Innovations Institute

🗳️ #ElectionDay is just 1 week away! 📢 The #2024election is a pivotal moment in shaping our nation's future and Mental Health America has tools to help you prioritize your #civicduty and your mental well-being. 🚨 The MHA Voter Guide will help ensure that people with #mentalhealth and #substanceuseconditions feel empowered and able to #vote; that candidates at the federal, state, and local levels are considering the concerns of the mental health community; and that all voters are encouraged to VOTE LIKE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH DEPENDS ON IT! 🆕 In collaboration with Active Minds, Inc., a YOUTH VERSION of the Voter Guide is also available! 📚 Access both guides here: https://lnkd.in/gJd_YSat ✅ And if you aren't registered yet, many states allow registration on election day. Check your state here: vote.gov

💙 While National Suicide Prevention Month has ended, our commitment to mental health and suicide prevention continues year-round. Let's keep the conversation going and #BeThere for one another all year long. Mental health and suicide prevention resources are always available. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988, or chat at 988.lifeline.org 24/7/365 to connect with a trained, caring counselor. Share this with your network! 💙 #NSPM24 #mentalhealth #suicideprevention #resources

Thanks to all who submitted a proposal for the 2025 Training Institutes—we're thrilled with the unprecedented number of submissions! Keep an eye out for registration information, launching soon, along with family and youth scholarship opportunities! In the meantime, make sure you are saving the date for the 2025 Training Institutes! Bookmark the website: s.uconn.edu/ti2025 #WhatCouldBe #TrainingInstitutes #2025TrainingInstitutes #conference

Explore how state systems are rising to the challenge of addressing the growing youth mental health crisis in the wake of the pandemic in this Forum for Youth Investment blog "How State Systems are Addressing the Post-Pandemic Youth Mental Health Crisis." The post looks at how states in the BEST Youth Initiative are responding to post-pandemic mental health trends with innovative solutions like peer support programs, wellness education, policy reforms, and forward thinking strategies. https://lnkd.in/dAaJ-7ii

DYK National Children's Health Month is celebrated each October in an effort to recognize the importance of a healthy environment for children's lifelong health. Children need safe, stable environments to thrive. Creating spaces that offer protection from threats as well as opportunities to learn and grow is crucial to improving children's health outcomes. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raises awareness about children's health and provides resources to help protect children. Check out these resources from the EPA: https://lnkd.in/gbgHYF7a #ChildrensHealthMonth #ChildHealth #ProtectKidsHealth

Children and their families deserve a care coordination approach that is driven by them, matches their intensity of need, and integrates developmentally appropriate practices. FOCUS is an evidence-informed model that achieves those objectives. Transform the way your team approaches care coordination with the FOCUS Certificate Program — a 12-month intensive training and coaching experience targeted to increase, improve, and enhance your team's skills. This program empowers agency teams in child-serving systems and behavioral health organizations seeking evidence-informed practice that revolutionizes traditional case management practices. Learn more about the FOCUS Certificate Program: s.uconn.edu/focus-cert

Don't miss these opportunities to join our team! ➡️ Senior/Lead Data Analyst: s.uconn.edu/dataanalyst ➡️ Senior/Lead Evaluation Specialist: s.uconn.edu/eval-spc ➡️ Research Manager: s.uconn.edu/research-mgr UConn School of Social Work #hiring #hiringalert #jobopportunity #joinourteam #workwithus

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an informational bulletin on the timing and expectations for states to achieve compliance with all federal #Medicaid and #CHIP renewal requirements. States are required to complete a compliance assessment, demonstrate compliance with federal Medicaid and CHIP renewal requirements, and submit a plan outlining steps and milestones for addressing areas of non-compliance. Accompanying the bulletin, CMS released a compliance template and a slide deck. Informational Bulletin: https://lnkd.in/eVxkG68q Compliance Template: https://lnkd.in/eMUgixhC Slide Deck: https://lnkd.in/eTVsRVsh

ICYMI: We are thrilled to be part of a team from UConn School of Social Work partnering with The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood on a new 2-year, $4.3 million contract to provide significantly more resources for the evaluation and development of critical programs benefitting the state's youngest residents. Learn more about the partnership in this UConn Today news story: s.uconn.edu/ssw-oec-grant #earlychildhood #BirthTo5 #childrensmentalhealth #childrensbehavioralhealth

DYK: More than 1 in 5 students will be bullied this year. This could be happening to someone you know and care about. 💔 October is National Bullying Prevention Month and today, October 16, is Unity Day, a day we can come together to send a visible message of building commUNITY through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. 🟠🧡🍊 The call to action is simple: WEAR & SHARE THE COLOR ORANGE. This vibrant statement becomes a conversation starter, showing support for children who have been bullied and for bullying prevention. 🍊🧡🟠 Learn more about National Bullying Prevention Month and Unity Day: pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/ #NBPM #BullyingPrevention #UnityDay #UnityDay2024 #UnityEveryDay #NationalBullyingPreventionMonth