Thursday, May 9, 2024

YSPNetwork newsletter

See the YSPNetwork newsletter below for trainings and webinars.

Kathy

Kathy Wilson-Fey  
Mental Health & Wellness Manager/Coordinator (she/her)
503-431-4038  |  kwilson-fey@ttsd.k12.or.us


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Good Morning,

 

The Suicide Prevention Network is a newsletter distributed by OHA for people who work in prevention, professionals, peers, people with lived experience of suicide or suicide loss, consumers of the behavioral health system and anyone who is working to prevent suicide in the Pacific Northwest. This newsletter aims to give people the latest relevant trainings, events, news, resources and grant opportunities at the local, state & national level. Anyone can sign up to receive these communications: https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/yspnetwork.

 


 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

NEW: OHA News Release: During Mental Health Awareness Month, OHA reminds Oregonians of support resources for those in need and their loved ones

 

SAMHSA mental healthMay is Mental Health Awareness Month. OHA will be encouraging communities and organizations to use the month of

May to lift up the topic of mental health and well-being. OHA will share Spanish materials and tools as they are released.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources:

  • Updated: Mental Health America: Mental Health Month 2024 Toolkit/en Espanol: May is Mental Health Month. The world is constantly changing – for better or for worse – and it can be overwhelming to deal with everything going on around you. While society is getting more comfortable discussing mental health, it can still be hard to know “Where to Start” when it comes to taking care of your own well-being. This May, Mental Health America will help you: LEARN how modern life affects mental health with new resources to navigate our changing world; ACT by building your coping toolbox so you can manage stress, difficult emotions, and challenging situations; and ADVOCATE to improve mental health for yourself, your friends and family, and your community. For anyone struggling with the pressure of today's world, feeling alone, or wondering if they can feel better, this is Where to Start.
  • SAMHSA: 2024 National Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit: Toolkit is a one-stop shop for Social media content to help spread awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our well-being, promote acceptance and support of anyone living with a mental illness, and share key resources; Best practices for engaging in healthy discussions about mental health; and Promotional materials for mental health awareness in May and beyond. Our toolkit was created with our partners in mind. All of our materials are designed to be shared with your audiences and across your media channels; they are downloadable and shareable, and some of the material is customizable.

 

 

 

Events:

 

2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Federal Action Plan Released

On April 23, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy) and Federal Action Plan (Action Plan). 

 Resources for promoting the National Strategy and Federal Action Plan, including a fact sheet, suggested social media copy, and more, are available for your use at www.hhs.gov/nssp.

 

Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means Upcoming Training Dates and Sept. 2024 T4T Interest Form

Oregon CALM assists health care & direct service providers in using Lethal Means Counseling with an informed, collaborative approach. Offered as part of OHA Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant. Upcoming in-person and virtual trainings. Click dates to see details and register:

 

• Wednesday, May 15, Virtual

• Friday, May 17, Eugene, OR

• Tuesday, June 4, Warrenton, OR

• Wednesday, August 14, Virtual

 

This in-person training is being offered as part of the Oregon Health Authority Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant from the CDC and is being hosted by the Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative of Coos and Curry Counties. The discounted registration fee is $25, regularly $240.  

 

Learning Outcomes

 

  • Understand why means matter through local and national data, relevant research, and practice scenarios
  • Learn the most effective ways to address means with individuals who firearms through Oregon-specific research, video demonstrations, and practice scenarios
  • Build confidence in conducting lethal means counseling related to firearms, medications, and other means with clients at risk of suicide

 

Continuing Education: Participants will receive a certificate of completion and 5 CEs from the Oregon NASW, either of which can be submitted to other credentialling boards for Continuing Education Credits. 

 

To learn more about OCALM, visit the OCALM webpage or contact Lucina Armstrong Michaud at lmichaud@aocmhp.org.  

 

OCALM (Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) T4T (Training to become a trainer) Interest: September 2024, TBD, RSVP HERE to be notified when the application opens!

 


June 6th QPR Train the Training Opportunity

Lines for Life, with support from OHA, is now accepting applications for our June QPR T4T. Please apply to be considered for the upcoming T4T opportunity. We encourage everyone to apply! Please share with your networks! You may complete the application here: QPR Training for Trainers Application 

 

June QPR T4T Logistics: 

 

  • Date: Thursday, June 6th, 2024
  • Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST (with a 30-minute lunch)
  • Note: If you are selected to attend a T4T, you will be asked to complete a 2-hour, self-paced module online prior to the start of the T4T. 
  • Location: Online over Zoom 
  • Note: You will need technology necessary to attend a live webinar and have your video on during the T4T.
  • Cost: Free! The $595 cost is covered by the Oregon Health Authority Big 6 Grant. 
    • Note: If you are selected to attend but drop out without proper notice, you or your organization will be responsible for paying for the materials or covering the shipping charge to return the materials that are sent to you. 
    • Note: Lines for Life and OHA are unable to support the ongoing costs of being a QPR trainer. As a trainer, you are required to provide future participants with QPR Institute’s training materials (approximately $3 per person). Please ensure that you and/or your organization are prepared to cover these costs. 

 

The application window will remain open until April 26th, 2024. All applications will be reviewed following the application deadline, and applicants will be notified of their status by May 6th, 2024. There will be more opportunities to become a QPR trainer. If you would like to be notified of future opportunities, please complete our QPR Trainer Interest Form.

  

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Free and Low-Cost Training and Trainer Opportunities: Previously shared in highlights section above

Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs is putting out a training and promotion newsletter. You can Subscribe here. Also refer to the latest OHA Holding Hope: Children’s Behavioral Health Newsletter featuring training opportunities.


Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) Trainings

CBT-SP is a cognitive–behavioral psychotherapy program designed for patients who have previously attempted or thought of suicide. The intervention teaches patients skills to use alternative ways of thinking and behaving during episodes of suicidal crises and assists them in building a network of mental health services and social supports to prevent future suicide attempts. It is designed to be provided by individual therapists on a one-to-one basis. Questions contact: Maria Gdontakis-Pos mpos@aocmhp.org

 

Cost: Free (valued at $455)

Training Dates (Must attend all days):

 

Dates of 3-day training for Youth Serving Professionals

May 13-15, 2024 8:30-4pm PST

Register here

 

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Training, June 2024

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment to help children and adolescents recover after trauma. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple and complex trauma experiences. This is a structured, short-term treatment model that effectively improves a range of trauma-related outcomes in eight to 25 sessions with the child/youth and caregiver.

Dr. Alicia Meyer, a national trainer in TF-CBT and a global trainer in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, is offering a two-day online for clinicians to become certified. The training is free for people sponsored by OHA; for others it is $500. OHA sponsored participants can sign up under the OHA Registration section of the website (scroll to the last section of page). To qualify as an OHA sponsored participant you must work in Oregon and hold a license or certification (e.g., QMHP, LCSW, LPC, LPC-A, etc.).

·        Upcoming training date: June 6-7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days

·        For more information, including prerequisites and required reading materials, visit Dr. Meyer’s website. The prerequisite TF-CBT course costs $35, offers 11 continuing education units and must be completed prior to the two-day training.

·        If you have any questions about the training, please contact tfcbt@aliciasplace.org.


Suicide Prevention for Traditional Health Workers and Community Leaders (Spanish offering)

These 3-hour trainings are offered in Spanish and free of cost! We will be hosting several of these training sessions across 2024-2025. These trainings are offered by a live instructor either virtual or in person. This training offers continued education credits through the Oregon THW Commission. Through interactive learning activities, liberatory pedagogy, and popular education methods, the training covers the basic concepts related to suicide prevention, risks factors within the Latine community, and ways to recognize and support community members who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The training offers opportunities for reflections, small group activities, practice skills and collaborative learning. There is an in-person option on May 22 from 9am – 12:30pm in Beaverton. Anyone interested in attending should contact promotora Yemaly Alexander at (971)471-9100 to sign up for one of these or get on our waitlist for future trainings throughout 2024-2025. Please share the flyers in Spanish and in English with your networks.

 

Spanish Training Collaborative: AOCMHP also hosts a Spanish Trainer Collaborative. Bilingual Spanish trainers are welcome to join this group to discuss support and needs for Spanish mental health and suicide prevention trainings. Discussions include community training needs, instructor/trainer support, networking, and cultural adaptation and implementation of trainings. Please fill out the Spanish Trainer Collaborative Interest Form

 

Oregon Suicide Prevention Training Recommendations for school staff and other providers

OHA has created documents to guide behavioral health providers (including traditional health workers), who have suicide prevention requirements based on passage of HB 2315 in 2021 (ORS 675.140, 675.597, 675.805, 676.860 and 676.863), on which course they should consider taking to meet requirements , knowing that different provider roles need different training in suicide prevention, intervention, treatment and postvention response.

 ·        Recommended training for school staff https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le221850b.pdf

·         Recommended training for other providers https://apps.state.or.us/Forms/Served/le221850b.pdf

 

Resources

  • Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network: Resources for Coping with Violence
    • Resources for Coping with War and Mass Violence: As we all navigate seeing and hearing about current world events, specifically in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, we may need support managing anxiety, fear and feelings of uncertainty as the crisis escalates. Here we've compiled a list of resources to support mental health during this unprecedented time.
    • Helping Students Cope with School Tragedies and Community Violence
    • Talking with Children About Way and Other Humanitarian Crises: Viewers of this recording can benefit from the following learning objectives: Approaches for how to talk with children about wars and other humanitarian crises; Some of the causes of ineffective communication, whether due to the source (e.g., media) or recipient (i.e., the child) of the information; and Strategies to address anger and blame during group discussions with children in the aftermath of a humanitarian crisis. This session was designed for mental health and school mental health professionals, including counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health program administrators.

 

Webinars/Events

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