ALL EVENTS IN THE SERIES: Integrating ClassroomWISE with a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Framework November 9, 2021: 10:00–11:00 AM Central Time  Integrating ClassroomWISE with a Trauma-Informed Schools Framework November 16, 2021:  10:00 –11:00 AM Central Time Integrating ClassroomWISE with a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Framework November 30, 2021:  10:00 –11:00 AM Central Time      PRESENTER  Stefanie Winfield is an Adjunct Faculty Instructor the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social work. In her past role as School Mental Health Lead for the Mountain Plains MHTTC, Stefanie focused on providing intensive technical assistance and training to educators, teachers administrators and all school staff on ways to improve and enhance school mental health. Stefanie has extensive experience working in schools promoting youth sexual health, conflict and anger management, behavioral health education, and school-based health care. With over 20 years of experience working with nonprofits and community organizations, Stefanie has done everything from grant management and implementation, to program and outcome evaluation, training and facilitation.  

About this Resource:  Office Hours (OH) are a series of facilitated small-group discussions on different aspects of a central topic. The purpose of this toolkit is to support an organization's efforts to host office hours by identifying and reviewing the steps involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating an OH event series. This toolkit was designed following two series of virtual OHs hosted by the Southeast Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Southeast MHTTC) during the Covid-19 pandemic. One series focused on support for Certified Peer Specialists and the other engaged administrators in navigating changes in mental health services delivery during the pandemic.  

Download the slides. This presentation provides an orientation to trauma as a social determinant of health.   Watch corresponding presentation Education  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

Download the slides. This presentation provides an orientation to education as a social determinant of health.   Watch corresponding presentation Trauma  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

Watch the presentation. This presentation provides an orientation to education as a social determinant of health.   Watch corresponding presentation Trauma  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

Watch the presentation. This presentation provides an orientation to education as a social determinant of health.   Watch corresponding presentation Education  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

  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. At the conclusion of this webinar, the participant should be better able to: 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.   Learn more about UnitedHealthcare Behavioral Health Education Series  

The annual Red Ribbon Week is a week-long campaign to support and promote a drug-free life. This week is a great opportunity to raise awareness and promote strength and resilience in your students and community. The National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC has designed the following resources for you to use: Red Ribbon Week Flyer: Celebrate Native style with the individual and school-wide activities provided in this Red Ribbon Week Flyer! Red Ribbon Week Pledge Poster: Have students take a pledge to stay drug free! Personalize the poster below with your school's name by opening the PDF and typing directly into the shaded box.

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 2-page document presents a summary of the Northwest MHTTC's accomplishments during our third year of operations, 2020 - 2021. Highlights include: Quantifying our reach through tallies of people trained, events offered, products created, and more Spotlight on Intensive Training and Technical Assistance efforts Continued support of ACT Teams nationally Steps taken toward achieving equity in our work   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Here is information about other reports about recent work of the Northwest MHTTC and the national Network. Northwest MHTTC summaries of annual activities Summary reports from other centers in the MHTTC network Region 10's Year 3 School Mental Health summary Region 10's 2021 Provider Well-Being Supplement summary  

  ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 2-page document presents a summary of the Northwest MHTTC's accomplishments regarding our 2021 Provider Well-Being Supplement. Highlights include: Two, eight-part series that included both webinars and podcasts Learning Communities with C4 Innovations Disaster response and behavioral health A targeted, train-the-trainer program for Indigenous rural providers in Alaska Peer Support training for supporting people with first episode psychosis Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for ACT teams A pilot program to train experienced caregivers to be peer navigators to families facing first episode psychosis   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Here is information about other annual infographics for Northwest MHTTC and the Network. Northwest MHTTC summaries of annual activities Summary reports from other centers in the MHTTC network Region 10's Year 3 School Mental Health summary

Special Program! A Conversation with Survivors and COVID-19 Long-Haulers: Implications for School and Mental Health  Part II: Where Are We Now? Checking in Six Months Later & Looking Ahead to the Holiday Season You can find the recording to the webinar by clicking "VIEW RESOURCE" above. Six months ago in June 2021, we gathered to listen to COVID-19 survivors and long haulers and learn about their experience to inform how we as school mental health providers and leaders prepared for the needs of staff and students for the coming school year.   Graphic illustration by Rio Holaday Dr. Kira Mauseth returned to provide a more in-depth share about Long COVID behavioral health and what we have learned in our research. Derek, Karla, Mieka, and Jessica (four survivors of COVID-19, all of whom identify as long-haulers) returned to share where they are now and offered recommendations for school providers.      Together in our main room, Kira Derek, Karla, Mieka, and Jessica discussed and shared considerations for the holiday season: how to support Long Haulers, those secondarily impacted by COVID-19, and school communities.   The breakout sections (up to participant choice) include: 1. Resilience research: How might research inform our practice? Led by Dr. Kira Mauseth  2. Compounded experiences: How might we support those with Long Haul and are COVID survivors who also have lived experience with other forms of loss and grief? Led by Jessica Gonzalez  3. Workplace leadership considerations: How might we as managers, principals, administrators, and supervisors create trauma informed, long-hauler attuned workplaces? Led by Karla Monterroso  4. Student and family partnerships: How might we, as school leaders, partner with students and families to hear and listen to their experience with Long Haul and COVID-19 to inform our policies and practices? Led by Derek Canty 5. Self-care and identity: How might the experience of COVID-19 calibrate with our sense of who we are? Led by Mieka Tennant   Please note:  We did not center the conversation on death related to COVID-19; rather, we came together to discuss and share the losses and grief related to surviving COVID and being a long-hauler.    While this conversation focused on young people and the context of schools, we welcome all to listen in.  This program was led by MHTTC Regions 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S. Pacific Islands of American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau) & 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).  We strongly encouraged members of the school mental health workforce from our regional areas to attend; outside workforce was welcome as well.   Resources  Slide deck of panel discussion (PDF) from June 25, 2021 (Part I)  Support resources (PDF) Both graphic recordings (general and detailed) by Rio Holaday  >>> Access Full Series Here <<< Questions? Contact your MHTTC Center   Northwest MHTTC  Email: [email protected]  Phone: (206) 744-9327             Pacific Southwest MHTTC  Email:  [email protected]  Phone: (844) 856-1749

October 22, 2021 Presenter(s): Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Research and Development of the Center for Early Detection, Assessment, and Response to Risk (www.cedarclinic.org), the first program in MA that provides early intervention to youth who are at clinical high risk for psychotic disorders. Dr. Friedman-Yakoobian’s career has been devoted to the development and implementation of effective psychosocial interventions for individuals experiencing psychosis (or signs of risk) and their families. Emily E. Carol, PhD, is the clinic director of the Support, Treatment, and Resilience (STAR) Program at McLean Hospital. In this role, she is involved in STAR’s clinical, outreach, research, and training initiatives. Her expertise is in early identification and intervention for emerging serious mental illness in teens and young adults, including psychosis spectrum and bipolar disorders. She is also a member of the Laboratory for Early Psychosis (LEAP) Center.  

About this Resource: In this recorded presentation, Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, addresses the immigrant culture and language and presents strategies to provide access and eliminate health disparities in mental health services.

Several forces have converged over the last decade to call for a reconsideration of how to view, discuss, prescribe, and assess medications for effectiveness in the care of persons with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders. This document briefly reviews these issues and describes the point of convergence as being patient-centered medicine. We offer these six evidence-based principles, illustrated using clinical vignettes, for promoting self-management in individuals with mental illness and/or addictions: Elicit the person’s and family’s perspectives on the concerns bringing them to care. Assess the person’s and family’s perceived needs and priorities, including any cultural preferences (e.g., ethnic, sexual, spiritual). Identify the person’s short- and long-term goals. Identify medication targets that indicate that the person is overcoming barriers to life goals or increasing their quality of life (beyond symptom reduction). Prescribe medication as one component of an overall self-management plan that builds on personal and family strengths. Identify and address barriers to self-management, including the need for additional supports (e.g., transportation, child care, reminders, environmental modifications).    

  Suicide Prevention in Primary Care - Workshop Wednesday Session Access slide deck with the green download button above Click here to watch the recording   Session Description Statistics show that suicide continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States, particularly in the Rocky Mountain region. Physicians and primary care staff are the most common point of contact for individuals struggling with their mental health. This training examines concerns within the clinical setting about suicide risk, assessment, and intervention. Using the Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Primary Care Practices as a guide, participants will learn about the assessment tools PHQ and Columbia, how to ask someone if they are considering suicide, and other intervention strategies.    Trainer Debra Brownlee, PhD

"I enjoyed the emphasis on joy in the transgender experience instead of only acknowledging dysphoria and pathology. It's so important to reframe our language to a positive mindset: 'letting in' instead of 'coming out' or 'transitioning into yourself.'" ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This webinar provides a community-defined and evidence-based foundation for mental health providers serving queer and transgender communities. Drawing from historical and current perspectives, this webinar introduces a comprehensive approach to queer and transgender care inclusive of micro, mezzo, and macro-level interventions from the role of the clinician. Centering anti-racism, community lived experience, and an interdisciplinary framework, this webinar explores strengths, weaknesses, and best practices of mental health care for queer and transgender communities. Learning Objectives: 1. Develop historical context and evolution of transgender care, diagnoses, and pathologization 2. Identify strategies for establishing trust, rapport, and mitigating medical mistrust 3. Address the role of mental health clinicians as allies and co-conspirators in advocating for equity 4. Develop awareness and knowledge of diversity of transgender experiences and identities   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Our facilitators always make reference to great resources during sessions.  Find their lists below.  Presentation slides  Highlights & Key Concepts document Transgender Mental Health - Resources and Education Handout Gender Unicorn Gender Pronouns Chart Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure (GMSR) States offering Gender X Markers 2015 United States Transgender Survey UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program Sample demographic form for clients to indicate gender identity. Books & Videos Shared by the Facilitator A Clinician's Guide to Gender-Affirming Care: Working with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients by SC Chang, AA Singh, LM Dickey, and M Krishnan My Gender Workbook by K Bornstein (for adolescents exploring gender) The Gender Identity Workbook by AM Triska (for adolescents exploring gender) Voices of Transgender Adolescents LGBTIQ People Talk About Their Experiences Accessing Healthcare Pose (recommended by the speaker for its portrayal of transgender people by transgender actors) Additional Resources Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity Inclusive Evidence-Based Practices in Gender Non-Binary Mental Health Services from SMI Adviser LGBTQIA+ Behavioral Health Resources from Northwest MHTTC Addressing Our Bias When Working with the LGBTQ+ Community (Parts 1, 2, and 3) from National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC Building Your Toolkit to Serve the LGBTQ Community   FACILITATOR Ryan Kim Tiêu, Associate Clinical Social Worker Ryan Kim Tiêu is an Associate Clinical Social Worker, former Executive and Mental Health Director at the Gender Health Center, a grassroots nonprofit staffed by and providing mental health, healthcare, and advocacy services for queer and transgender community members in Sacramento, CA. In conjunction with professional expertise, Ryan incorporates their lived experiences as a first-generation immigrant, queer, transgender, and young person of color into their praxis, training, and theories of change.     Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

"I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciated the Safe, Sane, and Stable webcast with Rebekah. She was very warm and engaging and offered some really helpful concrete ideas. The 6-1-8 breathing has especially stuck with me." ABOUT THIS RESOURCE In a world that doesn’t seem safe, sane or stable, having a reliable set of mental health skills and personal reservoirs to draw from can mean the difference between a life where we are surviving and a life where we are shining with power and purpose. Drawing from evidence-based, psycho-therapeutic modalities and the latest in trauma-informed approaches, Rebekah Demirel inspires and guides us on an intimate journey to befriend ourselves, integrate our traumatic experiences, soothe frazzled nervous systems and reinvigorate our energy to make real changes happen.   Learning Objectives for participants: 1. Be able to self-assess for heightened stress response on and off the job 2. Apply immediate skills to down-regulate chronic sympathetic nervous system stimulation 3. Develop habitual implementation of psycho-therapeutic tools for personal well-being 4. Analyze ways personal biases and attitudes may contribute to stress ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Our facilitators always make reference to great resources during sessions.  Find their lists below.    From the Presentation Presentation slides Highlights & Key Concepts Document   Recommended Reading The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem Behave by Robert Sapolsky So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Activate Your Vagus Nerve by Navaz Habib   Additional Resources Provider Well-Being Resource List from Northwest MHTTC "The Parallel Process: Trauma-Informed Considerations for Individuals & Organizations”   FACILITATOR Rebekah Demirel, L.Ac. MPCC Rebekah Demirel L.Ac. MPCC, is the founder and director of Trauma Integration Programs, with more than a decade as an ambulance paramedic, twenty-two years as a paramedic trainer, eighteen years of mental health counseling experience, specializing in traumatic stress, and she is a licensed East Asian medicine practitioner and acupuncturist. Rebekah’s unique skill set and experience are informed by her own traumatic childhood and teen years spent on the street and in the foster care system, giving her a special familiarity and empathy for trauma and loss.     Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement