Blue Hills Community Health Alliance

CHNA 20

March 2016 Newsletter

Successful Winter Meeting Held

Moving Beyond Silos: the value of collaborations, networks and multi-sector partnerships

The CHNA 20 Winter Meeting held on March 4 at Quincy Center for Innovation was a success with over 60 participants in attendance. We hosted four experts who spoke on community-based collaboration and the importance of multi-sector partnerships.

Barry Keppard from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) was our keynote speaker. He shared his experience working across sectors and covered the more nuanced elements of developing partnerships and working successfully with diverse communities.

The keynote presentation was followed by a panel discussion. Our first panelist,

Laura Minier from the Town of Scituate, Department of Social Services, described the process of developing a hoarding task force and the benefits of an integrated response between town departments and community-based agencies. Our second panelist, John Brothers, from Quincy Asian Resources then described several long-term collaborations with the Quincy Public Schools and South Shore Mental Health

that support Asian Americans and their families within Quincy and surrounding towns. Our third panelist, Lisa Braude from the Integrated Care Learning Consortium at Beth Israel Deaconess Milton, spoke about a network of community-based partners working together to address behavioral health crises and the changing demographics in the Hospital's patient population. After the
panel presentation, a question and answer session was moderated by Mr. Keppard. Conversation continued about the challenges of partnerships, distinction between internal and external collaboration, and the impact of scaling community-based efforts through shared partnerships.

As part of our mandate, CHNA 20 will continue to sponsor programs that strengthen ties among community-based organizations and foster cross-sector collaboration.

Participants said after the event:

"Thought provoking and helpful in planning"

"I was inspired"

"Gave me new ideas for new collaborative efforts"

Robert McCrystal, Director of Communications BID Milton Hospital & CHNA 20 Vice Chair, welcomed participants to the event.

(L to R) Barry Keppard moderated the panel discussion. Panel members included Lisa Minier, John Brothers, & Lisa Braude who spoke about the impact of collaboration on their local programs.

CHNA 20 Grant Writing Training

Improve your grant-writing skills to give funders the information they want and increase your chances of receiving the money you need.

Thursday, March 17

9:00 a.m. Light Breakfast & Networking

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Training

DPH Metrowest Regional Office

1st Floor "Fishbowl"5 Randolph Street

Canton, MA

Click here for the Grant Training Flyer

Click here to RSVP to the Grant Training

Coming in April

2016/2017 Community Grant Release

CHNA 20 is pleased to announce the upcoming
April release of the Community Grant request for application (RFA). Grants of up to $5,000 each will be available to support programs, events, and sustainable projects to serve and benefit our communities and their residents.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

3 Sessions / FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification

Monday, March 28th, April 4th and April 11th

(You must attend all 3 sessions for certification)

Each session 6-8:30 pm

South Shore Mental Health

500 Victory Road

North Quincy, 02171

CHNA 20

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human service workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

YMHFA is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

To register: Call Lisa Lloyd at 617.847.1955 or email: llloyd@ssmh.org

Please click here for information about Youth Mental Health First Aid

Please click here for Youth Mental Health First Aid Flyer

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Special event to help prevent skin cancer one child at a time!

Putt for Prevention

Saturday, March 19, 2016

11 am to 4 pm

South Shore Skin Center

75 Washington St. Norwell, MA

Click here for the Putt for Prevention flyer

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FREE In-service Training for Oncology Professionals

On March 18 Triage Cancer and Cancer + Careers will provide FREE in-service training for oncology healthcare professionals and advocates on the practical and legal issues patients, survivors and caregivers face when it comes to cancer and work. Attendees will learn how to advise their patients, provide credible referrals and have the opportunity to connect with peers.

The Friends of Mel Foundation is proud to partner with Triage Cancer, Cancer + Careers

and the American Cancer Society to provide this opportunity to individuals who work

diligently to help those who have been touched by cancer.

Please see the attached flyer for more information. We ask you to help us get the word out to

social workers, oncology nurses and other professionals who would be interested.

CEUs available

Click here for training flyer

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2016 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) MA

Advocacy Day

Friday, April 8, 2016,

10:00am - 2:00pm

Great Hall, Massachusetts State House

Featuring Keynote Speaker Congressman Joe Kennedy III

Registration and Coffee/Tea: 10:00 - 11:00 am

Program: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lunch: 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Visit Your Legislators: 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Click here to register for NAMI Advocacy Day

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15th Annual Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Conference
Learning from Within: Inspiring Hope, Saving Lives
Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan

2 day/all day April 27, 2016 - April 28, 2016

The Sheraton Framingham

Hotel & Conference Center,
Framingham, MA

Link to event website & registration

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Youth Health Connection's (YHC) Newsletter

South Shore Hospital's Youth Health Connection is dedicated to the positive

mental health and physical well-being of youth. The program advances positive youth health

outcomes through knowledge sharing, risk prevention, respect, and collaboration and connectedness.

The YHC Newsletter is emailed weekly. It always contains great information about its upcoming meetings, community event announcements, links to the latest research articles, and best practices. If you are interested in receiving the Youth Health Connection Newsletter please click on the link below.

Click here to learn more about South Shore Hospital's Youth Health Connection

Click here to sign up for the YHC Newsletter

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REquipment

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Reuse Program

Provides FREE refurbished Assisted Technology

(wheelchairs, devices etc.) to children, adults, and seniors who can benefit from it. They also accept donations of gently used DME.

For more information visit: http://dmerequipment.org/

email: info@dmerequipment.org

or call: 1.866.244.6156 (toll free)

Here is a second resource similar to REquipment.

GetATstuff is a web site of The Assistive Technology Exchange in New England and New York.

For more information visit:

www.getATstuff.org

Or call:1.877.508.3974 (toll free)

Our Funders

We believe the path to sustainable change for the health of our communities

lies in multi-sector, collaborative, interdisciplinary efforts that address the roots of health disparities. Serving the towns of Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Hingham, Hull, Milton, Norwell, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate, Sharon, and Weymouth.

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