| October 1st, 2009 |
| CHILDREN: Evidence-based Services & Supports |
NCPIC invites the public to a meeting focusing on evidence-based Children’s Services and Supports NOVEMBER 12, 2009 The NC Practice Improvement Collaborative, a project of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, is presenting a conference that will look at state of the art services and supports for children with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse needs. The program will include presentations on evidence-based programs by the following nationally-recognized experts: Current Research on Early Intervention and how this Research can be Integrated into Community Settings. Evidence-based Practices in Child Mental Health Can Make a Difference – MH Addressing Substance Abuse in Children and Youth: Identifying and Using Evidence-Based Programs – SA Following lunch the sub-committees will convene separately until 3PM. There is no cost to attend this program, but RSVPs are required and must be made by November 9th. Attendance is limited. Please email Venus Malloy at venus.malloy@governorsinstitute.org or telephone 919-256-7415. Evidence-based Practices in Child Mental Health Can Make a Difference |
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Flo A. Stein, MPH NC PIC Project Manager Chief, Community Policy Management Division of MH/DD/SAS |
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| MH PIC Meeting March 17, 2010 [Wed] |
| DD PIC Meeting March 26, 2010 [Fri] |
| PIC Congress May 13, 2010 [Thu] |
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MH#1: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Mental Health Bulletin #1 - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) was developed to treat post-traumatic stress and related emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. |
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MH#2: Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT) Mental Health Bulletin #2 - Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT) requires that mental health and substance abuse treatment be delivered concurrently by a team of cross-trained clinicians within the same program. |
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MH#3: Wellness Management and Recovery (WMR) Mental Health Bulletin #3 - The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that approximately 6% of the U.S. population has severe mental illness (SMI). For North Carolina, that percentage translates to approximately 200,000 people who suffer from severe psychiatric disorders. |
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SA#1: Contingency Management (CM) Substance Abuse Bulletin #1 - Contingency management (CM) is a motivational incentive intervention in which clients with substance use disorders receive small rewards for attending treatment, taking prescribed medication, providing negative urine samples, or complying with other defined treatment-related goals. |
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SA#2: Strengthening Families Program (SFP) Substance Abuse Bulletin #2 - The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a parenting and family strengthening program for high risk families. It combines science-based (1) parenting-skill training, (2) child life-skill building, and (3) family lifeskill education into a program that improves the child's social/life skills and family functioning and protects the children from the long-term risks of drug abuse. |
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SA#3: Seeking Safety Substance Abuse Bulletin #3 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that may result from exposure and sometimes multiple exposures to highly traumatic events such as child abuse, accidents, violent personal assaults, military combat, or natural or human caused disasters. |
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SA#4: Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment Substance Abuse Bulletin #4 - Matrix was developed in the 1980s by researchers at the University of Southern California and clinicians at the Matrix Institute on Addictions who found that clients addicted to stimulants were challenging the existing treatment system. |
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Developing Effective, High-Quality Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services: A Guide for Local Management Entities by Beth Melcher, Ph.D. This manual seeks to clarify and provide guidance to LMEs on how to successfully engage in the service development role. It promotes the implementation of evidence-based and best practice services and supports. |
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National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices NREPP is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. SAMHSA has developed this resource to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs and practices in their communities. |
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