CSCT Workgroup
Next Meeting:

When: Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
           9:00-3:30

Where: Cogswell Building, Conference Room C205                                           1400 Broadway, Helena, MT.

Who: Those who are part of the CSCT workgroup coalition, but is also open for public comment

Purpose: To conduct a comprehensive analysis of CSCT services for the purpose of making further improvements to the quality and effectiveness of CSCT services. The meeting in particular, we will be discussing and reviewing the pillars associated with Advancing School Mental Health in Montana;  A Report on Changes to Administrative rules for Comprehensive School and Community Treatment, by Erin Butts.

For more information, contact:
Kelsey Antcliff, CMHB Training Coordinator
Phone: 406-444-5978
Email: kantcliff@mt.gov

OR

Robert Runkel, DSD Administrator
Phone: (406) 444-9055

When: 3rd Thursday of the month 6-8pm. We provide dinner, childcare and a youth support group
Where: RMDC Neighborhood Center
Contact: Jill Henry jhenry@rmdc.net

What:  BBQ and Game Night
When:  July 8, 2011  6-7:30pm
Where: Woodland Park Pavilion
Contact info: Joan Schmidt 406-871-1008

When: August 12 
What: Jenny Jingle Tingle, Love and Laughter
Where:  Summit Conference Room #2   6-7:30pm

When:  Wed, June 15, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

What: This group is designed for parents & caregivers of children with mental health issues. The group meets once a month for the purpose of supporting one another and sharing resources as parents/caregivers of children with mental health issues. The group is open to the community we just ask that personal information be kept confidential. We periodically will have resources come and talk about what resources they offer. A representative from PLUK attends each meeting.

When: Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month
5:00pm MDST

Where: Families in Partnership
83 Collins Ave.
Libby, MT

When: 4th Thursday of every month
Where: 1st Presbyterian Church on 5th Street. 
Contact info:  lisa.wilson@pluk.org or 240-4105

SOC Community Planning Committee
Next meeting scheduled

September 29 and 30th, 2011  
Face-to-Face Meeting at Disability Rights Montana Bldg.
1022 Chestnut Street,  Helena, MT

SOC Community Planning Committee

TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups
Webinar put on by The American Academy of Pediatrics & Columbia University
Presentation: “On the Front Line: How Pediatricians Can Improve Teen Mental Health”

PowerPoint of webinar presentation 

Description of webinar presentation:

Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP,Leslie McGuire, MSW, Deputy Executive Director of the TeenScreen National Center; and John H. Genrich, MD, FAAP, Physician Advisor, TeenScreen National Center and Pediatrician, Cherry Creek Pediatrics, Denver, discuss pediatricians’ pivotal roles in improving their patients’ mental health care and offer practical tools and resources to assist in the mental health care of teens in their practices.

The TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University can answer questions about mental health screenings for adolescents.  Contact us at teenscreeninfo@childpsych.columbia.edu, 1-866-TeenScreen.

High Fidelity Wraparound Training 101

To register contact Nancy Whitbeck-Nicholson in Helena
(406) 444-4545 or NWhitbeck-Nicholson@mt.gov 

Provide your name, agency, email, phone number and which town you will attend the training in. No cost for training.
CEUs are being requested for LCSWs, LCPCs and LACs.

When: SECOND TUESDAY every month—3:45-4:45

Purpose: Youth MOVE works as a diverse collective to unite the voices of youth while raising awareness around youth issues. We advocate for youth rights in mental
health & the other systems that serve young people, while empowering them to be equal partners in the process of change. Calls will focus on ensuring the
sustainability, integrity, & productivity of Youth MOVE Montana

Who: Montana youth/ young adults (ages 13-25) & youth coordinators wanting to unite youth voices & initiatives

Where: Call locations in the following A.W.A.R.E. Inc. offices:

• Anaconda – 205 E. Park Street (the corporate office)
• Billings – 1050 S. 25th Street, W, Suite 2 (in the Fastenal building, enter from side)
• Great Falls – 600 6th Street, NW, Suite 4
• Helena – 616 Helena Avenue (3rd floor of the Steamboat Building)
• Missoula – 2300 Regent, Suite 103

RSVP to join the Youth MOVE Montana Executive Committee calls! Register, or receive more information by contacting:

Kristin Youngmeyer
Statewide Youth Coordinator/ AmeriCorps VISTA Member
phone: (406) 444-3814
fax: (406) 444-5913
email: youthmovemontana@gmail.com