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Monday, August 13, 2012 8:30 a.m. The Women's Center 1723 Hemphill Fort Worth, Texas 76110 Please park on the South side of The Women's Center so clients have easy access
Presentations One Safe Place
Presented by:
Michelle Morgan
Statewide Health Information Exchange
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Have you used information from the Community-Wide Children's Health and Planning Assessment? If so, send Cook Children's a note with the way you used it.
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Learn More About DataLink
| |  Client Information and Referral System to Provide Training in August
Set aside two hours on Friday, August 3, 2012, to learn more about DataLink and what it can do for your agency. John Hopkins, DataLink developer, will provide information and training for new users, as well as updates for existing users. The training will be held at the Northside Family Resource Center on the campus of J.P. Elder Middle School, 2011 Prospect Avenue, Fort Worth 76164.
DataLink is only as good as its user base - the more people who participate, the greater the opportunity to share information. And as more users join, the cost per agency drops.
DataLink has several different participation levels, depending on an agency's use. Some Tarrant County agencies are using DataLink as their electronic medical record system. Others are simply providing referrals to other agencies. Click here to learn more about DataLink and its HIPAA/FERPA-compliant benefits. To register for the training on August 3, call 817-814-2870 or email lacey.ruiz@fwisd.org |
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YES Waiver, 1115 Waiver Information Online
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Presentations from Mental Health Connection Meeting
 At the June 11 Mental Health Connection meeting, speakers gave background and information on the YES Waiver and the 1115 Waiver, both of which affect mental health providers in Tarrant County. You can find PowerPoint presentations from the meeting on the Mental Health Connection Web site. Each presentation includes contact information.
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Mental Health Connection Goes International
| |  Anti-Stigma Materials Support Program in Liberia
The Carter Center is sending 200 Mental Health Connection anti-stigma posters to its Mental Health Program in Liberia. The program, which works in partnership with the Liberian government, is designed to build a better mental health infrastructure in Liberia while tackling stigma. The Carter Center previously sent several Mental Health Connection posters to the Liberian program, which were placed in a few health clinics. Everyone who saw the posters wanted them. The latest shipment will result in placement of the posters in every health clinic in Liberia.
The Carter Center works in more than 70 different countries, including the United States, in part to improve mental health care. Its other programs are directed towards resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; and teaching farmers in developing nations to increase crop production. It was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.
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NIMH-Funded Research Moves Forward
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 Curriculum presented in 6th grade health classes A team of researchers from MHMR of Tarrant County and Columbia University in New York are currently evaluating the effectiveness of "Eliminating the Stigma of Differences," the Mental Health Connection anti-stigma curriculum. Arlington Independent School District health teachers have presented the curriculum to approximately 500 sixth grade students in 14 schools. The research team has conducted all pre- and post-tests, and is now starting to interview the students and their caregivers in their homes. Follow-up interviews will continue every six months for two years to determine whether the curriculum has a lasting impact in such areas as knowledge, social distancing and help-seeking behaviors. The researchers randomly selected classrooms to receive the curriculum, anti-stigma posters and bookmarks, speakers who have experienced mental health issues, and combinations of the three. There is also a control classroom with no interventions. Initial results of the pre- and post-testsshould be available in the fall.
Click here to review the Teacher's Guide, which includes slide-by-slide talking points. |
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Tarrant Cares Receives 5 Million Hits
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Use continues to soar 
As agencies and individuals help spread the word, Tarrant Cares continues to reach the community with in-depth information and resources. By mid-July, Tarrant Cares had received more than 5 million hits. More than 3.3 million visitors had spent time on at least one page, and over 400,000 had stopped on more than one page in a single visit.
Rack cards and business cards are still available to help you and your agency let people know about Tarrant Cares. If you need any materials, contact Kay Barkin by email or call her at 817-569-5326.
Within the next few months. Tarrant Cares will receive a facelift with a slightly new look and added features. Keep checking www.tarrantcares.org for more information.
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CulturalConnection Leads National Conversation
| Remaining 2012 CBMCS dates set
 Virginia Hoft, Estrella Griggs and Lydia Garcia from Santa Fe Youth Services joined Chuck Hoffman of Hand in Hand to explain the Tarrant County cultural competence program to systems of care throughout the country in a recent webinar. The speakers discussed the history of Tarrant County's cultural competence program, as well as the progression of work throughout the community. They emphasized that cultural competence is a journey, and not everyone is in the same place along that journey. Therefore, the most effective cultural competence programs help people in their journey rather than dictate where they must be.
One key part of the journey for Tarrant County has been the California Brief Multicultural Competency Scale (CBMCS) training. Those who have not yet attended have two more opportunities in 2012. The next training will be September 13, 14, 20 and 21. On October 25, 26 and November 1 and 2, Mental Health Connection will hold the final CBMCS training of the year. Both of these trainings will be held at All Saints Parish Hall, 214 NW 20th Street, Fort Worth 76164. The CBMCS trainings provide 32 CEU hours and three Ethics hours. Participants must attend all four days of the training to receive credit.
Watch the Mental Health Connection Web site for registration information as the September training dates approach.
For more information about CulturalConnection, contact Lydia Garcia via email or call her at 817-492-4673.
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Trauma-Informed Committee Creates Vision Statement
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| The key to a healthier community 
The Mental Health Connection Trauma-Informed Committee has developed a vision statement to guide its work:
"A community that understands and acts quickly with sensitivity to the needs of those who have experienced any form of trauma" If you are interested in participating on the Trauma-Informed Committee, join us at the next meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2:30-4 p.m., at ACH Child and Family Services, 1424 Summit, Fort Worth 76102. For more information about the Committee's work, click here. |
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Stay on TRAC Completes Pilot of Services
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| Evaluation to continue through August
 Mental Health Connection completed its pilot year of providing Stay on TRAC (Treatment, Responsibility and Accountability on Campus), a drug and alcohol diversion program, at Keller Independent School District campuses. The MHMR Research Division is following up with students to determine the effectiveness of the program. Stay on TRAC assessed participating students and provided them with education, intervention or treatment based on their needs. Students who chose to participate in Stay on TRAC only spent five days at the district's Alternative Education Program (AEP) instead of 45 days. While participating in Stay on TRAC, students could still take part in electives and extracurricular activities. Mental Health Connection agencies participating in the pilot were Santa Fe Youth Services, ACH Child and Family Services, The Campus (formerly known as Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus) and Lena Pope Home.
Results of the pilot will be reported when the evaluation is completed.
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Hand in Hand Update
| | Client list expands, family partners added
Hand in Hand has now served 123 clients, with 31 graduating so far. There are still openings in each county, so children between birth and 6 who are at risk of diagnosis with a mental health disorder can receive wraparound services.
To refer a child with severe social, emotional or behavioral issues, contact Stephanie Norton via email or call her at 817-569-5729. You can also use the referral form. To be eligible, children must live in Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker or Tarrant Counties (outside the Fort Worth city limits).
Hand in Hand's Family Partners have started visiting with families who are considering whether to participate in the wraparound process. All of the Family Partners have graduated from wraparound services. After families agree to participate in Hand in Hand services, the Family Partners will contact them monthly to see how they are progressing.
Two bilingual facilitators have joined Hand in Hand to provide services to families whose primary language is Spanish. Esther Maldonado from The Parenting Center is now the Tarrant County facilitator. Esther will be working with English and Spanish speaking families. Bill Porter is working on an as-needed basis with Spanish-speaking families in Tarrant County.
Hand in Hand
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Upcoming Events
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Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Training
August 8, 9 and 10, 2012
8 a.m.-6 p.m. each day (registration begins at 7:30 a.m.)
North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council
600 Six Flags Drive, Ste. 100
Arlington, Texas 76011
10 Contact CEU Hours for EMS, TCLEOSE, LPC, LMFT,
Social Work, Nursing - $125
Hard-Wired for Risk and Struggle: The Adolescent Brain
August 12, 2012
9 a.m.-Noon (registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Beth-El Congregation
4900 Briarhaven Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
CEUs available for Social Work, LCDC and LPC - $25
North Texas Impact Summit
To address disproportionality and disparities in our educational, juvenile justice health/mental health and child welfare institutions
Hosted by the Common Grounds Committee
August 25, 2012
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Mac Bernd Professional Development Center
1111 West Arbrook Blvd.
Arlington, Texas 76051
Cook Children's Medical Center
Pediatric Trauma Conference
September 7, 2012
8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. (registration/breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m.)
Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus
Energy Auditorium
300 Trinity Campus Circle
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
6.5 CEUs for physicians, nurses, LPCs, LMFTs, Social Workers
Cook Children's Employees - $65
Non-Employees - $95
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