The MHTTC Network provides free technical assistance (TA), resource identification, and training for Project AWARE. To find out more about navigating MHTTC Technical Assistance for your grant and contacting your MHTTC-AWARE Regional or Tribal liaison, access our Navigating MHTTC TA resource here. You may also visit our MHTTC & Project AWARE TA Partnership webpage here.
In addition to TA provided by your MHTTC Regional or Population-Specific Center, you are welcome to attend other school mental health focused MHTTC events (see event description for limits on attendees) and access all resources. This monthly bulletin provides a snapshot of the school mental health events being hosted across the MHTTC Network in the upcoming month, as well as recently released MHTTC products and resources. Project AWARE-specific technical assistance activities and external resources are also highlighted.
Upcoming MHTTC Events for July 2022
Questions about an event you see listed below?
Contact the sponsoring MHTTC!
TheMountain Plains MHTTC is housed at University of North Dakota. The Mountain Plains MHTTC serves U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region 8, including Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The Mountain Plains MHTTC serves providers with limited access to service delivery systems with attention paid to rural and agricultural communities.
Erin Briley serves as the MHTTC Project AWARE Liaison from the Mountain Plains MHTTC. She serves the following Project AWARE grantees:
Wyoming State Department of Education (2020, 2021)
Montana State Office/Public Instruction (2020)
Utah State Office of Education (2018)
Colorado State Department of Education (2020)
South Dakota Department of Education (2018)
The Mountain Plains MHTTC has supported their Project AWARE grantees by facilitating virtual regional collaboration meetings with Project AWARE grantees n a monthly basis, with the goal of spotlighting accomplishments and providing a venue to trouble-shoot challenges so as to promote sustainability. Much of the training produced by the Mountain Plains MHTTC for the current grant year has been geared towards the specific needs identified by Project AWARE grantees through a needs assessment conducted earlier in the grant year.
Please reach out to Erin if you have questions about Project AWARE school mental health training needs in the Mountain Plains region.
Resource Spotlight:
Coping with School Tragedies Resource Compilation
Schools have witnessed many events over the past two years, from a pivot to virtual learning during COVID-19 and protests for racial justice, to student suicides and gun violence, including the shootings that took place at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY and at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. This resource compilation includes resources on addressing crises that occur in school communities and how to move forward in the aftermath of these crises.
General questions about the MHTTCs or information featured in this bulletin?
Contact Jessica Gonzalez, MHTTC School Mental Health Coordinator, atjegonzalez@stanford.edu
