July 30, 2022 | Volume 3, Number 3 | |
Take HEART: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
Create a school-based prevention to early intervention treatment continuum that supports holistic services through collaborations.
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Pediatricians call for an end to language that stigmatizes or blames patients for addiction, which is a medical disorder.
A new policy statement developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides recommendations for pediatricians, media, policymakers, and government agencies with medically accurate, person-first, and non-stigmatizing terminology around substance use.
Learn more and check out the recommendations for language to avoid, and why.
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LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health: Resources for School Mental Health Providers and School Personnel
By Ingrid Padgett, Communications and Program Strategist, New England MHTTC
The broader Technology Transfer Center Network includes 10 Regional Centers, a National American Indian and Alaska Native Center, a National Hispanic and Latino Center, and a Network Coordinating Office. Our collaborative network supports resource development and dissemination, training and technical assistance, and workforce development for the mental health field.
As a part of Pride Month recognition activities in June, our partners at the Southeast MHTTC School Mental Health Initiative collaborated with the Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity to support school mental health providers as they increase their skills as affirming providers to better support LGBTQ+ students.
Learn more.
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Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness
By Martha Staeheli, Director, School Mental Health Initiative, New England MHTTC
The MHTTC Network's Healing School Communities Group was formed with the goal to help students, families, educators, and school mental health professionals navigate the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health.
In early 2022, the group led a Community of Practice, Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, to explore the roles and responsibilities of school staff and systems in supporting a school’s healing ecosystem within the context of racial violence. Case studies from members of the school mental health workforce were utilized to create solutions to dilemmas around racial violence.
Download the report.
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Tanya Bulls, LCSW, is a resourceful educator who brings over 20 years of experience in social work to her role as Dean of Students at South Side School and Stafford Elementary School in Bristol, CT. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanya found herself in a new district supporting two schools. She knew her work would require patience, diligence, and intentional efforts to develop relationships with students, families, and staff at each school. Bridging the gap would require a policy review, enhanced engagement activities, and consideration of how best to position herself to empower the school communities she serves through trauma-informed practices. | | |
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New C-TLC Resources
The C-TLC develops training materials to enhance school culture and prepare professionals in education and mental health to improve and support the mental health and resiliency of school-aged youth. Access our latest releases.
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With this release, we recognize the immense contributions of the New England MHTTC's Education Coordinator Dana Asby!
As a member of the team since 2018, Dana was integral to the foundational efforts that launched our School Mental Health Initiative. As she moves into a position with the National Federation of Families (NFF), helping them with the National Family Support Technical Assistance Center, we look forward to connecting with her across the school mental health network around ways to continue and extend opportunities to support youth mental health as a vital aspect of holistic healing and family engagement efforts.
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The C-TLC is funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is the School Mental Health Initiative of the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. | |
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