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 Nov. 15, 2023
Corrected to note that this Thursday's Roadmap-focused community conversation is canceled.
The Child and Family Behavioral Health (CFBH) team at Oregon Health Authority (OHA) focuses on children and young people through age 25, and their families.
For youth, families and community: Discover opportunities to give us your thoughts and opinions, get support and training, and connect with each another.
For providers: Find trainings and opportunities to connect with other system providers and peers.
In this issue...
All voices invited to Roadmap-focused community conversations
Purpose: Provide a space for providers, community members, youth and family to offer feedback and insight on current and future work of OHA’s CFBH unit.
Format: Conversations each month follow a theme. We will provide background on the theme followed by plenty of time for your input, suggestions, and feedback.
Facilitators: Director of Child and Family Behavioral Health Chelsea Holcomb, System of Care Policy Strategist Hilary Harrison, and others from the team.
When:
- First Wednesday of each month 2 to 3:30 p.m.
- Third Thursday of each month 5 to 6:30 p.m. - This session is canceled for November.
How to join:
- Meeting ID: 160 752 6471
- Passcode: 105841
- Dial in: (669) 254-5252
Workgroup: Families in children’s behavioral health policy making – new time
This group is providing feedback for the development of the next version of the children’s behavioral health strategy, or Roadmap. These meetings are being held the second Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom.
- The next meeting is set for December 12.
If you are a part of a family group in the community then we would welcome your engagement in this work. In the development of the next version of the Roadmap, it is especially important to ensure that we hear and center the voices of those who have been historically marginalized and those experiencing developmental disability.
We are happy to come listen to your group’s insights on system needs for both mental health and substance use disorder for young people, from infancy through age 25, or to facilitate a guided conversation.
Please email Hilary Harrison for the link and more details if you are a family member and would like to be involved.
A Time for Families — Help us improve Oregon’s child and family behavioral health system by telling us about your experiences
Weekly drop-in hour for parents and family members
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Do you have questions about finding the right services for your child? Share your questions and concerns about mental health and addiction services for children and young people.
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How can we better support your family? Share suggestions for how OHA can support youth, young adults and their families to help them get the right service at the right time for the duration needed.
The call is hosted by the CFBH Director Chelsea Holcomb and the System of Care Policy Strategist, Hilary Harrison, who is also a family member. A representative from the Reach Out Oregon Parent Warmline will attend and will be available to follow up with specific immediate concerns.
Join us Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m.
Join by computer or other mobile device
Join by phone: 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 161 993 2307, Passcode: 676907
Please contact hilary.harrison@oha.oregon.gov if you have questions or need interpretation services.
Warmline
Reach Out Oregon, funded by OHA as part of Oregon Family Support Network, has a warm line at 833-732-2467, a website, a chat room for any family member needing support and a weekly virtual support group.
Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) free virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trainings in English and Spanish
 Free training available in English: This is a one-day YMHFA training for adults who want to further skills on interacting with or working with youth who may have mental health challenges. Please share to those who may be interested. Space is limited, register early to ensure you have a spot. Some prework is required, you will receive details after your registration is accepted.
When: Virtually on Thurs., Nov. 30
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT
Audience: adults who work with or interact with youth. Note: this is not to become a trainer, this is the individual one-day training.
Trainer: Angela Begres, National Trainer in MHFA
Follow this link to register. Registration closes Nov. 15
 Free training available in Spanish: ¿POR QUÉ PRIMEROS AUXILIOS MENTALES A LA JUVENTUD? Los primeros auxilios mentales a la juventud ayudan a identificar, entender y responder a los signos de enfermedad mental y abuso de sustancias. Esta formación de 8 horas da a los adultos que trabajan con jóvenes las herramientas para llegar a ellos y proporcionar soporte inicial a adolescentes de entre 12 y 18 años que puedan estar desarrollando un problema mental o adicción ya ponerlos en contacto con la persona adecuada.
When: Virtually on Dec. 18 PDT
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT
Audience: adults who work with or interact with youth. Note: this is not to become a trainer, this is the individual one-day training.
Trainer: Angela Begres, National Trainer in MHFA
Follow this link to register. Register by: Dec. 4
If you have any questions about either training, please reach out to Maria Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Training Opportunities
ASIST is a two-day suicide intervention training focused on helping individuals as young as 16 years old. The interactive workshop teaches the skills needed to recognize youth who may be at risk of suicide, including identifying warning signs of suicide, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan. Below are a series of ASIST training opportunities that are open to the public:
Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) – Youth SUD in Oregon is on Oregon Buys
The Request for Grant Applications, RFGA 5778 – Youth and Young Adult Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Recovery (SAPTR) Grants, has been issued for the Oregon Health Authority, Health Systems Division, and is now posted on OregonBuys for your review at these links:
OregonBuys Bid Solicitation #: S-44300-00008225 (this is an external link which may be used without logging in to OregonBuys). See OregonBuys registration and other information below.*
If you are a registered user of OregonBuys, you may use the following link to access RFGA 5778 after logging in to OregonBuys: OregonBuys Bid Solicitation # S-44300-00008225.
The RFGA closes 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.
As detailed further in the RFGA 5778, Section 2.3.2 Project Background and Purpose, the goal of the RFGA is to expand and enhance current efforts to address Youth and Young Adult substance use and Applicants may apply for grants to support one or more of the following allowable program activities described in the RFGA, Section 2.4 Scope of Allowable Program Activities:
- School-Based Prevention;
- Peer Supports;
- Family involvement in treatment;
- Culturally Specific Supports; and
- Harm Reduction Services and Education.
OHA anticipates awarding up to ten Grant Agreements for Substance Abuse Prevention Treatment Recovery – Block Grant (SAPTR-BG) American Rescue Plan Act funds, and the maximum combined total of all grant awards under this RFGA will be approximately $1,585,000.00. OHA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the amount of each grant award from this RFGA. The term of each Grant Agreement is anticipated to be from approximately Jan. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025.
*OregonBuys Information: The official RFGA and attachments for this opportunity, including all Application content and submission requirements, are posted as files in the Oregon Buys “Attachments” tab for the OregonBuys grant solicitation (see links above).
If your organization is not yet registered for OregonBuys, please navigate to OregonBuys.gov and click on the blue “Register” button in the top right corner of the webpage to get started. Click here for registration instructions.
If you need OregonBuys assistance, please contact the OregonBuys Supplier Help Desk at 1-855-800-5046 or email Support.OregonBuys@oregon.gov. In addition, this link includes instructions and guides on using OregonBuys: https://www.oregon.gov/das/ORBuys/Pages/supplierresources.aspx
Please send all questions and communications about RFGA 5778 to John Gardner, the Single Point of Contact (SPC) for this RFP, via email to: john.f.gardner@odhsoha.oregon.gov.
November 15 Behavioral Health Community Technical Assistance and Support Session
OHA is planning to host a Behavioral Health Community Technical Assistance and Support Session Nov. 15, 2023, from 2 to 3 p.m. Pacific Time. This event is seeking to:
- Promote community awareness of OHA policy and rulemaking processes, and
- Discuss specific opportunities to reduce administrative burden on behavioral health providers.
This session will review:
- What is an Oregon Administrative Rule?
- When Oregon Administrative Rules are required.
- Who sets the requirements for the state’s rulemaking process.
- The difference between the rulemaking process and
- The impact of rules on our work.
- An overview of the steps of the rulemaking process.
- What happens after a rulemaking has ended and the rule change is in effect.
Public Health Advisory Board accepting applications for new members
The Office of Governor Tina Kotek and OHA’s Public Health Division are seeking applicants for five positions on the state Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB).
PHAB advises and makes recommendations for governmental public health in Oregon. The board focuses on eliminating health inequities through a modern public health system, as described in PHAB’s Health Equity Policy and Procedure.
OHA invites applicants with lived or professional experience related to health, racial equity and community engagement for the following open positions:
- An expert in health equity;
- A person who represents a community-based organization serving a rural community;
- A person who represents a community-based organization serving an urban community;
- A person who represents the education system from early learning though high school; and
- A person who represents coordinated care organizations.
Each position serves a term that begins Jan. 1, 2024. The end dates for the positions vary, but terms may last a total of four years with the option to renew for a second term. Board members are appointed by the Governor.
PHAB meets on the second Thursday of each month from 3 - 5:30 p.m. PST. Members are encouraged to join regular subcommittees and workgroups.
Under Oregon Revised Statutes 292.495, board members may qualify to receive compensation for their service.
To apply, complete the electronic application process by Nov. 17 at this link: https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/board-list.aspx. These recruitments will remain open until filled.
Applicants must provide:
- A resume.
- A short personal biography.
- A brief statement of interest, including the positions the applicant is applying for.
- A brief statement on how the board can address equity.
- A brief statement on the applicant’s understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Those unable to complete the form electronically should contact the Executive Appointments Office at executive.appointments@oregon.gov for assistance.
Information about PHAB is available on the board’s website at http://www.healthoregon.org/phab.
Everyone has a right to know about and use OHA programs and services. OHA provides free help. Some examples of the free help OHA can provide are:
- Sign language and spoken language interpreters.
- Written materials in other languages.
- Braille.
- Large print.
- Audio and other formats.
Requests for help and more information, as well as questions, can be sent to Sara Beaudrault at 971-645-5766 or sara.beaudrault@oha.oregon.gov or 711 TTY.
Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Training
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment to help children and adolescents recover after trauma. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple and complex trauma experiences. This is a structured, short-term treatment model that effectively improves a range of trauma-related outcomes in eight to 25 sessions with the child/youth and caregiver.
Dr. Alicia Meyer, a national trainer in TF-CBT and a global trainer in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, is offering a two-day online for clinicians to become certified. The training is free for people sponsored by OHA; for others it is $500. OHA sponsored participants can sign up under the OHA Registration section of the website (scroll to the last section of page). To qualify as an OHA sponsored participant you must work in Oregon and hold a license or certification (e.g. QMHP, LCSW, LPC, LPC-A, etc.).
Training dates for 2024 will be announced soon.
For more information, including prerequisites and required reading materials, visit Dr. Meyer’s website. The prerequisite TF-CBT course costs $35, offers 11 continuing education units and must be completed prior to the two-day training.
If you have any questions about the training, please contact tfcbt@aliciasplace.org.
System of Care Learning Collaborative
On the second Tuesday of the month, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN), Youth ERA, OHA and the System of Care Advisory Council facilitate a conversation for people involved in Oregon’s local System of Care. The Learning Collaborative is an engaging space for anyone involved with SOC to openly discuss challenges, solutions, and build a community with folks across Oregon. Attendees are encouraged to bring their questions to the collaborative and get support from each other. OHA, Youth ERA and OFSN attend as consultants and trainers to offer additional and specific support outside of the collaborative.
Contact Christy Hudson at christy.j.hudson@oha.oregon.gov for more details.
Interdisciplinary Assessment Teams — Expedited Assessment Services for Youth (EASY)
OHA’s EASY demonstration project has already helped support psychological testing for several youth. This new program will respond to goals set out in Senate Bill 1 (2019) to provide rapid access to evaluation, assessment and recommendations for complex youth — especially those who are in child welfare custody and are in temporary lodging, emergency department boarding, shelter care, county juvenile facilities or in the custody of Oregon Youth Authority.
EASY provides quick access to full psychological and assessment services within seven to 10 days of referral. It includes:
- A full review of clinical documents,
- Determination of need for psychological testing,
- Psychological testing,
- Communication with current clinical providers and
- When appropriate, coordination with local Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities intake screening departments.
EASY can be mobile and meet the youth in the community, either in person or via telehealth. In some situations, a full psychological evaluation may be all a youth and family need to get on the right path to the services they need.
Initial results have been very promising. EASY has provided much needed clarity by identifying an emerging mental health condition and recommending appropriate mental health services.
If you would like to learn more about EASY, or if you would like to request this service, please visit the EASY web page. This service is available to all youth, regardless of insurance status. Anyone may fill out the request form, including:
- Youth, family members and representatives,
- Mental and behavioral health providers,
- Medical health providers
If you are interested in learning more about this work, please contact John Linn at john.r.linn@oha.oregon.gov.
Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP)
Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training: To be determined; Please fill out the Instructor Training Interest Form to be contacted when training and space is available.
Youth SAVE Trainings: As of July 2023, AOCMHP will not coordinate Youth SAVE. For more training and workshop information, visit the training website. Available trainings listed on the right side of the website.
Advanced Skill Trainings: AOCMHP offers advanced skills trainings for mental health providers serving those struggling with suicidal thoughts, ideation or behaviors. For example, they offer Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), an empirically informed family therapy model specifically designed to reach family and individual processes associated with adolescent suicide and depression. Visit the AOCMHP training web page to learn about other trainings. Please fill out the Advanced Skill Training Interest Form to be notified when trainings will be available.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) training:
When: Dec. 14, 15, 18, and 19. Please save these dates in your calendar. Training link and materials will be sent later.
Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time each day (includes a 60-minute break for lunch).
About: This training is free, valued at $430 per person, by OHA grant funding for Advanced Clinical Skill trainings. Please register here. Training link and materials will be sent later.
This four-day virtual training will include DBT skills and detailed focus on suicide assessment/prevention/intervention. DBT is a highly effective treatment developed by Marsha M. Linehan, PhD for multi-diagnostic disordered individuals with borderline personality disorder and other challenges of emotion dysregulation. Recent studies have shown that DBT skills, when provided in the context of a comprehensive DBT program, are highly effective at reducing suicidal behaviors and improving treatment outcomes.
Trainers for this 4-day DBT: Ashley Maliken, PhD and Ajeng Puspitasari, LP, PhD
Participants: This is for all mental health professionals working with clients/patients and can include: clinicians, counselors, couple and family therapists, health care administrators, mental health professionals, psychotherapists, social workers, peer support specialists, child and family therapists, school-based counselors, and skill trainers.
Continuing education credits (CEs): are included at no additional cost to attendees. Portland DBT Institute will be offering 7 CE credit hours through the National Board for Certified Counselors for this training for each training day.
Participants must attend all training days in full as well as sign in and out each training day to qualify for CEs and certificate. Partial credit hours are not issued for incomplete attendance. CE Certificates will be sent by email within two weeks of the final training day.
Manuals required for training (for fee): Participants need only need one of them based on their area of focus.
Participants can order the book that meet their area of interest/focus. If participants need help with the manual cost, please email mpos@aocmhp.org and we can provide scholarships. Please order books right away when getting confirmation of attendance to ensure they arrive in time for training.
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Trainer Learning Collaborative
Hosted by AOCMHP, this space is dedicated to BIPOC instructors and other trainers to focus on networking, learning best practices, increasing accessibility to relevant community-based trainings, and learning how to identify and decrease barriers to access.
The next meeting will be on Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. Please fill out BIPOC Collaborative Interest form.
BIPOC Trainer Learning Collaborative. This space is dedicated to BIPOC instructors, trainers and facilitators who focus on mental health, suicide prevention, and opioid misuse. The collaborative is facilitated by Multnomah County Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Canada Taylor Parker, and African Americans Reach & Teach Health Lead Program Coordinator Angeilea' Yancey-Watson. Learn how to identify and decrease barriers to access to trainings and overall healthcare.
The discussions focus on:
- Best practices for optimizing trainings
- Networking with other BIPOC instructors/facilitator
- Increasing accessibility to relevant community-based trainings
- Other topics and discussions to support Oregon trainers
Contact facilitators Canada Taylor Parker at canada.taylor.parker@multco.us or Angeilea' Yancey-Watson at angeileay@aarth.org with any questions.
To be added to the calendar invite, please email Maria Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org.
Collaborative Problem Solving
OHA funded The Child Center to help families strengthen positive relationships and build the skills needed for success at home, at school, in the community and throughout life.
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) is a philosophy based on the understanding that youth with challenging behaviors may be having delays in the development of skills in five different areas which are needed to adaptively solve problems and make life decisions. CPS works to strengthen existing skills and teach them skills to do better in their environment; the philosophy is that “Kids do well if they can.”
The Child Center:
- Offers free CPS classes to people throughout Oregon. Sessions are once a week for eight weeks.
- Is focused on providing services to seven regions in Oregon that have limited mental health provider resources.
For more information, please visit The Child Center’s website and share widely with families and communities.
New course option: Suicide Prevention – Responding with Care
A course designed to equip anyone working with clients to recognize warning signs for suicide, ask directly about suicidal thoughts, perform basic safety planning, refer clients to help, and follow up with clients later.
- 3 hours long
- Online, on-demand
- No cost (sponsored by Oregon Health Authority)
- Continuing Education Units available
- Course is most applicable to Traditional Health Workers (THW) and Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHA) but is open to all providers.
Meets suicide prevention training requirements in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 675.140, 675.597, 675.805, 676.860 and 676.863 for the behavioral health workforce – these requirements were added through HB 2315 (2021). Follow this link to enroll.
Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
Oregon CALM is an Oregon-adapted curriculum of the national Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) course. This is a 6-hour training developed to assist health care and direct service providers. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide — and their families — to reduce access.
Oregon CALM has been adapted from the National CALM curriculum to incorporate components of Addressing Firearm Safety with Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Couse for Healthcare Providers in Rural Areas and research with Oregon rural firearm owners. Oregon CALM is a suicide prevention training that is neither anti-gun nor anti-medication.
After completing this course, you will:
- Understand why means matter, as evidenced by local and national data and current relevant research
- Know the most effective and culturally appropriate ways to address lethal means with firearms owners
- Have increased confidence in conducting lethal means counseling related to firearms, medications, and other means with clients at risk of suicide
Audience: This training is not intended for the general public. Oregon CALM is developed to assist health care and direct service providers who work with individuals who may be at risk of suicide:
- Primary care & physical health providers
- Mental and behavioral health providers
- Peer support workers
- Case managers
- Social service professionals
These trainings are being offered as part of OHA’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Please contact Kris Bifulco at AOCMHP for more information at kbifulco@aocmhp.org.
Learn more about Oregon CALM (OCALM) training:
Question Persuade Refer (QPR):
QPR Training for Trainers (T4T)
If you’re interested in becoming a QPR trainer for your organization or community, please complete the application below for QPR T4T. Applications are review based within a few weeks of their submission and prioritized with a focus on:
- Youth-serving organizations,
- Trainers who can offer public training,
- Bilingual trainers and
- Trainers in areas with limited resources or QPR trainers.
You will receive an invitation to register for an upcoming T4T date within one month of your application submission. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our QPR Statewide Coordinator at qpr@linesforlife.org.
Virtual trainings are offered at no cost from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., new dates for 2024 coming soon.
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Contact QPR@linesforlife.org for more information.
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