Rural Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Toolkit
May 19, 2017This toolkit provides evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources that can be used by an organization to implement substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. There are seven modules in this toolkit. Each module contains resources and information that an organization can use to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain rural programs to prevent and treat […]
Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement
The “Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence” toolkit is designed to equip law enforcement professionals with trauma-informed, developmentally-appropriate tools to identify and minimize threats to child safety, foster closer engagement between law enforcement and youth, and maximize both officer safety and positive outcomes for children and families. The toolkit contains protocols, checklists, and […]
Empowering Communities to Address Health Disparities: Practical Steps to Take at the Local Level
This webinar presents ways to enhance community capacity and readiness to engage in activities aimed at identifying and addressing behavioral health disparities. It also offers strategies for improving local-level assessment practices and practical approaches for evaluating community-based interventions aimed at reducing these disparities. Population of focus: Communities Link to resource: Webinar recording and slide handouts […]
Brief Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care – Benefits Especially Noteworthy in Latino Youth
May 17, 2017Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health problems in children and adolescents. Youth with these disorders often go to their primary care physicians for referrals, but only a small number of them obtain much-needed mental health care. A new study led by researchers at San Diego State University suggests that providing a brief […]
Peer Specialist Training and Certification
May 10, 2017Via Hope operates the only statewide training and certification program for peer specialists in Texas, that is recognized by the Department of State Health Services. The original curriculum was developed by the Appalachian Consulting Group (ACG), the leading provider of peer specialist training in the United States. The curriculum has since been updated and expanded […]
Scrambled Heads: A Children’s Guide to Mental Health
Scrambled Heads is children’s book about mental health. The book can support children who are suffering with their mental health, but also their siblings, family, friends, classmates and also children of parents who are suffering with poor mental health. The book is easy to understand and explains mental health in a fun way, to help […]
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