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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 75-minute webinar addresses opioids, overdose and and Naloxone administration. Topics include: What are opioids and opiates? How do these substances work and affect us? "Fentanyl 101" How to recognize and respond to opioid and stimulant overdoses How to administer naloxone The economics of opioids Reflecting on how the current crisis with opioids developed And more! RESOURCES Presentation slides Highlights & Key Concepts Document   Additional Resources The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African American Population: An Urgent Issue; a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Words Matter - Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction and Words Matter: Preferred Language for Talking About Addiction from the National Institute on Drug Abuse International Overdose Awareness Day Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution - Washington State Department of Health Overdose Prevention resources from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Overdose Prevention - the National Harm Reduction Coalition Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Supporting Recovery from Opioid Use: A Peer’s Guide to Person-Centered Care from the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) steps from the Red Cross Naloxone How to use Naloxone for a Drug Overdose from the Washington State Department of Health Opioid Overdose Basics: Responding to Opioid Overdose from the National Harm Reduction Coalition Where to find naloxone in Washington State Washington State Department of Health Standing Order to Dispense Naloxone Harm Reduction Resources Principles of Harm Reduction from the National Harm Reduction Coalition Harm Reduction 101: a recorded webinar from the Northwest MHTTC North America Syringe Exchange Network   FACILITATOR Sean Hemmerle Sean Hemmerle is the Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Consultant at the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). He facilitates statewide naloxone distribution to organizations that work with people at risk of experiencing or witnessing overdoses. Before joining DOH in 2019, Sean worked as a Community Health Outreach Worker for the Tacoma Needle Exchange. Sean received a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Social Welfare in 2017 from The Evergreen State College- Olympia.   

About this Resource:       The COVID-19 Pandemic caused many providers of mental healthcare to shift from in-person to virtual services. After several months of working from home, many clinicians are beginning the process of returning to in-person services or hybrid service provision. This toolkit is meant to help clinicians prepare for their return to in-person service work by providing tools for planning their return, practicing self-care strategies, and reducing anxiety and burnout. 

View Slide Deck In this session, we invite 3 rising seniors to discuss their perspectives on mental health in schools, what is helpful, and areas where improvement is needed. The youth will touch on stigma, suicide, and how youth are handling the challenges of this past year. Presenters: Sabih Hasan, Jasmin Langomas and Siddharth Vecham

Slide Deck for Youth with You: Mental Health Through the Eyes of Teens | School Mental Health Summit Day 1, Session 1

View Slide Deck COVID-19 has caused unprecedented loss and disruption in the lives of children and youth. As schools plan for the upcoming school year, it will be critical to implement social-emotional programming and mental health supports that address the widespread impact. This session will include a review of system-level approaches to trauma-informed care in schools and will offer practical strategies and guidance to school mental health providers who want to deliver trauma-informed and healing-centered practices in their work with students. Presenter: Berre Burch, Ph.D.

Slide Deck for Trauma-Informed Approaches for School Mental Health Providers | School Mental Health Summit Day 1, Session 2

View Slide Deck During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in overall stress and general mental health challenges. In addition, the pandemic has been associated with an increased range of traumatizing influences on children and youth, including elevated stress, separation from family and friends, observing stress and anxiety in others, elevated abuse and neglect, and bereavement issues related to lost loved ones. This training will focus on how trauma from a variety of backgrounds can be addressed by transforming school mental health through Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) and using a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework to create a continuum of supports. Specifically, the training will cover what schools can do at the universal level (tier 1) for all students and adults in the building, including strong positive school climate and social-emotional learning programs along with trauma-related strategies such as the 4 R’s of trauma-informed approaches (Realize, Recognize, Respond and Resist re-traumatization) and Psychological First Aid (PFA). Following universal strategies, more targeted strategies at the secondary level (tier 2) and tertiary level (tier 3) will be provided, focused on cognitive-behavioral strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) and Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). Presenter: Imad Zaheer, Ph.D

Slide Deck for Comprehensive School Mental Health: Addressing Elevated Stress to Trauma in Schools | School Mental Health Summit Day 1, Session 3

View Slide Deck UnMASKing Healthy Relationships is a highly experiential workshop that creates a safe space for individuals and teams to engage in an uncommonly open, honest dialogue. Studies show the lack of mental health services for many communities is based on the long-standing stigma of being associated with having any Mental Health Challenges. Fear of being associated will cause people to forego support in order to protect a mask of I’m Fine, I’m Good, or I’m OK. Our work in Ever Forward recognizes that each person has a set of shared human needs – for support, expression, recognition, meaning, and connection. By closing the gap between who we are on the inside and who we show up as at work, school, and life we create more meaningful connections, healthier communication, deeper engagement – and ultimately more powerful results. Through presentation, hands-on activities, and film this workshop will introduce participants to the world of wellness support groups through our work with young men. Far too often urban youth have to navigate the complex world of school, home, and the streets by themselves. Issues like fitting in, self-esteem, trauma, loss, body image, and the pressures of life often keep youth from realizing their full potential inside and outside of school. This workshop will empower participants to create more inclusive spaces at work and in their personal lives.   Presenter: Ashanti Branch, M.Ed.

Slide Deck for Taking Off the Mask: Showing Up as Your Authentic Self | School Mental Health Summit Day 1, Session 4

View Slide Deck Social and emotional learning has the ability to create safe and supportive learning environments where young people and adults can thrive. Learn the foundations of SEL, approaches for successful implementation, and one school’s SEL journey. Teacher leaders will discuss aligning SEL within the MTSS framework, elevating student and family voice, and lessons learned through development. Understand what you can do to leverage SEL for a lasting impact in your school! Presenters: Paige Miller, 3rd-grade teacher Meredith Gray, 2nd-grade teacher Kathleen Hooban, 1st-grade teacher Kristy Ritvalsky, MPH, Sr. Training and Consultation Specialist

Slide Deck for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Champions Pave the Way! Elevating Teacher Leaders to Support Sustainable SEL | School Mental Health Conference Day 1, Session 5

Behavioral health practitioners and organizations are often required to determine whether a particular intervention meets the needs of their clients, staff, and/or funders. The Best and Promising Practice (BPP) Fact Sheet Library, developed by the MHTTC Network, is designed to provide the mental health workforce with information about a wide array of evidence-based and promising approaches. Each fact sheet in the library summarizes a specific behavioral health practice, its evidence base, and steps for successful implementation.  In this sheet, we provide an overview of the principles and practice of Preventing Long-Term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY). 

View Slide Deck According to Dr. Karen Mapp, “Parent participation is the leading predictor that supports students’ academic success, regardless of family race, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or cultural background.” Research has consistently demonstrated that when families are engaged children benefit. In spite of the research, we continue to struggle with building and sustaining effective family-school partnerships because stakeholders have not had the opportunity to develop the capacity to partner effectively. This session will review best practices that provide opportunities for educators to effectively engage with all families and create opportunities for families to develop their ability to support their children’s learning and development. Attendees will learn how to build social capital for families and move from implementing activities where some “families just show up” to events that build the capacity of families to support their children’s education!   Presenter: Sherri Wilson

Slide deck for The Secret Sauce for Building Successful Home-School Partnerships | School Mental Health Summit Day 2, Session 1

View Slide Deck This session will present two new resources available through the MHTTC. Additional training and consultation to implement these products will be available throughout the year. Classroom WISE Classroom WISE is a FREE 3-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, this package offers evidence-based strategies and skills to engage and support students with mental health concerns in the classroom. https://www.classroomwise.org/  Tier 2 Product Tier 2 Product is a transdiagnostic intervention program designed to address various mental and behavioral health needs of middle and high school students. This six-session program is focused on promoting adolescents’ emotion regulation and is intended to be implemented with small groups of students at Tier 2 within a multi-tiered system of mental and behavioral health supports.   Presenters: Classroom Wise Jessica Gonzalez, MSW Self-Regulation and Positive Outcomes With Emotion Regulation: The Power Program Jen Francisco, M.Ed. Laura E. Rutherford, Ph.D Brittany Zakszeski, Ph.D

Slide Deck for Classroom Wise and Self-Regulation and Positive Outcomes With Emotion Regulation: The Power Program | School Mental Health Summit Day 2, Session 2

View Slide Deck Transitioning back to school is often difficult for children and adolescents, but this September will likely present more challenges than usual. The pandemic has left many students socially, emotionally, and academically less equipped to return to the classroom, so it is imperative that educators have the essential tools to ensure a smooth transition. Using analogies, humor, and experiential exercises, Dr. Steve Mazza will teach the core principles of human psychology as they relate to teacher-student relationships, classroom dynamics, and the re-opening of schools this fall.   Presenter: Steve Mazza, Ph.D.

Slide Deck for Teaching Through Transitions: Back to School and Back to Basics | School Mental Health Summit Day 2, Session 3

View Slide Deck Helping the grieving student: when COVID loss returns to school: This session will provide practical advice on how to support grieving students in any context. A range of topics will be covered, including what not to stay to a grieving student, considerations related to grief across different cultures, identifying and addressing guilt, appropriate academic accommodations, and managing grief triggers. The unique challenges of supporting grieving students during the current pandemic, as well as free resources for addressing these challenges from the Coalition to Support Grieving Students, will be shared. Time will be devoted to questions and discussion.   Presenter: David Schonfeld MD, FAAP

Slide Deck for Helping My Grieving Student: When COVID Loss Comes Into the School | School Mental Health Summit Day 2, Session 4

Recording of School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series. This event took place on August 31st, 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.

View Session Recording The COVID-19 pandemic forced many mental health organizations to rapidly modify services that are typically provided in-person to remote delivery via telehealth. Now as social distancing restrictions are lifted, you have to decide how your services will look going forward. This series of 6 sessions will help you think about how telebehavioral health services could continue to be utilized, how to think about investing for telebehavioral health, and what you need to do now for long-term success. Session Objectives: Reimbursable telehealth services Identify opportunities of profitability in the telemental health & DS Identify challenges of profitability in the telemental health & DS Creating a positive telemental health ROI

View Session Recording The COVID-19 pandemic forced many mental health organizations to rapidly modify services that are typically provided in-person to remote delivery via telehealth. Now as social distancing restrictions are lifted, you have to decide how your services will look going forward. This series of 6 sessions will help you think about how telebehavioral health services could continue to be utilized, how to think about investing for telebehavioral health, and what you need to do now for long-term success.   Session Objectives: Identify the future service opportunities using digital services Understand the benefits and challenges of digital services List areas to consider in costs, potential barriers, and adoption issues Discern and overcome selection, management, and adoption issues when planning for and developing digital health services