You are more likely to encounter someone in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack.  Learn how to help a friend, family member, coworker or neighbor in need. The National Council for Behavioral Health certifies individuals throughout the nation to provide Mental Health First Aid courses to prepare their communities with the knowledge and skills to help individuals who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.  Identified on SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, the training helps the public better identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses. 

Students must complete a 2-hour self paced course prior to attending this training. 
Students will receive a link to this 2-hour training from the Instructor after successful registration into the course. This email will be sent to the email address provided to us during the time of registration. 
Once students have successfully completed the 2-hour self paced training course, students will receive a second email with a zoom link to allow them access to their virtual classroom on the scheduled class date.

Textbook & Cost:

Textbooks will be available electronically and will be sent within one of the two emails that you will receive from the Instructor.
There is no cost to this course as tuition is generously supported by AHECWW.

Certificate Requirements:

Students must complete both pre-work and live session to receive a certificate.

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges and substance use disorders in young people. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to a young person who may be developing a mental health or substance use issue and help connect them to the appropriate care. 

First Aiders will complete a 2-hour self-paced class and then participate in a 5-hour instructor-led class using video conferencing via Zoom. 

Participants will be given access to the 2-hour self-paced class two weeks before the training. This is a prerequisite for the 5-hour Zoom training. The self-paced class will need to be completed at least 48 hours before the training. 

This training is interactive; please have a microphone and webcam.

Questions? Contact randyl.wilkins@prevention.org

Join us for NatCon21 from May 3-5, the largest mental health and addiction recovery conference in the world and your path to practice improvement. What can you expect?

For starters, three days of high-quality content and industry-leading learning. We’re not just covering the topics that matter to you – we’re delivering the tools you need to tackle today’s challenges.

This is your opportunity to boost your knowledge base and supercharge your organization, while networking with 6,000+ peers from across the country. As an attendee, you will get to:

Hear from world-class speakers, like Carla Harris and Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.
Experience a robust curriculum led by 500+ speakers in health care and beyond.
Take advantage of virtual learning opportunities for leadership growth.
Enjoy a mix of TED-style Talks, Ignite Sessions, Workshops and iPoster Presentations.
Access best-in-class products, technologies and services from 200+ exhibitors.
Add more CE and CME credits to your learning portfolio.

Public health practitioners, professionals in the aging network, mental health providers, health care professionals, and anyone interested in ensuring the mental health of older adults should attend this free, virtual event on May 6, 2021.

The symposium is brought to you by NCOA, the U.S. Administration for Community Living, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

05.03.2021 (Monday) 1pm-3pm

05.05.2021 (Wednesday) 1pm-3pm

05.07.2021 (Friday) 1pm-3pm

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators in need of recertification. Recerticiation is required after 3 years. 

This series of sessions features traditional Native American storytelling, along with time for discussion on what can be learned from the stories, as well as the ways these stories can be incorporated by Native American providers into their work with patients.

Please note that while we encourage non-Native providers to attend these sessions to increase your cultural understanding and sensitivity, we ask that out of respect for cultural traditions, you do not use these stories as your own if they are not a part of your culture.

Native storytelling is an long honored way of teaching lessons of life. We, as Native people, need to laugh while learning. For example, laughing at how Coyote makes funny mistakes. This can teach people how to avoid behaving as Coyote does. Further, Native legends can offer stories about Creation or the Trickster. However, some stories can only be told during certain times of the year. For example, Coyote legends are only told during the winter time because that is often when Native people would be in their lodges practicing survival skills to help the tribe thrive in difficult times.

Traditionally, the storyteller needed to be an excellent psychologist and able to understand peoples’ perspectives. A story might be used in treatment to help a patient come to a realization in a culturally informed way.

This interactive presentation will describe the importance of linguistic responsiveness while providing multilingual behavioral health services. It will provide information around the interaction between language, identity and culture as well as resources and recommendations while working with Spanish speaking clients.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the interaction between language, identity and culture.

2. Describe the impact around interpretation and translation on Mental Health services.

3. Comprehend the importance of linguistic responsive services in Mental Health.

Who should attend? This is a basic level workshop designed for mental health providers, graduate students, community health workers, school mental health providers, and school administrators.

Behavioral health programs are experiencing greater challenges than ever before. The combination of COVID-19, workforce shortages, and alcohol, stimulant, and opioid use disorders and overdoses creates unique challenges for program administrators and implementers serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. At the same time, significant funding is now available.

Are you ready to pursue these funding opportunities in a competitive environment? If not, help is here!

This free training series, featuring Pam Baston, MPA, MCAP, CPP, will guide participants through a step-by-step process in how to strengthen their behavioral health programs and their readiness to successfully compete for funding. Practical tips and tools will be provided, and participants will be encouraged to engage in some self-directed activities between each training session to maximize their success.

This webinar will examine the intersection of alcohol prevention and social justice and strategies implemented with UW–Madison campus partners to create a more inclusive environment. Certificates of attendance will be available to all who attend the session in full.

**April 6, May 4, and June 8 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am PST each day. **

With the critical work of this series and limited space, we ask that participants commit to participating in all three sessions. We have space for 100 participants and will also have a waitlist.

This series will walk participants through the work of strengthening Race, Equity, and Inclusion work that begins with the self and moves to identifying equitable practices within organizations. Participants will leave with a better understanding of personal identity as well as how we can create quality, inclusive programs that support all young people.

Topics will include:

• Mentoring for Equity foundations
• Who has bias? We All Do!
• Centering Social Justice
• Debunking the Savior Myth
• Embedding & Sustaining Equity & Culturally Responsive Practices
• and Much, Much More

The Mentoring for Equity Series will be led by Dr. Darleen Sampson, PhD; LCSW. Dr. Darlene Sampson lives by her late parents' mantra: “Giving back to others is in your DNA-you must respect and honor the shoulders you have stood on.” With that thinking in mind, Dr. Sampson has maintained a space of social justice and cultural humility as she works across the business, education, and social work fields as an administrator, leader, and equity specialist. Dr. Sampson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and also earned a Ph.D., in Educational Leadership with emphasis on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy.

For more information check out: www.darlenesampson.com

Please contact Laura Mendoza with any questions (lmendoza@mentorwashington.org).

Since 1949, Mental Health America and our affiliates across the country have observed May is Mental Health Month by reaching out to millions of people through the media, local events, and screenings. Each year, MHA releases a May is Mental Health Month toolkit that includes sample communications materials as well as printable handouts and worksheets. The 2021 toolkit is focused on the theme Tools 2 Thrive, providing practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase their resiliency regardless of their personal situation. 

We invite other organizations to join us in spreading the word that mental health is something everyone should care about by using the May is Mental Health Month toolkit materials and conducting awareness activities in your own communities. 

Join us for this 60-minute webinar where we will discuss: 

• What’s included in MHA’s 2021 Mental Health Month toolkit; 
• How to use the toolkit content on social media to promote Mental Health Month; 
• Examples of outreach events to increase mental health awareness; and
• How community-based organizations have used these materials. 

In this one-hour readiness primer, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez, from Washington State University will describe the ​steps for preparing to deliver the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtually along with the recommended adaptation​s. She will review the practical requirements (e.g. virtual and technology requirements, facilitator preparations, family engagement packets, etc.) for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14, and will work with attendees to determine their readiness for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14. Participants will leave with an understanding of what is needed to deliver SFP 10-14 in a virtual setting and information on next steps.

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators, coordinators, support staff, and others who are interested in learning more about the SFP 10-14 virtual curriculum adaptation.

Each year, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (May 7) seeks to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health and show that positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development.

Heavy episodic (or “binge” drinking) is associated with higher reports of suicidal thoughts, making a suicide plan, and attempting suicide.  Research has looked at distal risk factors (relatively stable characteristics/events leading up to suicidal behavior) and proximal risk factors (variables that increase risk in the moments before suicidal behavior).  In this presentation, these factors will be reviewed, with a spotlight on how alcohol impacts judgment and decision making directly related to suicide.  Studies that make the assertion that “alcohol prevention is suicide prevention” will be summarized, along with other associated variables.  Implications for prevention and intervention will be discussed.

The Central East MHTTC in collaboration with the National Center for School Mental Health is pleased to offer a school mental health webinar series with a focus on advancing high quality, sustainable school mental health from a multi-tiered system of support, trauma sensitive, and culturally responsive and equitable lens. To familiarize yourself with the foundations of school mental health, please review the school mental health guidance document.

Download the Series flyer here.

OBJECTIVES

• Gain increased awareness of high quality, sustainable multi-tiered system of school mental health supports and services
• Support trauma-informed systems in schools
• Discover the impacts of social determinants of health on student academic and social-emotional-behavioral success
• Learn to provide more culturally responsive and equitable services and supports
• Hear perspectives on school mental health from school, district and state levels
• Obtain insight into how youth, families, schools and communities can best work together to address student mental health needs

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Educators, Administrators, Health and Behavioral Health Care Professionals, Child-Serving Agency Staff, Policymakers and Advocates 

Planning for National Prevention Week? Not sure how to involve your Youth Advisory Council? Trying to figure out what activities you want to include? The answers to these and other questions can be found when you take our training, Planning for National Prevention Week. 

This online training has been recently updated from a 2019 webinar to our online self-study platform. The training includes everything you would like to know about the May 9-15, 2021 observance. SAMHSA holds National Prevention Week in May to give schools, communities, and prevention professionals time to re-focus on prevention and raise awareness about this issue before summer. 

Visit the NPW website to utilize the promotional materials, planning toolkit, and join the prevention challenge. If you would like additional inspiration, check out the Events & Activities section where you can learn about community events that will be held around the country. 

Although there has been a variety of in-person, virtual, and hybrid learning occurring throughout the Southeast and the United States this school year, many schools are still shifting between learning models and/or starting to return to in-person learning. This Virtual Listening and Learning Session is designed to support school and district leaders, educators, student support personnel and other professionals to promote safe, supporting learning environments during these transitions. Following brief didactic information on best practices for school programming during COVID and other community-wide adversities, we will facilitate open discussion of strategies being put into place right now in the Southeast. Please come prepared to share your local innovations or goals on the horizon as well as challenges or concerns your teams are facing. An additional Learning Session will follow with tailored content to address challenges and concerns raised during the listening session portion of this event. Join us for connection and shared learning about how to strengthen Southeastern school communities during this complex and dynamic time! 

Objectives:

1. Increase understanding of strategies and best practices for school systems to promote student, family and staff resilience, wellbeing and success following COVID-related school closures.
2. Increase understanding of strategies and best practices for school staff working directly with students to promote student resilience, wellbeing and success following COVID-related school closures.
3. Promote cross-state networking and shared learning about best practices, successes and challenges of supporting student resilience and wellbeing during learning modality transitions.

Description: In this two-part virtual ​delivery training, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez from Washington State University will review the virtual curriculum adaptation for Strengthening Families Program 10-14. Participants will leave with an understanding of how to deliver SFP 10-14 in a virtual setting (actual application/practice will happen during the training). 

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators and support staff who are preparing to implement SFP 10-14 virtually in the next 1-3 months.

Registration: Recommended to attend a 1-hour readiness primer (SFP 10-14 Virtual Adaptation Information Primer) where you will be given an overview of the logistics, technology requirements, and resource handouts to help support your virtual delivery of SFP. For more information, please email SFP 10-14 Community of Practice (CoP) and Evaluation Coordinator Sabrina DiGennaro (sabrina.digennaro@wsu.edu) or WSU SFP 10-14 CoP (sfp.1014@wsu.edu).

You are more likely to encounter someone in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack.  Learn how to help a friend, family member, coworker or neighbor in need. The National Council for Behavioral Health certifies individuals throughout the nation to provide Mental Health First Aid courses to prepare their communities with the knowledge and skills to help individuals who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.  Identified on SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, the training helps the public better identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses. 

Students must complete a 2-hour self paced course prior to attending this training. 
Students will receive a link to this 2-hour training from the Instructor after successful registration into the course. This email will be sent to the email address provided to us during the time of registration. 
Once students have successfully completed the 2-hour self paced training course, students will receive a second email with a zoom link to allow them access to their virtual classroom on the scheduled class date.

Textbook & Cost:

Textbooks will be available electronically and will be sent within one of the two emails that you will receive from the Instructor.
There is no cost to this course as tuition is generously supported by AHECWW.

Certificate Requirements:

Students must complete both pre-work and live session to receive a certificate.

This 60-minute webinar (in collaboration with the Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network) will focus on how communities can actualize the goals of NPW to strengthen their community prevention efforts. The webinar will demonstrate the benefits of getting involved with NPW by unveiling new tools and resources relevant to the NPW's five daily themes and how building relationships with collaborative organizations can be an effective strategy for prevention success

Three of the six New England states have legalized adult-use cannabis, which has paved the way for commercial cannabis industries in these states. Meanwhile, other New England states are contemplating joining the ranks. How do we need to shift cannabis prevention strategies in an era of commercial cannabis? Join us for a panel of prevention professionals from legalized New England states to learn how they have approached cannabis prevention in this new environment.

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges and substance use disorders in young people. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to a young person who may be developing a mental health or substance use issue and help connect them to the appropriate care. 

First Aiders will complete a 2-hour self-paced class and then participate in a 5-hour instructor-led class using video conferencing via Zoom. 

Participants will be given access to the 2-hour self-paced class two weeks before the training. This is a prerequisite for the 5-hour Zoom training. The self-paced class will need to be completed at least 48 hours before the training. 

This training is interactive; please have a microphone and webcam.

Questions? Contact randyl.wilkins@prevention.org

This national conference features emerging topics in commercial tobacco prevention in a COVID/Post-COVID environment along with sessions about the fundamentals of tobacco prevention. With dynamic content for professionals at any stage in their career, ToPCon will be a site for dialogue around prevention best practices, strategies for policy change, health equity, and much more. Join the discussion!

Each year, the event hosts over 400 attendees from nearly all 50 states, and a growing international community. More than half of the sessions at the event are co-facilitated by youth, and the planning of the conference is guided by the Adolescent Health Initiative’s (AHI) Teen Advisory Council (TAC TAC).

Coming the Spring of 2021, on May 11, 12, and 13, from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM each day, the HCA/DBHR SUD Prevention and Mental Health Promotion section is proud to host our 7^th annual Coalition Leadership Institute. 

What: Coalition Leadership Institute is training, networking event, and inspirational platform for the Washington State Prevention Community.

Who: All CPWI, Tribal, DFC, and other prevention coalition members or staff are welcome to attend. Note: This event is on the list of required trainings for CPWI coordinators.

Why: A chance for prevention coalition facilitators and leadership teams to meet, learn new techniques, brush up on the basics, and gain a better overall understanding of community based prevention work from experts and each other.

How much: There is no cost for the virtual version of this event.

Upon completing this survey, you will receive an Outlook meeting invitation to "Coalition Leadership Institute 2021" within 5 business days. For security reasons, that meeting invitation will not contain a link to join the meeting until Friday May 7th. If you have any questions about registration or have not received your meeting invitation by May 7th, please contact us at PxTraining@hca.wa.gov using "CLI 2021" in the subject line.

Before the U.S. entered the COVID-19 pandemic, it has long suffered the epidemic of opioid deaths. This webinar will address the impact of COVID-19 on individuals who misuse opioids and how the sudden change in everyday life increases their usage. It will explore how the pandemic has exacerbated mental instability and caused interruptions in potential treatment for people who misuse opioids. In addition, the webinar will present methods and resources to mitigate the risk of opioid deaths associated with vulnerable populations.

Description: In this two-part virtual ​delivery training, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez from Washington State University will review the virtual curriculum adaptation for Strengthening Families Program 10-14. Participants will leave with an understanding of how to deliver SFP 10-14 in a virtual setting (actual application/practice will happen during the training). 

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators and support staff who are preparing to implement SFP 10-14 virtually in the next 1-3 months.

Registration: Recommended to attend a 1-hour readiness primer (SFP 10-14 Virtual Adaptation Information Primer) where you will be given an overview of the logistics, technology requirements, and resource handouts to help support your virtual delivery of SFP. For more information, please email SFP 10-14 Community of Practice (CoP) and Evaluation Coordinator Sabrina DiGennaro (sabrina.digennaro@wsu.edu) or WSU SFP 10-14 CoP (sfp.1014@wsu.edu).

The MHTTC Network is hosting an 8-part training series using the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools. This resource was developed by the MHTTC Network in partnership with the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) and aims to help states, districts and schools advance comprehensive school mental health and engage in a planning process for implementation. 


Module 7: Funding and Sustainability includes the definition of school mental health funding and sustainability and opportunities to secure and leverage diverse funding sources and to sustain successful school mental health systems.
 

• Each session in the series includes a pre-session video, live panel session, and post-session regional breakout.
• Access the pre-session video for Module 7: Funding and Sustainability HERE. Please watch the video PRIOR to the live session. The purpose of watching the pre-session video is to familiarize yourself with the content for Module 7.
• Live sessions consist of a discussion with a small panel of education and mental health leaders from across the country (including a member from the National Center for School Mental Health team) who will provide an “always and now” application of the module and innovative ideas for implementation, considering the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on school mental health.
• The post-session Regional Breakout sessions are intended for participants to have an informal discussion regarding content from the live session, contextualized for their specific region. Access to the Regional Breakout sessions will be provided to all participants during the live sessions.
   

To learn more about the National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules and gain access to the COMPLETE resource, click HERE.

PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title 'National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.'

The Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University® and the National Hispanic & Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center will be hosting a free webinar for school mental health providers serving Hispanic and Latino families, children, and youths.

The Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University® is an approved provider of the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, the Florida Board of Psychology, the Florida Office of School Psychology, and the Florida Board of Nursing (BAP #50- 6251), as well as the Florida Certification Board (#5350-A) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Many states accept CEUs from CSWE-accredited institutions in other states.

Culturally and linguistically appropriate services are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, and needs of diverse consumers (Office of Minority Health, 2014). By developing Latino cultural competence, services that are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, cultural and linguistic needs of diverse students and families can be effectively delivered.

About the speaker:

J Rocky Romero, PhD, LMSW- Dr. Romero is the CEO and owner of JR Romero & Associates, a training and consultant company he started almost 20 years ago. Dr. Romero is a former Assistant Professor of the New Mexico Highlands University School of Social Work in Albuquerque, NM. He served as the co-chair for Governor Richardson’s appointed NM Higher Education Department on Cultural Competency Task-Force. Dr. Romero has also served as an Executive Council member for the NM-Consortium for Behavioral Health Training and Research to include other boards and committees. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of New Mexico in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies with a focus on analyzing legal discourse through a critical race theory lens. Dr. Romero has been a trainer and consultant for the NATIONAL HISPANIC AND LATINO MHTTC for the last 10 years and a national trainer for Clare|Matrix, formerly the Matrix Institute, for the last 12 years. He is focused on culturally appropriate treatment while focusing on reducing health disparities for people of color. Lastly, Dr. Romero is focused on the intersections of racism, discrimination, and the impact of racialized legal discourse on people of color.

Please read the following before registering:

• 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.

Evidence has shown that loneliness has enormous impact on the physical and emotional wellbeing of older adults. These concerns may be more pronounced for LGBT Elders, who faced isolation at higher levels as well as marked physical and behavioral health disparities prior to the pandemic. As the world begins to emerge from mandated social distancing, what kind of supports can assist older LGBT adults in developing life-saving connections to care providers and social networks? This webinar will describe the effects of isolation for LGBT Elders, self-care strategies to improve connectedness, and supportive therapeutic interventions to increase wellness, interdependence, self-efficacy, and the essential sense of mattering that makes life meaningful.

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[Webinar in Portuguese]

Este webinar oferecerá uma visão geral das políticas dos Estados Unidos da América e dos padrões de uso de substâncias pelos jovens e como elas afetam os jovens de ascendência latina/hispânica.

Este treinamento também trará sugestões baseadas em evidências para professores, pais e líderes da comunidade sobre como ajudar a prevenir o início precoce dessas drogas.

Dra. Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH (Bia) é pesquisadora cientista do Instituto de Adição, Drogas e Álcool e Drogas da Universidade de Washington (ADAI) e Professora Associada Afiliada da Escola de Saúde Pública do Departamento de Serviços de Saúde.

Em 2019, ela foi nomeada Diretora do Programa de Estudos sobre Tabaco na Escola de Saúde Pública da Universidade de Washington, onde também leciona Disparidades de Saúde e Justiça Social relacionadas ao Tabaco.

Como uma imigrante de primeira geração e cidadã americana nascida no exterior, Dr. Carlini está especialmente interessada no impacto da cannabis e do uso do tabaco na perpetuação das disparidades sociais e de saúde. Dr. Carlini tem paixão por promover a inclusão social, desafiar estereótipos e combater o estigma. Ela aplica uma lente de equidade em seu trabalho como pesquisadora e educadora.

Behavioral health programs are experiencing greater challenges than ever before. The combination of COVID-19, workforce shortages, and alcohol, stimulant, and opioid use disorders and overdoses creates unique challenges for program administrators and implementers serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. At the same time, significant funding is now available.

Are you ready to pursue these funding opportunities in a competitive environment? If not, help is here!

This free training series, featuring Pam Baston, MPA, MCAP, CPP, will guide participants through a step-by-step process in how to strengthen their behavioral health programs and their readiness to successfully compete for funding. Practical tips and tools will be provided, and participants will be encouraged to engage in some self-directed activities between each training session to maximize their success.

Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18, and 25

1:30-3:00pm ET . 12:30-2:00 CT . 11:30-1:00 MT . 10:30-12:00 PT . 9:30-11:00 AKT

Hosted by the National American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network. From Longhouse to Schoolhouse: AI/AN school communities coming together in partnership to learn, collaborate, and share experiences and knowledge.

This series of sessions features traditional Native American storytelling, along with time for discussion on what can be learned from the stories, as well as the ways these stories can be incorporated by Native American providers into their work with patients.

Please note that while we encourage non-Native providers to attend these sessions to increase your cultural understanding and sensitivity, we ask that out of respect for cultural traditions, you do not use these stories as your own if they are not a part of your culture.

Native storytelling is an long honored way of teaching lessons of life. We, as Native people, need to laugh while learning. For example, laughing at how Coyote makes funny mistakes. This can teach people how to avoid behaving as Coyote does. Further, Native legends can offer stories about Creation or the Trickster. However, some stories can only be told during certain times of the year. For example, Coyote legends are only told during the winter time because that is often when Native people would be in their lodges practicing survival skills to help the tribe thrive in difficult times.

Traditionally, the storyteller needed to be an excellent psychologist and able to understand peoples’ perspectives. A story might be used in treatment to help a patient come to a realization in a culturally informed way.

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A national three-digit 988 behavioral health and suicide prevention crisis hotline is probably the most significant public policy initiative impacting behavioral healthcare since Medicaid expansion. Behavioral health crisis services have never had a moment like this, where the policy forces are aligning at federal state and local levels and are driving positive change.  The implementation of 988 provides us with the opportunity to build-out and finance a statewide behavioral health crisis response system that is on par with the 911 emergency medical management system. 
 
There are many questions that this webinar will address as an initial forum to learn about best practices to apply to 988 crisis response system optimization. Increasing our collective knowledge is best achieved by engaging with subject-matter experts, rather than expending time, energy, or other resources extracting or researching for answers in disconnected and fragmented ways. Session outcomes include new learning and insights to more effectively respond to a rapid 988 implementation trajectory.  Participants will find that the content and interchange of this session is both pragmatic and enriching.

In this one-hour readiness primer, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez, from Washington State University will describe the ​steps for preparing to deliver the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtually along with the recommended adaptation​s. She will review the practical requirements (e.g. virtual and technology requirements, facilitator preparations, family engagement packets, etc.) for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14, and will work with attendees to determine their readiness for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14. Participants will leave with an understanding of what is needed to deliver SFP 10-14 in a virtual setting and information on next steps.

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators, coordinators, support staff, and others who are interested in learning more about the SFP 10-14 virtual curriculum adaptation.

Participants will leave this seven-week Enhanced Prevention Learning Series with knowledge, skills, and a set of tools for sustainability planning with community partners, as well as concrete action steps and timelines to complete a sustainability plan. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, readings, and group discussion.

Weekly on Tuesdays: May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, and 22.

Uniting Worldviews to Advance Relationships in Indigenous Communities
Featuring Terry (Ha-ne-ga-noh) Cross, MSW, Senior Advisor to the National Indian Child Welfare Association

PAXIS Institute hosts PAX Chats twice a month.  Great way to receive assistance and support!

This is your chance to ask a PAX question, discuss resources, or share ideas with others implementing PAX throughout the nation!

Participants will leave this seven-week Enhanced Prevention Learning Series with knowledge, skills, and a set of tools for sustainability planning with community partners, as well as concrete action steps and timelines to complete a sustainability plan. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, readings, and group discussion.

Weekly on Tuesdays: May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, and 22.

Guiding Good Choices New Facilitator Training

Training (via Zoom) will introduce participants to GGC and the adaptations for virtual program delivery. For general programming questions or help with registration contact the trainers: Kayla Wells (kayla.wells@wsu.edu) or AnaMaria Diaz Martinez (a.martinez@wsu.edu).

Registration is required. Once registered, a Zoom link will be forwarded prior to the start of training. Please review the training dates and times listed below for this training. All dates and times are required for complete certification.

May 17 - May 21, 2021 

05.17.2021 (Monday) 9a-11a and 1p-3p

05.18.2021 (Tuesday) 9a-11a and 1p-3p

05.19.2021 (Wedday) 9a-11a and 1p-3p

05.20.2021 (Thursday) 9a-11a and 1p-3p

05.21.2021 (Friday) 9a-12p

Registration Link: GGC 5/17-19 Registration Link 

Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented (TIRO) Crisis Leadership
Our nation is experiencing a series of collective traumatic events, yet how we each manage this prolonged crisis period will determine its individual and collective long-term impact. In response, join us for an overview of Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Crisis Leadership. The overview is intended to support public health leaders in their own behavioral health, as well as to build their capacity to enhance trauma-informed resiliency-oriented practices within their jurisdiction through this unprecedented public health crisis.

Learning Objectives: Attendees will be able to
1. Identify the 4 components of Trauma-Informed Resilience Oriented National Council Leadership model
2. Define Moral Injury and identify ways to mitigate injury in staff and create morally safe work environments
3. Identify the importance of self-regulation and it’s connection with burnout
4. Identify a continuous quality improvement strategy to enhance organizational post-traumatic growth to thrive post

This session will explore how implicit bias may influence and impact one’s expectations and interactions with others, and the communities served by Mental Health First Aid/the Mental Health Association of Maryland.

Primeros Auxilios de Salud Mental

Es más probable encontrarse con alguien en una crisis emocional o mental que alguien que con un ataque al corazón. Aprenda cómo ayudar a un amigo, familiar, compañero de trabajo o vecino necesitado. El Consejo Nacional de Salud Conductual certifica a personas de todo el país para proporcionar cursos de primeros auxilios de salud mental para preparar a sus comunidades con los conocimientos y habilidades para ayudar a las personas que están desarrollando un problema de salud mental o experimentando una crisis de salud mental. Reconocida en el Registro Nacional de Programas y Prácticas Basadas en Evidencias de SAMHSA, esta capacitación ayuda al público a identificar, comprender y responder mejor a los signos de enfermedades mentales.

Los estudiantes deben completar un curso auto dirigido de 2 horas antes de asistir a esta capacitación.

Los estudiantes recibirán un enlace para esta capacitación de 2 horas después de la inscripción en el curso. Este correo electrónico se enviará a la dirección de correo electrónico que se nos proporcione durante el momento del registro.

Una vez que los estudiantes hayan completado con éxito el curso auto dirigido de 2 horas, los estudiantes recibirán un segundo correo electrónico con un enlace de zoom para permitirles acceder a su aula virtual en la fecha de clase programada.

Libro de texto & Costo:

Los libros de texto estarán disponibles electrónicamente y se enviarán dentro de uno de los dos correos electrónicos que recibirá del Instructor.
No hay costo para este curso, ya que la matrícula es generosamente apoyada por AHECWW.

Requisitos del certificado:
Los estudiantes deben completar la sesión previa al trabajo y en vivo para recibir un certificado.

With education systems across the country preparing for a return to in-person learning next year, how are they addressing students' learning and mental health challenges in the wake of COVID-19? Join this workshop on May 20, 25, and 27th for a discussion of learning loss, mental health, and social emotional learning during the pandemic. 

The workshop will also explore the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on specific populations, including children of color, children with special health care needs and learning difficulties, and children living in poverty. This workshop is hosted by the Forum for Children’s Well-Being and the Societal Expert Actions Network.

• May 20: Student and Parent Perspective
• May 25: School and Educator Perspective
• May 27: Policy Perspective

The goal of the Spring Youth Forum is to recognize and reward youth prevention teams that have implemented a successful prevention project within their communities. The Spring Youth Forum is the follow-up conference to the Prevention Summit. The Forum provides youth prevention teams the opportunity to learn from others while showcasing their own education and planning skills. Youth Teams share successes and lessons learned from projects commenced during or following the previous Prevention Summits or other youth trainings. The Prevention Summit and the Spring Youth Forum work in tandem to create momentum and help to encourage, reward and support youth-led prevention work in communities throughout Washington.

This year, Youth Teams will showcase their completed prevention projects by developing a presentation video that will be displayed during virtual breakout sessions at the Spring Youth Forum. Keep monitoring the Spring Youth Forum website for updates on resources and guidelines for developing presentation videos!

Please join the San Diego County Marijuana Prevention Initiative for a virtual (via Zoom) news conference to introduce a new and unique medical organization, IASIC (International Association on the Science and Impact of Cannabis); doctors educating on marijuana. This news conference will introduce IASIC, discuss current cannabis-related trends in emergency and other medical settings, and make available reliable, peer-reviewed medical resources on the short and long-term consequences of cannabis use.

The IASIC is a medical organization of doctors who educate on marijuana based on the scientific and medical literature. IASIC is a non-partisan and non-political group created to facilitate informed decisions when considering cannabis policy and law. Based on the review of the scientific evidence, we conclude that the public health effects of high potency cannabis are harmful. These growing negative impacts further strain health care and addiction treatment resources to the extent that they far surpass taxation revenues. For more information, please review their website here: https://iasic1.org/

Behavioral health programs are experiencing greater challenges than ever before. The combination of COVID-19, workforce shortages, and alcohol, stimulant, and opioid use disorders and overdoses creates unique challenges for program administrators and implementers serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. At the same time, significant funding is now available.

Are you ready to pursue these funding opportunities in a competitive environment? If not, help is here!

This free training series, featuring Pam Baston, MPA, MCAP, CPP, will guide participants through a step-by-step process in how to strengthen their behavioral health programs and their readiness to successfully compete for funding. Practical tips and tools will be provided, and participants will be encouraged to engage in some self-directed activities between each training session to maximize their success.

Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18, and 25

1:30-3:00pm ET . 12:30-2:00 CT . 11:30-1:00 MT . 10:30-12:00 PT . 9:30-11:00 AKT

This webinar provides an overview of the unique needs and challenges sexual and gender minority youth experience, discusses health disparities associated with alcohol and substance use, and reviews strategies for integrating adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) appropriately into care.

In this one-hour readiness primer, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez, from Washington State University will describe the ​steps for preparing to deliver the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtually along with the recommended adaptation​s. She will review the practical requirements (e.g. virtual and technology requirements, facilitator preparations, family engagement packets, etc.) for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14, and will work with attendees to determine their readiness for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14. Participants will leave with an understanding of what is needed to deliver SFP 10-14 in a virtual setting and information on next steps.

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators, coordinators, support staff, and others who are interested in learning more about the SFP 10-14 virtual curriculum adaptation.

The National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC will be holding virtual sessions to support our Native communities in these challenging times. These weekly meetings will cover major concerns that have been expressed, and will continue to share resources, and encourage the peer support that has been happening among those who participated. We hope these meetings will be supportive and helpful, and that we can help connect you with the resources you need. Also feel free to reach out to Cindy Sagoe in advance to let her know if there are any topics you specifically want us to be prepared to address. Contact Cindy Sagoe for details: cindy-sagoe@uiowa.edu. 

Participants will leave this seven-week Enhanced Prevention Learning Series with knowledge, skills, and a set of tools for sustainability planning with community partners, as well as concrete action steps and timelines to complete a sustainability plan. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, readings, and group discussion.

Weekly on Tuesdays: May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, and 22.

05.24.2021 (Monday) 1pm-4pm

05.26.2021 (Wednesday) 1pm-4pm

05.28.2021 (Friday) 1pm-4pm

Description: In this three-part virtual ​delivery training, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez from Washington State University will review the virtual curriculum adaptation for Strengthening Families Program 10-14. Participants will leave with an understanding of how to deliver SFP 10-14 in a virtual setting (actual application/practice will happen during the training). 

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators and support staff who are preparing to implement SFP 10-14 virtually in the next 1-3 months.

Registration: Recommended to attend a 1-hour readiness primer (SFP 10-14 Virtual Adaptation Information Primer) where you will be given an overview of the logistics, technology requirements, and resource handouts to help support your virtual delivery of SFP. For more information, please email SFP 10-14 Community of Practice (CoP) and Evaluation Coordinator Sabrina DiGennaro (sabrina.digennaro@wsu.edu) or WSU SFP 10-14 CoP (sfp.1014@wsu.edu).

Whether it is at home, in communities, or at schools, what evidence-based strategies are available to promote success for children? And what are the barriers that impede uptake of these programs and limit access to opportunities? 

Join our public information gathering session on May 24th as we explore these questions and more.

This public information-gathering session is being held by the Committee on Exploring the Opportunity Gap for Young Children From Birth to Age Eight. This session will discuss evidence-based, effective strategies for improving conditions and promoting success for children. Speakers will discuss how the opportunity gap is measured and barriers to accessing opportunities for young children. These presentations will help inform the committee’s final report. 

The Saying It Out Loud (SIOL) Conference focuses on information sharing and networking to improve behavioral health services and decrease disparities faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals.

The conference strives to provide space to educate and share knowledge with attendees to better serve and support LGBTQ+ individuals and their families. Dialogue is encouraged across all topics that touch and impact individuals including understanding how difference with regards to gender identity and sexuality impact overall behavioral and physical health, self-determination and well-being.

All are welcome. Attendees in the past have included professionals from many areas such as behavioral health (mental health and substance use) across all ages and populations, non-profit agencies who serve LGBTQ+ individuals and families, child welfare, education, criminal justice, etc.

This year’s conference is scheduled to take place virtually on May 26th and will mark its 20th year. The conference has had continued success and growth year after year and the goal of the conference is to continue making an impact in the lives of individuals for years to come.

The conference is sponsored by the Health Care Authority (HCA), Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR).

This meeting is for CPWI contract contacts and coordinators. Please register at https://zoom.us/j/93038492288?pwd=MG1YbzJwQXd1cEhvcS8zeWlQK1FmUT09. 

Save the date! Registration will open February 22, 2021.

With education systems across the country preparing for a return to in-person learning next year, how are they addressing students' learning and mental health challenges in the wake of COVID-19? Join this workshop on May 20, 25, and 27th for a discussion of learning loss, mental health, and social emotional learning during the pandemic. 

The workshop will also explore the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on specific populations, including children of color, children with special health care needs and learning difficulties, and children living in poverty. This workshop is hosted by the Forum for Children’s Well-Being and the Societal Expert Actions Network.

• May 20: Student and Parent Perspective
• May 25: School and Educator Perspective
• May 27: Policy Perspective

With education systems across the country preparing for a return to in-person learning next year, how are they addressing students' learning and mental health challenges in the wake of COVID-19? Join this workshop on May 20, 25, and 27th for a discussion of learning loss, mental health, and social emotional learning during the pandemic. 

The workshop will also explore the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on specific populations, including children of color, children with special health care needs and learning difficulties, and children living in poverty. This workshop is hosted by the Forum for Children’s Well-Being and the Societal Expert Actions Network.

• May 20: Student and Parent Perspective
• May 25: School and Educator Perspective
• May 27: Policy Perspective

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Drop-in and join Northwest PTTC Director Kevin Haggerty for this On-the-Spot Consultation (OTS) on how to leverage benefit-cost analysis to better inform your community about the monetary benefits to prevention. Consultant Eva Westley will provide a basic overview of Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) benefit-cost resources and answer questions on how to best use these resources to understand the economics of your prevention programs. You’ll leave with a tool on how to estimate the monetary benefits of your prevention work.

 

Behavioral health programs are experiencing greater challenges than ever before. The combination of COVID-19, workforce shortages, and alcohol, stimulant, and opioid use disorders and overdoses creates unique challenges for program administrators and implementers serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. At the same time, significant funding is now available.

Are you ready to pursue these funding opportunities in a competitive environment? If not, help is here!

This free training series, featuring Pam Baston, MPA, MCAP, CPP, will guide participants through a step-by-step process in how to strengthen their behavioral health programs and their readiness to successfully compete for funding. Practical tips and tools will be provided, and participants will be encouraged to engage in some self-directed activities between each training session to maximize their success.

Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18, and 25

1:30-3:00pm ET . 12:30-2:00 CT . 11:30-1:00 MT . 10:30-12:00 PT . 9:30-11:00 AKT

Hosted by the National American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network. From Longhouse to Schoolhouse: AI/AN school communities coming together in partnership to learn, collaborate, and share experiences and knowledge.

Join the Higher Education Center in virtual water cooler chats to exchange ideas and connect with AOD professionals across the country. These chats are informal--much like when you find yourself in conversation at the water cooler or coffee machine in your office or at a conference. Join us for one or all!

Description: Effective pain assessment and treatment is essential in both primary care and opioid use disorder treatment settings. In this webinar, Marian Wilson, PhD, MPH, RN will share strategies to improve the identification and management of pain within the context of the opioid overdose epidemic.

Objectives:

1. Determine resources needed to address pain in underserved communities
2. Identify screening tools to assist in prioritizing pain symptoms
3. Develop strategies to create a positive pain management environment for patients

Providence Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 

In this one-hour readiness primer, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez, from Washington State University will describe the ​steps for preparing to deliver the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtually along with the recommended adaptation​s. She will review the practical requirements (e.g. virtual and technology requirements, facilitator preparations, family engagement packets, etc.) for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14, and will work with attendees to determine their readiness for virtual implementation of SFP 10-14. Participants will leave with an understanding of what is needed to deliver SFP 10-14 in a virtual setting and information on next steps.

Audience: This training is intended for trained and certified SFP 10-14 facilitators, coordinators, support staff, and others who are interested in learning more about the SFP 10-14 virtual curriculum adaptation.

The National Prevention Science Coalition and the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University will co-host a virtual briefing with internationally recognized early childhood development expert Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., to discuss the critical opportunity that lies before us to prevent costly, lifelong problems in physical and mental health, learning, and development for all Americans.

The primary goal of this workshop is to share cutting-edge findings across diverse specialties and multi-disciplinary fields to examine sleep as a biomarker and novel treatment target to inform etiology and advance innovation in suicide prevention.

This workshop will bring together clinicians, behavioral scientists, epidemiologists, neuroscientists, and public health experts to discuss the current state of the science in sleep medicine and suicide prevention.

PAXIS Institute hosts PAX Chats twice a month.  Great way to receive assistance and support!

This is your chance to ask a PAX question, discuss resources, or share ideas with others implementing PAX throughout the nation!

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced prevention professionals to move their work into a virtual environment, creating numerous challenges including data collection. The first webinar of this three-part webinar series on collecting data online during a public health emergency will revisit the Strategic Prevention Framework’s Step 1: Needs Assessment and describe its increased value during a public health emergency. We will explore general best practices for conducting needs assessments, and discuss methods and resources to support ongoing needs assessment given the current challenging environment, as well as strategies to sustain online data collection beyond the COVID-19 pandemic where it may be preferred than traditional in-person methods in some instances.

Participants will leave this seven-week Enhanced Prevention Learning Series with knowledge, skills, and a set of tools for sustainability planning with community partners, as well as concrete action steps and timelines to complete a sustainability plan. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, readings, and group discussion.

Weekly on Tuesdays: May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, and 22.

This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations.