[Stateclcnetwork] Fwd: June 19, 2020 NASMHPD Weekly Update

[Kathy Parker]

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>>> Stuart Gordon 6/18/2020 3:09 PM >>>
Attached is the June 19, 2020 NASMHPD Weekly Update, featuring:

(1) A joint statement by NASMHPD and the National Council for Behavioral Health on repairing behavioral health care disparities and racism in the behavioral health system;

(2) Announcement of a new Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities COVID-19 Emotional Support Line;

(3) A study by The Trevor Project finding that peer acceptance is a protective factor for reducing suicide risk among Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth;

(4) This week's Crisis Now Crisis Talk column on how teens are helping teens through the COVID-19 pandemic;

(5) Information on a new NRI publication, Creating Quality, focused on sharing quality improvement initiatives in psychiatric facilities;

(6) An announcement of SAMHSA's First National Family Support Technical Assistance Center;

(7) A Funding Opportunity Announcement from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for researching the prevalence and probability of homeless youth, with a July 1 application deadline;

(8) A new Mental Health Technology Transfer Network School Mental Health Initiative;

(9) Information on NAMICon, NAMI's first virtual conference, scheduled for July 13 & 14;  and

(10) The rescheduling of the next IIMHL and IIDL Leadership Exchange, from late winter 2021 to February 28 to March 4, 2022, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

We hope you find this information useful.

Have a good weekend, and ...

Stay Well,

Stuart Yael Gordon
Senior Director of Policy & Communications
National Association of State Mental
   Health Program Directors
66 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-682-7552
cell: 443-808-5203 or 716-994-4029



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