Mental Health Technology Transfer Center

Hispanic youths are less likely to have access to mental health services and more likely to prematurely terminate services when they do engage in treatment. Common barriers to accessing mental health care include: (a) limited availability of linguistically appropriate services for Spanish-speaking children and families; (b) limited services available in rural areas; (c) lack of […]

The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among Black children and youth is an important public health concern. A review of 21 previously published American studies, which included nearly 155,000 Black young people in the United States, revealed that 14.5% of these youth had ADHD. This webinar will explore signs and symptoms of ADHD and discuss […]

Perinatal Mental Health Learning Series: Strategies and Considerations for Behavioral Health and Health Care Providers is a virtual learning series intended for health and behavioral health providers who work with individuals affected by mental health symptoms during the perinatal period. Expert speakers emphasize increasing awareness and screening methods in perinatal mental health and health care, […]

Adolescent depression has been of great concern to prevention practitioners especially given the challenges presented by the pandemic and the stress it has put on young people. This webinar will introduce the research base for adolescent depression prevention interventions. Dr. Paul Rohde will provide an overview of one intervention, the Blues Program, which applies a […]

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) cover essential mental and behavioral health services for kids and teens. For Mental Health Awareness Month, observed in May, the Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign (the Campaign) webinar will cover the current landscape of mental health service usage among children and teens, as well as offer […]

Children of incarcerated parents often face a myriad of emotional, psychological, and educational challenges. This webinar will increase participant’s awareness of those challenges and highlight the needs of children of incarcerated parents. Information regarding factors that can impact adjustment to parental incarceration will be described as well as strategies that can be utilized to support […]

A detailed view of self-care techniques specific to Latino/Hispanic frontline workers, as well as cultural implications of what self-care means to Latinos/Hispanics. Learning Objectives: Identify and differentiate between stress, burnout and compassion fatigue Increase awareness of stressors and triggers Identify healthy and unhealthy coping skills (self-nourishment, self-medication & reconnecting) Learn about the importance of self-care […]

Children of incarcerated parents often face a myriad of emotional, psychological, and educational challenges and their caregivers often experience heightened levels of stress. The focus of this webinar is to highlight the needs of children of incarcerated parents and discuss the factors that can impact their adjustment. Strategies that can be utilized to support the […]

A national three-digit 988 behavioral health and suicide prevention crisis hotline is probably the most significant public policy initiative impacting behavioral healthcare since Medicaid expansion. Behavioral health crisis services have never had a moment like this, where the policy forces are aligning at federal state and local levels and are driving positive change. The implementation […]

The Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University® and the National Hispanic & Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center will be hosting a free webinar for school mental health providers serving Hispanic and Latino families, children, and youths. The Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted how mental health services are provided worldwide, leading many providers to adapt their traditional in-person services by implementing telehealth services (e.g., via videoconferencing platforms). However, little is known about the effectiveness of telehealth services for youth in the early stages of psychosis -- young people experiencing subthreshold or initial, […]

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. For many Asian Americans, Asian cultures have shaped their explanatory models of health including mental health. In this event, Dr. Fan will provide a brief analysis on how Asian religious and philosophical traditions affect the understanding, clinical manifestation, and treatment-seeking behaviors of mental illness. In addition, the mental […]