In partnership with the KY Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (BHDID), the Collective Care Center (CCC) has developed a comprehensive racial trauma therapy manual for the treatment of race-based traumatic stress in youth of color ages 6-12. In this event, members from the CCC and the KY BHDID facilitated a panel discussion that explored: (1) youth racial trauma(2) youth racial trauma therapy and assessment training(3) creating a racial trauma-informed mental health organization. This recorded webinar panel discussion offers viewers tangible ways to support youth of color clinically and at the organizational level. … [Read more...] about Youth Racial Trauma Assessment and Therapy Training
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Universal Mental Health Screening Strategies for Collaboration
This recorded Lunch-n-Learn addresses mental health screening needs for System of Care grantees, Healthy Transitions grantees, and other communities that have an interest in adopting a screening initiative primarily within school districts but also in partnership with other systems. Participants discussed universal screening and detection using evidence-based screening tools to address the needs of children, youth, and young adults who may be experiencing early mental health concerns. Presenters provided an overview of how universal mental health screening was piloted and scaled-up across Methuen Public Schools, a district that has screened students for the past 7 years and is currently screening students in grades K-12. … [Read more...] about Universal Mental Health Screening Strategies for Collaboration
Provider & Educator Wellbeing Community of Practice 4
Personal well-being is a state of feeling satisfied, fulfilled, and having a sense of meaning or purpose about personal and professional endeavors. As organizational teams in early learning, school, and community mental health settings recover from the pandemic, we convened to support one another in promoting and maintaining a focus on physical, psychological and social well-being. Facilitators and participants drew on well-being curricula developed in partnership for teachers, early care and education providers, and child- and family-serving clinicians by Georgetown University, the University of Maryland, and the SAMHSA-funded Central East Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC). INTENDED AUDIENCEEarly care and education providers, teachers, and mental health professionals who serve children and families across our systems of care. … [Read more...] about Provider & Educator Wellbeing Community of Practice 4
Supporting the Children’s Behavioral Health Workforce Through Trying Times
Over the past few years, our nation has seen a dramatic rise in rates of depression, anxiety, and broader mental health needs among children and adolescents. Increased demand for mental health services and supports has burdened a healthcare system that was already struggling to meet the needs of children and families. Learn from experts in the children’s mental health field on strategies for supporting the workforce in the current environment and preparing for future crises. Panelists from across the country shared successful examples of policy change, workforce recruitment and retention strategies, and community engagement efforts at the state and local levels. … [Read more...] about Supporting the Children’s Behavioral Health Workforce Through Trying Times
Creating Safe Spaces for Peer Support Specialists
Being a peer specialist is rewarding and meaningful work. It's also challenging and can be re-traumatizing. What protective strategies can you employ to create a safe space for the peer specialists in your organization who are doing this work? How can your supervision structure be sensitive to those who live with the impacts of trauma? Learn from our facilitators, Dr. David McClung and Michelle Vance, and our panel of seasoned Peer Support Supervisors, Tammy Harper, Lydia Proulx and Millie Sweeney, on lessons learned and tips for creating safe spaces. … [Read more...] about Creating Safe Spaces for Peer Support Specialists