October 3, 2022

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October Newsletter

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Highlights

World Mental Health Day


October 10, 2022 is World Mental Health Day. World Mental Health Day is a day dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and the efforts in place to protect and improve mental health. Learn more about World Mental Health Day from the World Health Organization.

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Please help us update our Texas System of Care Community Network list!


We believe in learning from each other and sharing our successes (and challenges). This roster contains contact information for community leaders, organizers, and mental health providers involved in SOC communities across the state. Your System of Care community can be at any stage of implementation - beginners and experts alike are encouraged to participate. This roster will serve as our invitation list for quarterly System of Care community calls, training events, and other special activities. Feel free to forward this survey to any others who might want to participate.


For more information about the SOC Community Network, please contact Tammy Holland at tammy.holland@austin.utexas.edu. 

Texas Events and Resources

Children and Youth Behavioral Health Subcommittee

Please save the date for the next subcommittee meeting. The CYBHS provides recommendations on children and youth behavioral health topics and serves as the advisory body for the Texas System of Care.

October 12 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | Zoom Link |  Learn More

Annual NASW Texas State Conference

This year’s theme is "The Time is Right for Social Workers." The conference will include tracks for a variety of topic areas, including children and families and school social work.

October 13-15 | Galveston, TX and virtual | Learn More


Lone Star State School Counselor Association Fall Conference

This year’s theme is Serving for Student Success. Hosting dynamic speakers and 50+ exhibitors, participants will have the opportunity to network with other professionals and earn up to 15.5 SBEC and LPC CE hours.

November 6-8 | Frisco, TX | Learn More


Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference

The TCA Conference is one of the largest conferences for professional counselors in the state. With 20+ CE hours available, exciting exhibitors and 1500+ counseling professionals in attendance, TCA’s Professional Growth Conference is the place to be. This year’s theme is “Your Story is Your Power”. Share your story and network with other counseling professionals this November.

November 9-11 | Dallas, TX | Learn More


Texas System of Care Community Meeting

Join the network of System of Care communities in learning from each other and discussing successes and challenges in developing a comprehensive children's mental health system. Please sign up for the invitation and information messages. You can register here.

November 17 | 10:00-11:30AM | Virtual 

National Events and Resources

Events

Confronting Implicit Bias in Society and Ourselves: A Four-Part Series

This series of four 60-minute interactive workshops is designed to support educators and mental health professionals recognize and readdress patterns of bias and inequity in their institutions, their peer networks, and themselves. 

Role of Bias in Education Disparities | October 5 | 2:00-3:00PM | Learn More

Recognizing and Readdressing Implicit Bias | October 12 | 2:00-3:00PM | Learn More

Impact Over Intention: Addressing Microaggressions in School | October 19 | 2:00-3:00PM | Learn More

From Theory to Praxis: Exploring Real World Scenarios | October 26 | 2:00-3:00PM | Learn More


Family Connections by the National Family Support TAC

“Family Connections” is a virtual community for parents and caregivers who support loved ones facing substance use and/or mental health challenges. This session is titled Families Recover Too: Trauma, Resiliency, and Recovery.

October 6 | 12:30-1:30PM | Learn More


Innovations in Conducting System of Care (SOC) Evaluation: What Can It Look Like Now?

This is session two of a 4-part learning and networking series that will allow attendees to work together to consider the efficacy of evaluation approaches and how we can be more innovative.

October 12 | 2:00-3:30PM | Learn More

November 2 | 2:00-3:30PM | Learn More

December 7 | 2:00-3:30PM | Learn More


Facing Our Future Together: Empowering Mental Health Care Teams with Practical Solutions to Emerging Challenges

The 2022 Mental Health Services Conference will bring psychiatrists and other mental health professionals together to collaborate on practical advice to influence systems-level change for their patients. 

October 13-14 | Washington D.C. | Learn More


Virtual 2022 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health

This Conference is an opportunity for leaders, practitioners, researchers, family members, advocates, and other stakeholders in the school mental health field to share the latest research and best practices.

October 13-14 | Virtual | Learn More


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

Children with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) are more likely to experience traumatic events and it is important to understand the impact of trauma of these children. This 1-hour webinar will define and explore trauma-informed care with children with IDD and ways to screen these children for trauma in primary care settings.

October 19 | 12:00-1:00PM | Learn More


Youth Coordinator Office Hours

A virtual learning space for those leading and coordinating youth engagement efforts in System of Care and Healthy Transitions grant communities, as well as others who are working in and leading youth-run programs and organizations.

October 19 | 2:00-3:00PM | Learn More


Developmental & Clinical Implications of the Sexual Minority “Closet”

During this webinar, presenters will define the “closet” and its potentially lasting mental health impacts. Using a developmental lens, presenters will discuss the early socialization experiences of sexual minority individuals, the costs of secrecy during this period, and the stressful and resilient adaptations that the closet might yield. The session will also present clinical implications for mental health providers and will conclude with questions from attendees. 

October 27 | 12:00-1:30PM | Learn More

Resources

Gender-Affirming Care Is Trauma-Informed Care

This resource from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network discusses how gender-affirming care is trauma-informed care and offers tips for showing support and acceptance for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex youth. | View Resource


Trauma-Informed Guiding Principles for Working with Transition Age Youth: Provider Fact Sheet

This resource offers information for providers supporting transition age youth with trauma-informed guiding principles to inform their work. This fact sheet describes transition age youth and their unique experiences, and six trauma-informed guiding principles to better support youth in their journey and recovery. | View Resource

Funding Opportunities

Upcoming Funding Opportunities


Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP)

The purpose of the program is to support community-based partnerships and collaborations aimed at promoting access to health care for under-resourced and underserved children, youth, and their families nationwide, through the implementation and evaluation of new or enhanced community-based projects and models of care.

Due: October 12, 2022 | Learn More


Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)

The purpose of Project AWARE is to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services. Grant recipients will leverage their partnerships to implement mental health related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that students have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services.

Due: October 13, 2022 | Learn More


School Health Grant: Up to $10K Awarded

Texas Department of State Health Services invites public and charter schools to apply for the Reaching for Excellence (RFE) in Texas School Health Grant. The goal of the RFE grants is to fund projects that inspire students to live healthier lives. The RFE grant funds new projects or projects operating for less than a year. The project must focus on at least one key component of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. A school district can receive up to $10,000 (in reimbursement funds) to implement a project at the district level or on a school campus.

Due: November 14, 2022 | Learn More


Family Engagement and Leadership in Systems of Care

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Family Engagement and Leadership in Systems of Care (FELSC) cooperative agreement. The purpose of the FELSC program is to enhance engagement of families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and individuals with lived experience, within the systems that serve them. 

Due: January 3, 2023 | Learn More

 

SAMHSA's Funding Forecasts for FY 2023


The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recently released their funding forecasts for fiscal year 2023.

View the complete list of forecasted funding opportunities for fiscal year 2023 here.

 
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