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Announcing The Directing Change Program & Film Contest November’s Hope & Justice prompt: “Mental Health Heroes.”
Who is your mental health hero? Take time to reflect on someone who has inspired you, supported you or used their influence for good and create a piece that shows gratitude for them. Accepting all art forms, including films, written work, visual art, and more from California youth ages 12-25. Submit by November 30th for a chance to win up to $300 in gift cards!
Visit hopeandjustice.directingchange.org/ to get started.
#CalHope #DirectingChange #artcontest #gratitude #mentalhealth #takeaction4MH
Our hearts go out to Colorado Springs and LGBTQ+ people nationwide who have been impacted by violence. We stand with LGBTQ+ youth & young adults, LGBTQ+ parents & caregivers, their families, & allies. We invite you to use & share these resources.
Reach out if you need it.
The Trevor Project : call 1-866-4888, text 678-678, or chat at thetrevorproject.org
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741-741
LGBT National Help Center: 800-246-7743, or weekly chat lgbthotline.org/youthchatrooms.html
Resources for schools:
How to talk to students about Club Q: tinyurl.com/EdWeek-ClubQ
Supporting youth: loom.ly/Jws0XIE
Model policies: loom.ly/UBw8hmI
Gender-affirming policies: tinyurl.com/SRCD-policy
Resources for community members in CO & beyond:
Mass violence resources: tinyurl.com/NCTSN-mass
Colorado crisis resources: tinyurl.com/CO-crisis-resources
Inside Out Youth Services in CO Springs: insideoutys.org
We are proud to announce that NTTAC’s System of Care Summit, Better Together: Building Systems that Care, will be held May 10-11. #systemofcare
We are NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS for presentations on a range of topics & in a range of formats. Proposals are due Jan. 24, 2023.
Learn More & Submit a proposal: bit.ly/soc-summit-2023
Join the Pacific Southwest MHTTC team for a 2-part workshop series to explore how to utilize our no-cost "Fostering Grief Ready Workplaces" starter kit.
As family and friends gather during the holidays, the absence of someone who died can be particularly distressing. By exploring the Starter Kit, you can become better equipped to respond to others in the workplace and to cultivate a grief-sensitive culture.
Session 1 meets Nov. 28, 3:30-5:00 pm PT
Learn More & Register: bit.ly/psmhttc-grief-ready-work
#griefreadinessatwork #holidayseason #griefsensitivity
Join us on Nov. 30 for the first session of "Aging Out or Growing Together?: Flipping the Youth Services Paradigm to Better Support Young Adulthood."
This 5-part learning series is designed for those that serve #TransitionAge Youth & #YoungAdults. We will examine how our strategies & program design might expand to support the holistic needs of this age group.
Register & Learn More: bit.ly/MHTTCflippingYouthServices
Join us for a 3-part series meant to increase school leaders’ health equity literacy!
Come explore the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards, a set of 15 action steps intended to help eliminate health care disparities. Together, we will examine how the CLAS Standards can enhance your school mental health efforts!
Session 1 meets Nov. 29, 3:30-5:00 pm PT
Learn More & Register: bit.ly/PSMHTTCCLASStandards
#healthequity #CLASStandards
We are hosting virtual sessions to hear directly from county behavioral health staff, community program staff, & those with lived experience on issues related to the crisis continuum, justice diversion, housing, & community engagement.
Through these sessions, we want to learn more about current system challenges and innovative solutions. Your feedback is vital!
Learn More & Register: bit.ly/CAREListening
During November, Native American Heritage Month offers the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the many different Indigenous peoples and cultures throughout North America. It is a month all about learning (and unlearning), celebrating, and honoring Indigenous people, their history, and their presence today, and their ancestral land which we still occupy under settler colonialism. As we honor Native Americans’ ongoing traditions, contributions, and presence, the NTTAC Team also wants to highlight a range of culturally rooted, culturally responsive resources designed to support the health and well-being of Indigenous people and do our part to work towards decolonization.
It is important to acknowledge that we live on stolen land and to learn more about the communities that once inhabited—and still inhabit—your area. However, reconciliation takes action, not just acknowledgement, so please use the information and resources that we've curated to help Native children, youth, and families thrive!
bit.ly/NTTACNAHM22
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
This Veterans Day, the CARE TA Center honors those who have served in the armed forces. You can support Veterans in your community by learning about military culture & how it relates to behavioral health. Check out our webinar, Veteran-Involved Critical Incidents: Achieving the Best Possible Outcome: bit.ly/VetOutcomes
#veterans