This NNED space highlights events related to your behavioral health equity work.
We highlight events available online such as webinars or telecasts, national conferences and meetings, and regionally-based events that NNED members can register for and attend.
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Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems and Systems of Care
01/22/20
This session of the SOC Leadership Learning Community will focus on comprehensive school mental health systems and strategies for integrating school mental health services with systems of care (SOCs). Presenters will define the core features of school …
Challenges and Rewards of Phone-Based Suicide Risk Assessment: Perspectives from Lifeline Call Centers
01/22/20
Learn from experts in the field, explore call center logistics and hear operators explain what it’s like on the ground, including how to take calls without closure. By registering, you will: See what working at a call center is like through the lens of …
Family Engagement and Leadership: Strengthening Systems, Services and Communities
01/23/20
Family engagement requires a top-down, bottom-up approach where their input permeates the culture of systems, organizations, and programs. Positive outcomes are more likely to be achieved when family engagement is systemic, integrated and comprehensive …
Family First Prevention Services Act and Juvenile Justice
01/23/20
Youth involved in child welfare systems are more likely to experience justice system involvement, particularly youth placed in group care, who face a 2.5 times greater risk of delinquency. The Family First Prevention Services Act as passed as part of t …
Rural Disparities in Health and Healthcare by Race and Ethnicity
01/24/20
Dr. Henning-Smith and Ashley Hernandez, MPH, of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center will present new research on racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare among rural residents. Results will include differences in coun …
Assessing Culturally Appropriate Treatment in Communities of Color: Role of Providers to Improve Quality of Care for Opioid Use Disorder
01/28/20
This webinar is the third of a three-part webinar series for providers aimed at raising awareness about and addressing opioid-related disparities among racial/ethnic minority populations. This webinar will highlight the use of the National CLAS Standar …
Moving up the Ladder: Authentic Youth Engagement for Policy and Systems Change
01/28/20
Centering the experiences and voices of youth and young adults is critical to transforming systems, dismantling harmful policies, and designing new ones that more effectively address their needs. How can systems addressing mental health and substance u …
Reducing Cravings for Substances by Balancing Blood Glucose with a Culturally Appropriate Version of the Mediterranean Diet
01/29/20
Blood sugar fluctuations can trigger dopamine and opioid receptors similar to the effects of addictive substance resulting in pleasure, withdrawal symptoms and then cravings. The Mediterranean diet can prevent these fluctuations and help to balance blo …
The Opioid Epidemic: How Did It Happen and Where Is It Headed?
01/29/20
What is termed “the opioid epidemic” is complex, and likely comprised of a convergence of smaller failures in substance abuse treatment, healthcare, and public policy, as well as the nature of opioids themselves. Drug overdoses in any of the previous f …
Active Living Conference 2020
02/02/20 - 02/05/20
The Active Living Conference is the premier venue for policy-relevant research and cross-sector exchange among scientists, practitioners, and policy makers on how to study, create and sustain active living environments. The conference agenda will have …
CADCA National Leadership Forum 2020
02/03/20 - 02/06/20
This four day training event aims to bring together close to 3,000 participants representing community coalitions from all regions of the country and internationally, government leaders, youth, prevention specialists, addiction treatment professionals, …
Moving Forward: Using the National CLAS Standards to Address Social Justice and Health Equity
02/06/20
The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS Standards) were developed as a tool to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This history positions the National CLAS Standards as an effective tool for adv …
Trauma-Informed Schools and the MTSS Framework
02/07/20
The trauma-informed schools webinar is designed to educate the school system including administrators, educators and other school staff about the key principles and domains of a trauma-responsive school system. The training outlines a framework for tra …
33rd Annual Research and Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health
03/15/20 - 03/18/20
Since 1988, this annual conference has been a leader in promoting the development of the research base essential to improved service systems for children and youth with mental health challenges and their families. Known widely as “The Tampa Conference, …
Trauma-Responsive Schools Implementation Assessment Tool
03/18/20
This webinar describes the systematic development of a Trauma-Responsive School Framework co-developed by the National Center for School Mental Health and the Treatment and Services Adaptation Center for Resilience, Hope and Wellness in Schools. The we …
NatCon20: Kaleidoscope
04/05/20 - 04/07/20
The National Council for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice of America’s mental health and addictions service and treatment organizations. Each year, they elevate that voice at NatCon, the largest behavioral health conference in health care. Since …
SYNChronicity 2020
05/11/20 - 05/12/20
SYNC 2020 offers a unique opportunity to build relationships with a diverse range of medical providers, health care workers, government officials, faith and community-based organizations, and others addressing HIV, HCV, STI, and LGBTQ health throughout …
MHA’s 2020 Conference: From Resiliency To Recovery
06/11/20 - 06/13/20
At Mental Health America (MHA), they work every day on addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all Americans. At the heart of everything we do is the belief in the strength and resiliency of t …
3rd Annual National Native Health Research Training Conference
06/29/20 - 07/01/20
The primary goal of the annual National Native Health Research Training (NNHRT) conference is to contribute toward the growth of a Native health research community that is dedicated to honoring tribal decision-making processes, building trust through t …
2020 Training Institutes
06/29/20 - 07/03/20
Conference sessions will focus on ten topic areas that are critical components of effective delivery systems for children, youth, young adults, and families. Presentations address the system of care core values of community-based, family-driven, youth- …
Biennial Conference – 2020 American Indian Elders Conference
08/17/20 - 08/21/20
The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) conference serves as a national forum where American Indian and Alaska Native Elders come from across the Continental United States and Alaska to convene the Biennial meetings. The Biennial C …