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 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH: News You Can Use!
Your source for updates on how the SC CTSI is working with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the mental health community |
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Volume 2, Issue 6 August 15, 2013 |
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST 1, 2013 NIMH OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM UPDATE
(see attached e-newsletter for details)
VA HOSTS MENTAL HEALTH SUMMITS TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION.
Meeting the mental healthcare needs of Veterans and their families is among one of the highest priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). While VA continues to expand mental health resources to meet the needs of Veterans, truly Veteran-centric, recovery-oriented care requires active collaboration and coordination with partners in the community. These Mental Health Summits are expected to help build or sustain collaborative efforts with community providers to enhance mental health and well-being for Veterans and their families. Click to see details for our local summit at West Los Angeles Campus on Wed, August 21st from 8:30 AM -12:30 PM contact David Schafer at 818-891-7711 ext. 9684 or via email.
TOOLKIT FOR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
See the attached newsletter for more information about a toolkit designed to support communities interested in holding conversations about mental health using consistent information and approaches. It includes three parts: an Information Brief, a Discussion Guide, and a Planning Guide. The toolkit will help communities and individuals start a conversation about mental health and help identify innovative and creative next steps to address the mental health needs of the Nation.
NEW "IT GETS BETTER" BULLYING PREVENTION VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLINE
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has posted a new online video as part of the It Gets Better Project, which inspires hope for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth facing bullying in schools. The video offers personal stories from ED staff who have been bullied, discusses ways to support students experiencing bullying, and highlights the importance of addressing this problem to effect change now to protect LGBT students.
VA-DOD: SUICIDE RISK CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE
The Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Suicide Risk was developed under the auspices of the VA and the Department of Defense. This guideline recommends a framework for a structured assessment of person suspected to be at risk of suicide, and the immediate and long-term management and treatment that should follow once risk has been determined.
NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE FOR FAITH/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
The Bureau of Justice Assistance partnered with the Department of Justice's Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to develop Faith and Communities in Action: A Resource Guide for Increasing Partnership Opportunities to Prevent Crime and Violence. This guide is designed to provide useful information to faith and community-based organizations working on building capacity, improving partnerships, and effectively applying for and managing grants.
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER - AVAILABLE IN SPANISH ONLINE
This booklet describing the signs, symptoms, treatment options, and current research on borderline personality disorder is now available in Spanish on the NIMH website.
HELPING VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA HEAL AND RECOVER
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses new guidance to improve the wellbeing of children and families who have experienced trauma. Based on new research, it provides a clear pathway for child welfare professionals and providers to incorporate and finance better trauma screening, assessments, and evidence-based best practices. The guidance is informed by emerging research as well as the landmark Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, which demonstrated that adverse childhood experiences may increase the likelihood of chronic disease in adulthood, such as stroke, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and early death-and may lower job performance and employment levels.
NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON MENTAL HEALTH UPDATES
As part of the National Dialogue on Mental Health, the Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health has been released.
The toolkit, developed by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration), can be downloaded for your use in convening a community conversation on mental health. The toolkit includes three documents: an Information Brief, a Discussion Guide and a Planning Guide. You may also consider using the sample messages below in your social media outlets:
Twitter:
- Interested in hosting a conversation in your community on #mentalhealthmatters? Get started with @SAMHSAgov's toolkit
- 1/2 of adult mental health problems begin before age 14. It's #OK2Talk. See @ SAMHSAgov resources. #mentalhealthmatters
Facebook:
- An estimated 19.6 percent of Americans ages 18 and older - about one in five adults - will experience a mental health problem this year. For information on hosting a conversation about mental health issues in your community, visit SAMHSA's Community Conversations About Mental Health. #mentalhealthmatters
- People with mental health problems can and do recover. To begin a conversation about mental health in your community, see SAMHSA's new Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health. #mentalhealthmatters
In other National Dialogue news, Google, Facebook, and Twitter held a training for mental health providers to help organizations increase their capacity to use social media to build awareness of mental health issues. The archived training is available.
SAMHSA's NREPP POST ITS 300TH INTERVENTION SUMMARY
SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) has recently added three new intervention summaries, rising to 300 the number of interventions included in NREPP. The recently added summaries are for: Mental Health First Aid, an adult public education program for teaching participants how to respond to individuals who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis or are in the early stages of a chronic mental health problem; Alcohol Literacy Challenge, a brief classroom-based program designed to alter alcohol expectancies and reduce the quantity and frequency of alcohol use among high school and college students; and Creating Lasting Family Connections Marriage Enhancement Program, designed to build and/or strengthen the relationship skills of couples in which partners have been physically and/or emotionally distanced because of separation due to incarceration, military service, substance abuse, or other circumstances.
Press Release
(see newsletter for details)
Webinar: Trauma-informed and solution-focused domestic violence practice in child protective services: Safety planning and case planning
AUGUST 20, 2013, 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET
The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services is hosting this webinar as part of its Safety Organized, Trauma-informed, Solution-focused Approaches to Domestic Violence in Child Protection webinar series. Presenters will discuss trauma-informed, solution-focused strategies for effective, family-centered safety and case planning in situations involving domestic violence.
Calls for Public INPUT
COMMENTS ARE BEING SOUGHT ON A WIDE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS. (See newsletter for details) |
- The "Continuity of Care and Follow-Up App Challenge" challenges individuals and organizations with the development of an application (app) for a mobile handheld device.
- AHRQ is seeking comments on its Effective Health Care Program Reports.
- Comment on the Long-Term Care for Older Adults: Future Research Needs.
- Join in an Evaluation of the FDA's general market youth tobacco prevention campaigns.
- The "Churn Marketing Research Methodology Development Challenge" asks organizations to develop a research methodology on how to identify actionable marketing data on this group.
- The FDA has issued a report on how the agency communicates the benefits and risks of medical products to healthcare providers and patients, especially underrepresented populations, including racial subgroups. FDA is seeking public comment on the report's findings and FDA's communication plans going forward.
- NIH is inviting comments and suggestions on the health and health research needs, specific health issues and concerns for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) population
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MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH: News You Can Use! is produced by the SC CTSI Community Engagement program. For questions or information, please contact Holly Kiger, RN, MN, CNS.
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