Products and Resources Catalog

This infographic outlines the opportunities for educators and other school staff to support student resilience during the pandemic. The product provides a graphic depiction of strategies that school staff can use to promote coping and resilience. It serves as a companion to a brief report that can be found here. This product can also be accessed on Infogram's website by clicking here.

This brief identifies issues to consider when conducting mental health services and supports through telehealth with culturally diverse communities and provides strategies to ensure that the national Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards continue to drive efforts towards culturally competent care.

Newsletter published April 7, 2020

Social distancing is the deliberate increasing of physical space between people to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious illness. For mental health professionals, the challenges that accompany social distancing can place significant roadblocks to daily work. This product provides tips for the mental health workforce on supporting behavioral health during social distancing.

Newsletter published March 3, 2020.

The South Southwest MHTTC criminal justice trainings cover various points along the continuum shown above. This image will be used in all upcoming programming to indicate what stage on the continuum the training material is covering.

Newsletter published February 4, 2020.

This resource is a list of evidence-based and best practice interventions utilized in the training and consultation opportunities the South Southwest MHTTC provides to address the trauma needs of individuals impacted by incidents of mass violence. This list may be best understood as a sampling of interventions that are best employed simultaneously, as part of an over-arching community response that can set communities on a path toward resilience.

The South Southwest MHTTC's Annual Report for August 2018 - August 2019.

Increased attention to the overrepresentation of individuals with behavioral health challenges in prisons and jails across the country has led policymakers to establish reforms aimed at reducing the number of people in custody. According to the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), access to community-based supports and services is critical to promoting recovery throughout the reentry process. During this 90-minute webcast, presenters will identify the factors contributing to justice system involvement among individuals experiencing mental illness and the ways in which incarceration can contribute to adverse mental health outcomes. The presenters will also introduce participants to Reentry Peer Specialists, an emerging role in the mental health workforce that draws on the shared lived experiences in the justice and mental health systems to support community reintegration.

The South Southwest MHTTC Annual Report two-pager highlights covering Center accomplishments from 2018 through 2019.

Newsletter published January 8, 2020.

Join suicide prevention leaders from Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana as they describe how their states are building state infrastructure to prevent suicides. Learn about the challenges they have faced when promoting awareness, implementing policy changes, disseminating training and best practices, as well as successful strategies for overcoming roadblocks. This webinar will highlight the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s new State Suicide Prevention Infrastructure recommendations. Join in to learn how developing a strong state infrastructure to address suicide allows for sustained, evidenced-based programming.

Newsletter published December 3, 2019.

This month: we share information on HealthEKnowledge (our online learning portal), and share our hosted webinars and events. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here.

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

A webcast event hosted by the South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (a SAMHSA-funded initiative) at the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health.

Texas schools have never been more interested in supporting students’ mental health. Community mental health centers are a critical partner for schools seeking to provide comprehensive school mental health; however, creating healthy partnerships can be challenging. Join us for the fourth webinar in the series to hear from Jill Bohnenkamp and Kristin Scardamalia from the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland. The presenters will discuss some of the common challenges to creating strong partnerships between schools and community providers and share lessons learned from states and districts across the country about creative approaches to overcoming barriers.

Texas schools have never been more interested in supporting students’ mental health. Community mental health centers are a critical partner for schools seeking to provide comprehensive school mental health; however, creating healthy partnerships can be challenging. Join us in the third webinar in the series to hear from two school leaders about the culture of the school campus. Understand what makes school systems unique, the roles of different school administrators, and who is critical to engage in partnership. These two Texas school leaders will share what is important to them in a community partner and what outcomes they hope to see from a collaboration with a community mental health provider.

Texas schools have never been more interested in supporting students’ mental health. Community mental health centers are a critical partner for schools seeking to provide comprehensive school mental health; however, creating healthy partnerships can be challenging. This first webinar in the series aims to provide community mental health leaders with an understanding of the characteristics of a comprehensive school mental health system and the different roles that community mental health providers may play in supporting student mental health and wellness. Click here to download the slides.

Texas schools have never been more interested in supporting students’ mental health. Community mental health centers are a critical partner for schools seeking to provide comprehensive school mental health; however, creating healthy partnerships can be challenging. Join us in the second webinar in the series to hear from the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission about new initiatives underway to expand access to student supports for emotional and behavioral health across the state. Tune in for an update on the recent legislative changes intended to create safe and supportive schools in Texas.

This resource highlights key suicide statistics per state in the South Southwest Region 6, along with best practices and resources.

An overview of SSW-MHTTC Cultural and Linguistic Competence training offerings.

This is a listing of opportunities currently available from the South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (SSW-MHTTTC) to enhance school-based mental health services and effective collaboration between schools and community-based mental health agencies.