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- News Feed
- TA Network Webinars
- Training and Events
- Resources
- Telegram Replay
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National Survey on Drug Use and Health Presentation Video Available
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This video presentation of data findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) was presented by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD. Findings from the NSDUH include:
- Increase in suicide thoughts, plans, and attempts among young adults
- Increased rates of serious mental illness among transition age youth
- 2.9 million transition age youth have experienced major depression in past year
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The Role of Pain Management in Recovery from Serious Mental Illness
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SAMHSA's Recovery to Practice has introduced a new podcast in its
Complex Clinical Decisions in Psychopharmacology
podcast series. The new podcast explores important and complex clinical decisions in the treatment of individuals with serious mental illness.
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Homelessness in America: Focus on Families with Children
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The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness'
Homelessness in America s
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summarizes data and research about specific populations to help inform the work required to end homelessness. This brief focuses on families with children.
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Nominations Are Open for Champion for Native Children Award
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The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is seeking nominations for individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the well-being of indigenous children, families, and communities in the United States or Canada. The awardee will be honored at NICWA’s Protecting Our Children Conference in Albuquerque, NM, on March 31-April 3, 2019.
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Wednesday, Oct. 17
2:30 – 4 p.m. EDT
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System of Care Expansion Leadership Learning Community: SOAR for Children
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SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) is a successful national program, funded by SAMHSA, originally designed to increase access for adults to the disability income benefit programs administered by the Social Security Administration. This learning community will introduce the new SOAR Child Curriculum, an online course designed by the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center to increase access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for children and youth under the age of 18 with disabling conditions who experience or are at risk of homelessness.
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Wednesday, Oct. 24
2:30 – 4 p.m. EDT
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Direct Connect Learning Community Youth Engagement Steps to Success: Creating Youth-Friendly Environments
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Are you developing and implementing youth engagement strategies in your community? This webinar will assist youth leaders, adult supporters, and organizational staff identify strategies to enhance youth engagement and create supportive working environments. The webinar will highlight key recommendations about how to involve youth and young adults, and present information about best practices to use when employing youth leaders.
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Thursday, Oct. 25
3 – 4:30 p.m. EDT
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The Power of Telling Your Story
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Join the staff of the Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association for a lively discussion on the power of storytelling. Share your thoughts on how to guide families to effectively tell their story while respecting their child’s story, do’s and don’ts of social media, involving youth in storytelling, and more.
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The College Years: How Students with Lived Experience Navigate Academics and Mental Health Management
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This
webinar from the Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research, scheduled for Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon EDT, will describe findings from a qualitative study that paints an intimate picture of the facilitators and barriers to academic success faced by college students with mental health conditions.
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Integrated Care for Kids (InCK): Advancing Behavioral Health Best Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults
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Join the Institute for Innovation and Implementation on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 3 to 4 p.m. EDT for a webinar to learn more about the InCK Model and its potential to advance child behavioral health best practices and values-based system approaches within Medicaid delivery systems.
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Teen Depression: Addressing Stress
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On Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. EDT, Families for Depression Awareness will host a webinar on how parents and caregivers can identify stress and depression in teens, use the power of mindfulness-based stress reduction, and listen without judgment.
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Kinship Care: What Child Welfare Professionals and Kin Caregivers Need to Know
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Join the Annie E. Casey Foundation on Oct. 16 from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT for a webinar on the current trends and unique challenges of kinship care as well as how child welfare professionals can engage kinship caregivers.
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Back to School: Helping Children and Parents
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In this webinar from the National Council for Behavioral Health, scheduled for Oct. 17 from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT, the presenter will discuss methods for helping children with mental health challenges and their families as they transition back to school.
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Registration Is Open for the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Conference
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The National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health annual conference brings together family members, young adults, and professionals and focuses on issues and trends pertaining to children’s mental health from the perspective of a family-driven and youth-guided approach. The conference will take place Nov. 1-3, 2018, in Houston, TX.
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Call for Presentations: Protecting Our Children Conference
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The National Indian Child Welfare Association is accepting workshop proposals for the 37th annual Protecting Our Children Conference. Popular past workshops have presented innovative tribal and community programs, unveiled new curricula and research, and shared effective youth engagement practices. The proposal deadline is
Nov. 15, 2018.
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Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Building a Statewide System of Professional Endorsement
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The latest brief from the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc., highlights the work Connecticut and other states are doing to ensure professionals working with infants, toddlers, and their families are well-trained to promote optimal mental health and preventive strategies, and facilitate linkage to early intervention or treatment.
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Smart, Safe, and Fair: Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence, Heal Victims of Crime, and Reduce Racial Inequality
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In this research brief, the Justice Policy Institute and the National Center for Victims of Crime examine the barriers to treating youth involved in violent crime in the community and to gauge their support for these proposed reforms.
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Supporting College Student Success Through Connections to Mentors and Campus Champions
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Pathways Research and Training Center has published a new resource to share best practices learned on the Project Futures research study being conducted at Portland State University and local community colleges. The study is testing evidence-based mentoring strategies for college freshmen with lived experience in foster care and with mental health stressors.
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The Neighborhood Navigator
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The Neighborhood Navigator, a resource from the American Academy of Family Physicians, helps family physicians address social determinants of health by linking them to thousands of social services in their area that can provide help with child care, housing, transportation, employment, and legal services.
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Rural Behavioral Health Learning Community: Implementation Resources and Support Available Through HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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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 needs and their families in rural areas. The webinar educates participants about telehealth resources available through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HSRA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and highlights three sites that have implemented innovative telehealth strategies with HRSA’s support.
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Preventing Suicide in Tribal Communities — and Beyond
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The latest blog post from SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services Director, Paolo delVecchio, highlights the resources available to help prevent suicide and provide support to those whose lives have been affected by suicide or suicide attempts in tribal and non-tribal communities.
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Substance Use Disorder and Pregnancy
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The latest issue of
Integration Edge
, the eNewsletter from the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions, offers evidence-based treatment tools and resources to make it easier for providers to offer screenings, conduct interventions, and refer pregnant women for treatment if necessary
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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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