This NNED space highlights events related to your behavioral health equity work, which are usually available online such as webinars or telecasts. We also highlight national conferences and meetings that NNED members can register for and attend.
Working Together to Create Healthier Communities for Native Youth: An Action Planning Session
04/23/19
This meeting will take place concurrently at three sites in HHS Region 10 on April 23, 2019: Anchorage, AK, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together Tribes and Native serving organizations to develop a plan t …
Impact of Exposure to Violence on Children and Families: What Law Enforcement Professionals Should Know and Be Able to Do
04/23/19
In this webinar, presenters will describe the phenomenon of trauma utilizing real-world examples to engage the audience and enhance understanding. Experts will share data about the incidence and prevalence of traumatic exposure, including Adverse Child …
Peer Support and Chronic Health Conditions
04/23/19
The power of support from people with shared experience has been valued across time and challenges. While mental health has more formalized and reimbursable peer support options, countless support groups, from cancer to diabetes to grief, exist across …
Workplace Environment Matters: Strategies to Support and Retain Behavioral Health Staff Providing Services to Diverse Ethnic and Racial Populations
04/24/19
When behavioral health organizations create environments that are diverse, inclusive, and equitable, staff are more likely to feel valued, experience a sense of belonging, and want to stay. Creating this kind of work environment often involves examinin …
FY2019 FOA Technical Assistance Webinar: Youth Engagement in Sports (YES Initiative)
04/24/19
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Office on Women’s Health at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2019 grant funds for the Youth Engagement in Sports: Collaboration to Impr …
The Why, What, and How: Addressing Social Determinants of Mental Health in Region 9
04/24/19
The Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center invites you to join them for this webinar, which will provide foundational knowledge on what are the social determinants of health, why they should be assessed, and how mental health servic …
How Legal and Policy Levers Can Amplify Efforts to Reach Healthy People Goals
04/25/19
Join the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) to learn about using laws and policies as levers that can serve as tools for improving public health and reaching Healthy People goals. A leading public health law scholar will provide …
Conducting Community Needs Assessments in Native American Communities
04/25/19
In Native American communities, it is important to conduct surveys that are responsive to cultural considerations including being transparent, providing incentives, and explaining the survey and how the results will be used. This web event will describ …
Mining for Gold: Using the Child Mental Health Initiative Data to Strengthen Collaborations with Youth and Family-Run Organizations
04/25/19
Over the past year, Youth MOVE National and the Family Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA) have spent time analyzing the data from System of Care grantees as well as data captured by the FREDLA and Youth MOVE Surveys. This data was a …
Advocacy and Policy Best Practices and Programs for School Age Youth
04/30/19
Mental Health America’s Regional Policy Council (MHA RPC) is hosting a webinar entitled, Advocacy and Policy Best Practices and Programs for School Age Youth, on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 3:00 pm Eastern time/ 12:00 noon Pacific time. As rising rates …
Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health Annual Summit
04/30/19
The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH) invites you to the 7th Annual Summit. The Summit provides a forum for American Indian health researchers, tribal communities, healthcare entities, and other various stakeholders to g …
Low Barrier Access to Mental Health Service for Youth and Young Adults: What Works With What We’ve Got
04/30/19
Kristin Thorpe, Youth Engagement Specialist at Youth MOVE National, will be leading a webinar on Tuesday, April 30th, that will explore low-barrier services for young adults of transition age experiencing or at risk for behavioral health challenges. Pr …
Opiate Impact on Families
05/03/19
This learning community focuses on challenges and innovations in developing systems of care for children, youth, and young adults with significant behavioral health needs and their families in rural areas. The webinar will focus on strategies for worki …
Vaping 101 and Latino Youth: Devices, Risks, Prevention Efforts and Solutions
05/09/19
This webinar will provide an overview of youth vaping from what the devices look like, to why vaping is a concern with a specific focus on Latino youth. The webinar begins with a show and tell of commonly used vape products, including the Juul. Sleek, …
How to Work With an Interpreter
05/10/19
This half-day workshop offers a practical, skills-based introduction to working effectively with interpreters in a variety of settings. Whether you work in healthcare, schools or almost any community service today, this workshop will help you better se …
Cultural Competence in Health and Human Services
05/10/19
If you serve diverse clients or patients, how can you provide effective services across cultures? This half-day workshop in Columbia, MD focuses on solutions. You do NOT need to be a cultural expert on 300 cultures. On the contrary: based on research, …
2019 National Tribal Public Health Summit
05/13/19 - 05/15/19
Join The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) for the 10th Annual National Tribal Public Health Summit (TPHS) May 13-15, 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The National Tribal Public Health Summit is a premiere Indian …
Working Together for Wellness: A Mindful Approach to School Site Leader and Teacher Collaboration for Whole School Wellness
05/16/19
Join The Teaching Well as they bring together diverse school site roles to share ways they have collaborated to create healthy and sustainable school climate for students, teachers and staff. Learning directly from teachers, school site personnel, and …
2019 American Indian and Alaska Native National Behavioral Health Conference
05/15/19 - 05/17/19
Join the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) for the 2019 American Indian and Alaska Native National Behavioral Health Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The American Indian and Alaska Native National Behavioral …
10th Annual Asian American Mental Health Forum
05/18/19
The Asian American Mental Health Forum (AAMHF) is a yearly event that addresses mental health concerns of Massachusetts Asian American communities. Not only does it focus on traditionally ignored Massachusetts Asian populations, these forums bring toge …
2019 SEEDS Conference #NextGen:B4STAGE4
05/22/19 - 05/23/19
Mental Health America of Arizona (MHA AZ) is pleased to announce its upcoming 25th Annual SEEDS conference to take place on May 22nd, during National Mental Health Awareness Month. This year’s conference theme, #NextGen:B4STAGE4 will build collabo …
Mental Health America 2019 Conference: Dueling Diagnoses
06/12/19 - 06/15/19
Each year, Mental Health America’s (MHA) Annual Conference brings together affiliates, consumers, providers, family members and advocates from across the country to talk about important and emerging mental health issues. MHA’s 2019 Annual Conference …
When There is One School Counselor: Strategies to Reach All Students Nevertheless
06/18/19
The workload for a school counselor in a traditional role can be overwhelming, and students in need of mental or emotional support may be inadvertently overlooked. This webinar describes how shifting from a traditional counseling approach to a Multi-Ti …
2019 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Convention
06/19/19 - 06/22/19
The NAMI National Convention is one of the largest annual gatherings of mental health advocates in the nation. Join NAMI in June to embrace the theme, Our Movement, Our Moment, and pick from hundreds of sessions focused on bringing change to our societ …
18th Annual Mid-Year Training Institute
07/14/19 - 07/18/19
Government leaders, youth, prevention specialists, addiction treatment professionals, addiction recovery advocates, researchers, educators, law enforcement professionals, and faith-based leaders from over 20 countries will present a wide range of train …
ABPSI International Convention – Afrikan Psychology & Afrifuturism: Psychological Liberation & Spiritual Illumination
07/23/19 - 07/28/19
As part of the Association of Black Psychologists’ (ABPsi) celebration of 50 years of independent and distinct service as a professional association, dedicated to the mental health and wellness of African American persons, families and community, they …
45th Annual National Association for Rural Mental Health Conference
08/26/19 - 08/29/19
The National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) Annual Conference is the premier interdisciplinary mental health event for rural families and peers, community members, clinicians, researchers, administrators and policy professionals. Now in it …