Suicide Prevention across the Educational Continuum: School-Based Suicide Prevention Interventions for K-12 Population – Webinar Wednesday, April 22 1:00 p.m. EDT

Virtual Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Fest 2020: An Online Learning Experience Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:30 a.m. EDT MTSS is a framework for enhancing the adoption and implementation of a continuum of evidence-based practices to achieve important outcomes for all students. This first virtual MTSS will offer a variety of topic sessions

Suicide Prevention across the Educational Continuum: School-Based Suicide Prevention Interventions for K-12 Population – Webinar Wednesday, April 22 1:00 p.m. EDT This webinar is part 3 of 6. Participants in this webinar will learn about national youth suicide prevalence and the implications for schools. They will also be able to familiarize themselves with multi-tiered systems of positive behavior and social-emotional learning, and how the multi-tiered systems support the prevention of suicide. Finally, the webinar will discuss ways to build capacity and sustainability of these services in K-12 schools. Other webinars in this series include: Part Four: Crisis Response Planning for Suicidal Patients: an Introduction – April 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. EDT Part Five: Suicide Interventions and Response for Youth Experiencing Series Emotional Disturbance (SED) – May 5, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. EDT Part Six: Suicide Prevention and Interventions for Transition Age Youth on College Campuses – May 13, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. EDT

The New England Technology Transfer Centers: What can they offer to Maine? – Webinar Wednesday, April 22, 2020 1:00 p.m. EDT Note: This event and forum discussion will focus specifically on the Maine behavioral health workforce, but registration is open to anyone. This forum will feature a facilitated panel with representatives of SAMHSA’s Technology Transfer Centers who will share about their center’s priorities and what they offer to Maine. Objectives include: Identify training needs for the behavioral health field, Increase coordination between the centers and Maine’s workforce, and Build cross collaboration across the spectrum of behavioral health.

Examining the Social Determinants of Health: A Prevention Perspective (Part 1 of 2) – Webinar Wednesday, April 22, 2020 1:00 p.m. EDT The places where people are born, live, learn, work, play, and age are known as the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). This 2-part webinar will provide background on the SDOH, how SDOH impact behavioral health, prevention, and wellness efforts for healthier communities.

Wellness Wednesdays – Webinars Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 29, 2020 5:00 p.m. EDT Educators and school mental health leadership are resilient, creative, and tenacious, but they need support to be able to provide support. In this period of stress and uncertainty, now is the time to gather and resource one another. Each Wellness Wednesday is a 60-minute virtual session for the school mental health workforce to connect, reflect, and support each other. Please note that the Wellness Wednesdays are not a sequence; you can join for one, some, or all.

An Intensive Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) training to support the Development of Family Visiting and Early Intervention NAS teams – Webinar Thursday, April 23, 2020 9:00 a.m. EDT The first session of this four-part series will include an overview of substance use in pregnancy and the impact on fetal and infant development. The goal of the first session is to provide background information on substance use disorders and mental health conditions in women of child-bearing age and how these conditions may impact the woman and her fetus during pregnancy. Substances to be discussed include opioids, illicit substances, nicotine, and psychotropic medications. The session will also introduce the impact of substance exposure on the fetus and newborn. Session 2 – Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:00 AM EDT

Peer Support Echo (PS ECHO) – Online Community Thursday, April 23, 2020 1:00 p.m. EDT The Peer Support Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (PS ECHO) is a movement to share knowledge and amplify capacity to provide best practices. The PS ECHO is an online community for Peer Recovery Specialists and Mental Health Peers to: Share community and statewide resources Learn new skills and tools for doing peer work Meet and connect with other peers

Role of Health and Wellness in Recovery: Interventions to Reduce the High Rates of Morbidity and Mortality among People with Serious Mental Illness – Webinar Thursday, April 23, 2020 1:00 p.m. EDT Recovery can be supported by practices and services that encourage participant engagement, community inclusion, valued social roles, and overall wellness. This webinar series will introduce you to recovery from serious mental illness and many of the evidence-based and promising practices that support recovery. This session focuses on the role of health and wellness in recovery.

Laughing Matters, A Conversation about Natural Highs and Coping with Stress: An Interview with Dr. Matt Bellace – Webinar Thursday, April 23, 2020 1:30 p.m. EDT This engaging discussion with psychologist and comedian Dr. Matt Bellace will involve comedy and inspiring stories, in addition to demonstrating Matt’s style when presenting to and communicating with youth, especially during a time of social distancing and self-isolation.

Recovery LIVE! Peer Support Workers across the Continuum of Crisis Services – Virtual Conversation Thursday, April 23, 2020 2:00 p.m. EDT SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to join national experts in a conversation about approaches to providing peer support across the continuum of crisis response services. This event will focus on peer-run respite programs, warm lines, and peer support services within hospital emergency departments.

COVID-19 NNED Virtual Roundtable Thursday, April 23, 2020 3:00 p.m. EDT COVID-19 brings new health, economic, and social crises on a daily basis. These crises especially affect lower-income, ethnic minority communities with job loss, food insecurity, and lower access to health care. Join the first session in this two-part series to learn about actionable and accessible strategies that diverse communities are initiating to move through these difficult times. Save the date for session 2 on May 21, 2020 at 3:00 pm EDT.

Educator Wellness Series #2, Supporting Educator Wellbeing: Wellness Tips to Help You S.O.A.R. – Webinar Webinar Friday, April 24, 2020 4:00 p.m. EDT Being an educator can come with some unique stressors. In addition to the action that must happen at the organizational and systemic levels to create and sustain change, educators can boost their resilience through simple – though not always easy – activities and strategies. In this webinar, educators will learn how to: enhance their awareness through mindfulness practices, identify possibilities for enhanced well-being, and create space to support change and boost resilience. Other webinars in this series include: May 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. EDT – Educator Wellness Series #3: Trying to Change that Negative Loop of Self-Criticism and Perfectionism? Mindfulness Practices Can Help June 3, 2020 4 p.m. EDT –  Educator Wellness Series #4: Cultivating a Practice of Gratitude and Appreciation in Your School Community

De-escalation: Basic Tools for Social Workers (Part 1) – Webinar Monday, April 27, 2020 12:00 p.m. EDT This interactive, two part, webinar is designed to equip peers, counselors, social workers, anyone working with people with concepts and preparatory actions that can be used to de-escalate a wide range of interactions.

Considering Culture in the Diagnosis of Mental Health Disorders among Mexican American Children, Youths, and Families – Online Session Monday, April 27, 2020 2:00 p.m. EDT This online session will provide information on the integration of the Hispanic and Latino cultural factors into the assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of serious emotional disturbances. The presenter will discuss factors that affect Hispanic and Latino youth mental health and academic performance. This is a basic level workshop designed for teachers and school mental health providers.

Prevention in Action: Positive Ripple Effect of Restorative School Policy – Webinar Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:00 p.m. EDT In this webinar, So-Po Unite will describe their efforts to create a restorative substance use policy. The South Portland School Department revised the substance use policy from out of school suspension to restorative response in May 2018.

Gender Identity – Webinar Monday, April 27, 2020 3:30 p.m. EDT This webinar will discuss strengths and challenges related to gender diversity in behavioral health as a way to help overcome the disparities and improve effective services.