Guide for Developmental and Behavioral Screening

As part of the Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive initiative, the HHS and U.S. Department of Education have produced a guide for child welfare caseworkers that is centered on child development and behavior screening. The guide addresses influences on child development and behavior, taking a team approach to screening, engaging families in the process, and referring families to services. The guide also points readers to developmentally-appropriate screening tools. 

Early Identification of Developmental Disabilities in Foster/Adoptive Homes Webinar

This webinar describes programs and material available from CDC that can assist foster and adoptive parents with the identification of and referrals for children with developmental disabilities.

DCOE: Exposure Therapy to Treat PTSD

This Defense Centers of Excellence of Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) blog post describes the different exposure therapy techniques mental healthcare providers use to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

New Resources from SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) 

Feature article: Addressing Spirituality in Healthcare

Grantee feature:  Adult and Child Mental Health Center: Supporting Wellness through HOPE

Quick Tips: 6 Steps to Address Spirituality in Healthcare

Feature resource: SAMHSA Wellness resources

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Webinars

Wisconsin Family Ties informed its constituents about the NIMH-funded study, Family Outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder, being conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison via its website and social media.

Outreach Connection

The NIMH Outreach Partnership Program distributes Outreach Connection three times a year to feature how its Program partners are bringing research to the community. The e-newsletter shares how NIMH Outreach Partners are distributing and using NIMH information and research throughout their states and communities, and similar efforts carried out at a national level by the more than 80 National Partner organizations that participate in the Program. Examples also are included of how Partners are promoting NIMH research studies and collaborating with researchers.

Want to know what other Outreach Partners are doing? Take a look at their July newsletter.

Archived webinar: Recovery to practice curriculum for six behavioral health professions

The six Recovery to Practice professional disciplines have completed development of their respective curricula in recovery-oriented practice and are currently delivering the training. Each discipline-addiction counseling, peer support, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, psychology, and social work-have designed a curriculum to provide concepts and tools to advance recovery-oriented practice. On this webinar, curriculum developers provided an overview of these training programs.

SAMHSA Blog: Living in the Now: Mindfulness in Behavioral Health

SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services Director Paolo del Vecchio describes mindfulness interventions which have had success improving mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. 

SAMHSA Blog: Behind the Scenes: Creating a Mobile App to Talk with Children about Underage Drinking

This SAMHSA blog post describes a new online simulation tool that helps parents and caregivers practice talking with their kids about the dangers of underage drinking. 

Spotlight on Child Welfare and Domestic Violence

This issue of the Children's Bureau Express draws attention to the co-occurrence of child maltreatment and domestic violence, points to research on case outcomes for child welfare-involved families affected by domestic violence, and highlights a factsheet series for parents about how children may respond to family violence. 

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