Virtual Grand Rounds
March 26th 2008 1-3p.m. MDT: Medical Management of Bio-Terrorism Casualties
Col Ted Cieslek discusses management of bioterrorism causalties
May 7, 2008 1-3p.m. MDT: Supporting Mental Health for Veterans
Our veterans often face mental health challenges when retuning from combat. Stigma can prevent them from receiving mental health care, and even lead to suicide. This session will provide information on the experiences of veterans and how communities can support them.
May 14, 2008 1-3p.m. MDT: Involving Schools in Youth Suicide Prevention
Educators, parents and others are left with many questions following death by suicide in their community. This session will feature current research and national examples of how schools become involved with suicide prevention and survivor support.
May 21, 2008 1-3p.m. MDT: Social Marketing for Social Change
Social marketing is used to change a variety of health behaviors. This session will include highlights from national and local social marketing campaigns, along with tools for planning a campaign in your community.
May 28, 2008 1-3p.m. MDT: ‘Question, Persuade and Refer’ (QPR) for the Juvenile Justice System
Many youth in the juvenile justice system are affected by mental health issues, placing some of them at risk for suicide. QPR, an evidence-informed youth suicide prevention program, was recently modified for juvenile justice workers in Texas. Join us for this presentation of the modified QPR program and learn how it can be applied to your organization.
News & Events
Take the Idaho Traumatic Brain Injury Program Needs & Resources Assessments Survey
Help us identify and improve services to people with a traumatic brain injury and their family members in Idaho. Whether YOU have a TBI, OR your family member has a TBI, we want to hear from you. If more than one person in your family has a TBI, please complete a separate questionnaire for each person. You or your family member does not have to be receiving services to participate in the survey.
YOU’RE INVITED TO A FREE CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING
Better Todays. and the Idaho Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention Project (YSP) offer 1-1/2 day trainings across the state in 2008. The sessions are designed to train adult gatekeepers on the signs and symptoms of mental illness in children and youth, suicide risk assessment and intervention, the latest scientific information on childhood mental disorders and the impacts of trauma. Gatekeepers include parents and families, professionals, school faculty and staff, and others who care for or about Idaho’s children.
The Hospital Cooperative Telehealth Summit
Save the date! May 8th 2008, 10:00am - 2:00pm in the Oxford Suites, Boise Idaho