Mid-America MHTTC Newsletter
APRIL 2022
Greetings,

April introduces even more exciting opportunities for educators, behavioral health professionals and healthcare practitioners to expand upon their​ knowledge for addressing mental health and wellbeing in our communities. This month we plan to host new webinars, learning communities and trainings aimed at assisting these providers in implementing practices to address a variety of needs.

Read below for more information on these upcoming events. And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!

Best wishes,

The Team at the Mid-America MHTTC
UPCOMING EVENTS & TRAINING
We hope to connect with you through one of our events!
Implementing Assertive Community Treatment in Kansas: Orientation to ACT
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 4 | ONLINE
Adult Resilience Curriculum for Educators: A Training of Trainers Series, Cohort 2
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursday, April 4 | ONLINE
Program Limited to Select Participants
Professional Well-Being Training for Boys and Girls Club
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 | Omaha, NE
Program Limited to Select Participants
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
April 7-9 | Phoenix, AZ
Millard Public Schools Behavior Coaches: Intervention Hour
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14 | ONLINE
Program Limited to Select Participants
Growing More Than Corn: Nebraska Behavioral Health Workforce Development. Topic: Innovative Recruitment Strategies for Behavioral Health Careers
12 - 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 | ONLINE
School Mental Health Regional Learning Community: Classroom WISE
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 | ONLINE
Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Conference
April 20-22 | Des Moines, IA
Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment. Topic: Adjustment to Diagnosis/Adherence
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Thursday, April 21 | ONLINE
Metropolitan Community College Faculty Training
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Friday, April 22 | ONLINE
Program Limited to Select Participants
Growing More Than Corn: Nebraska Behavioral Health Workforce Development. Topic: Retaining Behavioral Health Professionals
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 | ONLINE
Implementing Assertive Community Treatment in Kansas: Trauma Informed Care
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 | ONLINE
HOLIDAYS & COMMEMORATIONS
Autism Acceptance Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
National Minority Health Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
World Autism Day - April 2
National Public Health Week - April 4-10
World Health Day - April 7
Passover - April 15-23
Easter - April 17
Earth Day - April 22
Patient Experience Week - April 25-29
National Youth Violence Prevention Week - April 25-29
NEWS & UPDATES
Mid-America MHTTC members featured on Women's History Month episode of RN Huddle
Mid-America MHTTC project director Dr. Brandy Clarke and regional trainer Dr. Hannah West joined the RN Huddle team for a special Women's History Month edition of their podcastla.

RN Huddle is a podcast series hosted by UNMC's Continuing Nursing Education program. Each month, they explore topics relevant to nurses in the field — from care plans, to career transitions, to combatting compassion fatigue.

On the latest episode, the Dr. Clarke and Dr. West talked through their experiences as women in the healthcare workforce, as well as the impacts of COVID on women in the field.​
Social determinants of health (SDOH) series continues April 21 and will cover adjustment to diagnosis and adherence.
The last webinar in our series Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment will cover adjustment to diagnosis and adherence from 12-1 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 21.

Each webinar in this series, produced in collaboration with Aetna Better Health of Kansas, is divided into two flash presentations. A certificate for half of a contact hour will be provided upon completion of each session.

Webinar recordings from past presentations in the series are also available via the series web page.
Discover innovative recruitment strategies for behavioral health professionals
Join us April 19 to learn about best practices involving retention efforts within the behavioral health workforce. This webinar discusses recruitment strategies that are essential to enhance behavioral health pathways for a successful career while addressing the shortage of this specialty in rural communities. 

Many resources will be explored to assist with recruitment of behavioral health students in rural communities through academic training programs, rural partnerships to collaborate on common goals, and support networks through residences, internships, and practicum placements within a community.

Discussion will explore the options available for students to engage within student advisory boards, the BHECN app, and other engagement opportunities in the effort to maintain and strengthen the rural behavioral health care workforce throughout the states.

This is the first webinar of many in this series — stay tuned to our website for more information!
You have reached the conclusion of this issue. Thank you for reading!
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This publication is supported by SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $5.9 million with 100 percent funded by SAMHSA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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