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Home My WebLink AboutCASSP Alert March 2014 DEP RTMENTAOFAPUBLICAWELF RE,AOfficeAofAMentalAHealthAandASubstanceA buseAServices,ABureauAofAChildren’sABehavioralAHealth Services DGS Annex Complex, Beechmont Building, 2nd Floor, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105 Phone: 717-772-7984; Fax: 717-705-8268; E-mail: c-hbicksle@pa.gov Beverly D. Mackereth, Secretary, Department of Public Welfare; Dennis Marion, Deputy Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; StanAMrozowski;ADirector;ABureauAofAChildren’sABehavioralAHealthAServices,AHarrietAS.ABicksler;AAlert Editor Volume 23, Number 3; March 2014 PAYSPI LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE; PLANS NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK The Pennsylvania Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative (PAYSPI) has a sleek new website look at www.payspi.org. In addition to great resources, training, and information about county suicide prevention initiatives, there are links to lastAyear’sAPS AcontestAwinners;Aand news about the current PSA contest. There is also a page dedicated to Suicide Prevention and Awareness Night at a Harrisburg Senators baseball game on May 16, to be held in collaboration with the PA Adult/Older Adult Suicide Prevention Coalition. You can support suicide prevention in Pennsylvania by coming to the game and/or inviting others (a portion of the ticket price will support suicide prevention). The 2014 PSA contest winning submissions will be displayed on the big screen during the game. REQUESTS FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS Infant Mental Health Conference: Proposals are being accepted for workshops at the Sixth Annual Pennsylvania Infant Mental Health Conference to be held Oct. 16-17, 2014 in Hershey, PA. The purpose of the conference is to promote social emotional development of infants and young children through developing high quality relationships with families and caregivers. Topics include innovative programs or therapies for young children, interventions for parents and caregivers, promoting attachment, and meeting special needs. Deadline for proposals is April 30, 2014. More information at www.pa-aimh.org. Suicide Prevention Conference: Proposals are also being accepted for the Pennsylvania Suicide Prevention Conference, to be held Oct. 15-16, 2014 in State College, PA. Workshops will be held in five tracks: youth/transition age youth, adults, older adults, military/law enforcement, and survivors. Deadline for proposals is March 28, 2014. Proposal submission form is at http://ow.ly/u4Nxo REMINDER: CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY NationalAChildren’sAMentalAHealthA Awareness Day will be held on May 8, 2014. As in past years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will provide media messages and other resources for local communities to use to plan their own events. ThisAyear’sAlaunchAeventAonAMayA6AwillA focus on the needs of young adults, ages 16-25, and onAtheA“valueAofApeerAsupportA in helping young adults build resilience in the four life domains of housing, education, employment and health care access.”AMoreAinformation, including a long list of resources for young adults, at www.samhsa.gov/children/national.asp BULLYING PREVENTION RESOURCES The Highmark Foundation, in collaboration with the Center for Safe Schools and the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, is presenting several community screenings of the film “Bully” over the next several months. The 45-minute film promotes awareness about bullying issues. It has been edited and does not include the more controversial material found in the theatrical release. The character-driven documentaryA“Bully”AfollowsAtwoAyouthA and their families over the course of a school year. Bullying is a widespread problem that includes and affects all; whether victims, perpetrators or silent bystanders.A“Bully”AaimsAtoAbeAaAcatalystA for change in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers and society as a whole. A facilitated session conducted by Pennsylvania bullying prevention trainers and consultants will be held after the viewing with professionals who can offer additional insights and solutions to this nationwide problem. The event is free and open to the public. Dates, locations and online registration at www.safeschools.info/bp- bully-film. For more information, contact Sally Canazaro at 717-763-1661, x168 or scanazaro@csc.csiu.org The Center for Safe Schools also sponsors a professional development webinar series every third Thursday on bullying prevention. The webinars are held from 3:00-4:15 p.m. The next one will be on March 20AonA“UsingA geA ppropriateA Literature to Support Bullying Prevention.”AMoreAinformation at http://www.safeschools.info/bullying- prevention/professional-development Finally, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Winter 2014 newsletter includes an article on “Bullying.ADispellingAMyths,AEnhancingA Prevention:” The article has information aboutAS MHS ’sAapproachAtoAbullyingA prevention, media guidelines for reporting on bullying incidents, and other resources. Link to document: http://ow.ly/u4IYh MORE RESOURCES FROM SAMHSA SAMHSA has launched Girls Matter!, a new six-part webinar series that will discuss challenges, opportunities, and strategies for supporting girls. The webinar series is designed to 1) increase theAbehavioralAhealthAworkforce’sA understanding of the needs and concerns of adolescent girls (ages 12-18), and 2) bring visibility and attention to the specific behavioral health concerns of adolescent girls. Girls Matter! features a 90-minute webinar each month covering a related behavioral health topic. The first webinar was on February 25, but will be available online. More information, including dates for the remaining webinars, is at http://ow.ly/u4Jki The Mayors’ Resource Guide on Behavioral Health Issues, available from SAMHSA, highlights the unique role mayors and local public officials can have in shaping community responses that will promote recovery, prevent behavioral health disorders, reduce the impact of behavioral health problems when they do occur and ensure that needed treatments and services are available. It includes tips on engaging the community, and prevention and treatment resources. Download it at http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//P EP14-MAYORSRG/PEP14-MAYORSRG.pdf The first edition of the Behavioral Health Barometer (2013) provides a snapshot of the state of behavioral health in the United States. It presents a set of substance use and mental health indicators as measured through data collection efforts sponsored by SAMHSA, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The report is available for the nation as a whole and by state. United States report: http://ow.ly/u4J9h. Pennsylvania-specific data: http://ow.ly/u4Jfc INFORMATION ABOUT PCIT Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment program designed especially for young children ages 3-8, is expanding across Pennsylvania. For insight into how PCIT actually works, check this article in a recent issue of Scientific American, “ParentATrainingACanAImproveAKids’A Behavior”: http://ow.ly/u4LuS. You can alsoAfindAoutAmoreAaboutA“PCITAAcross PA: Healthier Kids Happier Families;”A Pennsylvania’sAPCITAinitiative;AatA www.parecovery.org/ (Statewide Initiatives/ECMH). CONFERENCE/TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES April 9-10,A2014.A“InspiringAHope— FosteringASuccess,” Sheraton Harrisburg- Hershey Hotel, Harrisburg. Sponsored by the PA Council for Children, Youth and Family Services. More information at http://pccyfs.org/Spring_Conf.html April 22-23, 2014: Pennsylvania Family Group Decision Making Conference, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey. Sponsored by the Office of Children, Youth and Families and others. April 23-25,A2014.A“SupportingAYoungA Children’sASocialAEmotionalA Development,” 11th Annual National Training Institute on Effective Practices, Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club, St. Petersburg, FL. Sponsored by the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention. More information at http://nti.cbcs.usf.edu/ April 30-May 1, 2014: Pennsylvania Childhood Trauma and Injury Prevention Conference: A Community Approach, Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey, Harrisburg. Sponsored by the Center for Schools and Communities, Safe Kids Pennsylvania. More information at www.pasafekids.org/PCTIP.php *MayA16,A2014.A“InASearchAofASafeASpace.A HelpingAYouthAFaceAStressAandATerror,”A Annual STAR Center Conference, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Sponsored by the STAR Center. More information at www.starcenter.pitt.edu. June 10-12, 2014: Pennsylvania Autism Training Conference (PATC), Eden Resort, Lancaster. Sponsored by the Department of Public Welfare. More information at www.autisminpa.org. The conference will expand its focus on training professionals to include a special track for self- advocates. JuneA27,A2014.A“PovertyAandAMentalA Illness: Can the ConnectionABeABroken?”A 20th Pennsylvania Case Management Conference, Doubletree Hotel, Monroeville. Sponsored by OMHSAS and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. More information at www.wpic.pitt.edu/oerp/cmconf July 16-20,A2014.A“ImprovingAChildren’sA Mental Health Care in an Era of Change, Challenge and Innovation: The Role of theASystemAofACareA pproach,” National Training Institutes of National Technical ssistanceACenterAforAChildren’sAMentalA Health, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, DC. More information at http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/T rainingInstitutes.html *Oct. 16-17, 2014: Sixth Annual Pennsylvania Infant Mental Health Conference, Sheraton Harrisburg- Hershey, Harrisburg. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for Infant Mental Health. More information at www.pa-aimh.org Nov. 5-7, 2014: Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile Justice, Harrisburg Hilton and Towers, Harrisburg. Sponsored by the JuvenileACourtAJudges’ACommissionAandA others. More information at www.jcjc.state.pa.us. *Dec. 10-13, 2014: 29th National Training Institutes, Westin Diplomat, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Sponsored by Zero to Three. More information at www.zerotothree.org Note: dditionalAchildren’sAmentalAhealthA training is available from Drexel University; University of Pittsburgh Office of Education and Regional Programs, and Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center. (*new listing this month) REMINDER: Check out the CASSP Alert listserv archives for back issues and information about how to join the listserv: http://listserv.dpw.state.pa.us/cassp- alerts.html.