Archived Trainings on Stigma from SAMHSA and other stuff

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Spotlight: Archived Training Teleconferences

The ADS Center recently conducted two successful training teleconferences: “Mental Health & Women in the Military: Promoting Social Acceptance and Inclusion” and “Addressing the Challenges of Medical Providers in Treating Persons with Mental Health Issues.” These calls were recorded and are available for playback.

Mental Health & Women in the Military: Promoting Social Acceptance and Inclusion

This training:

• Explores research on women in the military, mental health, and feelings of fear and shame that keep women from seeking care
• Provides an overview of strategies that may help promote acceptance and understanding and reduce negative attitudes in the military related to women, mental health and trauma issues

To access the archived recording via telephone:

1. Call the free playback dial-in number: 1-800-262-0844
2. When prompted, enter the reference number: 154837#
3. Click here to access the presentation files.

Addressing the Challenges of Medical Providers in Treating Persons with Mental Health Issues

This training:

• Describes what research shows about  the challenges providers face in providing general and mental health care to persons with mental health problems; and  the challenges, including attitudinal barriers, persons with mental health problems face when attempting to get quality mental and general health care from providers who do not specialize in mental health.
• Offers first-hand accounts from individuals about their health care experiences with health care providers—both of what worked and what didn’t work.
• Provides an overview of strategies that may help providers to develop accepting, recovery-focused attitudes that help to improve the diagnosis and care of persons with mental health problems.

To access the archived recording via telephone:

• Call the free playback dial-in number: 1-800-262-0844
• When prompted, enter the reference number: 155359#
• Click here to access the presentation files.

Online Resources

The 10 by 10 Pledge for Wellness  
The early mortality rates of people with serious mental illness – up to 25 years life lost – have recently received much-needed attention. This disparity in life expectancy is unacceptable.  People with serious mental illnesses deserve to live as long and healthy lives as other Americans.  The 10 by 10 Pledge for Wellness  was the result of a two-day meeting, sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to develop a coordinated and strategic action plan to promote wellness and reduce early mortality. Take action to prevent and reduce early mortality by 10 years over the next 10 year time period by joining the 10 by 10 Pledge for Wellness.  

Building Bridges: Mental Health Consumers and Primary Health Care Representatives in Dialogue
In March 2005, CMHS sponsored a dialogue between consumers of mental health services and representatives of various sectors of the primary health system. In an effort to develop improved mutual understanding, respect, and partnerships, the two dozen participants accomplished the following:

• Identified issues involving mental health consumers and their experiences with primary care providers, including those that both hinder and help recovery; and
• Developed recommendations regarding attitudinal shifts and systems transformation that can lead to improved mental and general health care responses to people with mental illnesses by primary care and mental health providers.

The findings and recommendations from the dialogue are summarized in this publication.

Get it Together: How to Integrate Physical and Mental Health Care for People with Serious Mental Disorders
Get it Together examines model programs for improving integration and coordination of behavioral health and primary health services for adults and children with serious mental health problems who rely on the public mental health system for their care. It summarizes findings of a series of studies and offers recommendations for policymakers.

A Guide to Mental Wellness in Older Age: Recognizing and Overcoming Depression
The purpose of this toolkit is to help older adult mental health consumers, in partnership with their health care providers, identify and treat late-life depression. This recovery kit contains a series of fact sheets and resource material to help individuals recover from mental illness and maintain mental wellness.

Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSP-NJ)
The Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives of CSP-NJ (Institute) promotes and provides innovative, state-of-the-art services aimed at creating wellness, recovery and economic self-sufficiency for persons living with disabilities. Their online newsletter contains a wealth of information on wellness and mental health.