Webinars on Peer Support and PAX Tools for Parent Peer Specialists

Peer Support: A Critical Component in Supported HousingFriday, January 26, 2018 | 2–3 p.m. Eastern Time

SAMHSA invites you to join a TA Coalition webinar with the National Council for Behavioral Health addressing the importance of including peer support in traditional mental and substance use services. This webinar will explore peer support within housing models and strategies to effectively include and implement the role. Scientific evidence suggests that adding peer support to behavioral health services decreases substance use, reduces psychiatric hospitalization, improves social functioning, and increases the likelihood of stabilization, well-being, and recovery. There is also a growing body of evidence that the addition of peer support within housing services, when implemented effectively, results in stronger engagement, decreased symptoms, and increased self-efficacy and independence.

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PAX Tools for Parent Peer SpecialistsTuesday, January 30, 2018 | 12–1 p.m. Eastern Time

SAMHSA invites you to join a TA Coalition webinar with the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health about the PAX Good Behavior Game. Presenters will share about this effective classroom management strategy designed to protect children from lifetime mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders while also increasing lifetime academic success. Presenters will also share how PAX has evolved to include family and parent support, and the tools that are now being developed to help families reinforce the strategies children are learning through PAX. By utilizing parent and family peer specialists who are PAX trained, we predict enhanced outcomes for children and their families.

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When clicking the links to register for the webinars, please select “Cancel” when prompted to continue to the registration page. For questions about either of the webinars, please contact Kelle Masten at kelle.masten@nasmhpd.org or 703-682-5187.

Save the Dates:

Monday, February 5, 2018, 3:30–5 p.m. Eastern Time | Best Practices in Peer Support Training, with Mental Health America

Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 2:30–4 p.m. Eastern Time | Successfully Employing Peer Specialists: A Framework and Tools, with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

Monday, February 26, 2018, 2:30–4 p.m. Eastern Time | Criminal Justice, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and People With Mental Illnesses, with The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 2–3:30 p.m. Eastern Time | Self-Direction Through Personalized Budgeting, with the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery