Innovations Institute

Don't miss the chance to join our team! We are hiring for the following positions: -Mobile Response and Stabilization (MRSS) Senior Training Specialist or Lead Training Specialist: https://lnkd.in/e-Dc-Bck (open through 7/21/24) -Wraparound Senior Training Specialist or Lead Training Specialist: https://lnkd.in/eQvDGF4a (open through 7/24/24) UConn School of Social Work #hiring #hiringalert #jobposting #Wraparound #MRSS

📢 Announcing: Open call for proposals for the 2025 Training Institutes! Innovations Institute is currently welcoming presentation proposals for the 2025 Training Institutes that challenge us to advance research-based, inclusive, culturally responsive, and transformative solutions to improve outcomes. Join colleagues from across the country who will present their work in more than 165 innovative, in-depth workshops that address workforce development, systems design and financing, cultural competence and equity, and quality improvement for child/youth and family services including mental health, substance use, public health, juvenile justice, child welfare, education, early childhood, and transition age services. ➡️ Read more: s.uconn.edu/ti-25-c4p Apply by September 16, 2024! Subscribe to Training Institutes email updates to get details on scholarships and early registration:  s.uconn.edu/subscribe2ii

Join us this month as we recognize Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Expressing your feelings and needing help is not a sign of weakness – it’s a sign of strength. Mental Health America has tools to help you break down stigma around #mentalhealth in Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities. Learn more: mhanational.org/july #BIPOCMentalHealth #suicideprevention

Thank you, Angelique N. Kane for the incredible work you did to make the Circle of Love podcast happen — we could not have done it without you! Be sure to check out Episode 4 - The Custody of Evaughn, which dropped today! Listen to each of the released episodes & bookmark: s.uconn.edu/circleoflove Sign-up to receive each episode in your inbox: s.uconn.edu/subscribe2ii

Save the date for this Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-sponsored webinar: BEST PRACTICES IN MEDICAID MANAGED CARE Thursday, July 11 from 2:00-3:30 PM ET Register: https://lnkd.in/gsYUDu4m This webinar will provide concrete and relevant guidance, examples, and strategies to manage Medicaid managed care contracts from procurement all the way through quality review and reevaluation. It will also include recommendations to better track MCO performance and outcomes related to children’s behavioral health. Moderator Suzanne Fields will be joined by Amy Munoz, Special Advisor, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and Lynne Lyon, Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Medicaid. Additional information: https://lnkd.in/g8f8j-n7 #Medicaid #webinar #managedcare #bestpractices

ICYMI: We are hiring and we'd love to have YOU come join our team! -Mobile Response and Stabilization (MRSS) Senior Training Specialist or Lead Training Specialist: https://lnkd.in/e-Dc-Bck (open through 7/21/24) -Wraparound Senior Training Specialist or Lead Training Specialist: https://lnkd.in/eQvDGF4a (open through 7/24/24) UConn School of Social Work #hiring #hiringalert #jobposting #jobopening #Wraparound #WraparoundJob #MRSS

To wrap up Pride Month last week, our very own Lyndsay Smith, MS co-presented a breakout session on Evidence-Based Practices and Interventions for LGBTQ+ Communities at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s first ever LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Summit! The presentation covered the work done by our Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity, including lessons learned from implementing the AFFIRM model through the CoE's Learning Collaborative. We'd like to extend our gratitude to co-presenters Kris Hamblin, MS, LPC, a clinical supervisor at Options Counseling and Family Services in Oregon as well as Ashley Austin, PhD, LCSW, AFFIRM model purveyor. Affirmative Research #PrideMonth2024 #LGBTQcommunities #evidencebasedpractices #ebps

Support for families struggling with substance use disorder is critical for the well-being of children in those families. Investing in healing interventions for these families can prevent family separation and result in successful recovery for parents, and in cases where separation has occurred, these strategies can lead to timely reunification. This brief from Casey Family Programs and Children and Family Futures offers strategies for minimizing the time children are separated from parents as a result of substance use disorder. https://lnkd.in/eDGdEAsJ #childwelfare #substanceusedisorder #SUD #family #families #reunification

In the third episode of our Circle of Love podcast, host Kate Sweeney explores Ms. Gray and Vaughn's perspectives surrounding the birth of Vaughn's daughter, Evaughn, and her critical health issues. We also dive into Ms. Gray's journey as a kinship caregiver, starting with the life-altering phone call about Evaughn being placed into foster care. Discover the family's adjustments, including the difficulties of visitation and the cultural challenges they faced. Explore how Evaughn inspired her father to seek help for his substance use, and the family's mission to support other families facing similar struggles. Bookmark: s.uconn.edu/circleoflove Sign-up to receive each episode in your inbox: s.uconn.edu/subscribe2ii #kinshipcare #fosterparents #reunificationmonth #celebratefamily

ICYMI: Our National SOGIE Center offers a FREE self-paced e-learning module providing information on supporting LGBTQ+ people through the family finding and engagement process. Young LGBTQ+ people face many stressors that could impact their mental wellness, life outcomes, and permanent connections to others. This training covers these unique circumstances and offers guidance on how best to support the young person and their network in building lifelong supportive connections. Learn more & enroll: https://lnkd.in/etK_CtT6