Autumn has arrived — and so has our October newsletter!

Mid-America MHTTC Newsletter

OCTOBER 2022

Here in the Midwest, it’s finally starting to feel like fall. And at the Mid-America MHTTC, we’ve already started to welcome some of our favorite fall activities — including return-to-the-classroom content! Read the rest of our newsletter below to see our educator and school mental health professional training opportunities, as well as the rest of our October events, trainings and resources.

Best wishes,

The Team at the Mid-America MHTTC

UPCOMING EVENTS & TRAININGS

We hope to connect with you through one of our events!

Establishing Strong School Partnerships: Enhancing School Mental Health Providers Skills in Teaming and Collaboration

Oct. 6, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m | Virtual

Closed to select participants

ARC for Educators: A Training of Trainers Fall Cohort

Oct. 6 & 7, 2022 | Virtual

Fall Cohort applications are closed

Apply for the Winter Cohort

2022 Iowa BEST Summit

Oct. 10 & 11, 2022 | Des Moines, IA

Iowa Community Health Conference

Oct. 12 & 13, 2022 | Des Moines, IA

Implementing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Kansas Learning Community: Nursing

Oct. 13, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Virtual

Closed to select participants

Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health

Oct. 13 & 14 | Virtual

Collaborative Family Healthcare Conference

Oct. 13-15 | Boise, ID

Screening and Assessing for Trauma with Children That Have Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

Oct. 19, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Virtual

De-escalation/Crisis Intervention [Implementing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Kansas]

Oct. 19, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual

Closed to select participants

Mid-America School Mental Health Provider Learning Community

Oct. 21, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. | Virtual

Closed to select participants

Integrated Care Technical Assistance

Oct. 21, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Closed to select participants

Integrated Care Consultation

Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Virtual

Closed to select participants

Implementing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Kansas Learning Community: Prescribers

Oct. 26, 3:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Virtual

Closed to select participants

Region 7 Tribal Behavioral Health Summit

Oct. 26 & 27 | Dakota Dunes, South Dakota & Virtual

NEWS & UPDATES

New HealtheKnowledge courses available

The Mid-America MHTTC has expanded our reach! We are so excited to be on HealtheKnowledge — one of the premier platforms for online learning. Our current courses include…

New Employees in Mental Health Services: A Training Series
Integrated Pediatric Primary Care: A Primer Series
Behavioral Health and Substance Use Awareness in the Workplace

To learn more about the modules in each course, click the button below.

Telebehavioral Healthcare Series continuing education credits expire this month

Our UnitedHealthcare Behavioral Health Education Series is still available… but not for long!

This October, credits will begin to expire as modules reach the end of their one-year credit allowance. Previously earned credits will not be affected, and the content will still be available on our site, but no new credits will be able to be earned from the module.

Check out the courses below, as well as their expiration dates:

Pediatric Integrated Primary Care: What It Is and Why It Matters (Module expires Oct. 22)
Psychological Treatment of ADHD (Module expires Nov. 19)
Leveraging Measurement-based Care for Better Patient Care and Practice Improvement (Module expires Dec. 17)

AVAILABLE CONTENT

The Mid-America MHTTC Minute | Episode: Promoting Equity and Inclusion in the Workforce: Examining Bias in Hiring Practices with Dr. Anitra Warrior and Dr. Belinda Hinojos

The Mid-America MHTTC Minute | Episode: Building Rapport and Working Overextensions with Dave Closson

Healing Roots: Considerations for Mental Health Accessibility and Delivery of Services Across Tribal Communities | Full series

Tele-Behavioral Health Consultation Primary Care Webinar Series | Full series

Leadership Institute Community of Practice | Full series

UnitedHealthcare Behavioral Health Education Series | Full series — continuing education credits still available!

HOLIDAYS & COMMEMORATIONS

National Bullying Prevention Month

ADHD Awareness Month

LGBT History Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept. 15 - Oct. 15

Health Literacy Month

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

American Pharmacists Month

Mental Illness Awareness Week - Oct. 3-7

National Depression screening Day - Oct. 6

National Physician Assistant Week - Oct. 6-12

Emergency Nurses Week - Oct. 9-15

Indigenous Peoples' Day - Oct. 10

World Mental Health Day - Oct. 10

Medical Assistants Recognition Day - Oct. 19

Diwali- Oct. 24

National First Responders Day - Oct. 28

Halloween - Oct. 31

You have reached the conclusion of this issue. Thank you for reading!

Mid-America MHTTC | 402-836-9980 | MHTTCnetwork.org/midamerica

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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