Webinars

Time: 12 - 1 p.m. ET

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This one-hour webinar will discuss ways that young adults experiencing ESMI may be supported as they shift from child to adult mental health services. Participants will learn about structural and procedural changes that occur as young adults shift out of ESMI services and move from child to adult service systems. The webinar will also identify promising strategies to reduce service gaps, including using early planning, assessment tools, cross-system coordination, and personalized step-down programs. Two grantees will present approaches to improve continuity of care, minimize disengagement, and enhance service availability for young adults experiencing ESMI.

Featured Presenters

• Kathryn Sabella, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School
• Elizabeth Thomas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University College of Public Health
• Hilary Bertisch, Ph.D., ABPP, Assistant Professor, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell
• Brittany Grimes, Project Manager of Youth and Young Adult Services, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Time: 12 - 1 p.m. ET

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This one-hour webinar will present findings from the first cohort of SAMHSA’s Clinical Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) grant program. Participants will gain knowledge of the signs of being at CHR-P and the implications of developing psychosis. Presenters will share information about the CHR-P grant program and how its interventions address the needs of individuals at CHR-P. Participants will learn about the results of the study and how clients have benefited from the program, including improved functioning, more social connections, and reduced distress, psychiatric hospitalization, emergency department visits, and psychosis.

Featured Presenters

• John A. Cosgrove, Ph.D., Principal Research Associate, Westat
• Jason Schiffman, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Clinical Training, University of California, Irvine
• Nicholas Breitborde, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor and Director, The Ohio State University Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER)

Time: 12 to 1 p.m. ET

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This one-hour webinar will describe the role of peer specialists as a part of ESMI teams. Participants will learn about the philosophies and practices that peer support specialists employ on ESMI teams and strategies to best support peer support specialists on ESMI teams.

Featured Presenters

• Vanessa Vorhies Klodnick, Ph.D., LCSW, The Texas Institute of Excellence in Mental Health, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin
• Brianne LaPelusa, MFA, CRSS, The Texas Institute of Excellence in Mental Health, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin

Save the date for Developmentally Appropriate Shared Decision-Making Tools.

Time: 12 - 1 p.m. ET

Save the date for Partnering with Crisis Services in Early Serious Mental Illness Programs. 

Time: 12 - 1 p.m. ET

Time: 12 - 1 p.m. ET

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This one-hour webinar will provide an overview of best practices in preventing suicide when working with individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis or experiencing first episode psychosis. Participants will learn about evidence-based suicide prevention interventions, suicide prevention protocols, universal screening, assessment, and monitoring, and suicide prevention resources, including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Featured Presenter

• Christa D. Labouliere, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology (in Psychiatry), Division of Behavioral Health Services and Policy Research, Columbia University; Interim Co-Director, Suicide Prevention – Training, Implementation, & Evaluation (SP-TIE) Program, New York State Psychiatric Institute

This webinar provided an introduction to the ESMI TTA Center. SAMHSA leadership and key staff members from the ESMI TTA Center team presented on the need for the center, its purpose and goals, and the resources available through the center including opportunities for training and technical assistance.

Featured Presenters

• Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA, Director, CMHS, SAMHSA
• Preethy George, Ph.D., Abram Rosenblatt, Ph.D., and Joanne Angosta, Ph.D., ESMI TTA Center Leadership Team, Westat

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This webinar session provided an overview of clinical high risk for psychosis, addressed key considerations and challenges in program implementation, and discussed available technical assistance resources to support clinical high risk for psychosis programs.

Featured Presenters and Panelists

• Jason Schiffman, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Clinical Training, University of California, Irvine
• Elaina Montague, Ph.D., Program Director/Team Leader, Supporting Wellness for Adolescents & Young Adults (SWAY), Zucker Hillside Hospital
• Kaelin Large, LCSW, Early Psychosis Programs Coordinator, Alliance Healthcare Services

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This session provided an overview of approaches for screening, diagnosis, and risk assessment in CHR-P programs, discuss referral pathways, and highlight considerations for co-occurring conditions. Subject matter experts and SAMHSA CHR-P grantees will identify challenges, practical solutions, and resources to advance CHR-P programming.

Featured Presenters and Panelists

• Barbara Walsh, Ph.D., Clinical Director, PRIME Clinic, Yale University
• Sue Ricigliano, M.A., Project Director, NJ-PROMISE (CHR-P), New Jersey Department of Children and Families
• Benjamin LaMendola, LCSW, Program Coordinator, CarePlusNJ CHR-P Clinic
• Emily Gagen, Ph.D., Director, Massachusetts Psychosis Access and Triage Hub, Brookline Community Mental Health Center
• Amanda Weber, Ph.D., Director, CEDAR Clinic

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This one-hour webinar provided an overview of tools and strategies for stepped care in CHR-P programs. Stepped care is a treatment approach that starts with a baseline level of care and increases the intensity of care depending on how an individual responds. Presenters described at what points in the treatment process to assess treatment response and what measures to use to determine treatment response and make decisions around increasing the level of care.

Featured Presenters and Panelists

• Nicholas Breitborde, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor and Director, Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER), The Ohio State University
• Rebecca Jaynes, LCPC, Program Supervisor, Psychosis Identification and Early Referral (PIER) Community Hope and Resources for Psychosis, MaineHealth
• Sarah Lynch, LCSW, Program Manager, Psychosis Identification and Early Referral (PIER) and Resilience, MaineHealth
• Jessica Makin, M.S.W., Program Administrator, Transition-age Youth & Employment Supports, Utah Office of Substance Use and Mental Health
• Daniel I. Shapiro, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sacramento CHR Intervention for Psychosis Stepped-Care (SCIP Step) Program, University of California Davis

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This one-hour webinar provided an overview of co-occurring substance use and substance use disorders among individuals experiencing ESMI. Participants will learn about trends related to the prevalence of substance use and substance use disorders within this population. Presenters also highlighted assessment strategies, integrated treatment approaches, and interventions to address the needs of individuals experiencing ESMI and co-occurring substance use and substance use disorders.

Featured Presenters

• Melanie E. Bennett, Ph.D., Professor and Division Director, Division of Psychiatric Research Services, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Corinne Kacmarek, Ph.D., Advanced Fellow, Veterans Integrated Services Networks (VISN) 5 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System
• Samuel Murphy, M.S.W., Doctoral Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work

Webinar Recording and Slides coming soon.

This one-hour webinar provided an overview of strategies for promoting cognitive health in the context of coordinated specialty care (CSC) programs serving individuals experiencing early psychosis. Participants will learn how to ask about the role of cognitive health in an individual’s wellness and recovery, assess cognitive strengths and areas of needs, and address cognitive health needs to support learning and engagement in the recovery process.

Featured Presenter

• Alice Saperstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medical Psychology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and New York-Presbyterian; New York State Office of Mental Health

Webinar Recording and Slides coming soon.