[Stateclcnetwork] Fwd: July 10, 2020 NASMHPD Weekly Update

[Kathy Parker]

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>>> Stuart Gordon 7/9/2020 3:07 PM >>>
Attached is this week's NASMHPD Weekly Update, containing:

(1) The results of a recent TBD Solutions survey of crisis services providers weighing in on the impact of COVID-19 on their operations;

(2) Information on a horrifying increase in  emergency room visits for self-harm by pediatric behavioral health patients;

(3) Information on a new webinar series from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime on implementing the principles of a trauma-responsive service system; 

(4) Details on a webinar from the Partnership Center on initial steps for addressing mental illness in faith communities;

(5) Information regarding a webinar from SAMHSA's National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health
( https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjK_a7W7MDqAhVUknIEHYRbAfMQFjAAegQIBhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnned.net%2F&usg=AOvVaw1_PZ6y9J7ArRoqWxKX1D-5)  (NNED) on partnering with faith-based organizations to address COVID-19 and critical behavioral health needs in communities of color;

(6) Details on a World Health Organization webinar on WHO's First "Infodemic" Conference on addressing the spread of misinformation regarding disease and health care;

(7) Information on a number of COVID-forced changes to the scheduling of association- and behavioral health-related annual meetings; and

(8) This week's Crisis Now Crisis Talk discussion with NASADAD's Rob Morrison on the need for specific inclusion of substance use disorders in the language of the Stafford Act authorizing the declaration of health emergencies.

An important reminder to Commissioners:  NRI needs your responses BY TOMORROW on its survey of the impact of COVID on your operations (see page 3 of the newsletter).

We hope you find all of 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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