Behavioral Health Resources & Trainings - February 2022

Alaska DOH sent this bulletin at 02/03/2022 08:01 AM AKST

February 3, 2022 Resource Bulletin

Monthly Alaska, National & International Resources and Key Updates on:
Justice Involved  | Mental Health
Substance Misuse & Recovery |
Suicide Prevention & Postvention |
Neurobehavioral

Miss our last email? Past e-bulletins are posted in the left column on both the ABADA and AMHB websites.

Alaska Mental Health Board and Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Board Meeting and Public Comment
February 8-10
Public Comment will be February 9, 12:00-1:00pm AKST

The Alaska Mental Health Board (AMHB) and Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (ABADA) will meet virtually February 8-10 via Zoom. This public meeting offers Alaskans a chance to learn about statewide efforts related to the state-funded behavioral health system.

To view the agenda, click here. To download and distribute the flyer, click here.

Statewide Suicide Prevention Council Meeting with Opportunity for Public Comment
February 28, 1:00-4:30pm AKST
Public comment will be 2:15-2:30pm AKST

The Statewide Suicide Prevention Council will be holding its quarterly meeting via Zoom.

The audio-only call in number is 1 (253) 215-8782, Meeting ID: 839 8796 6220, Password: SSPC.

For questions, and the Zoom videoconference link, call Eric Morrison at 465-6518 or email eric.morrison@alaska.gov.

Friday Legislative Teleconferences
12:15pm AKST every Friday through end of session

These meetings are non-partisan and intended as informational about bills and budget items that impact Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority beneficiaries (people with mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, and traumatic brain injury). The meeting is an opportunity for beneficiaries, family members, providers of services, administrators, and agency staff, to track bills and ask questions about legislation and the legislative process.

For more information, click here.

Mental Health

Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of Our National Guard and Reserve Components
**TODAY** February 3, 9:30–11:00am AKST

The Service Members, Veterans and the Families Technical Assistance Center at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is hosting this webinar to provide a framework for National Guard and Reserve members and their families to better navigate the behavioral health resources and services they are eligible to receive.

To register, please click here.

Grief, Exhaustion, and Finding Vitality in Behavioral Health Care
February 8 and 10, 10:00am-11:15am AKST

The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is hosting two webinars (one for staff and one for supervisors) about the ways in which the current experiences of a multi-impact disaster are influencing the ability of behavioral health professionals to function in their work, while trying to balance all of the demands of home and family.

February 8 supervisor and leadership training: click here
February 10 staff training: click here

Integrating Spirituality into the Eating Disorder Recovery Process
February 10, 7:00-9:30am AKST

This webinar will explore the integration of spirituality in the treatment of eating disorders, including the ways in which spirituality can help the healing process, the pitfalls to avoid when integrating it into treatment, and clinical applications for eating disorder care. For a downloadable flyer, click here.

For more information and to register, click here.

Brown Bag Lunch: Start Early Essentials of Home Visiting
February 14, 12:00-1:00pm AKST

The Family Services Training Center (FSTC) at the UAA Center for Human Development is hosting a brown bag lunch to learn more about the "Essentials of Home Visiting" free course catalog which includes 10 self-paced courses. Courses in the catalog include Home Visiting Safety, Challenges in Home Visiting: Substance Abuse, The Impact of Trauma in Home Visiting, Domestic Violence in Home Visiting and more.

No registration is required for this information session. When it is time to join, click here.

Crisis Response for LGBTQ+ Populations
February 25, 9:00am-1:00pm AKST

This webinar will address the need for the crisis continuum to be responsive to the unique needs of the at-risk LGBTQ+ population. Additionally, the training will focus on understanding identity, normalizing the use of pronouns, safety planning, and providing resources for non-familial social support while noting the importance of allyship.

For more information and to register, click here.

Transforming Systems to Meet the Needs of Youth and Families: System of Care Overview
March 2, 9:00-11:00am AKST

The Alaska Family Services Training Center hosts Elizabeth Manley, MSW, a national expert in transforming systems to better meet the needs of children, youth and families. In session two of a three part series, attendees will learn the importance of shared leadership, multiple strategies in shifting the culture within the workforce and how to engage youth and families in systems transformation.

To register for this session, click here.

_{Alaska First Responders 24-hour Relief Line}
_{1-844-985-8275

Crisis counseling and general support for healthcare and behavioral professionals}

_{Alaska Careline}
_{For someone to talk to, call anytime:}
_{1-877-266-4357 (HELP) or text 4help to 839863}
_{3-11 p.m. Tue-Sat}

_{National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Alaska}

_{Alaska Division of Behavioral Health Well-Being Alaska}

_{Alaska Training Cooperative

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (AK-AIMH) Trainings}

_{Alaska Behavioral Health Trainings}

_{Alaska Partnership Access Line (PAL-PAK) for Prescribing Providers}

Substance Misuse Prevention, Treatment & Recovery

Prescription Digital Therapeutics: Expanding Interventions for the Treatment of SUD and OUD
**TODAY** February 3, 9:00-10:00am AKST

The reSET-O app is a FDA-approved prescription cognitive behavioral therapy intended to be used in addition to outpatient treatment under the care of a health care professional, in conjunction with treatment that includes buprenorphine and contingency management. In this webinar, Carolyn Greer, MD, Medical Director of the Bowen Recovery Center, in Fort Wayne, IN will share how Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs) like reSET and reSET-O are helping to expand and enhance interventions for the treatment of SUD and OUD.

To register, click here.

Request for Information (RFI) Restore Hope in Linkage to Care Collaboration
Response Due February 7th

Seeking emergency responder agencies interested in implementing and/or sustaining existing mobile crisis teams, mental health collaborative models and additional technology for delivery of telehealth to implement these models with a priority of peer integration. To review the solicitation, click here.

Request for Information (RFI) Residential Withdrawal Management
Response Due February 7th

Seeking those interested in creating new or expanded ASAM Level 3.7: Medically Monitored Inpatient Withdrawal Management or Level 3.2; Clinically Managed Residential Withdrawal Management programs. The review the solicitation, click here.

Informational Webinar and Q&A on Chiropractic Care to Prevent and Reduce Opioid Misuse for All Alaskans - A Pilot Program
February 7, 11:00am-12:00pm AKST

Join the Department of Health and Social Services for this meeting to learn more about a funding opportunity for chiropractic practices who partner with board-certified, Alaska-based pain specialists to accept referrals. This can include opioid-naïve patients who may avoid opioid therapy by using chiropractic care as well as patient on opioids who may reduce opioid use through chiropractic care. The webex link and call in number will be posted soon.

To review the notice, click here.

Incorporating Peer Recovery Support Services in Medications for Addiction Treatment and Recovery
February 9, 11:00am-12:30pm AKST

The National Association for Addiction Professionals is hosting this free webinar on how a dedicated peer recovery support specialist (PRSS) can help with care coordination and case management.

To read more and register, click here.

Pain and Opioid Management ECHO: First Response – Working on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis
February 14, 12:00-1:00pm AKST

Brian Webb, State EMS Training Coordinator will speak at this ECHO session which is part of a series. The goal of the ECHO is to enhance knowledge on pain management and addiction, and the treatment of opioid use disorder for primary care providers across Alaska. For questions, email echo@alaskachd.org.

To register, please click here.

Rethinking Substance Use: An Earlier and Broader Approach

February 16, 10-11:30am AKST

The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) focuses on supporting families and caregivers of children who experience serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Attendees of this webinar will learn about a framework for an earlier and broader approach to addressing youth substance use and addiction; the impact of early experiences on neurological, cognitive, and emotional development; protective factors that can forestall and mitigate the effects of adverse experiences, including COVID, on children’s risk for substance use and addiction and tools that families can use as they support their loved ones.

To read more and to register, click here.

_{Alaska Office of Substance Misuse & Addiction Prevention}

_{Recover Alaska}

_{Alaska's Tobacco Quit Line}

_{Never Use Alone}

^{Alcoholics Anonymous Alaska Statewide Meetings}

_{Narcotics Anonymous Zoom Meetings}

_RADACT

_{Project ECHO}

_{UW Medicine Pain and Opioid Consult Hotline for Providers}

_{Treatment Connection}

Justice Involved

Alaska Reducing Recidivism and Reentry Conference
February 15-17, 8:30am-3:30pm AKST

The 17th annual conference convenes a diverse community of professionals, family members, individuals with lived experience, and others who exchange ideas, identify gaps and solutions that promote reduced recidivism and successful reentry through appropriately serving justice-involved Alaskans at all phases their justice involvement. The conference features a broad range of sessions highlighting resources for serving both youth and adults with disabilities. For more information email Bridget McCleskey at confcoor@gmail.com.

To register, click here.

Examples of Collaboration Happening Nationwide to Support Justice-Involved Individuals

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is implementing a trauma-informed reentry program for women that prepares women for successful release, recovery, and employment. The Strength Through Restoration, Independence, Vision, and Empowerment (STRIVE) program offers skills training, resume-building, interview skills, and more. To learn more, click here.

In San Diego, community reentry organizations are partnering with local corrections to prepare incarcerated individuals for their return to the community through how to use a computer, writing resumes, practicing interview skills, and searching an applying for jobs online. To learn more, click here.

In Colorado, Regis University is offering classes to people incarcerated at four correctional facilities. Students approved for participation learn in inside prison classrooms outfitted with big screen monitors and infrastructure to deliver university classes via video conferencing. For more information, click here.

_{Department of Corrections}

^{Alaska Reentry Partnership}

_{Supporting Our Loved Ones Group}

_{Partners for Progress}

_{Alaska Native Justice Center}

_{GAINS Center}

Neurobehavioral

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities ECHO: History and Prevalence of Dual Diagnosis & Needs Assessment
**TODAY** February 3, 9:00-10:30am AKST

This ECHO offers a virtual network of real-time access to experienced experts in the field of mental health for people with developmental disabilities. Each session includes a brief lecture, deidentified case presentation, and open discussion facilitated by an interdisciplinary team. The Winter-Spring 2022 MHDD ECHO Hub Team includes a psychologist, a clinician, an applied behavior analyst, and a parent. To download the flyer, click here.

To register for this session and view upcoming sessions, click here.

Upcoming Training Opportunities in Care Coordination, Trauma Stewardship, and more.

The Alaska Training Cooperative is hosting a variety of upcoming trainings including:

Feb 10: Trauma Stewardship for the Alaska Direct Service Workforce (to register click here)
March 15: Basic Concepts of Care Coordination (to register click here)

To view all other trainings offered, click here.

Talking to Youth About Diagnosis and Raising Self-Advocates
February 14, 9-10:00am AKST

Join other caregivers of children and youth who experience a FASD for monthly informative conversations. This is a private Zoom for families and caregivers only.

For questions, contact jenn.wagaman@alaskacenter.org, 907-371-8247, or click here.

Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury (TBI) Stakeholder Day
March 8, 8:00am-12:30pm AKST

Each year, TBI Stakeholder Day brings stakeholders together to discuss important issues around TBI services, supports, and systems and to learn from other stakeholders, brain injury survivors, family members, support networks, and state and federal representatives. There will be sessions on Survivor Engagement Strategies, Domestic Violence and the Effect on Children, Effective Partnerships with Behavioral Health with a Focus on Suicide, and Effective Strategies for Using and Leveraging Data.

To register, please click here.

_{Alaska Office of Substance Misuse & Addiction Prevention - FASD}

_{Alaska Center for Children and Adults - Thursday FASD Support and Discussion Group}

_{Families Affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FAFASD)}

_{Red Shoes Rock: Awareness Campaign}

Suicide Prevention & Postvention

Article: Kotzebue Iron Dog Participant Races to Raise Awareness About Suicide

Chris Collins lost his youngest brother to suicide last year. This year he will compete in the Iron Dog to spread a message of hope.

"When it is dark and cold, it just brings you down. When you're already down, it brings you even further down," he said.

The pandemic doesn't make things better, with fewer gatherings and activities happening in the community, Collins said.

To read the article, click here.

_{Alaska Careline}
_{For someone to talk to, call anytime:}
_{1-877-266-4357 (HELP) or text 4help to 839863}
_{3-11 p.m. Tue-Sat}

_{American Foundation for Suicide Prevention}

_{National Suicide Prevention Lifeline}

_{Suicide Prevention Resource Center}

_{PC CARES}

^{Alaska Native Collaborative Hub for Research on Resilience}

Other Resources/Opportunities

If you know of a great resource or opportunity, send us an email and we'll try our best to include it here or in a section above.

Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation
February 11, 8:30-9:30am AKST

The council will meet publicly via Zoom. To obtain the login information and review the public notice, click here.

Key Coalition of Alaska: Virtual Unity Lunch and Virtual Advocacy Event - Key Campaign 2022
Lunch: February 11 & 12, 12:00-1:00pm AKST
Key Campaign: February 14-18, 8:00am-5:00pm AKST

Key Coalition of Alaska is a non-profit, statewide advocacy organization of people with disabilities and their families, friends and other supporters. The Key Campaign event will include legislative training sessions and opportunities to speak with your legislator.

To attend the virtual lunch, click here.

To register for the Key Campaign and identify your lawmakers, click here.

Draft Alaska Medicaid Access Monitoring Review Plan 2020 - Invitation for Public Comment
Comments accepted through February 15, 4:30pm AKST

Federal regulations require the department to review beneficiary access to providers enrolled to deliver services under the state Medicaid program.

To view the public notice and report, click here.

Alaska Maternal Child Health & Immunization Virtual Conference
Feb 22-24, 8:00am-3:00pm AKST

To download the agenda, click here.
To register, click here.

Upcoming Funding Opportunities:
AARP Community Challenge Grants - deadline Mar 22

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^{Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse}

^{Alaska Mental Health Board}

^{Statewide Suicide Prevention Council}

_{431 N. Franklin Street, Suite 203 | Juneau, Alaska 99801}

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