Event Calendar

About Minerva TA Calls:

• If you have completed the Minerva training and have a Minerva user login, you may join the Minerva TA Calls.
• No registration is needed - join using the link below.
• Questions will be taken in the order submitted and you are welcome to listen in on the call to learn from others.​

Call details:

• Date:  September 4, 2018
• Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Link:   https://lync.wa.gov/hca.wa.gov/meet/greensw/52J05DGN
• Phone: 360-407-3811
• Conference ID: 446849

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in collaboration with the Police Foundation, is presenting a two-part series of webinars entitled: Averting School Violence: Learning Lessons From the School Attack That Didn't Happen on August 29, andStrategies for the Prevention, Response, and Recovery From Acts of Violence in Schools on September 5. This series will provide practitioner insight into the prevention, response, and recovery from school violence incidents. The September webinar will explore lessons learned from the response and recovery from acts of school violence.

SAMHSA will host the 29th annual observance of National Recovery Month on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Speakers will include Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D.; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Director, Chideha M. Ohuoha, M.D., M.P.H.; Senior Advisor, Arthur Kleinschmidt, Ph.D.; and invited guests. Join the kick-off event via webcast. 

National Recovery Month celebrates individuals throughout the country who have achieved long-term recovery from mental and substance use disorders and recognizes the contributions of the dedicated men and women who provide treatment and recovery services.

Discussions on Medicaid Funds for Home Visiting

Evidence has shown that home visiting is a highly effective strategy for improving maternal and infant health and longer-term education, career and life goals, yet funding for these services is piecemeal and inadequate to meet community needs. Shoestring budgets and variable reporting and billing requirements leave local service providers in nearly impossible situations as they seek to meet local needs with the highest quality services possible.

Could Medicaid funds help?

As directed by the Washington State Legislature, the Washington State Health Care Authority, Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, and Thrive Washington have partnered to explore how four options for infusing Medicaid funding into the provision of home visiting services would impact local providers.

September learning sessions

Seven workshops with local home visiting organizations will be held around the State of Washington during the month of September. During these workshops, we will talk with local providers about their experiences with current funding sources, share options for incorporating Medicaid funding, discuss potential impacts to their operations and services and identify any preferences they may have. We will also hold a culminating discussion with legislators, legislative staff and home visiting advocates on the results of these conversations.

You are invited – please RSVP.

You are invited to join us at any of the 7 provider workshops around the state (September 6-20) to listen and learn and/or to join in the legislative conversation on September 24 in Olympia.

Local Implementing Agency Workshops

9/6 10:00 – 2:00 @ Spokane Public Library

9/10 10:00 – 2:00 @ Tukwila Community Center

9/11 12:00 – 4:00 @ Jamestown Community Center

9/12 9:00 – 1:00 @ SPSCC Lacey Campus

9/13 12:00 – 4:00 @ Burlington Public Library

9/18 12:00 – 4:00 @ Vancouver Water Resources Ed. Center

9/20 10:00 – 2:00 @ Yakima Valley Museum

Legislative Information Session

9/24 9:30 – 11:30 @ Townsquare Building 1

Thank you

Coalitions often comprise diverse groups of stakeholders and partners focused on disparate goals, such as reducing underage drinking, prescription drug misuse, or youth marijuana use. Yet in order to move prevention efforts forward, it is critical for coalition members to work together toward common goals. This webinar will introduce participants to a variety of group participation tools and communication strategies shown to be effective in building and maintaining cohesive, well-functioning groups. Specifically, we will explore ways to build the capacity of coalition leaders to manage organizational change and group conflict, run effective coalitions, and help teams enhance their communication skills.

Discussions on Medicaid Funds for Home Visiting

Evidence has shown that home visiting is a highly effective strategy for improving maternal and infant health and longer-term education, career and life goals, yet funding for these services is piecemeal and inadequate to meet community needs. Shoestring budgets and variable reporting and billing requirements leave local service providers in nearly impossible situations as they seek to meet local needs with the highest quality services possible.

Could Medicaid funds help?

As directed by the Washington State Legislature, the Washington State Health Care Authority, Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, and Thrive Washington have partnered to explore how four options for infusing Medicaid funding into the provision of home visiting services would impact local providers.

September learning sessions

Seven workshops with local home visiting organizations will be held around the State of Washington during the month of September. During these workshops, we will talk with local providers about their experiences with current funding sources, share options for incorporating Medicaid funding, discuss potential impacts to their operations and services and identify any preferences they may have. We will also hold a culminating discussion with legislators, legislative staff and home visiting advocates on the results of these conversations.

You are invited – please RSVP.

You are invited to join us at any of the 7 provider workshops around the state (September 6-20) to listen and learn and/or to join in the legislative conversation on September 24 in Olympia.

Local Implementing Agency Workshops

9/6 10:00 – 2:00 @ Spokane Public Library

9/10 10:00 – 2:00 @ Tukwila Community Center

9/11 12:00 – 4:00 @ Jamestown Community Center

9/12 9:00 – 1:00 @ SPSCC Lacey Campus

9/13 12:00 – 4:00 @ Burlington Public Library

9/18 12:00 – 4:00 @ Vancouver Water Resources Ed. Center

9/20 10:00 – 2:00 @ Yakima Valley Museum

Legislative Information Session

9/24 9:30 – 11:30 @ Townsquare Building 1

This webinar will focus on mentoring and its role and place in supporting youth impacted by opioid and substance use and misuse. Presenters will discuss the impact of opioid misuse and substance abuse on families and communities, share how mentoring can support other strategies and best practices, discuss the limits of mentoring and share examples of how mentoring programs have adapted to address this growing need. Presenters will also provide relevant resources, and answer questions participants have on the role mentoring plays or does not play in supporting youth impacted by opioid and substance abuse.

The presence of a competent, confident, and well-trained workforce at every level of care is critical to individuals at risk for suicide. Data from more than 15,000 health and behavioral health care staff who utilized an online Zero Suicide Workforce Survey indicate that, among those who interact with patients or clients, only half had received training in suicide screening or risk assessment, and only one-third felt strongly that they had the knowledge, skill, confidence, and comfort in providing care for individuals at risk for suicide.

Join SAMHSA for a webinar that presents the results from the Zero Suicide Workforce Survey, and learn about establishing a culture where staff training is a critical and ongoing part of providing care. By the end of the webinar, participants will:

• Describe how surveying staff can support system-wide culture change critical to patient safety and continuous quality improvement.
• Understand staff readiness to provide suicide-specific care.
• Explain the purpose and utility of the Zero Suicide Workforce Survey to health care staff.

About Minerva TA Calls:

• If you have completed the Minerva training and have a Minerva user login, you may join the Minerva TA Calls.
• No registration is needed - join using the link below.
• Questions will be taken in the order submitted and you are welcome to listen in on the call to learn from others.​

Call details:

• Date:  September 18, 2018
• Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Link:   https://lync.wa.gov/hca.wa.gov/meet/greensw/LRVGCPM3
• Phone: 360-407-3811
• Conference ID: 7490028

Discussions on Medicaid Funds for Home Visiting

Evidence has shown that home visiting is a highly effective strategy for improving maternal and infant health and longer-term education, career and life goals, yet funding for these services is piecemeal and inadequate to meet community needs. Shoestring budgets and variable reporting and billing requirements leave local service providers in nearly impossible situations as they seek to meet local needs with the highest quality services possible.

Could Medicaid funds help?

As directed by the Washington State Legislature, the Washington State Health Care Authority, Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, and Thrive Washington have partnered to explore how four options for infusing Medicaid funding into the provision of home visiting services would impact local providers.

September learning sessions

Seven workshops with local home visiting organizations will be held around the State of Washington during the month of September. During these workshops, we will talk with local providers about their experiences with current funding sources, share options for incorporating Medicaid funding, discuss potential impacts to their operations and services and identify any preferences they may have. We will also hold a culminating discussion with legislators, legislative staff and home visiting advocates on the results of these conversations.

You are invited – please RSVP.

You are invited to join us at any of the 7 provider workshops around the state (September 6-20) to listen and learn and/or to join in the legislative conversation on September 24 in Olympia.

Local Implementing Agency Workshops

9/6 10:00 – 2:00 @ Spokane Public Library

9/10 10:00 – 2:00 @ Tukwila Community Center

9/11 12:00 – 4:00 @ Jamestown Community Center

9/12 9:00 – 1:00 @ SPSCC Lacey Campus

9/13 12:00 – 4:00 @ Burlington Public Library

9/18 12:00 – 4:00 @ Vancouver Water Resources Ed. Center

9/20 10:00 – 2:00 @ Yakima Valley Museum

Legislative Information Session

9/24 9:30 – 11:30 @ Townsquare Building 1

Discussions on Medicaid Funds for Home Visiting

Evidence has shown that home visiting is a highly effective strategy for improving maternal and infant health and longer-term education, career and life goals, yet funding for these services is piecemeal and inadequate to meet community needs. Shoestring budgets and variable reporting and billing requirements leave local service providers in nearly impossible situations as they seek to meet local needs with the highest quality services possible.

Could Medicaid funds help?

As directed by the Washington State Legislature, the Washington State Health Care Authority, Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, and Thrive Washington have partnered to explore how four options for infusing Medicaid funding into the provision of home visiting services would impact local providers.

September learning sessions

Seven workshops with local home visiting organizations will be held around the State of Washington during the month of September. During these workshops, we will talk with local providers about their experiences with current funding sources, share options for incorporating Medicaid funding, discuss potential impacts to their operations and services and identify any preferences they may have. We will also hold a culminating discussion with legislators, legislative staff and home visiting advocates on the results of these conversations.

You are invited – please RSVP.

You are invited to join us at any of the 7 provider workshops around the state (September 6-20) to listen and learn and/or to join in the legislative conversation on September 24 in Olympia.

Local Implementing Agency Workshops

9/6 10:00 – 2:00 @ Spokane Public Library

9/10 10:00 – 2:00 @ Tukwila Community Center

9/11 12:00 – 4:00 @ Jamestown Community Center

9/12 9:00 – 1:00 @ SPSCC Lacey Campus

9/13 12:00 – 4:00 @ Burlington Public Library

9/18 12:00 – 4:00 @ Vancouver Water Resources Ed. Center

9/20 10:00 – 2:00 @ Yakima Valley Museum

Legislative Information Session

9/24 9:30 – 11:30 @ Townsquare Building 1