Mental Health Connection
of Tarrant County

Our next meeting will be: Monday, February 13, 2012
8:30 - 10 a.m.

Suicide Prevention
presented by Lee LeGrice, Ph.D.
Mental Health Association
of Tarrant County

The Women's Center
1723 Hemphill
Fort Worth, Texas 76110

Please park on the
SOUTH side
of The Women's Center.

Minutes of previous meetings

Newsletters

2010 Committee Accomplishments

Organization Chart

2011 Committees Resolution

Ten-Year Anniversary Brochure

Community Solutions
Wraparound Outcomes

Quick Links

2011-12 Hand in Hand match information, forms

DataLink

DataLink Utilization Charts

Learning Communities

Learning Communities Full Report

Blue Ribbon Committee on
Mental Wellness in the Workplace

         Final Report

         Detailed Final
               Report

         Mental Health 
         Insurance
         Coverage in       
         Tarrant County

              Executive
                Summary
                   

              Full Report

Strategic Plan

Anti-Stigma Campaign

Hand in Hand

Wraparound

Fort Worth ISD
Family Resource Centers

Kenneth Barr Award

Standards of Care

Grant-Seeking Process

 

 

Defining a Trauma-Informed Community Training Feb. 1, 2012, 9-11 a.m. Tarrant County Juvenile Services 2701 Kimbo Road Fort Worth, Texas 76011 Presented by Brad Stolbach, Ph.D. Supervisor of Trauma-Related Psychological Services Project Director, Chicago Child Trauma Center, La Rabida Children's Hospital; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine The Complex Trauma Treatment Network (CTTN) has selected Mental Health Connection's Trauma-Informed Committee as a learning community that will receive technical assistance and other support. The goal of the CTTN is to work with professional learning communities interested in adopting or expanding the use of trauma-informed care in their services. CTTN is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and is a participating program of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Brad is part of a team of national experts that provides technical and training supports to local teams on a regular basis over the course of a given project year; less intensive supports may be available in subsequent years based on continued funding of the initiative. Space for this training is limited, so please RSVP via email as soon as possible to Patsy Thomas.   Bridging the Gap reveals demographics of the future During his presentation at the 2011 Bridging the Gap Symposium, Steve Murdock, Ph.D., drew some gasps as he explained the future look of Tarrant County, Texas and the entire nation. For example, he showed that Texas' population has grown by more than 20 percent since 2000, making us second only to California as the most populous state. Since 2000, the Anglo population in Texas declined in 161 counties and grew in only 91. The Hispanic population, on the other hand, grew in 228 counties and declined in only 22. Texas is not the only place seeing this dramatic shift in demographics. During the same time frame, 2,699 of 3,139 counties in the United States saw an increase in Hispanic population. The largest numbers of Hispanics across Texas and the country are under 18. For more information, click here to review the PowerPoint presentation given by Dr. Murdock at the Symposium. Mark Your Calendars for Change On March 1-2, 2012, Mental Health Connection will hold a Search Conference that will result in the next strategic plan for the organization. The Conference will build on the leadership skills and issues discussed at the fifth and final Bridging the Gap Symposium in November. Watch for more information coming soon. Hand in Hand Year 3 Evaluation Report A report on Hand in Hand's third year has been issued by the MHMR of Tarrant County Advancement and Research Division. Among other results, the report notes that children served through Hand in Hand have significantly reduced levels of functional impairment, approaching nonclinical levels just six months after intake. Children experienced significant improvements in their total behavioral and emotional strengths from both intake to 6 months and intake to 12 months. In addition, caregiver strain was significantly reduced both from intake to 6 months and intake to 12 months. Click here to read the full report. New Hand in Hand Match Information Hand in Hand began its fourth year in September and has issued new information about reporting match in-kind or cash contributions. Previous years have required that the community provide $1 in matching contributions for every $3 spent by Hand in Hand. This year, the cooperative agreement with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration requires $1 in contributions for every $1 spent. Please read the document carefully so you can learn the types of activities and contributions that count toward the match. Different sheets within the Excel document explain the match program and provide the 2011-12 match report form and sign-in sheets. The document also provides the Report Submission Schedule for match contributions. For additional information about Hand in Hand matching contributions, email Lupe Shanklin or call her at 817-569-4518. 2011-12 Match Information Tarrant Cares: A New Resource for the Community Tarrant Cares launched on March 30, offering online access to services, information and more, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Mental Health Connection is coordinating the Tarrant Cares effort, working with more than 100 providers from throughout the community. Check out Tarrant Cares for yourself by clicking on the logo below. You can help spread the word about Tarrant Cares in a number of ways: * Place the Tarrant Cares logo with a link to www.tarrantcares.org on your District Web site * Send an e-mail flyer to the families in your District * Include the information in your District newsletter * Place rack cards explaining Tarrant Cares in your libraries and other key locations * Post the flyer in your public areas Click here for logos, a flyer and other materials you can download to help spread the word about Tarrant Cares. AmeriGroup Explains Star+ Representatives of AmeriGroup explained the Medicaid Star+ program at the April 11 Mental Health Connection meeting. To review the information, click below. Star+ Medicaid/Medicare Star+ Medicaid Only

Journal Clubs Present Reports

The Journal Clubs that formed after the 2009 Bridging the Gap Symposium presented reports to the Mental Health Connection membership in September. To review the reports, click here.

Mental Health Connection Continues Trauma-Focused CBT Work

The pilot study conducted by the Texas Department of State Health Services is complete, and preliminary results were reported at the Bridging the Gap Symposium on November 9-10. During the study, trained therapists enrolled 85 youth and their caregivers into services. Over the next few months, these therapists conducted
more than 1,350 individual sessions with parents and caregivers using TF-CBT, in addition to completing 12-month follow-up interviews with 65 youth and their caregivers.

The following materials are available for more information on
TF-CBT.            

Trauma-Focused CBT Provider Matrix

Trauma Screening Tool

Bringing Resiliency After Trauma ("B.R.A.T.)

 

Mental Health Connection Offers Toolkit for Consumer-Run Qualitative Study
System of Care communities that want to conduct their own consumer-run qualitative study can click here for a toolkit to help them get started.