• Funding Opportunities Through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
  Presenter:
  Blanca Fuertes, Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, HHS
  
  
• Behavioral Health Supports for the Agricultural Population
  Presenter:
  Michael R. Rosmann, Sowing the Seeds of Hope, Agriwellness, Inc.

Plenary Session: Developing Innovations for the Implementation of Mental Health Services in Rural and Frontier Communities

• Challenges & Opportunities Caring for Rural Children and Families
  Presenter:
  Dennis Mohatt, Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
  
  
• Individualized System of Carein Rural Nebraska
  Presenter:
  Beth Baxter, Region 3 Behavioral Health Services
  
  
• A System of Care for Native American Communities: The Experience of the Tribal Nations of ND
  Presenter:
  Deborah Painte, The Sacred Child Project
  
  
• Using Technology for Distance Learning and Direct Service
  Presenter:
  Steven C. Trout, Southern Consortium for Children

Workshop 1: Lessons Learned from Rural Communities in the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program
Presenters:
E. Wayne Holden, ORC Macro

Workshop 2

• Assessment and Treatment of Traumatized Adolescents in Rural Communities
  Presenters:
  Richard Costa and Tonia Jackson, Department of Psychiatry, Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
  
  
• Montana Center for the Investigation and Treatment of Childhood Trauma
  Presenter:
  Darrell Stolle, School of Education, Montana State University

Workshop 3: A Model for the Dissemination of Evidenced Based Practice for the Treatment of Traumatized Children and Families in Rural Communities
Presenters:
Amy Oxman, Primary Children's Medical Center, Safe and Healthy Families, CTTN-IW
Gale Holtby and Cari W. Rothenhoefer, Children's Advocacy Center
Cora E. Courage, Cornerstone Behavioral Health
Pamela R. Fuller, Frontier Psychological Associates, Wyoming State Hospital

Workshop 4: Providing Evidence-based Services in Rural Regions: The Role of Clinical Evaluation, Innovation, and Perseverance
Presenters:
Sarah Lewis and David Hutchinson, Meridian Behavioral Health Services

Workshop 5: Nuturing the Transplanted: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Populations
Presenters:
Beth Baxter, Region 3 Behavioral Health Services
Harriet Lambrecht, Families CARE

Plenary Session: Making Connections: Bridging the Gap Between Funding Initiatives in Rural Communities
Presenters:
Kathleen Belanger, Stephen F. Austin State University, Child Welfare League of America
Jennifer Kitson, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, Inc.
Keith Pirtle, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
William Heffron, Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, Reclaiming Futures
Ann D. Kirkwood, Red Flags Idaho, Better Todays. Better Tomorrows., Idaho State University, Boise Campus, Institute of Rural Health

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 8, 2005

Plenary Session: Using Health Technology and Telehealth to Improve Access and Coordination of Mental Health Care

• Realizing the Benefits of Telemedicine
  Presenter:
  Nancy Speck, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
  
  
• TeleHealthin Native America: in Native America: Bridging Gaps in Culture and Geography Bridging Gaps in Culture and Geography
  Presenter:
  Spero Manson, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
  
  
• Texas Medicaid Program: Telemedicine
  Presenter:
  David Balland, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Workshop 6: School-Based Integrative Care: Lesson from the Qualla Youth Health Center
Presenter:
Chris Cruise, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Workshop 7: Building Effective School-Based Mental Health Programs in Rural South Carolina
Presenters:
Greg Bullard, Gateways to Success, Beckman Center for Mental Health Services
Melanie Gambrell, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Beckman Center for Mental Health Services
Terri Mostiller, Gateways to Success

Workshop 8: One Size Does Not Fit All: Customizing Mental Health Services to Meet Individual Rural Community Needs
Presenters:
Jennifer Kitson, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, Inc.
Susan Keys, Prevention Initiatives and Priority Programs Development Branch, CMHS, SAMHSA

Workshop 9:

• Promoting Mental Health & Preventing Mental/Behavioral Disorders in Children
  Presenters:
  Shannon CrossBear, The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
  Melissa Streppa, Burke County Public Schools FUTuRES Program
  
  
• Parenting Anishinabek Children: Teachings of the Four Directions and Seven Grandfathers
  Presenter:
  Alan Rabideau, Jawenodee Consulting

Workshop 10: Alaska Youth in the Rural Area
Presenters:
Hanna Carter, Fairbanks Native Association Ch'eghutsen Project

Plenary Session: Fostering Workforce Development in Rural and Frontier Communities

• Fostering Workforce Development in Rural and Frontier Communities
  Presenter:
  Susan Keys, Prevention Initiatives and Priority Programs Development Branch, CMHS, SAMHSA
  
  
• Fostering Workforce Development in Rural and Frontier Communities*
  Presenter:
  George Blakeslee, Center for Evidence-Based Community Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
  
  
• The Utah Frontier Project: What has Worked
  Presenter:
  Tracy B. Johnson, Utah Frontier Project
  
  
• The Ch’eghutsen’Project Training Program: Relationships for Learning and Helping
  Presenter:
  Sarah McConnell, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks Native Association Ch'eghutsen' Project

Workshop 11: Successful Coalition Building in Rural Settings
Presenters:
Doug Swanson, Gage County Safe Schools/Healthy Students
Jennifer Kitson, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, Inc.

Workshop 12: The ASPIN Education Network: An Indiana Case Study of Maximizing Training Dollars for Rural Communities
Presenter:
Kathy L. Cook, ASPIN

Workshop 13: Getting the Word Out in Rural Idaho
Presenters:
Chandra R. Story, Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho Systems of Care
Cynthia McCurdy, Parent

Workshop 14: Successful Communications Practices in Rural Communities: A Round Table Discussion*
Presenters:
Brenda Foster, Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign
Patty Butler, Families Matter - Just Imagine

Workshop 15: Building Bridges: Improving Access to Services for Court-Referred Youth in Rural North Carolina
Presenters:
Patricia R. Long and David Hutchinson, Meridian Behavioral Health Services
Ronn Abernathy, Judicial District 25
Vincent Newton, Western Highlands LME

*No PowerPoint slides were presented

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THUSDAY JUNE 9, 2005

Plenary Session: The Impact of Successful Initiatives in Rural Communities

• The Impact of Successful Initiatives in Rural Communities
  Presenter:
  Holly Echo-Hawk Solie, Echo-Hawk & Associates
  
  
• The Impact of Successful Initiatives in Rural Communities*
  Presenters:
  Verna Foust, Carol Stevenson, and Michelle Walls, Red Rock Behavioral Health Services
  
  
• The Impact of Successful Initiatives in Rural Communities*
  Presenter:
  Louise Johnson

*No PowerPoint slides were presented

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