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Our next meeting will be:
Monday,
July 12, 2010
8:30 a.m.
Updates:
MHMR Addiction Services
Autism Implementation Team
Stay on TRAC
The Women's Center
1723 Hemphill
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
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Open your Facebook account and click here to vote for Mental Health Connection in the Chase Corporate Giving program. Then send the link to all your friends, co-workers and families asking them to vote as well. All votes must be in by July 13, and the top vote getters can benefit from Chase's corporate giving program. If you are not a member of Facebook yet, you can follow the directions to sign up and then vote. |
| 2010 Bridging the Gap Dates Set | |  Mark your calendar nowThe fourth Bridging the Gap Symposium on evidence-based practices, implementation science and policy issues will be held November 8-9 at the Brown Lupton University Union at Texas Christian University. Be sure to put the dates on your calendar now and watch for more information soon.
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| DataLink Price List Now Online | | Link to current prices for installation and maintenance 
Current pricing for DataLink, the Mental Health Connection online management information and referral system, is now online. Current subscribers include mental health care agencies, area law enforcement agencies, mediation services, school districts and others who need to refer clients seamlessly. The number of referrals has been growing each month. To see the current pricing, click here. More about DataLink |
| Next Cultural Competence Training Dates Set | | Watch for more information
 The next California Basic Multicultural Competence Scale (CBMCS) training will take place on August 12, 13, 26 and 27. Participants must commit to attend all four days. The sessions have been split into two-day blocks to make it easier for attendees to be out of the office. Initial slots for the training are reserved for those whose agency executives have already been through the program, giving agencies the opportunity to tackle cultural competency at all levels. Those agencies include ACH Child and Family Services, Alliance for Children, Catholic Charities, Fort Worth ISD, Lena Pope Home, MHMR of Tarrant County, Hand in Hand, JPS Health Network, Pecan Valley MHMR, Ruth's Place, Santa Fe Youth Services, Tarrant County Challenge, Tarrant County Juvenile Services, The Parenting Center and The Women's Center. However, if openings are available, the training will be offered to the entire Mental Health Connection membership in mid-July via email.
If the executive of your agency has received CBMCS training and you would like to participate in August, please fill out and mail the registration form, including the demographic information. The fee is $100, which includes lunch each day and the materials. Payment must be made in advance. For more information, contact Lydia Garcia.
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| Stay on TRAC Remains on Track | | Keller ISD pilot to start in August
 The pilot alcohol diversion program in Keller ISD will begin with the new school year in August, pending final approval by the Keller City Council. Stay on TRAC (Treatment, Responsibility and Accountability on Campus). The program, an alcohol court model, includes assessment, education, intervention and treatment, depending on the need. Four Mental Health Connection members are offering their services at no charge for the first year: ACH Child and Family Services, Lena Pope Home, MHMR of Tarrant County and Santa Fe Youth Services.
Students in the district who use alcohol in violation of the Student Code of Conduct will have a choice to attend alternative school or remain at their home schools and participate in Stay on TRAC. Mental Health Connection will contract with MHMR to evaluate the program and determine its effectiveness. |
| Hand in Hand Explores Respite Services | |  Group looks at in-home and faith-based optionsHand in Hand has established a Respite Advocacy Committee to explore ways to expand respite care to more families in in the five counties served by Hand in Hand. The committee is looking at in-home care and at faith-based group options.
If you are interested in helping explore ways to create more respite care in Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker or Tarrant Counties, please join the group at its next meeting on Wednesday, July 21, at 1:30 p.m. It will be held at the Pecan Valley MHMR Clinic in Weatherford, 1715 Santa Fe. For more information, email Stephanie Norton or call her at 817-569-5729.
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Mental Health Connection is a collaboration of public and private agencies, as well as individuals who need mental health care services and their caregivers. The organization works to revolutionize the mental health delivery system, with a vision of creating No Wrong Door to the Right Mental Health Resources.
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