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  This webinar will review human trafficking risk factors. Dr. Contreras will provide an overview of human trafficking in the United States and include issues related to international and domestic trafficking. Using examples from her work with victims and survivors of trafficking, she will explain how the risk of exploitation increases with contextual stressors, such as the current COVID health crisis. The presentation will close with a review of practice recommendations drawing from her experience of developing programs to attend survivors of human trafficking. Learning objectives: 1. Identify at least two differences and one overlap between domestic and international human trafficking. 2. Learn about individual vulnerabilities to human trafficking. 3. Describe traffickers’ methods of coercion that are challenging for the providers and the public to identify.

  This webinar will review human trafficking risk factors. Dr. Contreras will provide an overview of human trafficking in the United States and include issues related to international and domestic trafficking. Using examples from her work with victims and survivors of trafficking, she will explain how the risk of exploitation increases with contextual stressors, such as the current COVID health crisis. The presentation will close with a review of practice recommendations drawing from her experience of developing programs to attend survivors of human trafficking. Learning objectives: 1. Identify at least two differences and one overlap between domestic and international human trafficking. 2. Learn about individual vulnerabilities to human trafficking. 3. Describe traffickers’ methods of coercion that are challenging for the providers and the public to identify.

  This clinicians’ guide addresses one of the largest cultural groups in the United States today, persons of Latin American ancestry commonly referred to as Latinos or Hispanics. The guide considers suicide as part of social phenomena but our attention will be to suicides and suicide attempts as deeply psychological, emotional events. The emphasis is on what drives some people to think about suicide, to plan a suicide, and to attempt suicide. This guide is intended for mental health professionals and other health providers who are dedicated to delivering services to the diverse Hispanic or Latino population. It discusses suicidal behavior, demographics of the Hispanic population, risks for suicide, and prevention, intervention, recovery, and postvention. The guide includes two case studies of suicide attempts by teenage girls and questions for clinicians to consider in the assessment and intervention.   This master class series is aimed at developing the skills of mental health professionals working with Latino populations who may be at risk for suicidal behaviors. The Clinician´s Guide includes 5 modules that discuss and define relevant terms as well as the role of culture in understanding and treating suicidal behaviors among Latinos. The guide also discusses issues related to prevention, risk and protective factors, assessment and intervention as well as school-related considerations.   Objectives: Module 1: Introduction and Module 2: Suicide-related terms Discuss the goal of the clinician´s guide Provide an overview of Latinos in the US including statistics on suicide and attempts Define terms related to suicidal behaviors

  This clinicians’ guide addresses one of the largest cultural groups in the United States today, persons of Latin American ancestry commonly referred to as Latinos or Hispanics. The guide considers suicide as part of social phenomena but our attention will be to suicides and suicide attempts as deeply psychological, emotional events. The emphasis is on what drives some people to think about suicide, to plan a suicide, and to attempt suicide. This guide is intended for mental health professionals and other health providers who are dedicated to delivering services to the diverse Hispanic or Latino population. It discusses suicidal behavior, demographics of the Hispanic population, risks for suicide, and prevention, intervention, recovery, and postvention. The guide includes two case studies of suicide attempts by teenage girls and questions for clinicians to consider in the assessment and intervention.   This master class series is aimed at developing the skills of mental health professionals working with Latino populations who may be at risk for suicidal behaviors. The Clinician´s Guide includes 5 modules that discuss and define relevant terms as well as the role of culture in understanding and treating suicidal behaviors among Latinos. The guide also discusses issues related to prevention, risk and protective factors, assessment and intervention as well as school-related considerations.   Objectives: Module 1: Introduction and Module 2: Suicide-related terms Discuss the goal of the clinician´s guide Provide an overview of Latinos in the US including statistics on suicide and attempts Define terms related to suicidal behaviors

  This clinicians’ guide addresses one of the largest cultural groups in the United States today, persons of Latin American ancestry commonly referred to as Latinos or Hispanics. The guide considers suicide as part of social phenomena but our attention will be to suicides and suicide attempts as deeply psychological, emotional events. The emphasis is on what drives some people to think about suicide, to plan a suicide, and to attempt suicide. This guide is intended for mental health professionals and other health providers who are dedicated to delivering services to the diverse Hispanic or Latino population. It discusses suicidal behavior, demographics of the Hispanic population, risks for suicide, and prevention, intervention, recovery, and postvention. The guide includes two case studies of suicide attempts by teenage girls and questions for clinicians to consider in the assessment and intervention.   This master class series is aimed at developing the skills of mental health professionals working with Latino populations who may be at risk for suicidal behaviors. The Clinician´s Guide includes 5 modules that discuss and define relevant terms as well as the role of culture in understanding and treating suicidal behaviors among Latinos. The guide also discusses issues related to prevention, risk and protective factors, assessment and intervention as well as school-related considerations.   Objectives Module 3: Risk and Protective Factors Discuss risk factors for suicidal behaviors including culture-related risk factors such as acculturative stress Address the importance of identifying protective factors including cultural values that may serve as protection for suicidal behaviors Provide strategies for exploring risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviors

  This clinicians’ guide addresses one of the largest cultural groups in the United States today, persons of Latin American ancestry commonly referred to as Latinos or Hispanics. The guide considers suicide as part of social phenomena but our attention will be to suicides and suicide attempts as deeply psychological, emotional events. The emphasis is on what drives some people to think about suicide, to plan a suicide, and to attempt suicide. This guide is intended for mental health professionals and other health providers who are dedicated to delivering services to the diverse Hispanic or Latino population. It discusses suicidal behavior, demographics of the Hispanic population, risks for suicide, and prevention, intervention, recovery, and postvention. The guide includes two case studies of suicide attempts by teenage girls and questions for clinicians to consider in the assessment and intervention.   This master class series is aimed at developing the skills of mental health professionals working with Latino populations who may be at risk for suicidal behaviors. The Clinician´s Guide includes 5 modules that discuss and define relevant terms as well as the role of culture in understanding and treating suicidal behaviors among Latinos. The guide also discusses issues related to prevention, risk and protective factors, assessment and intervention as well as school-related considerations.   Objectives Module 3: Risk and Protective Factors Discuss risk factors for suicidal behaviors including culture-related risk factors such as acculturative stress Address the importance of identifying protective factors including cultural values that may serve as protection for suicidal behaviors Provide strategies for exploring risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviors

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This is a recording of the live 75-minute webinar on LEND A HAND, a crisis management, triage, and de-escalation model with Dr. Kira Mauseth. This crisis management model provides specific information on how to assess and support people in crisis in any number of professional, clinical, or social circumstances that we may encounter. With attention to issues of diversity, perception, and self-awareness for providers, LEND A HAND includes intervention and communication strategies that are derived from evidence-based best practices in safety and de-escalation.   Participants in the LEND A HAND webinar will be able to: Identify where someone is on the crisis and recovery trajectory.  Assess the most immediate concerns, through a lens of equity and self-awareness. Apply evidence-based communication and de-escalation techniques. Engage in appropriate self-care and recovery strategies for long term success.     RESOURCES Presentation slides LEND A HAND worksheet Highlights and Key Concepts document National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care – A Best Practice Toolkit from SAMHSA Resources from Northwest MHTTC related to this topic: Behavioral Health Crisis Response Systems webinar series Dr. Mauseth’s previous series with the Northwest MHTTC: Disaster Response and Behavioral Health Brief Behavioral Skills: DBT Distress Tolerance Skills    FACILITATOR Kira Mauseth, PhD Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who splits her professional time between seeing patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaching as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serving as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. She also serves on the state’s Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC). Her work and research interests focus on resilience and recovery from trauma as well as well as disaster behavioral health. She has worked abroad extensively in disaster response and with first responders and health care workers throughout United States. Dr. Mauseth also conducts trainings and provides presentations to organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities.   Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

Recording of School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series. This event took place on October 5th, 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]

Recording of School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series. This event took place on October 5th, 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]

Classroom Well-Being Information and Strategies for Educators, or Classroom WISE, is a free three-part training package that assists K-12 educators in supporting the mental health of students in the classroom. Developed by the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network in partnership with the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH), this package offers evidence-based strategies and skills to engage and support students with mental health concerns in the classroom. This webinar provides a free presentation on Classroom WISE as well as our 2021-2022 Promoting Educator Mental Health Literacy: A Mid-America MHTTC Regional Learning Community. We'll provide an overview of Classroom WISE, teach you how to access the modules, and help you prepare to apply what you learn to your work with children and adolescents.

    The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC 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.   Register to join us on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central (11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern). Each session will feature a new expert presenter.    DESCRIPTION  Alcohol is STILL a drug.  The opioid crisis, increase in stimulant misuse, and marijuana legalization dominate the news— yet alcohol remains the number one substance causing health, social, legal and financial problems throughout the US.  While this series will focus on the hopefulness of recovery from alcohol use disorder, we’ll also take a deep dive into what we know about the full impact of alcohol overuse and the ways it affects every person in the US.   PRESENTER Ruby Warrington Ruby Warrington is creator of the term Sober Curious. Author of the 2018 book of the same title, her work has spearheaded a global movement to reevaluate our relationship to alcohol. Other works include Material Girl, Mystical World (2017), The Numinous Astro Deck (June 2019), and The Sober Curious Reset (Dec 2020). With 20+ years’ experience as a lifestyle journalist and editor, Ruby is also the founder of self-publishing imprint Numinous Books, and is known as a true thought leader in the “Now Age” wellness space.  

View Our Video Archive Whether you are currently in a leadership position or are looking for leadership practices that are humane and compassionate, review our discussion with Dr. Martha Staeheli about how leaders in school mental health can lead students, families, schools, and communities through crises with a compassionate, equitable, and resilience-oriented approach. Learn more about our presenter: Martha Staeheli, PhD, Director, School Mental Health, New England MHTTC, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health

  Access slide decks with the green download button above Recordings for each session posted below   Series Description Addressing Rural Co-Morbidities of Mental Health and Social Conditions   Individuals living in rural communities face unique challenges when attempting to access care for mental health concerns. The “three A’s” of rural treatment barriers often reference the difficulty of finding accessible, affordable, and acceptable care for persons in remote and rural settings. Co-morbid mental health and social conditions increase the complexity of treatment and make delivering evidence-based care challenging for mental health providers of all professions. This series will review practices that providers can utilize to support rural populations presenting with a variety of co-morbid conditions.   Part One: Employing Treatment and Environmental Interventions to Support Rural Populations Click here to watch the recording   Part Two: Supporting Rural Aging Populations Click here to watch the recording   Part Three: Using Faith Supports to Increase Mental Health in Rural Communities Click here to watch the recording   Trainer Ken Flanagan, PhD, LCSW

As the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic persist, so too do the efforts of the behavioral health workforce to meet the growing mental health need. The behavioral health workforce has persevered in providing services despite the ongoing barriers and stressors. The Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) has supported these efforts by offering training and technical assistance to address the needs of the health, behavioral health, and education workforce as they support those living with mental health conditions.

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This tipsheet provides a top ten list of tips for supporting the successful implementation of ACT services. This tipsheet is based on input gathered from ACT team leaders currently working in the field. The Northwest MHTTC partnered with the Great Lakes MHTTC to deliver ACT-related resources and training to Region 10 Assertive Community Treatment Team Leaders and other supervisors of multi-disciplinary mental health treatment teams serving a high-needs population group in our third grant year. Find out more about our collaboration here. AUTHORS   Lynette M. Studer, PhD, MSW, LCSW is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. She teaches MSW students in a mental health field unit as well as classes on Mental Health Policies & Services and Advanced Practice Skills in Mental Health. Prior to joining the UW-Madison faculty, she held a position as both an Agency Policy Specialist and State Administrator with the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services, Chemical and Mental Health Administration overseeing and improving policy and the provision of technical assistance for the state’s 32 Assertive Community Treatment teams who serve individuals with serious mental illness. Dr. Studer holds clinical social work licenses in both Wisconsin and Minnesota and has been a practicing clinical social worker for over 20 years.   Mimi Choy-Brown, PhD, MSW, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. Informed by over a decade of practice and leadership in community mental health services, her research focuses on improving access to high quality mental health services for individuals who experience significant psychiatric disabilities and supervision-focused strategies to improve the implementation of recovery-oriented, evidence-based practices in routine care. She received her PhD from NYU and her MSW from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.   Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

In this presentation, participants will learn decision-making strategies and critical evaluation skills around the dynamic interplay of nutrition and behavioral health for school-aged youth. Participants will learn how to discern pseudoscientific practices from evidence-based practices when addressing physical wellness as part of a mental health treatment plan. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage with experts in the field through an interactive panel to discuss topics presented and pressing questions or issues from the field.   Speakers Amanda Zangrillo, PsyD, BCBA-D, is an associate professor and department director of the Severe Behavior Program at the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). She has a Master of Science degree from Georgia State University in Educational Psychology and Board Certification Behavior Analyst credential, as well as a Doctorate of Psychology in School Psychology from University of Southern Maine. Dr. Zangrillo also serves as the director of training for internship and postdoctoral fellowship experiences completed in the Intensive Applied Behavior Analysis Track (iABA), which includes experiences in the Severe Behavior Program, Early Intervention Program, and Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program. Amy Drayton, PhD, is director of the Department of Pediatric Feeding Disorders at the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Dr. Drayton completed her internship in applied behavior analysis and behavioral pediatrics at MMI and a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. There, she was recruited to join the faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School to start an interdisciplinary feeding program for young children who have had difficulty learning how to eat. She recently joined the faculty at MMI.  

Certified Facilitator Training Info Session We are partnering with Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) to offer their certified facilitator training for their curriculum, “Fatherhood is Sacred, Motherhood is Sacred”. Please join us on October 1st for an information session to learn more about NAFFA, their organization, and the curriculum being offered. Once having taken the certified facilitator training, one will possess the knowledge and skills to go out into their community or organization and implement programming to help fathers, mothers, and families realize their full potential.

Certified Facilitator Training Info Session We are partnering with Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) to offer their certified facilitator training for their curriculum, “Fatherhood is Sacred, Motherhood is Sacred”. Please join us on October 1st for an information session to learn more about NAFFA, their organization, and the curriculum being offered. Once having taken the certified facilitator training, one will possess the knowledge and skills to go out into their community or organization and implement programming to help fathers, mothers, and families realize their full potential.

August 31, September 1, 7, & 9 from 11:00 -2:00pm Pacific Featuring our special MI trainer: Kathyleen M. Tomlin PhD, LPC, LMHC, CADC III The goals of this training event are to assist participants to support blending cultural practices with the concepts of Motivational Interviewing, (MI); an evidenced-based, culturally sensitive behavior change practice.

August 31, September 1, 7, & 9 from 11:00 -2:00pm Pacific Featuring our special MI trainer: Kathyleen M. Tomlin PhD, LPC, LMHC, CADC III The goals of this training event are to assist participants to support blending cultural practices with the concepts of Motivational Interviewing, (MI); an evidenced-based, culturally sensitive behavior change practice.

The materials and recordings attached to this product originally aired on September 30, 2021 as part of the 5th Annual ABC Summit. This session discussed the topic of self-care and wellness in leadership, provided skills on SMART Resilience strategies, learning about best practices from Local Education Agencies across Texas, and developing an organizational wellness plan. Access the Slides Here | Access the Video Here  

ABOUT THIS EPISODE In this episode, we speak with Steven Samra, MPA, C4 Innovations, and Will Connelly, CEO, Park Center, about how their lived experience with homelessness and mental health has not only informed their practice in the field but dealing with the challenges of public misconceptions around homelessness. GUESTS Steven Samra, MPA, Senior Associate, C4 Innovations Steven Samra was Deputy Director for SAMHSA's Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). He has served in leadership capacities for SAMHSA’s Housing and Homelessness Resource Network, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, and Services in Supportive Housing Technical Assistance Center and has led numerous peer involvement initiatives. Steven brings expertise in developing and leading peer advisory councils, harm reduction approaches, substance use and mental health recovery, peer leadership, criminal justice, cultural competence, promotion of lived experience as critical experiential knowledge, and effective outreach and engagement for challenging populations. After entering recovery in 1999 from homelessness, complex trauma, substance use, criminal justice involvement, and mental health challenges, Steven began medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in 2000. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he co-founded a street newspaper, The Contributor, and serves on the Nashville/Davidson Metropolitan Strategic Planning Committee to end homelessness in Nashville.   Will Connelly, CEO, Park Center Will Connelly grew up in Nashville and after graduating from high school, studied theology during his undergraduate years and then pursues a Master of Theology at Vanderbilt University, he felt called to be helpful to those who stand with their backs against the wall. He began his career engaging individuals experiencing homelessness and making connections to housing, entitlements, mental health support, and sometimes just an ear and a cup of coffee. Shortly after that, Will joined Park Center and led the SOAR program and has worked to end homelessness across the U.S. since then. His goals are simple: continue to provide excellent, evidence-based services in an inclusive, consistent, and radically compassionate way. HOST Christina N. Clayton, LICSW, SUDP, Northwest MHTTC Co-Director Christina Clayton has been working in the behavioral health field since 1993 working with people and programs addressing severe mental health issues, substance use, co-occurring issues, chronic homelessness, integrated care, outreach, physical health, trauma and diversity/equity/inclusion topics. Christina has education and licenses/credentials in clinical social work, mental health and substance use.  She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Instructor for the University of Washington School of Social Work (MSW ’97).  Learn more about MHTTC Staff & Faculty   LEARN MORE Related content: Webinar recording, slides & resources PODCAST SERIES Discover other episodes in the Putting It Together series here. Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

ABOUT THIS EPISODE We speak with Shawna Canaga about increasing LGBTQ youth suicide awareness from the family perspective. Offered in collaboration with Oregon Family Support Network. GUEST Shawna Canaga Shawna Canaga is a Family Support Specialist and the statewide Peer Delivered Services Trainer for Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN). OFSN is a family run organization that promotes mental, behavioral, and emotional wellness for families and youth through education, support, and advocacy. Shawna comes to this position with over a decade of experience supporting youth and families, and with lived experience as a mother of an adult child with complex mental health needs. Throughout both of these journeys Shawna has cultivated a passion for supporting family-driven and person-centered care within the youth and family serving systems.   HOST Christina N. Clayton, LICSW, SUDP, Northwest MHTTC Co-Director Christina Clayton has been working in the behavioral health field since 1993 working with people and programs addressing severe mental health issues, substance use, co-occurring issues, chronic homelessness, integrated care, outreach, physical health, trauma and diversity/equity/inclusion topics. Christina has education and licenses/credentials in clinical social work, mental health and substance use.  She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Instructor for the University of Washington School of Social Work (MSW ’97).  Learn more about MHTTC Staff & Faculty   LEARN MORE Webinar recording, slides & resources PODCAST SERIES Discover other episodes in the Putting It Together series here. Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement