Pacific Southwest MHTTC

Our Spring 2021 Spotlight on Young Adults newsletter is out now, and its packed with resources and organizations that support YYA advocates, advocates for YYA, and YYA-serving professionals. In this edition, we highlight the Glenn County Transition Age Youth Center, Evolving Minds, and more. Check it out today: bit.ly/yya-spring2021

Leading mental health organizations, programs, and initiatives can prove challenging in the best of times. Meeting the needs of clients in the diverse Pacific Southwest requires innovative, resilient, and adaptable leadership at all levels. Join us for a 3-part series, "Weathering The Storm: Adaptive Leadership for Resilient Mental Health Organizations in the Pacific Southwest", as we explore the principles of adaptive leadership, and how you can apply the framework to l...ead more effectively. Session 1, "Before the Storm" is happening NEXT Wed., June 2 at 3 p.m. PT. Learn more and register today! bit.ly/psmhttc-weathering-storm link in bio. See more

How might the experience of surviving COVID 19 and experiencing long-haul COVID 19 impact mental health, and what can and should we as school mental health providers and leaders understand about that experience? Join us and our Region 8 & 10 colleagues for this special program on June 25th featuring and centering voices of lived experience. It’s a not to miss conversation. ... Register here: bit.ly/mhttc-surviving-covid19 #schoolmentalhealth #longhaulers #longhaulcovid #livedexperience #survivingcovid19

We, along with our NTTAC colleagues are pleased to partner with Youth MOVE National for "UNITE: A Youth Peer Summit" happening April 29 and 30! This 1.5-day virtual event designed just for the youth peer provider workforce will feature professional development opportunities and organized networking sessions, along with workshops that will address ethics and boundaries, trauma-informed youth peer support, and self-care. Get ready to enhance tangible skills to better support y...outh and young adults experiencing mental health challenges. Join us! bit.ly/nttac-unite-youth-summit

Leading mental health organizations, programs, and initiatives can prove challenging during today's times. Meeting the needs of clients in the diverse Pacific Southwest while effectively navigating the field’s evolving best practices, policies, and funding requires innovative, resilient, and adaptable leadership at all levels. Join us tomorrow for "Weathering the Storm: Adaptive Leadership for Resilient Mental Health Organizations in the Pacific Southwest", part 3 of our adaptive leadership series. You can view sessions 1 & 2 recordings as well as register for session 3 here: bit.ly/psmhttc-adaptive-leadership

Attn: School field leaders leading systems’ support for student suicide prevention! Join us for part 3 of our Trauma Informed Suicide Prevention webinar series focusing on providing timely, effective, competent, and evidence-based suicide prevention support to students and families. Happening TODAY at 3pm PT. Learn more at bit.ly/psmhttc-tisp

On December 9, we're hosting Wellness Wednesday, a 60-minute virtual session for the school mental health workforce to connect, reflect, and support each other through this challenging time. Register today! bit.ly/smh-wellnessweds We look forward to gathering and supporting all of you who support. #SchoolMentalHealth #educators See Less

The Northwest MHTTC and the Pacific Southwest MHTTC are proud to host today's webinar on ISF Systems and Tiers 2 & 3 with Susan Barrett. Join us on Tuesday, December 1 at 3 pm PT to learn how the Interconnected Systems Framework approach supports students, staff, and families: http://bit.ly/ISF2021

This week, we're hosting two fantastic webinars! It's not too late to register to attend the December 1 session at 3 pm PT or the December 3 session at 3 pm PT. For more information and to register: http://bit.ly/ISF2021

On Thursday, 10/22 at 3 pm PT, join us and the Northwest MHTTC for the 2nd session of the ISF West Coast Party Webinars: Enhancing MTSS - Integrating Student Mental Health and Wellness through Systems, Data, and Practices series! Register today: http://bit.ly/ISF2021

Our colleagues at Youth MOVE National are accepting nominations for folx doing amazing work in health equity in areas related to: access to quality care, education, employment, income, community environment, housing, and public safety that will help reduce health disparities for our youth! Award? $3,000 unrestricted cash prize! The nomination form takes less than 10 mins and closes at 2pm PT, 5pm ET TODAY!... https://bit.ly/3hvZJRb

We are continuing our partnership this year with the Northwest MHTTC to provide and extend deeper technical assistance on the Interconnected Systems Framework for school mental health practitioners. Join us on 10/20! More info & registration: http://bit.ly/ISF2021

School Mental Health Wellness Wednesdays are back! Starting TOMORROW for the coming program year, we’ll offer 60-minute virtual sessions for the school mental health workforce to connect, reflect, and support each other every 2nd Wednesday of each month, 2-3 p.m. PT. Sessions will be led by Pacific Southwest MHTTC School Mental Health staff (Leora Wolf- Prusanand Oriana Ides).... Register today! bit.ly/smh-wellnessweds Please note that Wellness Wednesdays are not a sequence; you can join some or all. #schoolmentalhealth #wellnesswednesdays #support #communities #educators #schoolstaff #pacificsouthwest

We are pleased to partner with the Northwest MHTTC to provide and extend deeper technical assistance on the Interconnected Systems Framework. Our fall offering is made up of four modules and ends with a town hall for you to be able to ask faculty your questions & resource one another. Please note that registration priority will be given to members of our regions. Join us at our kick-off webinar on October 20! Register at: http://bit.ly/ISF2021

NAMI California’s Annual Conference: Driving the Change is less than a week away! It’s FREE and virtual this year. Learn more and sign up today! namica.org/events/2020-annual-conference

Happening TOMORROW! Join us for this virtual town hall with school leaders from Oregon, Washington, & California on supporting our school communities during this fire season. Register today! >>> http://bit.ly/SMHWildfireTownHall Northwest MHTTC

Six principals, superintendents, county and state office of education leaders from Washington State, California, and Oregon who have experienced wildfire in the past and present will offer reflections, lessons learned, and share their stories so we can learn from and with them in this moment of need. September 30, 2020 | 10:30 am - 12 pm Pacific Time More information, speaker bios, and registration: https://bit.ly/SMHWildfireTownHall #schoolmentalhealth #schoolcrisishealing

Excited for our colleagues at Youth MOVE National on launching their new Peer Center!

Are you a mental health clinician, peer specialist, or school mental health leader under stress providing professional care during 2020’s many challenges (e.g., COVID-19, wild fires, racial violence)? Would you like to address bias in mental health systems and services? Join Discussions that Matter in 2020 to engage in self-care, give and receive support among multicultural and cross disciplinary colleagues, and identify strategies to address systemic bias as it affects mental health of clients and providers alike. Apply by SEPTEMBER 27 at https://tinyurl.com/DTM-2020-DiscussionSeries.

Day 1 of our Grief Sensitive Virtual Learning Institute is finished, and we're getting ready for tomorrow. Over 3000 people from across the country joined us to...day. "These sessions have been therapeutic in ways I didn’t know I needed "Talk about death so it doesn't become trauma." "Grief is not something that needs to be fixed." I attended this conference to get more information for my client, but I ended up learning so much more about my own grief and myself. THERE IS STILL SPACE TO REGISTER AND ACCESS TOMORROW'S SESSIONS! https://mhttcnetwork.org//grief-sensitivity-virtual-learni It's free. Tomorrow's line up is AMAZING. Join us.

Suicide prevention can't be overstated with the current challenges of 2020 (COVID-19, an economic recession, wildfires, & systemic violence). Here are a few resources to support those who support others. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #SuicidePreventionMonth https://bit.ly/psmhttc-suicideprevention

There's still time to sign up! https://bit.ly/mhttc-grief-sensitivity-training