September 2022 Newsletter | |
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In this Issue...
- September is National Suicide Prevention Month
- New Research Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Clubhouse Model
- Our New Podcast for Young Adults: STAY Tuned
- Mental Health America Webinar with Kathryn Sabella
- Mass DMH Research Centers of Excellence Conference Recordings
- What's happening at our centers
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month | |
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#BeThe1To is the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s message for National Suicide Prevention Month and beyond, which helps spread the word about actions we can all take to prevent suicide. The Lifeline network and its partners are working to change the conversation from suicide to suicide prevention, to actions that can promote healing, help and give hope. If you are a provider or professional, here are some helpful resources.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Materials / SAMHSA's 988 Partner Toolkit
Read about the work researchers at UMass Chan Medical School and iSPARC are doing to prevent suicide and improve mental health outcomes.
Taking Suicide Prevention into Primary Care Settings
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
on the Clubhouse Model
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The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges to the traditional Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Clubhouse). It forced many Clubhouses around the world to rapidly pivot from face-to-face services and support programs at the Clubhouse to hybrid or virtual services. The Clubhouse community quickly mobilized to establish new structures to maintain connections with Clubhouse members and provide them with essential supports. This brief describes adaptations that Clubhouses made during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also describe supports offered by Clubhouse International to inform their international network about innovative approaches and best practices for Clubhouses during the pandemic. | |
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Check Out Our New Podcast...
S.T.A.Y. Tuned:
Supporting Transition Aged Youth
with Mental Health Conditions
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S.T.A.Y. Tuned: Supporting Transition-Age Youth Podcast is a podcast for young adults, made by young adults, with mental health conditions. It's designed with the purpose of sharing useful information our research team has gained through studies of transition-age youth/young adults navigating school or work. We bring on guests, including our research collaborators from across the globe, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for youth with serious mental health struggles, particularly as they navigate educational and workforce experiences.
Two episodes have dropped with more to come, so give us a listen and let us know what you think.
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Mental Health America Webinar
w/Kathryn Sabella
Supporting Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions in Post-Secondary Education
| Mental Health America's webinar "Supporting Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions in Post-Secondary Education" featured Kathryn Sabella, Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research's Researcher & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School. It described the unique developmental and cultural needs of young adults with SMHC, the common barriers and facilitators to success they encounter while pursuing post-secondary education, and ways in which school and service providers can better support them. | |
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In case you missed it...
2022 Annual Massachusetts DMH Centers of Excellence Conference Recordings
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The 2022 Annual Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Research Centers of Excellence Conference was held on May 9, 2022. The title this year was "In This Together...But Not in the Same Boat: How we are supporting youth, young adults, and families facing mental health concerns".
The afternoon conference was hosted by the Massachusetts General Hospital Center of Excellence (COE) for Psychosocial and Systemic Research and UMass Chan Medical School Implementation Science & Practice Advances Research Center (iSPARC).
Featured Speakers included Kathryn Sabella, Ph.D. along with Kathy Sanders, MD at Mass DMH, and Daphne Holt, MD, Ph.D. & Anne Whitman, Ph.D with MGH.
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Have you heard?
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now:
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
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Simply calling or texting 988 or chatting 988Lifeline.org will connect you to compassionate care and support for mental health-related distress.
Visit the 988 Lifeline website for more information.
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What's Happening in Our Centers | |
Watch on YouTube: Turning Research Findings Into Implementation Activities - The "Knowledge to Action" Cycle: A Conversation with Dr. Ian Graham | |
The Knowledge to Action Cycle (KTA) breaks down the implementation process into 7 actionable phases starting with determining the knowledge-practice/policy gap through to sustaining the change. The one-hour conversation between Dr. Marianne Farkas of Boston University's Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Dr. Ian Graham was a Q&A about KTA and how to use the framework to ensure that research findings guide change in practice.
Watch The Knowledge to Action presentation here.
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How to Share Research about Education and Employment with the Deaf Community | How to Share Research about Education and Employment with the Deaf Community This tip sheet focuses on best practices for sharing research findings with culturally Deaf individuals who primarily use ASL. Many of the strategies described in the tip sheet align with principles for universal accessibility and will, therefore, apply to a diverse range of hearing people and people with hearing loss. | | |
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Dr. Gina Vincent Awarded a New Research Grant on Pre-Trial Risk Assessment from the MacArthur Foundation | |
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Dr. Gina Vincent, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, iSPARC Researcher, and Director of Translational Law & Psychiatry Research was awarded a new research grant on Pre-Trial Risk Assessment from the MacArthur Foundation.
The grant, "Pretrial Risk Assessment: Behavioral Health and Racial Equity" is a two-year research project to examine the potential for different types of pretrial risk assessment tools to reduce disparities in carceral decisions by race, and presence of mental health or substance use concerns. Learn more about the grant and Dr. Vincent's work.
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How College Faculty Can Better Support Students with Mental Health Conditions
Maryann Davis joined the Mary Christie Institute Podcast to Discuss College Faculty & Student Mental Health
Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research Director, Maryann Davis Ph.D., recently sat down with Marjorie Malpiede at the Mary Christie Institute to discuss the challenges students with mental illness face in their journey towards a college degree and how campus community members, particularly faculty, can better understand and support these students. Dr. Davis highlighted our center's video series, The College Faculty Guide to Academic Supports for College Students with Serious Mental Health Conditions, a series of short videos narrated by faculty and students that offer actionable advice on how campus stakeholders can better support students with mental health conditions.
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New Webinar posted online!
Research shows that participation in Career Technical Education (CTE) coursework in high school provides opportunities to improve the otherwise poor employment and post-secondary outcomes of learners with emotional disturbance.
Our in latest webinar "Pathways to Self Sufficiency: Career & Technical Education For Youth With Emotional Disturbances" we describe opportunities for engaging learners in high school CTE to help them prepare for high wage, high-skill, in-demand employment opportunities, or participation in post-secondary education.
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How Access Programs Can Improve Clinician Capacity to Manage Bipolar Disorder | |
Bipolar disorder is a significant cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Because bipolar disorder is hard to detect and treat, individuals with bipolar disorder often go without care.
The webinar How Access Programs Can Improve Clinician Capacity to Manage Bipolar Disorder, presented by Grace Masters, MD/PhD candidate discusses pertinent barriers to mental healthcare for perinatal individuals with bipolar disorder and explored the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program model (using data from MCPAP for Moms) as a solution to bridge healthcare gaps.
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