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 SAMHSA is accepting applications for Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (System of Care [SOC] Expansion and Sustainability Grants). The purpose of this program is to improve the mental health outcomes of children and youth, birth through age 21, with serious emotional disturbance (SED), and their families.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 24 grants of up to $3,000,000 per year for up to 4 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, February 3, 2020
 Training and events are available for practitioners through many of SAMHSA’s Training and Technical Assistance Centers. Some of these are highlighted below. Note that some of them require advance registration. Visit SAMHSA’s Practitioner Training webpage for a more complete listing.
Note: If you are unable to access an event or webinar or have questions, please contact the source given at the individual event URL.
 As the United States continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse, disaster behavioral health professionals should implement strategies and plans for working with diverse populations. The following resources provide information, guidelines, and tools to better infuse cultural awareness and competence into disaster planning, preparedness, and response.
SAMHSA is one of several collaborating HHS agencies leading the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. SAMHSA’s goal is to improve prevention, increase testing frequency, and increase referrals and support linkage to HIV treatment when necessary. SAMHSA has concentrated 70 percent of the Minority AIDS initiative grantees within the 48 identified areas with the highest number of new HIV cases.
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Grant Program for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness. Short title: Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). This four-year program is intended to implement and evaluate new AOT programs, and identify evidence-based practices in order to reduce the incidence and duration of psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, incarcerations, and interactions with the criminal justice system while improving the health and social outcomes of individuals with a serious mental illness (SMI).
SAMHSA plans to issue 14 grants of up to $1,000,000 per year for up to 4 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, January 24, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Navigator Program for Racial/Ethnic Minorities (Prevention Navigator). The purpose of this program is to provide services to those at highest risk for HIV and substance use disorders (SUDs).
SAMHSA plans to issue 82 grants of up to $200,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, December 27, 2019
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) - Category II, Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers grants. The purpose of the TSA Centers is to provide national expertise for specific types of traumatic events, population groups, and service systems, and support the specialized adaptation of effective evidence-based treatment and service approaches for communities across the nation.
SAMHSA plans to issue 7 grants of up to $600,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, December 23, 2019
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the NCTSI - Category III, Community Treatment and Service (CTS) Centers grants. The purpose of this program is to provide and increase access to effective trauma-focused treatment and services systems in communities for children and adolescents, and their families who experience traumatic events throughout the nation.
SAMHSA plans to issue 10 grants of up to $400,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, December 23, 2019
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Recovery Community Services Program. The purpose of this program is to provide peer recovery support services via recovery community organizations to individuals with SUDs or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders or those in recovery from these disorders. The program’s foundation is the value of lived experience of peers to assist others in achieving and maintaining recovery. These services, in conjunction with clinical treatment services, are an integral component of the recovery process.
SAMHSA plans to issue 6 grants of up to $300,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, December 23, 2019
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
This webinar outlines exactly what E-cigarettes are, explores the youth vaping epidemic, and introduces CATCH My Breath as one possible solution.
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
Many communities are focusing on the small number of people who frequently cycle in and out of emergency rooms, shelters, crisis services and the justice system, a population that disproportionately contributes to the high utilization of these resources. People who come into frequent contact with these systems have some of the highest mental health and substance abuse treatment needs and utilize significant county resources, often without positive outcomes due to a lack of collaboration between the various systems. In Part 2 of a series on collecting and using data, Stepping Up and the Data-Driven Justice initiative will host a webinar that features counties that have implemented policies and practices that identify frequent utilizers of these systems and use this information to connect people with appropriate treatment and services.
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Monday, December 9, 2019 12:00 p.m. EST
The nationwide Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network Marijuana Work Group has released a Marijuana Prevention & Education Toolkit. This webinar will present a detailed overview of each of the four components in the toolkit. At the conclusion of the toolkit overview, the remainder of the webinar will serve as a listening session where participants can share other issues and challenges related to marijuana prevention.
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Monday, December 9, 2019 1:00 p.m. EST
Dr. David Flynn will provide an overview of the economic landscape that affects farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers in the United States. This session will highlight the challenges faced by producers in adapting to uncertain commodities pricing, the long and short term impacts of tariffs, and the financial pressures caused by uncertain crop yields and changing weather.
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Monday, December 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
This webinar will examine the principles and practices of trauma-informed care in a mental health assessment context, operationalize a cultural humility framework in connecting with and serving clients from a broad diversity of populations, and explore and understand the impacts of trauma experiences. For behavioral healthcare professionals and advocates.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
ISF enhances multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) by integrating student mental health and wellness into the existing structures. Participants will learn how to establish an integrated ISF leadership team, understand the foundational steps to establish ISF at the school or district level, define the process of evaluating potential evidence-based practices for inclusion in schools, and discuss implementation challenges, solutions, and innovations with ISF practitioners.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
In part 2 of this series, learn how one Wisconsin school district partners with the county restorative justice program to utilize the evidence-based CATCH My Breath Program to engage with youth caught vaping on school grounds.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST
This webinar is an introduction to methamphetamines. It will cover a variety of topics from description of methamphetamines, pharmacology, and reasons for use. It will also include special populations and evidence based practices.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
This webinar will focus on Native veterans, including a historical overview that delves into the history of Native Americans in the military, historical trauma, PTSD, suicide approaches to assessment and treatment, traditional beliefs and healing practices, and most importantly honoring self through Native American teachings and wisdom.
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST
Part 2 This webinar discusses how methamphetamines are used, special issues for women and men who have sex with men, and evidence-based practices for treatment.
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
This is a 4-part series on the principles and practices of recovery-oriented care. Larry Davidson leads this webinar series that started in November.
Other webinars in this series include –
Can Clinical Care be Recovery-Oriented? January 16, 2020 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST
The Importance of Community Inclusion February 13, 2020 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:00 p.m. EST
The Peer Support Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (PS ECHO) is a movement to share knowledge, and amplify capacity to provide best practices. Participants share community and statewide resources, learn new skills and tools for doing peer work, and connect with peers.
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Thursday, December 12, 2019, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will highlight the emerging trends in methamphetamine use in the Northwest region of the United States including a discussion of the current and emerging data on demographics and use rates. The webinar will also highlight prevention approaches to address methamphetamine use and how organizations can collaborate across sectors to better understand and combat misuse in their communities.
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
This presentation will summarize findings from three focus groups about vaping conducted with middle school students located in Androscoggin County, Maine. The students discussed vaping and shared their thoughts, experiences, attitudes, and knowledge around this topic. In this 1-hour webinar, the presenters will discuss their research process, focus group findings, and distribute prevention resources developed based on their takeaways from this project.
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Thursday December 12, 2019 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST
Epidemiologists and evaluators provide a foundation for prevention programming by collecting, managing, and interpreting a program's data. Therefore, it is critical that program staff reflect on how to work with them for the best outcomes to the program. Participants in the field of prevention will hear from national experts, Drs. Kyle Barrington (evaluator) and Sandeep Kasat (epidemiologist) on the respective roles and responsibilities of those data collectors and how they help build the prevention program.
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Friday, December 13, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
This webinar explores the benefits of peer support in combating loneliness and social exclusion, two factors that destroy health and happiness. Research has shown that the lack of "connectedness" to friends and community worsens psychiatric problems and leads to chronic illness and early mortality.
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Monday, December 16, 2019 1:00 p.m. EST
Meg Moynihan and Monica McConkey will provide an overview of the tools and strategies they use every day to address the mental health needs of farmers and ranchers. This session will highlight examples of resources available to support farmers experiencing stress and mental health challenges and discuss best practices providers can use when working with this population.
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Monday, December 16, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
This one-hour webinar will focus on the brief intervention component of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment). Utilizing the spirit of motivational interviewing in delivering SBIRT services is a crucial component in improving outcomes. This session will focus on some concrete skills that can be utilized in delivering these services.
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First Session: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
Second Session: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
For individuals with behavioral health disorders, crisis situations may place them at greater risk. This two-part interactive webinar series will highlight a variety of crisis situations, including but not limited to aggressive outbursts, disruptive behaviors, suicidal ideation, and homicidal ideation. Strategies for assessment and intervention, and the roles of different providers (e.g., doctors, psychologists, nurses, educators, social workers, counselors, and other behavioral health professionals) will be examined and then time given to practice these de-escalation skills. Finally, the importance of de-briefing and post de-escalation events will be discussed.
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December 17, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
This six-part webinar series developed by the Central East PTTC will support and build the capacity of the prevention workforce. The series is a skill building training that will detail the steps to implementing a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to prevention using the five stages of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework: 1) Needs Assessment, 2) Building Capacity, 3) Planning, 4) Implementation, and 5) Evaluation.
Webinars also will be held on January 28, February 20, March 16, and March 26.
Each webinar will be scheduled at 1pm EST.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST
The goal of this community learning forum is to address topics relevant to working with young adults of transition age. These forums will provide opportunities for peer-learning to build knowledge and skills for TAY-serving providers, advocates, champions, and allies.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:00 p.m. EST
Honora Englander, M.D., will share her experience developing and spreading the Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT) model. She will describe key components, outcomes, and lessons learned. She will also share practical advice for teams interested in implementing addictions care in general hospital settings.
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Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
In this webinar, the developer of a therapeutic intervention for adults, youth, and families who are experiencing behavioral health problems related to past or ongoing traumatic victimization or adversity will provide an introductory overview of Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy© (TARGET). The intervention provides unique psychoeducation based on a translation of neurobiological research on the impact of trauma on brain functioning, and a practical transtheoretical sequential skillset for recovering from complex traumatic stress symptoms (“survival mode”) and associated behavioral health problems and developing resilience.
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Friday, December 20, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
Individuals with SMI who have been involved in the criminal justice system face numerous challenges including additional stigma. This webinar will review various topics to assist mental health professionals in supporting their patients who have had criminal justice involvement.
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