TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES:
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The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health is again sponsoring a monthly series of national topical conference calls. The conference calls cover important and emerging trends in the mental health field. Presentations from expert resource persons are followed by open discussion in order for all participants to ask questions and enrich the conversation.
All information about the national conference call series can be found on the center's website, including announcements, registration forms, handouts, and evaluation forms. There are no registration fees for these calls; the only cost that participants incur will be the long-distance phone charges. Register for each call at the center's website so that it will know how many lines to set up and how to structure the call to meet your needs.
For any trouble accessing the website, please call or e-mail MelKisha Knight at (202) 687-5020 so that information can be mailed or faxed.
For questions about the telephone conference series, please contact Marisa Irvine, Conference Call Coordinator, by e-mail at marisairvine13@hotmail.com
Website link: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2009.html for registration information and the full 2009 Calendar of Calls.
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The 23rd Annual
Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference
March 7-10,2010
The following special interest areas will be highlighted at the conference:
· Research within and across systems, policy and practice
· Research regarding family and youth roles in children's mental health
· Applying a public health approach to mental health
· Community-based approaches to reducing disparities
· Implementing evidence-based practices within school and community settings
· Youth leadership and transition to independence
· Family-to-family support
· Innovative approaches to research, evaluation and performance measurement in complex settings
· Early childhood mental health
· Substance abuse and dual diagnosis
· Community-based participatory research
· Research on organizational and/or system effectiveness
The conference is scheduled at the Hyatt-Regency Tampa Hotel, Florida. Please see website link:
HTTP://RTCKIDS.FMHI.USF.EDU/CMHCONFERENCE
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International Crisis Intervention Team Conference 2010
1st Annual International CIT Conference
(Formerly the National CIT Conference)
The CIT International Conference will showcase initiatives that promote collaboration
between law enforcement, mental health and advocacy systems in serving the mental health population.
This years conference will host law enforcement and mental health agencies from several
nations with workshops, presenters, speakers, entertainment and exhibitors to continue
spreading the message of Crisis Intervention.
Monday, May 31, 2010 8:00 AM -
Thursday, June 3, 2010 5:00 PM
For Access to the Conference Registration Website click on the following link:
Conference Registration
For additional Information, Call For Papers or Questions email us
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Exhibit space and Sponsorships are available. For more information, please contact Laura Redman
Host Hotel:
Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75240
1-800-245-3304
Room Block:
Infant Mental Health Advocacy Conference - $85.00 Single/Double
Conference Rate available through December 17, 2009 (After this date, rate increases dramatically - Book Today!)
Register on-line now
www.taimh.org/IMHAdvocacyConf.html
For additional information contact Laura Redman at: (972) 906-2696 or e-mail at: lredman@taimh.org
$185 - Early Bird Registration: Registration includes continental breakfast and lunch both days. Early Bird pricing ends December 1, 2009. $195 - Regular Registration: Registration includes continental breakfast and lunch both days. $50.00 - Celebration: Choral Celebration with the Richardson North JR. High Choral and Reception honoring T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and present and past awardees of the T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. Infant Mental Health Advocacy Award.
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WINDOWS TO WELLNESS CONFERENCE JANUARY 7-9, 2010
The US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association of Texas Chapter is pleased to announce a national
panel of keynotes and speakers at the Windows to Wellness Conference on January 7-9, 2010 at the
Austin Omni South Park Hotel:
* Dr. Dan Fisher, M.D., PhD, Keynote Speaker
Executive Director of National Empowerment Center; Member of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health; National Advisory Member, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
* Dr. Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OTR, CPRP, CSP-NJ Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives & Part time Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
* Steve Harrington, J.D., Executive Director, National Association of Peer Specialist (NAOPS) and Recovery Resources
* Lori Ashcraft, PhD., Executive Director, Recovery Innovations
* Larry Fricks, Executive Director, Appalachian Consulting Group; Vice President, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance National
* Dr. Patricia Nemec, PhD, CRC, CPRP, Nemec Training & Consulting
* Lyn Legere, M.S., CRC, CPRP, CPS, Director of Education and Peer Support at the Transformation Center, overseeing the Massachusetts Certified Peer Specialist Training Program
* Gareth Fenley, M.S., CPS, CPRP, Certified Peer Specialist, Medical College of Georgia
There will be featured presentations from Janet Paleo, Director, PROSUMERS Int'l; University of Texas at Austin Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Program Officers and Consumer Representatives Tammy Heinz, Stephany Bryan, and Sarah Wilkinson, Mental Health Policy & Law Fellow; Greg Gibson, Texas Homeless Network; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin In Our Own Voices; Dr. J. Scott Thornton, Ph.D., Founder and Michaelanne Hurst, Executive Director, Communities for Recovery; Rita Brooks, Film-maker and Recovery Consultant, PAR Productions Inc.; Dennis Bach, Director, via HOPE and Wendy Latham, Texas Mental Health Transformation Lead; Dr. Wayne Gregory, Ph.D., Veteran's Administration;
Contact Info:
Jennifer M. Padron, Co-Chair
USPRA TEXAS Windows to Wellness 2010
Phone: (512) 632-5665
Email: jenpadron@austin.rr.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Registration, Sponsorship, Exhibition Information Web: www.uspratexas.org
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Texas Mental Health-Juvenile Justice Summit (Austin, TX, Jan 28)
Texans Care For Children, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, and Texas Mental Health and Juvenile Action Network present the Texas Mental Health Juvenile Justice Summit featuring three nationally known speakers plus a youth panel. It will be a FREE five hour event open to the public and held at the Capitol Auditorium. National speakers for the event include Kathy Skowyra, to discuss diversion from the juvenile justice system, David Arredondo will present on best practices in care, and Joyce Burrell will speak to best practices for transition back into the community. There will also be a youth panel to discuss first hand experiences in the juvenile justice system and a question and answer session. Thursday, January 28th Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Capitol Auditorium 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701 Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 26th to Kristina Salinas at ksalinas@texanscareforchildren.org
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This document is intended for the use of local Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs), Texas Integrated Funding Initiative (TIFI) communities, and System of Care communities. The state of Texas, Health and Human Services Commission does not endorse any of the entities noted in this document and does not vouch for or take responsibility for information contained in this document.
Office of Program Coordination for Children and Youth, HHSC
Phone: (512) 424-6963
Websites:
CRCG - http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/crcg/crcg.htm
TIFI - http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/tifi/index.htm and
System of Care - http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/tifi/TIFI_SystemCare.html
STARS - http://www.hogg.utexas.edu/programs_S&R.html
For grant funding: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/fic/default.shtm
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ~Margaret Mead
UTMB to Host Documentary Series Exploring Effect of Social Conditions on Health Outcomes
GALVESTON, Texas - “Unnatural Causes,” the award-winning series of seven documentaries exploring how social conditions affect health, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, beginning April 1, in the Levin Hall Auditorium at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Introduced by Dr. Howard Brody, director of the UTMB Institute for Medical Humanities, the opening 56-minute episode, “In Sickness and In Wealth,” looks at the connections between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color. A UTMB faculty member will introduce each episode and will lead a discussion and question-answer session following each presentation.
The public is encouraged to attend; there is no admission charge. The series is made possible through the support of the Galveston County Medical Society.
Each supporting half-hour episode, set in a different ethnic or racial community, provides a deeper exploration of how social conditions affect population health and how people in some communities are extending their lives by improving them.
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the Series” for a complete listing of the seven episodes.
The series includes:
April 1: In Sickness and In Wealth. What are the connections between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color? This episode takes place in Louisville, Ky., and questions why people get sick and why patterns of health and illness reflect class and racial inequities. The lives of a CEO, a lab supervisor, a janitor and an unemployed mother illustrate how class shapes opportunities for good health. Those on the top have the most access to power, resources and opportunity - and thus the best health. Those on the bottom are faced with more stressors - unpaid bills, jobs that don’t pay enough, unsafe living conditions, exposure to environmental hazards, lack of control over work and schedule, worries over children - and the fewest resources available to help them cope. Moderator is Howard Brody.
April 8: When the Bough Breaks. The percentage of infants who die before their first birthday is much higher in the United States than in other countries. And for African-Americans the rate is nearly twice as high as for white Americans. Even well-educated black women have birth outcomes worse than white women who haven’t finished high school. Why? We meet Kim Anderson, a successful Atlanta lawyer, executive and mother. When Kim was pregnant with her first child in 1990, she, like so many others, did her best to ensure a healthy baby: She ate appropriately, exercised, abstained from alcohol and smoking and received good prenatal care. Yet two and a half months before her due date, she went into labor unexpectedly. Her newborn weighed less than three pounds. Kim and her husband were devastated. Why did this happen? Moderator is Laura Hermer.
April 15: Becoming American. Recent Mexican immigrants, although poorer, tend to be healthier than the average American. They have lower rates of death from heart disease, cancer and other illnesses, despite being less educated, earning less and having the stress of adapting to a new country and a new language. In research circles, this is the Hispanic Paradox. However, as they are in the United States longer, their initial health advantage erodes. After five years or more in America, they are
1.5 times more likely to have high blood pressure - and be obese - than when they arrived. Within one generation, their health is as poor as other Americans of similar income status. In Kennett Square, Pa., about 40 miles south of Philadelphia, Mexican immigrants like Amador Bernal now make up a quarter of the town’s population. After almost 25 years in this country, Amador has never been to a doctor. And he’s not alone.
Moderator is Rebeca Wong.
April 22: Bad Sugar. The Pima and Tohono O’odham Indians of southern Arizona have arguably the highest diabetes rates in the world - half of all adults are afflicted. But a century ago, diabetes was virtually unknown here. Researchers have poked and prodded the Pima for decades in search of a biological - or more recently, genetic - explanation for their high rates of the disease. Meanwhile, medical-only interventions have failed to stem the rising tide, not just among Native Americans, but globally. What happened to the health of the Pima? During the 20th century, the diversion of river water to upstream white settlements disrupted the Pima’s agricultural economy and customary ways. Local tribes were plunged into poverty and became dependent on the U.S.
government. Healthy traditional foods like tepary beans, cholla buds and wild game were replaced by surplus commodities like white flour, lard, processed cheese and canned foods - a diabetic’s nightmare. A sense of futurelessness took hold, and so did diabetes. Moderator is Kirk Smith.
April 29: Place Matters. Why is your street address such a good predictor of your health? Hispanic and Southeast Asian immigrants like Gwai Boonkeut have been moving into long-neglected urban neighborhoods such as those in Richmond, Calif., a predominantly black city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Segregation and lack of access to jobs, nutritious foods and safe, affordable housing have been harmful to the health of long-time African-American residents, and now the newcomers’ health is suffering too. Moderator is Dayle Delancey.
May 6: Collateral Damage. Two billion people worldwide are infected with the TB bacillus, but only 9 million people a year actually get the disease. The story of the Marshall Islands can help us understand why.
The lives and health of Marshall Islanders in the equatorial Pacific were disrupted in a unique fashion when the United States occupied their nation and used their outer islands for extensive nuclear testing after World War II. Between 1946 and 1958, 67 atomic devices were detonated - the estimated yield equivalent to 1.7 Hiroshima blasts every day for 12 years. After miscalculations on one of the largest explosions caused fallout to land on three inhabited islands, residents were treated, relocated and tracked to study the effects of radiation exposure on humans. Moderator is Jason Glenn.
May 13: Not Just a Paycheck. In the winter of 2006, Electrolux Corporation closed the largest refrigerator factory in the United States and moved it to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, for cheaper labor. The move turned the lives of nearly 3,000 workers in Greenville, Mich., upside down with enormous health implications. As personal finances spiral downward, health follows. In the year after the plant closure, the local hospital’s caseload tripled because of depression, alcoholism and domestic abuse. Moderator is Alexandra “Lexi” Nolen.