Below and Attached Are the BHWT/San Diego County SPC Announcements
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Below and attached are the BHWT/San Diego County SPC Announcements May 4, 2012
Next Behavioral Health Work Team Meeting: Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 8:30 – 10:00am Community Health Improvement Partners 9370 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 220, San Diego CA 92123
Next San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council (SPC) Meeting: Full SPC Meeting Tuesday, May 22, 2012 from 10:00am – 11:30am Community Health Improvement Partners 9370 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 220, San Diego CA 92123 QPR Trainings To schedule a FREE QPR suicide prevention training, contact Beth Ruland at 858-609-7967 or [email protected]. Further training information available below
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In this issue: New Format for BHWT/SPC Announcements Registration Open: Southern California Suicide Prevention Network Meeting – June 5 th Free Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Trainings for Suicide Prevention Get the Sunday Edition of the UT for Free and Help a CHIP Program! 5210 Kickoff Day – May 21 st Planning for Healthy Lives; Legislators’ Breakfast-June 1st Dancing through the Ages: May is Mental Health Month Event – May 5 th Breaking Down Barriers African-American Mental Health Collaborative Meeting – May 8 th Weight of the Nation Screening Event – May 9 th Emergency Response Plan Train the Trainer – May 9 th AFSP San Diego Suicide Prevention Volunteer Meeting - May 9 th Autism and Trauma: What to Do When You are Unsure of the Diagnosis, A Panel Discussion – May 10 th 24 th Annual American Indian Cultural Days Powwow - May 12 th & 13 th Behavioral Health Services Resource Fair Opportunity – May 15 th Meet the Pharmacist Events – May 22 nd and 29 th UPAC Gala – May 23 rd AIS Live Well Summit – June 15 th RX, Meth Emerging Drug Trends & What to Do – August 30 th Action Alliance seeks Taskforce Members Online Suicide Prevention Activities Sharing Forum – Your Voice Counts In the news: Suicide Prevention Resource Center Newsletter Veterans Crisis Line Averting Suicide Via Text West Nile Virus Prevention Suicide Prevention Quality Measures in Healthcare Reform
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New Format for BHWT/SPC Announcements
Announcing a new announcement format for the BHWT/SPC Announcements. The BHWT and SPC have grown; we have so much great information to share that we have exceeded our capacity to send announcement attachments via email! Flyers, brochures and other attachments for the BHWT/SPC Announcements can now be accessed online by following the Attachments links referenced throughout the newsletter. In addition, BHWT and SPC meetings and major community events will be posted on the SPC calendar (http://www.sdchip.org/spap-calendar.aspx).
Please continue to send us events and news stories for inclusion in the BHWT/SPC Announcements. Announcements, questions, or concerns regarding the announcements can be directed to Beth Ruland at [email protected]/858-609-7967.
Thank you for your dedication to behavioral health, suicide prevention and collaboration in San Diego County!
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Registration Now Open: Southern California Suicide Prevention Network Meeting – June 5 th
The first Southern California Regional meeting of the California Suicide Prevention network (CSPN) is scheduled for June 5, 2012 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Towngate Community Center (13100 Arbor Park Lane, Moreno Valley, CA 92533). To Register, Go to: www.cspn-socal.com; see the flyer (Registration Flyer_ SoCal_June 5 2012) for further information.
The purpose of the CSPN is to bring together stakeholders throughout the state to identify needs and develop actionable steps to reduce suicide and its devastating consequences. We will host quarterly meetings throughout our region to provide you with the most current suicide prevention information, identify needs, develop best practices, network, and connect you with suicide prevention resources in your communities. Further information can be found on the CSPN website: www.cspn-socal.com. For questions, or to be put on our mailing list, contact Holly Salazar at [email protected] or 858-609-7966.
To build the California Suicide Prevention Network, CHIP will sponsor quarterly regional meetings to develop and refine prevention practices and reduce suicide in the communities we serve. Please send Holly Salazar ([email protected]) contact information for any partner organizations, agencies, and/or individuals you have in Riverside, Imperial, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties who should be involved in our suicide prevention efforts. These should include all stakeholder groups, as defined in our SPC Charter (http://www.sdchip.org/media/84295/spc%20charter_2012v2.pdf).
Top of Page Free Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Trainings for Suicide Prevention Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Trainings for Suicide Prevention now available in San Diego County. QPR is designed to give members of the general public the basic skills necessary to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. QPR is like CPR - an emergency mental health intervention for suicidal persons. In September and November of this year, more than 700 individuals participated in the QPR Gatekeeper Training, offered in partnership by OptumHealth and the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). Due to the overwhelmingly positive response, we were very excited and proud to train 40 instructors locally who can continue to offer this valuable suicide prevention training to members of our San Diego community. The QPR Gatekeeper Trainings are funded by the County of San Diego HHSA, and offered at no cost to attendees on behalf of the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council. Details: As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper, you will learn to: Recognize warning signs of suicide Know how to offer hope Know how to get help and save a life Audience: Anyone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide: parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others. Training Length: One hour Cost: FREE To Schedule a Training, contact Beth Ruland at 858-609-7967 or [email protected]. Top of Page
Get the Sunday edition of the UT for free and help a CHIP program!
Sign up for free for the Sunday edition of the Union Tribune and Community Health Improvement Partners will receive a $10 donation for each subscription! This fundraiser benefits Health Literacy San Diego, a program of Community Health Improvement Partners.
If you do not already have a subscription to the Union Tribune please sign up and help our program! There’s no catch – Your subscription will automatically stop after 52 weeks; your name and information will remain confidential and will NOT be passed on to any solicitors, marketers, etc. Please note, the form (Chip UT Fundraiser) makes mention of a 2 cent donation; the 2 cents will be provided by CHIP. There is NO cost associated for your participation in this fundraiser.
Subscriptions must be handwritten and include either a phone number or email address. Please either deliver, mail (or scan and email) forms to: Beth Ruland, Community Health Improvement Partners, 9370 Chesapeake Drive, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123, [email protected].
Please feel free to contact Beth Ruland at 858-609-7967 or [email protected] with questions, or further information. Thank you for your support!
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5210 Kickoff Day – May 21 st
The San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative announces the “5210 Kickoff Day” to launch “5210” Healthy Habits for Healthy Communities. This event is scheduled for Monday, May 21st at 10:00 am at Harborside Park (670 Oxford Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911). See the flyer (5210 Kickoff Day 5-21) for further information.
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Planning for Healthy Lives; Legislators’ Breakfast-June 1st The San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative invites you to attend “Planning for Healthy Lives”, an informational meeting exploring how local government can enhance the health of communities and neighborhoods. This event is scheduled for June 1, 2012 from 8:00 to 10:30am at the Caltrans Building Garcia Room (4050 Taylor Street, San Diego, CA 92110). See flyer (Legislators' Breakfast -- June 2012FINAL). This event is part of the San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative’s Biannual Elected Officials’ Breakfast Series.
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Dancing through the Ages: May is Mental Health Month Event – May 5 th
The County of San Diego HHSA announces “Dancing through the Ages”, an event to celebrate May is Mental Health Month: A Celebration of Mental Health through the Golden Years. The event featuring inspiring dance performances, laughter yoga class, and resource fair “Dancing through the Ages” is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at Embarcadero Marina Park North near Seaport Village.
See the calendar (Mental Health Month Event Calendar(2)) for a full listing of events taking place to celebrate “ Good Mental Health is Ageless: May is Mental Health Month”.
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Breaking Down Barriers African-American Mental Health Collaborative Meeting – May 8 th
Mental Health America invites you to the Breaking Down Barriers African-American Mental Health Collaborative Monthly Advisory Meeting is scheduled or Tuesday, May 8th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm at the Malcolm X Library Multipurpose Room (5148 Market Street , San Diego, CA 92114). Please RSVP to Tondra Lolin at [email protected] or (619)942-9643.
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Weight of the Nation Screening Event – May 9 th
Kaiser Permanente San Diego invites you to a screening event of Weight of the Nation. This event will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from 3pm to 6pm at the Don Room at the El Cortez, located at 702 Ash Street, San Diego CA 92101. Complimentary Valet parking is available. Please RSVP at http://kpsd.eventbrite.com/ and see the flyers (KP_SD_Pub_Invite_050112 and KP_SD_Pub_Invite_050112) for more information.
The Weight of the Nation is an HBO documentary series addressing the national obesity epidemic. This series highlights the facts and myths of this urgent public health issue, and proposes solutions communities can put into practice. The film was developed in partnership with Kaiser Permanente and the Institute of Medicine, in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
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AFSP San Diego Suicide Prevention Volunteer Meeting - May 9 th
Are you looking for ways to get involved in local suicide prevention efforts? Then don't miss the next volunteer meeting hosted by the San Diego Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)! This info session will provide you an overview of the vital work of AFSP San Diego and how you can support local suicide prevention efforts. Please SAVE THE DATE and join us to learn more. See the flyer (AFSP_San_Diego_Volunteer_Meeting_5.9.12) for further information, or contact Jessica van der Stad at #(760)459-9959/[email protected].
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Emergency Response Plan Train the Trainer – May 9 th
The County of San Diego HHSA and Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) announce a Train the Trainer event for their Behavioral Health Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Form. Two trainings will be offered on May 9th: the first training from 9:00 – 11:00 am; the second training is scheduled from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Both trainings will be held at the Marina Village Conference Center Bayside Room.
RSVP’s requested; space is limited. See the flyer (ERP Train the Trainer Flyer.5.9.12) or call 619- 276-8112 for further information.
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Autism and Trauma: What to Do When You are Unsure of the Diagnosis, A Panel Discussion – May 10 th
KidSTART invites you to attend a FREE training panel entitled, “Autism and Trauma: What to Do When You are Unsure of the Diagnosis, A Panel Discussion” on Thursday, May 10th from 8:30 -10:30 am. The panel will include KidSTART Therapist Megan McKellogg Guajardo, Psy.D., KidSTART Psychologist and Co-Clinical Director Meghan Lukasik, Ph.D., and CMH Supervising Psychiatrist Jeff Rowe, M.D. See the flyer (20120510_KidSTART_Autism_eng) for further information.
Please RSVP by May 4th to Kristen Kurtz ([email protected]) as seating is limited. CEUs are available for $10.00 and CMEs are without charge.
Top of Page 24 th Annual American Indian Cultural Days Powwow - May 12 th & 13 th
American Indian Cultural days powwow will be held on May 12th and 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at park Blvd and Presidents Way in Balboa Park. To view flyer (AICD Powwow 24th Annual). A limited number of booths are available at this event to not for profit organizations; to reserve a booth contact [email protected] .
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Behavioral Health Services Resource Fair Opportunity – May 15 th
Academy for Professional Excellence Behavioral Health Education & Training Academy invites you to participate in a vendor fair reaching County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services Staff on May 15th from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at Marina Village, Dockside Room (1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA 92109). Please contact Phuong La, M.A. at: (619) 594-2195 /[email protected] for more information.
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Meet the Pharmacist Events – May 22 nd and 29 th
Announcing two “Meet the Pharmacist” events on: Thursday, May 24th from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the George L. Stevens Senior Center (570 South 65th St. San Diego) and; (2) Thursday, May 29th from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at Kimball Senior Center (1221 D Avenue, National City, CA 91950). The events feature a Walgreens Wellness Bus tour, a QPR Suicide Prevention Training, and free lunch. See the flyer (MTP electronic 2012CentralFlyer) for further information. RSVP to 1-877-926-8300 or http://aarp.cvent.com/MTP524. Top of Page
UPAC Gala – May 23 rd
The Union of Pan-Asian Communities invites you to their 38th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla (3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92122). Tickets are on sale now. See the flyer (2012 UPAC Gala Invitation), or contact Cheryl Carson ([email protected]/(619) 446-0805) for more information.
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AIS Live Well, San Diego! Summit-June 15 th Aging & Independence Services (AIS) is holding the Live Well, San Diego! Summit: Building a Healthy Community for All Ages on June 15th; this event was called Aging Summit in previous years. This year, we are expanding the focus of the Summit to include all ages – and will work to find ways that generations (old and young) can work together to come up with solutions for the health and social problems in our communities. Making healthy choices and creating living environments that encourage safe, active lifestyles is important for all ages – and solutions should involve us all. Participants of the Live Well, San Diego! Summit will explore using similar intergenerational approaches to solve our community problems and needs. See the Save the Date Flyer (2012LiveWellwithDreyfuss Eng-Span) for further information.
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RX, Meth Emerging Drug Trends & What to Do? – August 30
Drug trends and effective strategies for treatment will be discussed. Save the date for this informative free conference. For registration and more detailed information you may view the following website: www.no2meth.org.
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Action Alliance seeks Taskforce Members
The message below is sent on behalf of our partners at the National Action Alliance on Suicide Prevention
The National Action Alliance on Suicide Prevention (“Action Alliance”) seeks new taskforce members to further their goal of identifying and promoting evidence-informed strategies for empowerment, recovery, care and continuing support for suicide attempt survivors. Desired candidates will have a range of skills and either be self-identified attempt survivors or family members (or other caretakers of attempt survivors) or persons who are able to confidently represent them.
Visit the Action Alliance website for further information: www.actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/task-force/suicide-attempt-survivors
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Online Suicide Prevention Activities Sharing Forum – www.yourvoicecounts.org
Your Voice Counts is an online forum to facilitate information sharing and a dialogue about suicide prevention activities in California. Please join www.yourvoicecounts.org and participate in the development of suicide prevention materials for a statewide social marketing campaign. By joining the forum you will be able to: Provide input and vote on your favorite materials Learn about suicide prevention activities Share information Join workgroups
You do not have to be involved in suicide prevention activities to join, in fact we would like to hear from all community members!
Visit www.yourvoicecounts.org for more information.
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In the News
Suicide Prevention Resource Center Newsletter
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Weekly Spark highlights articles on the following topics: Forgiveness and Suicide Campuses grapple with suicide prevention Subtle Differences Found Between Early, Late Onset Depression State suicide prevention hotline on track to open this year "He's depressed and suicidal and I'm worried about him"
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Top of Page Veterans Crisis Line Averting Suicide Via Text An article featured on the “Stars and Stripes” website discusses the Veterans Affairs Department’s latest outreach strategy: averting suicide via text messages. Follow the link below to access the full article: http://www.stripes.com/veterans-crisis-line-averting-suicide-via- text-1.175401? localLinksEnabled=false&utm_source=Stars+and+Stripes+Emails&utm_campaign=Daily+Headli nes&utm_medium=email Top of Page West Nile Virus Prevention
The County of San Diego requests your assistance in sharing West Nile Virus Prevention Information. According to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), 158 human cases of West Nile virus including nine fatalities were reported in California in 2011. CDPH and the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict West Nile virus will again pose a public health threat in California in 2012. WNV can cause severe illness including meningitis, encephalitis and even death. Although older adults are more prone to serious illness, people of all ages can be affected. Not everyone who is infected will develop symptoms.
Please read and distribute the flyer (2012 eblast WEST NILE VIRUS 5.2) for ways you can “Fight the Bite”. Top of Page
Suicide Prevention Quality Measures in Healthcare Reform
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QPR Institute Q-Blast #7 May 3rd, 2012
Q-Blast #7
We rarely call on our network of Certified QPR Instructors to take specific action steps to support the suicide prevention movement. But this is one of those times.
Briefly put, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering the adoption of as many as a dozen suicide prevention-related quality measures as part of healthcare reform. In a nutshell, this means suicide prevention efforts would be integrated into all federally funded CMS services.
The window for public comment is open now, and closes in just three days!
You, your organization, and your community are stakeholders. You have the power to influence CMS's inclusion quality measures that address suicide prevention.
The CMS Portal and comment box can be found here (Submit a Comment in uppr right of page): Comment
This page has been down intermittently lately, so if it doesn't work the first time, try again, later.
Also, feel free to forward this email to anyone in your network.
Last November the Institute and some of its advisory team sent a letter to CMS on their first request for public input to CMS rules. An excerpt from that cover letter is below, and you are free to edit and use any part of it you wish.
Thanks for helping to save lives by raising the bar for health professional expectations in the care of suicidal patients. Staff and faculty, QPR Institute
Excerpt:
.... Patient safety is imperiled by a lack of training and demonstrated competence in the detection, assessment, management and inpatient monitoring of suicidal patients. This continuing ignorance contributes substantially to preventable patient morbidity and mortality.
For example, even the basic premise that any potentially suicidal patient should be considered "high risk" and monitored continuously until evaluated by a trained, well- qualified clinician is neither widely understood nor codified in agency or hospital policy and procedures.
The result? Repeated systemic failures and avoidable catastrophic adverse events.
It is estimated 1,500 patients die each year by suicide in our hospitals and many thousands more make non-fatal attempts. Among other factors, Root Cause Analyses have shown these injuries and deaths can be attributed to inadequate staff training in a) how detect, assess, and communicate suicide risk, and b) how to properly monitor known at-risk patients in the ED or hospital.
Organizations receiving federal funds should be obliged to employ clinicians who can demonstrate training and competence in the care and management of suicidal patients in all inpatient, emergency room, residential, nursing home, or outpatient settings.
Keep up the great work!
QPR Institute
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