Therapists, PTSD, and the Military

Therapists, PTSD, and the Military: The challenges & pitfalls associated with developing a strong therapeutic relationship Wednesday, January 19, 2022 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Tony Dice, Ph.D., CSAC This presentation provides an overview of the issues to consider when treating PTSD in active-duty military and veterans. Research that […]

Partnering with Firearm Retailers to Promote Temporary Out-of-Home Firearm Storage

Partnering with Firearm Retailers to Promote Temporary Out-of-Home Firearm Storage January 25,  2022  12:00PM ET Given that a majority of suicides involve a firearm, suicide prevention efforts include strategies to create "time and distance" between a person and a loaded firearm. Several state-based coalitions have created online "storage maps" of firearm retailers and law enforcement […]

ECTIC 2022 Community Resilience Conference

Thanks to funding from Erie County Department of Human Services, ECTIC will be supporting the 2022 Erie County Community Resilience Conference. Save the date for this FREE, virtual event on Thursday February 17th, 2022. Download the Conference Brochure for a full listing of breakout sessions and presenters or view the Preliminary Conference Agenda here. The […]

Centering Equity, Engaging Communities, Transforming Systems

This installment in the Equity in Action webinar series will provide an overview of how SAMHSA's SMVF TA Center and the MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge's criminal justice team is working to center racial equity in our local justice reform efforts. Through our technical assistance with a network of implementing and innovating local sites, […]

Supporting Morally Injured Female Veterans

Thursday, March 10, 2022 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Dr. Daniel Roberts This workshop will explain moral injury and describe how MI manifests in women veterans; review life aspects that MI can affect; and lead a discussion on how helping professionals, community help organizations, and family members can work […]

Centering Equity, Engaging Communities, Transforming Systems

MacArthur SJC: Centering Equity, Engaging Communities, Transforming Systems March 10, 2022, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET The goal of the MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge's criminal justice team is to center racial equity in our local justice reform efforts. Through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) […]

Leveraging SAMHSA SMVF Technical Assistance to Improve Systems

Leveraging SAMHSA SMVF Technical Assistance to Improve Systems March 17, 2022, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET This installment in the Equity in Action webinar series will provide an overview of how SAMHSA's SMVF TA Center can help ensure equity in state programs by providing education to and increasing awareness among TA recipients around the following topics: Engaging […]

Aligning the Field Around a 988 Messaging Framework

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Register online. In July 2022, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) will transition to 988—an easy to remember three-digit dialing, texting, and chat code for anyone experiencing a suicidal or mental health crisis. To help public messengers—including state agencies, crisis centers, non-profit organizations, businesses, foundations, and […]

Leveraging SAMHSA SOAR Technical Assistance to Improve Systems

Leveraging SAMHSA SOAR Technical Assistance to Improve Systems March 24, 2022, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET The SAMHSA SOAR TA Center has worked to address the barriers to equity in SOAR implementation with the development of resources, tools, and training. For this webinar, SOAR Leaders will discuss how these resources have been used to promote equity and […]

VA Women’s Health Reengagement Training (heaRT)

If you are a woman with military service experience and are not enrolled in VA health care, this program is for you. VA’s Office of Women’s Health (OWH) is bringing the nation’s Veteran women unenrolled in VA services a training program to give you the opportunity to connect with fellow Veteran women in your community. […]