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  Minority populations, including Latino families, faced economic challenges, including housing instability and increased food insecurity, negatively affecting students' school engagement. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these conditions, and new challenges emerged including job loss, struggles to find childcare, decreased access to resources, social isolation, and decreased overall mental health. Among children and youths, mental health concerns and school disengagement have been worsened during the pandemic. Moreover, children and youths are experiencing caring for other family members, exposure to interpersonal violence, lack of parental supervision and support, grief and loss, and increased risk of suicide.    The National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center will host a 3-part webinar series, Back to School … Promoting Resiliency and Mental Health Wellness in Latino Children: Strategies for Mental Health Providers, Teachers, and Parents. This webinar will examine the impact of COVID-19 on Latino students' mental health, discuss strategies to boost resiliency and improve mental health wellness, and create a plan to deal with unprecedented future situations like the pandemic.    September 24th, 2021- Part 1: Back to School… Promoting Resiliency and Mental Health Wellness in Latino Children: Strategies for School Mental Health Providers October 1st, 2021- Part 2: Back to School… Promoting Resiliency and Mental Health Wellness in Latino Children: Strategies for School Personnel October 8th, 2021- Part 3: Back to School… Promoting Resiliency and Mental Health Wellness in Latino Children: Strategies for Parents      About the speaker:   Diane Arms, MA- Diane Arms currently serves as the Director for The Center for Co-occurring Disorders at The Council on Recovery. She has dedicated her career to serving the Latino population in the Health Field, including Mental Health and Substance Use. She received both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso. Diane has served as Director of Health Integration at Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, Director of Prevention and Counseling at the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans and with the Harris County Health Care Alliance as Program Manager facilitating leadership meetings amongst local FQHCs to proactively identify, address, and resolve systemic issues. Ms. Arms has also served as an Operations Administrator for the children’s division unit at Emergence Health Network, El Paso’s Local Mental Health Authority. She has successfully implemented programs such as Multisystemic Therapy in a Mental Health Setting and Transition Age Youth, assisting transitioning clients from children’ services to adult services in the mental health system. She spearheaded the transition of in person clinical and behavioral health services of the agency to telehealth services to accommodate social distancing and stay at home orders due to COVID 19. Previously funded projects consist of identifying relationships between stress, depression and anxiety to substance use and parenting styles in young adult Latinos, investigating the effects of chronic illnesses on children’s health-related quality of life in the Colonias, an underserved and impoverished neighborhood along the Texas-Mexico border, and exploring effective decision-making aids on colorectal cancer for the aging Latino population. She sits on the Houston BARC Foundation’s board, the City of Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Facility. She is also a fellow of the American Leadership Forum, Class 44.

Meeting Objectives: Establish an integrated approach to identify the need for Behavioral Health Training and Technical Assistance in HHS Region 3 Inform the TTC work plans and activities

Fostering the academic success and wellness of students requires a coordinated effort among families, schools, and community partners. The pandemic has increased the urgency for building collaborations that support the resilience of our students, staff, families and communities. In this session the 5th Annual Advancing Behavioral Health Collaboration (ABC) Summit, we explore the role community partnerships and leadership to support school mental health needs. This event is for professionals in the state of Texas working in education service centers, local education agencies, state agencies and community organizations who desire to support schools, learn from colleagues, and strengthen student mental health. This event is for professionals in the state of Texas working in education service centers, local education agencies, state agencies and community organizations who desire to support schools, learn from colleagues, and strengthen student mental health in Texas.

The School Mental Health Supplement of Northwest MHTTC was requested by SAMHSA to provide technical assistance (TA) during our Year 4 (August 15, 2021 - August 14, 2022) to the Project AWARE grantees from the 2018-2021 cohorts. This event is for state-level Project Aware Grantee staff in Region 10 only

Join us in this monthly series, every fourth Wednesday of the month from September 2021 through July of 2022, to connect with others who share concern and passion for developmentally appropriate and appealing systems and supports for youth and young adults. Maybe you're a peer support provider or a new professional with lived experience. Whatever your role, if you are a young adult professional seeking to make peer-to-peer connections and develop your professional capacity, this learning community serves as a forum to learn and build skills with other mental health workforce professionals. In addition to the valuable expertise each participant brings, we host guest subject matter experts. We've hosted presenters from the Center for Law and Social Policy, Youth MOVE National, and the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation to discuss topics ranging from structural racism to supporting LGBTQ youth to low-barrier services. We hope you will join us in shared learning, engaging conversations, and young professional networking. Audience: The target audience for this learning community is young professionals in the Pacific Southwest working with youth and young adults of transition age. As a community, we encourage members to serve as peer facilitators and be engaged to maximize the exchange of ideas and strategies for better serving youth and young adults.

An Introduction to Classroom WISE and Mental Health Literacy; HHS Region 8 September 22, 2021 3:00 - 4:00 PM/MST | 4:00 - 5:00 PM/CST Registration is free and required. This session is available to individuals residing in HHS Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY). Certificates of Attendance will be available.   Educators and school personnel play a vital role in promoting mental health and well-being and identifying and responding to emerging mental illness in children and adolescents. However, they often have not received the education, training, or ongoing support needed to respond in the classroom. To address this need, the MHTTC Network, in partnership with the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, developed a free self-guided online course, video library, resource collection, and website focused on educator mental health literacy. This webinar will introduce participants to Classroom WISE, a free 3-part training package that assists K-12 educators and school personnel in supporting students' mental health in the classroom. Building the case for mental health literacy training in your schools or districts and training implementation support will also be provided.     Participants of this session can expect to:   Learn about Classroom WISE, a free 3-part training package for K-12 educators and school personnel on mental health awareness. Learn strategies to promote student well-being and support students experiencing adversity, distress, and mental health challenges in the classroom. Identify talking points and implementation ideas to support Classroom WISE utilization in schools or districts.   Trainer Stefanie Winfield, MSW Stefanie Winfield is the School Mental Health Coordinator for the Mountain Plains MHTTC and a Research and Technical Assistance Associate with the WICHE Behavioral Health Program. As the school mental health lead, her work focuses 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.

Come join us in these monthly meetups to connect with others who share concern and passion for developmentally appropriate and appealing systems and supports for youth and young adults. Maybe you're a peer support provider or a new professional with lived experience working in mental health advocacy. Whatever your role, if you are a young adult professional seeking to make peer-to-peer connections and develop your professional capacity, this learning community serves as a forum to learn and build skills with other mental health workforce professionals. In addition to the valuable expertise each participant brings, we host guest subject matter experts. In the past, we've hosted presenters from the Center for Law and Social Policy, Youth MOVE National, and the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation to discuss topics ranging from structural racism to supporting LGBTQ youth to low barrier services. We look forward to shaping this year's discussion topics together, and we hope you will join us in shared learning, engaging conversations, and young professional networking. Intended Audience The target audience for this learning community is young professionals working with youth and young adults of transition age. Time

This one and half-hour online session will focus on how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color. The pandemic both highlighted enduring racial and ethnic health disparities and exacerbated already existing disparities, resulting in negative impacts on the Hispanic and Latinx communities. While the Hispanic and Latinx community is strong and resilient, information regarding the negative impacts of the pandemic on this community is needed to inform recommendations for recovery.    Part 1 of this webinar series will review qualitative and quantitative findings regarding the impact, including the mental and behavioral health impact, of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hispanic and Latinx residents of Ohio. Findings may offer insight into the experience of Hispanics and Latinxs broadly and may offer targets for intervention.    Part 2 of this webinar series will focus on recommendations for recovery, particularly related to mental and behavioral health, which may help inform local, regional, state, and national efforts to promote equity, healing, and recovery.      Learning objectives: 1) Identify structural and social factors driving COVID-19 health disparities among the Hispanic and Latinx community 2) Discuss physical and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Hispanic and Latinx community 3) Discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hispanic and Latinx mental and behavioral health 4) Outline recommendations for recovery in a culturally relevant context 5) Outline recommendations to promote mental and behavioral health equity for the Hispanic and Latinx community   Who should attend? This is an intermediate-level workshop designed for mental health providers including psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and graduate level students in the mental health field.     About the presenter:  Marilyn Sampilo, PhD, MPH.- is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in integrated behavioral health and health disparities among minority populations. She received her PhD in clinical child psychology with an emphasis in pediatric psychology from the University of Kansas and a Master of Public Health from the University of Kansas Medical Center, both of which allowed her to specialize in physical and mental health promotion and prevention efforts to address health disparities among underserved populations. She has extensive experience in the cultural adaptation of treatment and interventions for Hispanic/Latinx children and families and in community engagement and advocacy for this target population. She is currently a Psychologist in the Center for Pediatric Behavioral Health at Cleveland Clinic, leads the Center’s health equity and social justice initiatives, and is a consultant and trainer on issues of diversity and cultural proficiency.   Please read the following before registering:  This is a two-part webinar, but you only need to register once.  The National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center use GoToWebinar as our online event system.  Audio for the event is accessible via the internet. To receive audio, attendees must join the event by using computers equipped with speakers or dial in via telephone.  After registration, a confirmation email will be generated with instructions for joining the event. To avoid problems with log-in, please use the confirmation email to join the event.  

Join us for this 60-minute webinar on suicide risk assessment, prevention, and treatment. At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to: Describe two key aspects of the Aeschi model of psychotherapeutic care for suicidal patients Define management vs. treatment of suicidality  Describe the therapeutic value of the clinical narrative   FACILITATOR   Katherine (Kate) Comtois, PhD, MPH Katherine (Kate) Comtois is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. She has developed or adapted interventions to improve care and clinician willingness to work with suicidal patients including Caring Contacts, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), and Preventing Addiction Related Suicide (PARS), and Accepting the Challenges of Employment and Self-Sufficiency (DBT-ACES), a program to assist psychiatrically disabled individuals find and maintain living wage employment. Dr. Comtois is the director of the Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery (CSPAR) whose mission is to promote the recovery of suicidal individuals and the effectiveness and well-being of the clinicians and families who care for them by conducting rigorous and ecologically valid research, developing innovative interventions, improving policies, systems and environments of care, and providing expert training and consultation. In addition to clinical research, she founded the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) and is the PI and Director of the Military Suicide Research Consortium Dissemination and Implementation core.  These organizations focus on disseminating and implementing innovative, evidence-based interventions in the systems that need them.    

Life at Your Pace: Tips for Navigating Campus Life During COVID; HHS Region 8 September 22, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM/MST | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM/CST Registration is free and required. This session is available to individuals residing in HHS Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY). Certificates of Attendance will be available.   As college campuses begin reopening, students, faculty, and administrators face unique mental health challenges and opportunities resulting from individual and community experiences accrued over the past year during the pandemic. Given the uncertainty of the upcoming year, addressing student's mental health is more important than ever.    The Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center recognizes and supports the need for more conversations about college mental health and maintaining good mental health practices while successfully navigating campus life during COVID. During this training, participants will learn about tips and strategies that have proven successful at college campuses across the country.    Trainer Alison Malmon, Founder and Executive Director of Active Minds

The Great Lakes MHTTC in partnership with Alia offers training for behavioral healthcare professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This training is offered in response to a need identified by stakeholders in our region. Wellbeing groups are small groups of up to 10 people that engage in guided conversations about how YOU are doing: In work, in relationships at work, and in life as it relates to your stress and work/life balance. The groups include time for learning from each other. Presenters will share Alia’s wellbeing curriculum. The dates and times are listed below and will also appear on the registration page. Wednesday September 22: 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm Central  There is a limit of 12 people per group time – sign up early!     LEARNING OBJECTIVES Do you find that your workplace satisfaction could use a boost? Do you feel like your personal relationships, or mental health are suffering due to workplace stress? Are you doing fine, but want to learn new ways to care for yourself? Do you have something you want to talk about? Do you feel like you would like to get more joy out of life?   Presenters: Tyler Reitzner and Jasmine Grika, MSW   Tyler Reitzner is an Associate Director of Learning at Alia Innovations. He is a husband, a father and an impassioned advocate for everyone’s right to thrive. In long- term recovery from Developmental Trauma, that includes PTSD and substance use disorder, Tyler has put his experience to use in the field of family and community health. His professional life, his recovery and his lived experience have given him a deep understanding of the influence that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have on our abilities to work, to grow, and to have authentic relationships throughout life.     Jasmine Grika is a Citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota and Tribally Affiliated with Red Lake Nation in Northern Minnesota. She received her Master of Social Work at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in Saint Louis and is currently enrolled in the University of Southern California Suzanna Dworak-Peck school of social work Doctorate Program focusing on eliminating racism and co-designing with communities. She has served on many committees and is a member of the Public Policy and Advocacy Committee through the Minnesota Social Service Association.      

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.   SAMHSA's Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools is a toolkit aimed at being part of a nationwide effort to help the one out of every eleven high school students who attempted suicide in the U.S., according to the CDC Youth Risk Behavioral Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2009–2019.   In this workshop, school districts will be introduced to this toolkit and learn how to design and implement strategies to prevent suicide and prioritize mental health for all students. Participants will have the opportunity to assess their district's current suicide prevention policies and readiness for change. Participants will also learn about a year-long school-based suicide prevention learning collaborative that will help school districts in HHS Region 5 build capacity for measurable and sustainable change using the NIATx model of process improvement.    Learning Objectives 1. Learn the key components of a school-based suicide prevention plan 2. Learn the prevention strategies that are responsive to the cultural and language needs of students in their district 3. Assess current district suicide prevention policies and readiness for change    Certificates Certificates of attendance will be available to all participants who attend the training in full.    Speaker: Tandra Rutledge Tandra M. Rutledge is a mental health and suicide prevention educator, advocate, and consultant. She is currently the Director of Healthcare Systems Initiatives for Project 2025, a national initiative of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention to reduce the suicide rate by 20% by the year 2025. A highly regarded and trusted mental health expert, Tandra dismantles stigma and cultivates resilience through a social justice and racial equity lens. Tandra transform individuals, groups, and organizations by fostering deep, honest connections with diverse audiences including healthcare professionals, educators, law enforcement, employers, faith-based organizations, youth, parents, colleges and universities and many others.        

*This webinar was rescheduled from its original date; August 17th, 2021* During this one and half hour session Dr. Cervantes the developer of Familia Adelante will share and provide a summary of research and practice related to Familia Adelante.  Familia Adelante (FA) is considered as a prevention and early intervention Evidenced Based Practice. This model could be implemented within school settings with Latinx youth ages 10-14 presenting mild behavioral problems in the classroom, emotional problems or learning difficulties. The presenter will provide an introduction of Familia Adelante and lessons learned during the implementation of Familia Adelante a Multi-Risk Reduction Behavioral Health Prevention for Latino youth.    Who should attend? This is an intermediate-level training. This presentation will be targeted for clinicians from across disciplines who may encounter this population in their daily work (Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatric PAs, PCPs, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, etc.)   About the presenter: Richard Cervantes, PhD- Dr. Richard Cervantes is Research Director of Behavioral Assessment, Inc. He served as Research Psychologist at the UCLA Spanish Speaking Mental Health Research Center, and held a full-time faculty appointment in the USC School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Cervantes was the Principal Investigator for the NIH funded study, “Development of the Hispanic Stress Inventory-2” and PI on the recently completed study “Familia Adelante: A multi risk Prevention Program for Hispanic Youth”. Dr. Cervantes is also a leader in evaluation science with special expertise in cultural competency and cross-cultural instrument development.   .          

Mindful Movement is a 30 minute meditation space for individuals to ground themselves, release any built up tension, prepare for the week ahead, etc..   1:00-1:30pm CT Tuesdays   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.   The sessions will be recorded and can later be used for teachers to use as a resource whenever needed.   Questions? [email protected]  

The Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC wants to continue to support you and your work during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Many of you have developed unique strategies for meeting the needs of service participants over the course of the year, but you may still be struggling with maintaining your own wellness and self-care. To help facilitate support and the sharing of wellness strategies and resources, we will be facilitating Mutual Support Calls for Thriving at Work During COVID-19.  Who: Community Mental Health Service Providers What: One-hour virtual support group sessions to share experiences, exchange resources, develop skills, and provide and receive mutual support When: The third Monday of each month, February through September Schedule: 2/15; 3/15; 4/19; 5/17; 6/21; 7/19; 8/16; 9/20 We look forward to connecting with you!   Facilitator: Bill Burns-Lynch, MA, LPC, has a 30+ year history of engagement in the psychiatric rehabilitation and mental health treatment community. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively in community mental health developing and supporting the implementation of innovative, effective, and evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation practices and service delivery programs. He has been a direct service provider, program developer, supervisor, administrator, trainer, consultant, researcher, and educator.  Currently, Bill is in practice in Bordentown, New Jersey, where he provides psychotherapy and counseling services geared toward helping people identify, address, and overcome the distress associated with a number of lifestyle and life-changing events, including depression and anxiety, substance misuse and substance use disorder, and living with grief and loss (through death, divorce, loss of relationships). Bill's work focuses on the impact of trauma across the lifespan for men and women; exploring life challenges and choices related to transitioning to adulthood; and adults living with serious mental health conditions, helping to manage systems and develop recovery and wellness plans.

/*-->*/ /*--> Join us for this 30-minute overview of Classroom WISE, the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center’s free, self-guided course designed to help adults who work in schools create compassionate, trauma-informed environments and use nurturing practices to support positive mental health. Learn how to enroll in the course, what skills you’ll gain, and how administrators can use Classroom WISE as professional development.   Presenter:  /*-->*/ /*--> Martha Staeheli, PhD

The Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment webinar series offers health care providers and other interested parties the tools they need to identify social determinants of health and strategies for addressing them.   Webinar attendees will learn how economic stability, access to quality education, access to quality health care, neighborhood and environmental factors, and social and community context affect patients’ health and quality-of-life outcomes.   After an introduction to social determinants of health on July 15, webinars will be divided into two flash presentations on SDOH-related topics. A certificate for one contact hour will be provided upon completion of each session.

Description: This presentation will provide examples of the misapplication of psychological testing in Black people. The developers of some psychological tests and the practitioners who administer them are typically not trained psychometricians. Consequently, some tests have not been published in peer-reviewed journals, have not been normed for the subjects tested either by age, race, or gender, and therefore are not valid. Despite this, the tests may serve a social function which makes them of more value than tests that have been validated; for example, mass incarceration or the criminal justice system. It is therefore important to identify the origin of the test, whether the test has been peer-reviewed, validated and normed for the test subject. Also, the clinician should ensure that the test is serving the needs of the test subject rather than a social agenda. The consequences for the test subject span a broad area, from mass incarceration and potentially inappropriate psychological and pharmacological management.  Download Flyer   Presenter: Benjamin Roy, MD is President of the Black Psychiatrists of America. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and served his internship in internal medicine at Harlem Hospital and a psychiatry residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital, both in New York, NY. He then completed a clinical fellowship in neuropharmacology at the National Institute of Mental Health and in neuroimmunology at the National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders and Stroke, NIH, both in Bethesda, MD. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Roy discovered human antibodies for endorphins and the opiate receptor in patients with psychiatric disorders and holds two US patents on methods of detecting certain antibodies in human body fluids. He has participated in numerous phase 2-4 clinical trials in neuropharmacology and neuroimmunology. He exposed the purpose of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment to develop syphilis diagnostic tests that were patented and commercialized.   Host: Annelle Primm, M.D., MPH is the Senior Medical Director of the Steve Fund, an organization focused on the mental health of young people of color. She is also a member of the Black Psychiatrists of America Council of Elders.   Learning Objectives: Identify origin and developer of psychological testing  Determine whether a psychological test has been validated and normed for a given subject or population      Examine the potential impact of the use of psychological testing in Black patients   Who Should Attend? Mental health professionals, mental health advocates, mental health caretakers   Certificates of attendance will be available to viewers of 50% (30 minutes) or more of the live webinar (via email within 30 business days post-event). The webinar slide presentation and recording will be posted to the website.  

National data will be presented to examine COVID-19’s effect on student mental health and wellbeing followed by an example of how Teen Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), an evidence-informed intervention, promotes hope and healing for student wellness. Staff from multiple school districts will then share their implementation of specific Tier 1interventions and the positive effect it has had on students, their families, and staff. Finally, panelists from two school districts, in partnership with their community mental health agency, will highlight their collaborative work on the Texas Advancing Suicide Safer Schools Roadmap to improve upon and strengthen their safe and supportive school program. Professionals in the state of Texas working in education service centers, local education agencies, state agencies and community organizations who desire to support schools, learn from colleagues, and strengthen student mental health in Texas are encouraged to attend. This event is for professionals in the state of Texas working in education service centers, local education agencies, state agencies and community organizations who desire to support schools, learn from colleagues, and strengthen student mental health in Texas.

Building Capacity of School Personnel to Promote Positive Mental Health in Native American Children and Youth - Fall 2021 - HHS Region 8 This free series consists of five separate two-hour sessions from September 2021 to January 2022. Attendance is critical, so please carefully consider your availability to attend all five sessions.   The goal of this multi-state initiative is to build capacity of school teams to promote positive mental health in children/youth throughout the school day using a multi-tiered approach. Specifically, the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) will build capacity of school personnel to learn about and implement model programs, such as Every Moment Counts and Circle of Courage, and embedded strategies emphasizing mental health promotion and prevention.   If you agree to participate, you will be expected to: Identify 3-6 interdisciplinary team members to be a part of a Community of Practice (CoP) at your school. The CoP should be an interdisciplinary team including any of the following: teacher, paraprofessional, occupational therapist, administrator/counselor, nurse, speech language pathologists, social workers or school psychologists. It is strongly recommended that the team include a classroom teacher and be interdisciplinary in nature as training emphasizes application in the classroom and interdisciplinary collaboration. The CoP will participate in all five, two-hour virtual training sessions (see schedule overview below). Attendance is critical. Each CoP will develop a strategic plan identifying gaps or opportunities to improve mental health promotion throughout the school day and identify strategies to implement change.   Mountain Plains MHTTC will: Provide the training described above and any technical assistance during development of the strategic plan and implementation. Provide continuing education credits to the CoP members (20 hours). If your state requires transcripted credit, the Mountain Plains MHTTC will have the training approved, but the transcripted fee is the responsibility of the teacher. Provide required readings and resources to the CoP. Follow up on the implementation plan.   Benefits to you include: Enhanced capacity of all school personnel through enhanced understanding of how to apply knowledge about children’s mental health in the school. Free resources for each CoP. Free educational sessions and online discussions regarding mental health promotion. Feeling connected to other schools implementing the projects. Continuing education credits (20 contact hours for CoP team members).   Register Please think about the benefits of participating in this project and your availability to attend the five virtual sessions. Contact LaVonne Fox at [email protected] or Sarah Nielsen at [email protected] or at 701 777-2208 to indicate your interest in participating no later than August 15, 2021.   Please note that enrollment in this training is open only to school teams in HHS Region 8 states (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming). Only applications by school teams will be accepted.    Sessions Part One: Introduction to Intergenerational Trauma, Historical Loss, and Communities of Practice Process September 15, 2021 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST | 3:00pm - 5:00pm MST Part Two: Understanding Multi-Tiered Approaches to School Mental Health and Embedded Service Delivery October 6, 2021 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST | 3:00pm - 5:00pm MST Part Three: Culturally Relevant Embedded Programs that Support Social and Emotional Well-being November 3, 2021 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST | 3:00pm - 5:00pm MST Part Four: Mental Health Literacy December 8, 2021 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST | 3:00pm - 5:00pm MST Part Five: Indigenous Programs to Support Students and Final Reflections January 12, 2022 4:00pm - 6:00pm CST | 3:00pm - 5:00pm MST   Trainers LaVonne Fox, PhD, OTR/L  Dr. Fox was an associate professor at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND, in the Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine and Health Sciences for 26 years until December 31, 2019. She has begun a new position at the Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt, ND, in January 2020. LaVonne was born and raised on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa reservation. She has considerable experience researching Indigenous Youth programs for positive mental health and wellness connected to identity. She is currently developing a Master in Education Program that focuses on decolonization/deconstructing the educational system and embedding indigenous values and beliefs. Sarah Nielsen, PhD, OTR/L Dr. Nielsen is an associate professor at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND, in the Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Sarah has over 20 years of experience working with children, youth, and young adults with mental health issues in communities and schools. Her clinical practice included developing and implementing trauma-informed approaches in mental health care. She assisted students transitioning from mental health programs back to public schools where she trained and assisted schools in this effort.

The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC offer this training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. All 45 minutes sessions will be from 12:30-1:15 PM CST. You will need to register for each session you want to attend. The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC will host a series of interactive calls for people who want to broaden and enhance their use of Motivational Interviewing skills in their role of leader or supervisor. This learning opportunity provides supervisors with a no-cost, easy to access opportunity to continue to build their practice skills towards fidelity. All sessions will be geared towards multiple levels of learning.  Supervisors may choose to attend all sessions or select from the menu of options. Dates and topics are listed below. Learning Objectives: Observe and practice fundamental skills: Listening, open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarization Describe Motivational Interviewing: purpose, benefits and limitations Prepare to apply the spirit of Motivational Interviewing to supervision interactions   Dates and Topics:  1/20/21: Motivational interviewing and supervision: The evidence base REGISTER 2/17/21: REALLY listening to understand REGISTER 3/17/21: The spirit of MI in supervision REGISTER 4/21/21: Let your employee know you’re working hard to understand them REGISTER 5/19/21: Guiding others towards change with your open mind REGISTER 6/16/21: Taming your inner cheerleader- Increasing confidence and importance to change in your staff REGISTER JULY: NO SESSION 8/18/21: Encouraging change while handling being stuck with care REGISTER 9/15/21: A big clue that you and the employee aren’t on the same page REGISTER 10/20/21: Growing and supporting change in your employee REGISTER 11/17/21: Planning for change REGISTER DECEMBER: NO SESSION

Addressing the Role Stigma Plays in Death by Suicide - Workshop Wednesday Session September 15, 2021 12:00 - 1:00 PM/MST | 1:00 - 2:00 PM/CST Registration is free and required. This session is available to individuals residing in HHS Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY). Certificates of Attendance will be available.   September is National Suicide Prevention Month. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention states that death by suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that death by suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Addressing the role stigma plays in preventing people from seeking mental health support and treatment is a critical step in helping to reduce death by suicide in our communities. Join our trainer Debra Brownlee, as she examines the nature of stigma, how to talk about it in your community, and strategies for addressing and overcoming it when seeking mental health support and treatment.   After attending this session, participants can expect to:   Increase their understanding of the role that stigma plays in the access of mental health services. Provide skills related to communication when helping those struggling with mental health symptoms. Provide the opportunity for dialog regarding effective approaches and intervention strategies when assisting people who are struggling with mental health symptoms.    Trainer Debra Brownlee, PhD  

This live training on the STRIDE Group Facilitator curriculum is offered over 2 days, from 9:00am-1:00pm Pacific. This training is by invitation-only for a specific cohort. ABOUT THIS EVENT This training is part of a partnership with Comprehensive Life Resources and Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research to deliver the STRIDE curriculum developed by Kaiser Permanente to a specific cohort.   This comprehensive implementation project includes: Participants taking the e-primer "Empowering Wellness in Mental Health: Helping People with their Lifestyle Changes," developed by the Northwest MHTTC with Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research Participants receiving 2 days of live training on the STRIDE Group Facilitator curriculum Participants subsequently will lead STRIDE groups at Comprehensive Life Resources   Participants will receive post-training coaching at Comprehensive Life Resources to support the new STRIDE groups   After the event, a STRIDE Curriculum Package was created to collect learning materials, taking participants through the training to enable them to facilitate group sessions. FACILITATORS Bobbi Jo Yarborough, PsyD  Bobbi Jo Yarborough is a clinical psychologist and health services researcher who works to improve care and outcomes among individuals with serious mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders. Dr. Yarborough has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on more than a dozen research contracts or grants funded by the National Institutes of Health and FDA. Her portfolio includes studies of adolescent and adult depression treatment, suicide prevention, eating disorders treatment, lifestyle change among people with serious mental illnesses, first-episode psychosis, recovery from serious mental illnesses, dual recovery among people with mental illnesses and substance problems, opioid use and associated risks, and preferences for opioid agonist treatment. These include large observational studies, multisite randomized controlled trials, qualitative and mixed methods studies, and implementation and process evaluations. In the wake of what has been called our nation’s opioid crisis, Dr. Yarborough has dedicated her research to better understanding who is at risk for opioid-related harms. One large study will estimate the incidence of opioid misuse, abuse, and addiction among individuals prescribed opioids for chronic pain, and the risk factors associated with these outcomes; another study focuses on the incidence and predictors of opioid overdose and death. Additionally, a multisite study focuses on quantifying the magnitude of post-deprescribing overdoses, suicide attempts, and suicide deaths, and which patients are most vulnerable. Dr. Yarborough is a member of the Mental Health Research Network, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, a consortium of research centers within 13 large health systems across the United States, including Kaiser Permanente Northwest. She is also the site principal investigator for the Health Systems Node of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network.   Chris Catlin, BS Chris Catlin is a Research Associate with Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research. Her expertise lies in health behavior change, preconception weight management, weight loss and weight loss maintenance. Chris was an integral team member in the STRIDE intervention research study and brings a great amount of insight and a realistic and supportive approach that builds on her experience setting up and conducting successful group facilitation.  

  It can be challenging to differentiate what is pathology and what is culture. In this talk, clinical recommendations will be presented on how to accurately assess different symptom constellations with patients from different cultural backgrounds. Emphasis is given to specific applications of the Cultural Formulation Interview and these are illustrated with concrete examples. Presenter: Martin J. La Roche, Ph.D. has been Director of Training at the Boston Hospital Children’s Hospital at the Martha Eliot, which is the oldest standing community health center in the country for the last 25 years. He is an Associate Professor in Psychology at the Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital and specializes in the development of culturally competent psychotherapeutic and assessment strategies. Dr. La Roche has over 100 peer-reviewed publications/presentations on culturally competent treatments with ethnic minorities and has been Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on many research projects. Dr. La Roche is also the author of two books “Cultural Psychotherapy: Theory, Methods, and Practice” and “Towards a Global and Cultural Psychotherapy: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Implications.” In addition, he has received many research/academic awards such as the Harvard Bridge Award, The Milton Award and was Selected Outstanding Committee Chairperson of the Year by the Massachusetts Psychological Association.   1 hour of CEU credit will be provided for this webinar. Information on how to request your CEU will be available in a post-event e-mail. Please register and log in to the event room using your full name to track attendance.