Regional Meetings: Transforming Mental Health Services for Children, Youth, and Families Through Systems of Care

Northeast Regional Meeting: September 8-10, 2004—Philadelphia, PA

Southern Regional Meeting: September 20-22, 2004—Nashville, TN

The Technical Assistance Partnership is pleased to announce these two-and-a-half-day regional meetings that will bring together system of care communities from different regions across the country and provide an opportunity for networking and technical assistance. The goals of the regional meetings are as follows:

•  Enhance community capacity for sustaining systems of care

•  Provide strategies for developing and implementing state and local systems of care

•  Identify strategies for integrating within the systems of care the recommendations from the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

For additional information, please contact Karen Francis, Coordinator of Special Projects for the TA Partnership, by telephone at 202-403-5164 or by e-mail at kfrancis@air.org .

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Linking and Aligning Primary Care and Systems of Care

September 13-14, 2004—Washington, DC

The purpose of this conference is to identify available resources within child mental health and maternal and child health systems at the federal, state, and local levels; to identify and integrate promising practices within primary care and systems of care; and to identify policies and practices that enhance collaboration at the federal, state, and local levels. National experts, federal representatives, representatives of system of care communities (SOCCs) and Title V or Medical Homes from SOCCs in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, and South Carolina will be in attendance.

For additional information, please contact Karen Francis, Coordinator of Special Projects for the TA Partnership, by telephone at 202-403-5164 or by e-mail at kfrancis@air.org .

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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)/Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Linkages Meeting

September 27–28, 2004—Washington, DC

The goals of this meeting are to develop a consensus about the approach for the delivery of services to youth with dual diagnosis served by SOCCs and CSAT communities; identify available resources within child mental health and substance abuse at the federal, state, and local levels; and develop a strategic plan for the sustainable linking of CSAT and SOC communities within the same state. In addition Federal Project Officers and SOCC/CSAT communities in Oakland, CA; Tucson, AZ; Denver, CO; St. Louis, MO; Cleveland, OH; and Connecticut will participate to develop an action plan for strategic coalition building.

For additional information, please contact Karen Francis, Coordinator of Special Projects for the TA Partnership, by telephone at 202-403-5164 or by e-mail at kfrancis@air.org .

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Integrating Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) and Systems of Care 

September 29-30, 2004—Oklahoma City, OK

The goals of this meeting are to provide SOCCs with strategies for implementation and integration of PBIS at the local and state level and with current information and research on PBIS and lessons learned. The lead family member, TA coordinator, state level representatives from SOCCs in Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Austin, TX will be invited to participate in this meeting.

For additional information, please contact Karen Francis, Coordinator of Special Projects for the TA Partnership, by telephone at 202-403-5164 or by e-mail at kfrancis@air.org .

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Upcoming Learning Opportunity Calls:

Depression, Anxiety, and Violence in Racial/Ethnic Minority Girls

September 16, 2004 —5:00-6:30 p.m. EST

Joyce Burrell (TA Partnership Senior Advisor for Juvenile Justice) and Dr. Gayle Porter (TA Partnership Senior Advisor for Mental Health) will lead this discussion. Further information will be supplied shortly.

To register for this call, visit http://tapartnership.raindance.com/iccdocs/seminarList.shtml .