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The Training Institutes offers an extensive program of sessions designed to provide practical, hands-on training and strategies that can be applied to the systems of care in their states, tribes, territories, and communities. The sessions will focus on approaches that are relevant, adaptable, and innovative in critical areas in children, youth, and young adult behavioral health.
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Fact Sheets on 42 CFR Part 2: Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released two new fact sheets on 42 CFR Part 2: Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. The fact sheets include information on understanding 42 CFR Part 2 and practical scenarios for identifying applicability. The goal of the rule’s implementation is to help eradicate barriers someone might encounter to choosing or providing appropriate treatment.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Inhalants
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SAMHSA has produced fact sheets for teens designed to provide information about cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and inhalants. The fact sheets describe short- and long-term effects, list signs of use for the substances, and dispel common myths about each one.
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Improving Life Outcomes for Children With a History of Mental Health Challenges and Trauma
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SAMHSA announced the release of a new report, Helping Children and Youth Who Have Traumatic Experiences, which shows that nearly half of the nation’s children have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. Children who experience trauma and receive treatment through systems of care show significant improvements in their behavioral and emotional health.
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Funding Opportunity: Evidence-Based Tele-Behavioral Health Network Program
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The Health Resources & Services Administration's (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is seeking grant applications for the Evidence-Based Tele-Behavioral Health Network Program (EB-THNP). The purpose of this program is to use telehealth networks to increase access to behavioral health care services in rural and frontier communities and to conduct evaluations of those efforts to establish an evidence-base for assessing the effectiveness of tele-behavioral health care for patients, providers, and payers.
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Research Participants Needed for Teen Depression Study
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The National Institute of Mental Health is recruiting participants ages 11-17 who are depressed and have a pediatrician or medical provider. Eligible participants may receive treatment of evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy, and if indicated, standard medicines. Enrollment is from across the United States. Call 1-301-827-1350 (TTY: 1-866-411-1010) or
email
for more information.
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Friday, June 1
2 -
3:30 p.m. EDT
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Rural Behavior Health Learning Community: Building Capacity for Peer Support
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This learning community focuses on challenges and innovations in developing systems of care for children, youth, and young adults with significant behavioral health needs and their families in rural areas. The webinar will focus on strategies for developing youth and family peer capacity in rural areas, including recruitment strategies and roles peers can play to strengthen the service array.
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Friday, June 15
11 -
12:30 p.m. EDT
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The Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Youth and Families
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This learning community on working with youth with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders will focus on the opioid epidemic's impact on youth and families.
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Wednesday, June 20 2:30 - 4 p.m. EDT
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SOC Expansion Leadership Learning Community: Improving Outcomes for Youth Dually Involved in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems
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This learning community will focus on youth who are involved in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, often referred to as “crossover” youth. Many of these youth have serious behavioral health challenges, and this session will provide an overview of the Crossover Youth Practice Model, which was developed by Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform as an evidenced-based system reform model to impact this population.
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Friday, June 22
1 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
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Creating High-Integrity Peer Support in Early Psychosis Programs
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This webinar will explore peer support as a critical discipline within early psychosis teams. Presenters will review the history and role of peer support, and how it differs from clinical services. The webinar will also explore how agencies and early psychosis programs can effectively integrate and support peer support professionals. There will be a discussion of common questions and challenges as well as resources for continuing education.
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The Intersection of Opioid Abuse, Overdose, and Suicide
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This webinar from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will examine current research on the connections between opioid abuse, overdose, and suicide. On Tuesday, June 5, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT, expert presenters will describe some of the populations at increased risk for overdose and suicide death and explore factors that contribute to these risks. Participants will also explore opportunities for collaborating across sectors to launch a coordinated response to opioid abuse and suicide, and will hear examples from the field where this work is underway.
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Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee Meeting
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SAMHSA's Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee will hold a daylong meeting Friday, June 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT. The meeting will include information on federal efforts related to serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbance, including data evaluation and recommendations for action. The meeting can be accessed by the public via webcast at
www.hhs.gov/live
or by joining the teleconference toll-free at 1-888-928-9713, passcode 7160920.
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2018 School-Justice Partnerships and Diversion Pathways Certificate Program
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The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is accepting applications for the 2018 School-Justice Partnerships and Diversion Pathways Certificate Program, in partnership with the American Institutes for Research and the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice. The training will be held Sept. 24-28, 2018, at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center. The program will include cutting-edge ideas, policies, and practices focused on the development of systems and partnerships that take a holistic approach to the educational process. Applications are due by June 15.
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Leading With Evidence: Informing Practice With Research
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This webinar from the Annie E. Casey Foundation will discuss the role of evidence-based programs as a critical part of the child welfare service array aimed at preventing child abuse, preserving families, and addressing trauma and behavioral issues. The Family First Prevention Services Act, recently passed by Congress, creates new opportunities to fund and sustain evidence-based programs that prevent the need for foster care. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, June 21, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT.
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CMHI National Evaluation Web Event Training Series: Using Data Dashboards in System of Care Evaluation
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On Thursday, June 21, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT, the Children's Mental Health Initiative's (CHMI) national evaluation team will host a web event on using data dashboards. A data dashboard is an information management tool that visually tracks, analyzes, and displays key performance indicators and metrics. Systems of care (SOC) have used web-based dashboards strategically to document progress and identify areas needing improvement. Presenters will describe and demonstrate examples of ”dash-boarding” in SOCs.
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Preparing for Effective SEL Implementation
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Implementation plays a critical role in shaping outcomes of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs. Disorganized approaches can cause more harm than good. A new brief from the Wallace Foundation and the Harvard Graduate School of Education's EASEL Lab recommends how to implement effective SEL programs, such as extending them beyond classrooms and allowing enough time to implement them. The brief outlines six ways schools and after-school programs can effectively put in place SEL programs.
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Social-Emotional Development in the First Three Years
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This brief from the Robert Wood Foundation surveys a range of strategies to strengthen adult caregiving and improve young children’s socioemotional development, with the goal of supporting the latter by strengthening the former.
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Webinar Recording: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare
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The first webinar in a new series on implementing evidence-based practices in child welfare from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation explores how child welfare leaders and program developers can work together to adapt an evidence-based approach to the specific needs of a state — and further hone the approach as it moves to another jurisdiction.
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SAMHSA Blog: Broadening Access to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Data
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In her blog post, Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz announced the re-establishment of public access to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA), which is the main platform for disseminating data collected with our various national mental health and substance abuse surveys. SAMHDA makes public-use data files available to anyone for download, in a variety of formats.
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SAMHSA Announces the Availability of up to $37.5 Million for the Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program (Short Title: Native Connections) totaling up to $37.5 million over the next 5 years. The program aims to help American Indian/Alaska Native youth through the age of 24 years by preventing and reducing suicidal behavior and substance use, reducing the impact of trauma, and promoting mental health. Applications are due by June 22, 2018.
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SAMHSA Announces the Availability of up to $37.5 Million for the Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program (Short Title: Native Connections) totaling up to $37.5 million over the next 5 years. The program aims to help American Indian/Alaska Native youth through the age of 24 years by preventing and reducing suicidal behavior and substance use, reducing the impact of trauma, and promoting mental health. Applications are due by June 22, 2018.
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SAMHSA Announces the Availability of Up to $23.4 Million for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program totaling up to $23.4 million over the next 5 years.The purpose of this program is to improve outcomes for young children by developing, maintaining, or enhancing infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment services
. Applications are due by June 29, 2018.
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School Connectedness and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
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This research summary from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center examines how the role of school connectedness in protecting youth from suicidal thoughts and behaviors is well-documented. In this meta-analysis, researchers sought to account for measurement and sample variability to examine the consistency of findings across multiple studies.
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Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years
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The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is an active surveillance system that provides estimates of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among 8-year-old children whose parents or guardians reside within 11 ADDM sites in the United States. The latest findings from the ADDM Network provide evidence that the prevalence of ASD is higher than previously reported estimates and continues to vary among certain racial/ethnic groups and communities.
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Stopping Alcohol Use in Middle School
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From the Child Trends blog: Alcohol use in adolescence is linked to problems in school, health issues, and substance abuse later on, but finding an effective strategy to persuade kids not to drink is difficult. A new study shows when middle-schoolers work together, they are more likely to say no to alcohol.
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This resource was prepared by the National Technical Assistance Network for Children's Behavioral Health (TA Network) under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Contract #HHSS280201500007C
The views, opinions, and content expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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