Products and Resources Catalog

On July 1st, Ken Kraybill, MSW, Senior Trainer at C4 Innovations, led an online event that covered the following topic: As agency leaders, directors, and supervisors, how do we stay grounded and focused during these turbulent times? How do we bring forth our humanity and strengths to support employees? What challenges/learning opportunities are staff experiencing? What do they need? How do we listen and respond well? Join us in identifying principles and practices to help staff adapt and thrive in this extraordinary period of our lives.   To access a copy of the presentation, click here. 

This webinar discussed the foundations of collective citizenship framework and some ideas for putting collective citizenship into action.   Learning Objectives: Review history and framework of collective citizenship, including summary of 2019 paper on the topic Describe how Focus Act Connect Everyday (FACE) and Witnesses to Hunger were organized, and the work they do Explain how Focus Act Connect Everyday (FACE) and Witnesses to Hunger operationalize the collective citizenship framework Provide a platform to engage webinar participants in discussion about how collective citizenship might work in their organizations To access a copy of this presentation, click here. Presenter (s): Billy Bromage, Lecturer in Psychiatry; Director of Community Organizing, Yale University & PRCH Bridgett Williamson, Recovery Wellness Support, Yale University & PRCH

This fact sheet briefly describes the peer support services and peer credentialing opportunities available in Mississippi.

This fact sheet briefly covers the peer support services and peer credentialing processes available in South Carolina.

On May 14th and May 21st, Janis Tondora lead this webinar which reviewed key indicators of PCRP from both a process and a documentation perspective. Particular emphasis was placed on strategies for maintaining a strengths-based recovery orientation in collaborative care planning while simultaneously meeting rigorous documentation standards associated with fiscal and regulatory requirements.   Learning Objectives: Identify a minimum of 3 differences between traditional methods of treatment planning and best-practice Person-Centered Recovery Planning Define the 4 component “Ps” of Person-Centered Recovery Planning (Philosophy, Process, Plan, and Product/Purpose) Learn strategies for respecting strengths-based, person-centered principles while also satisfying expectations associated with accreditation, and fiscal regulations, e.g., those associated with medical necessity criteria and/or funder documentation standard.     To access a copy of the presentation, click here.  To access the Person-Centered Care Planning Overview resource, click here.  To access the Recovery Roadmap: Tips for Recognizing a Good Person-Centered Plan, click here.  To access the Recovery Roadmap: Tips for Recognizing Person-Centered Process, click here.    Presenter: Janis Tondora, Psy.D. is the Director of Systems Transformation, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health. Dr. Tondora’s professional interests focus on the design, implementation, and evaluation of services that promote self-determination, recovery, and community inclusion among individuals living with behavioral health conditions. She has provided training and consultation to over two dozen states and numerous international collaborators seeking to develop person-centered planning models and programs.

Supporting Mental Health and Substance Use Providers during the crisis created by COVID-19 is imperative. This webinar focuses on how providers are coping and how to best support this critical segment of the workforce. Participants will learn how hopelessness, fatigue, stress, trauma, and social distancing are impacting the well-being of mental health and substance use practitioners. Presenters will highlight the need to practice self-compassion, holistic wellness, and self-care as essential strategies to deal with compassion fatigue, burnout. Supportive strategies and techniques to increase connection are discussed. This product was created in collaboration with the New England ATTC.

The Pacific Southwest MHTTC curated a series of topical resource sheets to help you find high-quality tools and information on caring for yourself, your families, and the communities you serve. This resource sheet focuses on phone numbers for crisis hotlines, warmlines, and informational/referral helplines, including lines for specific populations (e.g., first responders, older adults, caregivers). It also includes links to online support groups. Click the "View Resource" link above to download, or view all available resource sheet topics.

The Pacific Southwest MHTTC curated a series of topical resource sheets to help you find high-quality tools and information on caring for yourself, your families, and the communities you serve. Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders are common. This resource sheet provides tools for substance use treatment and recovery providers, individuals in recovery, and family and friends. Click the "View Resource" link above to download, or view all available resource sheet topics.

"Citizenship is for all, but our citizenship work has focused on the needs and aspirations of people with experiences of psychiatric illness. This guide also contains references to substance abuse, homelessness, and incarceration. People confronting these issues along with a psychiatric illness may have a higher risk of social isolation than others, and often lack opportunities to engage in valued roles in their communities. Our longest-running citizenship project has served people with psychiatric illness and histories of incarceration. Still, most of the material in this guide applies to anyone with a psychiatric disability who wants to do ‘citizenship work’."

  Each Friday between March 20-May 8, we hosted a hour of gentle, relaxing yoga to reduce stress and increase happiness. To access all recorded Yoga sessions, click below.    Session Schedule 3/20    Session I: Rooted in Self-Love This session focuses on getting back to our roots and finding a source of love from within. 3/27    Session II: Sacred Pleasure This session focuses on finding moments of pleasure in the present moment. 4/3      Session III: Solar Strength This session focuses on building power in the core while developing inner strength. 4/10    Session IV: Heart-Powered             This session focuses on projecting the love we’ve cultivated for ourselves onto others to strengthen our compassion. 4/17    Session V: Speaking Truth             This session focuses on spreading love and truth intentionally by cultivating the courage to find our voice. 4/24    Session VI: Seeing Clearly             This session focuses on freeing the mind to better connect with others. 5/1      Session VII: Letting Go             This session focuses on surrendering to allow more room for love, connection, and kindness in our lives. 5/8      Session VIII: Building Community             This session brings together all of the tools from the past seven weeks and combines them to give us all a stronger sense of belonging in this and other communities.  

The crisis created by COVID-19 has impacted all sectors of society, including people recovering from Substance Use Disorders and/or Mental Health Issues. This webinar will focus on how isolation, stress, anxiety, trauma, financial difficulties, and physical distancing have impacted recovery processes and the well being of the recovery community. Presenters will highlight the need to understand and support the multiple pathways of recovery, wellness, resiliency, self-care, and recovery capital. Online resources and platforms will be explored as well. This product was created in collaboration with the New England ATTC. 

This webinar focuses on important points to consider when hiring or contracting with youth peer support specialists. This includes the pros and cons of partnering with an outside agency, conducting internal hires, considering full or part-time positions, recommended policies and procedures, etc. The webinar is hosted by Maria Hermsen-Kritz and Caitlin Baird, two experienced youth peer support specialists and supervisors.   Resources Slides available for download here Assessment of Youth / Young Adult Voice at the Agency Level (Y-VAL)   Trainers: Caitlin Baird Caitlin Baird is a Project Manager and Trainer with Pathways RTC at Portland State University. Caitlin has experience working directly with transition-aged youth and young adults as a peer support specialist and as a supervisor for peer support specialists in wraparound and other mental health settings.       Maria Hermsen-Kritz Maria Hermsen-Kritz is a Research Assistant with Pathways RTC at Portland State University. She has experience providing peer support for transition-aged youth,supervising youth peer support specialists,and managing a youth drop-in center program.      

On April 29th, we held an online discussion session led by Melissa Rowan, MSW, MBA, the Executive Vice President of Policy Implementation at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.  To download the slides, click here.  To access the Payment Strategies for Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) report mentioned in the presentation, click here. 

We have created state-by-state resources for people in recovery and those struggling with mental health challenges. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources and share them far and wide!

We have created state-by-state resources for people in recovery and those struggling with mental health challenges. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources and share them far and wide!

We have created state-by-state resources for people in recovery and those struggling with mental health challenges. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources and share them far and wide!

We have created state-by-state resources for people in recovery and those struggling with mental health challenges. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources and share them far and wide!

We have created state-by-state resources for people in recovery and those struggling with mental health challenges. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources and share them far and wide!

We have created state-by-state resources for people in recovery and those struggling with mental health challenges. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources and share them far and wide!

  Michael Rowe, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Citizens Community Collaborative (CCC) at Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), discusses the concept of Citizenship, which is “an applied theoretical framework for the social inclusion and participation of people with mental illnesses.” In this video, he introduces the story of Jim, a man dealing with mental illness who led to the inception of the Citizenship program.

Michael Rowe, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Citizens Community Collaborative (CCC) at Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), discusses the concept of Citizenship, which is “an applied theoretical framework for the social inclusion and participation of people with mental illnesses.” He introduces the concept of 5 Rs of Citizenship and Belonging - rights, responsibilities, roles, resources, and relationships “that society offers its recognized members, along with a sense of belonging that is validated by others”

This fact sheet briefly covers the peer support services and accreditation process available in North Carolina.

This fact sheet briefly covers the peer support services and accreditation processes available in Tennessee.

Recovery from SMI has been studied and documented by researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience around the world and across time. Recovery is real. Recovery can be supported by practices and services that encourage participant engagement, community inclusion, valued social roles, and overall wellness. This webinar series will introduce you to recovery from SMI and many of the evidence-based and promising practices that support recovery.  This session focuses on peer services.   This webinar covers the following objectives: Mutual support and self-help What makes peer support unique Support vs. service Challenges in adapting support to service National practice guidelines   Peer Support Services Webinar Recording Peer Support Services Powerpoint Slides Peer Support Services References