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SAMHSA Disaster ResponseNEW! SAMHSA Disaster Response: Click on the image or link below for listings of local and national resources to assist those affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill situation. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Specific Information

NEW! SAMHSA and the Ad Council announce the "What a Difference a Friend Makes" Video and Essay Contest
As part of the “What a Difference a Friend Makes” mental health campaign, young adults 18-25 are invited to submit videos and essays about how they have helped a friend, or been assisted by a friend, through recovery from a mental health problem. The winner of the video contest will receive a trip for two to the 2010 Voice Awards in Hollywood, where the winning video will be shown. Runners-up in the essay and video contest will receive a Flip MinoHD™ video camera. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2010.

For more information: http://www.whatadifference.samhsa.gov/contest/

NEW! SPRC adds the Student Support Network (SSN) program to Section III of the BPR
The Student Support Network (SSN) was developed by the Worcester Polytechnic Development and Counseling Center. SSN trains selected students to identify, support, and refer peers who may be struggling with significant mental and behavioral health concerns. Core training components include: knowledge of mental and behavioral health issues, as well as campus and community resources; intervention skills, including empathic responding and working with resistance; connecting identified students with a wide range of student helpers; and promoting attitudes that de-stigmatize mental health help-seeking. Programs listed in Section III of the BPR address specific objectives of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and have been reviewed for accuracy, safety, likelihood of meeting objectives, and adherence to prevention program guidelines.

For more information: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/PDF/StudentSupportNetwork.pdf

NEW! SPRC adds the Let's Talk Gatekeeper Training program to Section III of the BPR
The Let's Talk Gatekeeper Training program was developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The program provides suicide prevention training to adults who care for children, particularly foster parents. Training content includes: myths and facts about suicide; risk and protective factors for suicide; warning signs of suicide; how to communicate about suicide with at-risk youth; how to restrict means; and how to respond to a suicide crisis. Programs listed in Section III of the BPR address specific objectives of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and have been reviewed for accuracy, safety, likelihood of meeting objectives, and adherence to prevention program guidelines.

For more information: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/PDF/LetsTalkGatekeeperTraining.pdf

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National:
New mental health initiative focused on Native youth

State and Tribal:
Kentucky : BG School Board: Suicide prevention info top topic

International:
Australia: WA appoints mental health commissioner

 

The Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders