
Florida’s Mental-Health Epidemic Reaches Crisis Point
By National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
An epidemic is spreading in Florida.
At its worst, mental illness asserts itself in paranoia and delusions that can explode into violence, which happened last month when a lawyer shot three…

Data and Information Sharing Virtual Learning Community Part 3: Data Sharing Among Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Partners—Mechanisms and Platforms for Efficient Data and Information Sharing – July 28 at 12 PM
One of the biggest barriers to data and information sharing across criminal justice and behavioral health partners is the lack of a secure and workable system through which to house and share the data. Across the myriad of options, communities…

Data and Information Sharing Virtual Learning Community Part 2: Data Sharing Among Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Partners—Addressing Data Sharing Agreements and Confidentiality Concerns – June 24 at 12 PM
One of the biggest barriers to data and information sharing across criminal justice and behavioral health partners is the lack of a secure and workable system through which to house and share the data. Across the myriad of options, communities…

Unlikely Allies in Research: Ways to Use Research in Public Health to Tell Our Clients’ Stories – June 18 at 2 PM
Join the National Association for Public Defense for its next Social Work Meet Up where Dr. Sharon Jones-Eversley will be our guest lecturer and will discuss "Unlikely Allies in Research: Ways to Use Research in Public Health to Tell Our Clients'…

UCF Trauma Clinic Offers Virtual Series on Handling Stress
UCF RESTORES — a trauma clinic best known for helping veterans and first responders overcome PTSD — is offering an ongoing Facebook Live series starting Monday to help the public handle the stress of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
“This…

Hot Topics: ACES, The Biggest Health Crisis You’ve Never Heard Of – March 11 at 11:15 AM
When: Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 11:15 AM until 1:00 PM
Where: Sorosis Women's Club of Orlando
501 East Livingston Street
Orlando, FL 32803
Contact(s): Membership Team
Category: Hot Topic Luncheons
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FREE Webinar: Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Resources for Military and Veteran Children and Families – March 12 at 1:30 PM
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) Technical Assistance (TA) Center will host a webinar focused on increasing access to resources and supports for…

Seminole Jail’s Innovative Addiction Treatment Program Aims to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Eva Viruet has been to rehab before. She’s also spent more nights in jail than she’d like to admit.
But her time in Seminole County’s Accepting Change Through Treatment, or ACTT, program — a hybrid between inpatient…

Introducing Veterans and Service Members to Mindfulness
In this free 90 minute webinar, participants will learn more about mindfulness-based interventions and their possible uses as adjunctive treatments to foster psychological resilience and address post-traumatic stress in Service members and Veterans.…

Leveraging Telehealth for Justice-Involved Individuals: Expanding Access to Mental and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Many communities are adopting telehealth as one way to address gaps in access to treatment for mental and substance use disorders for justice-involved populations. This webinar hosted by SAMHSA’s GAINS Center will present ways to incorporate…