Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
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National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day 2018 is next week! Tune into SAMHSA’s Washington, DC, event
live webcast
on Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m. ET.
You also have the unique opportunity to participate in Awareness Day event. Join the event’s town hall discussion by submitting questions about ways to make child-serving systems more trauma-informed. Select questions will be asked of participants, including:
- Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D.;
- First Lady of Wisconsin Tonette Walker and First Lady of North Carolina Kristin Cooper; and
- Family and youth leaders and executives from the nation’s leading professional health care organizations.
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- Your first name
- Your city and state
- Your role in your community (parent/caregiver, health care professional, youth leader, teacher, clergy member, community leader, child welfare professional, etc.)
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CMHA Week
Legislative Briefing
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This year's briefing is co-sponsored by
Congresswoman Grace Napolitano of California
and Congressman John Kato of New York.
Congresswoman Napolitano and Congressman Kato are the co-chairs of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus.
The briefing will focus on depression in children and teens and include mental health professionals and family members as speakers.
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Click
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for information about all Congressional Events taking place during Mental Health Awareness Month 2018.
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Houston Fun Fact:
More than 145 different languages are spoken in Houston. That's the third largest number of languages spoken in a U.S. city behind New York (192) and LA (185). More than a third of Houstonians older than five speak a language other than English at home.
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The only national conference dedicated solely to issues that impact children, youth and young adults
with behavioral health challenges and their families. Our conference focus is inclusive of
children and youth who experience complex diagnostic challenges.
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The Federation actively represents you as part of the
Mental Health Liaison Group
(MHLG) -
a coalition of almost 70 national organizations representing consumers, parents and family members, advocates, providers, and mental health experts dedicated to building better lives
for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
- The Federation joined 90 other organizations who signed on to the attached letter in support of adding enforcement authorities for the Department of Labor to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee bill, the Opioid Crisis Response Act (S. 2680).
- In conjunction with 102 professional and advocacy organizations, the Federation was signatory to a letter to Alex Azar, Secretary U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, about the need to maintain Medicare Part D’s protected classes policy.
- The Federation joined MHLG members in expressing strong support for the Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R. 3032) and the Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 (S. 1879).
- Along with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other state and national organizations to request that the Senate and House appropriators fund the pediatric mental health care access grant program at a level of $10 million in FY19. This program, created through a provision in the 21st Century Cures Act, just received $10 million in the FY18 Omnibus.
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NIMH to Host Twitter Chat on Teen Depression
Date:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Time:
3:00 to 4:00 PM ET
In recognition of Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is hosting a Twitter chat to discuss teen depression. During this hour-long chat, Argyris Stringaris, M.D., Ph.D., MRCPsych, chief of the NIMH Mood Brain and Development Unit, and Ken Towbin, M.D., chief of the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the NIMH Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, will describe depression and discuss the signs and symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options for teens. Drs. Towbin and Stringaris will also be available to answer questions on the topic.
To ask questions, you must have a Twitter account. Remember to use #NIMHChats with your questions and posts. If you do not have a Twitter account, you can still observe the chat in real-time by entering #NIMHchats at twubs.com. Follow @NIMHgov for updates about the chat and other information about mental health research. If you have any questions, please email
NIMHpress@nih.gov
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Mental Health and Transition-age Youth: Preparing for the Future
Date:
Monday, May 7, 2018
Time:
12:00-1:30 PM
This presentation for workforce development professionals will highlight strategies that can be used to work effectively with transition-age youth (age 14-24) with mental health challenges. Renelle Nelson and Jennifer Thomas, from PACER’s Inspiring Opportunities, Children’s Mental Health and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Project, will share strategies to identify youth transition needs and help youth progress towards their personal employment, post-secondary education, and community living goals.
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A SAMHSA Sponsored Webinar – Considerations for Placement in Recovery Housing for Individuals Living with Severe Mental Illness
Date:
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Time:
1:30 PM ET
Join the National Council to explore the four levels of recovery housing: Peer Run, Monitored, Supervised and Service Provider. Participants will learn how to determine the placement of individuals living with severe mental illness in the levels. To better understand how an individual’s readiness for change impacts their ability to succeed in these levels, culture, structure, risk, social support and engagement will be discussed. Finally, the importance of integrated health care, co-occurring treatment, peer support, and skill building within recovery housing will be addressed.
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Supervising Peer Support Staff: What does it take?
Date: May 9, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Using peer specialists, coaches, and mentors to provide support and other services is a rapidly growing trend in behavioral health and integrated care services. In the past decade there has been significant growth in this workforce segment as well as increasing options for training and certification. Yet, many behavioral health organizations continue to be uncertain about the best ways to provide support and supervision to peer staff. This webinar will offer an overview of the current literature, national trends and data; explore common misconceptions about peer staff; and offer some effective approaches to ensuring that the needs of both the organization and peer staff are effectively addressed. Practical applications, challenges, and lessons learned will be discussed.
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Empowering Youth as Mental Health Peer Specialists
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Time: 2:00-1:00 PM ET
Many mental health peer specialists are called to work with youth and young adults. However, youth and young adults have unique needs that require unique engagement strategies. In this webinar, you will hear from leaders in the youth movement about how to engage youth as mental health peer specialists. Additionally, presenters will explore the history and development of the youth-to-youth peer support movement led by transitional age youth (TAY) leaders from around the country.
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The University of Maryland, Baltimore Training Institute
Date: July 25-27, 2018 in Washington D.C.
The event is sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Social Work and hosted by The Institute for Innovation and Implementation. This year’s theme,
LEADING CHANGE
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Integrating Systems and Improving Outcomes in Behavioral Health for Children, Youth, Young Adults, and Their Families
, builds upon decades of progress in designing and sustaining high-quality and effective delivery systems for children, youth, and young adults with mental health and substance use disorders and their families.
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From the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
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In honor of Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, we invite you to take advantage of the following resources, information and activities to help promote awareness in your communities.
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From Mental Health America
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Please find additional resources and information from Mental Health America about children's mental health including signs and symptoms and information about what teachers, parents and doctors can do to help
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