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On the Crossroads of Neurodiversity, Mental Health and Psychosis

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Gerlach, Jennifer

Description: 

The neurodiversity movement has revolutionized perspectives on autism and related neurodivergences. Yet, these are also often comorbid with mental health conditions including psychosis. In this workshop we will explore this overlap and strategies for meeting the unique needs of these clients

Objectives

1. Identify strategies for creating a welcoming space for neurodivergent clients
2. Integrate psychotherapy strategies that can be applied to both neurodivergent clients and those with mental health conditions
3. Recognize how neurodiversity and mental health interact

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Local Initiatives to Improve the Lives of People with Developmental Disabilities

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Speaker(s): 

Pennington, Nancy

Description: 

Learn about county SB40 boards and how they use local tax levies to support people with developmental disabilities through leveraging funds, providing care and coordinating supports.

Objectives

1. Describe County SB40 Boards
2. Describe how to partner with their SB40 Board to support individuals with IDD
3. Discuss developmental disabilities and how they can affect interactions

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Youth Behavioral Health Liaisons and Community Engagement

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Levely, Hannah

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Youth Behavioral Health Liaisons, or YBHLs, are behavioral health professionals across the state who work to connect youth and their families to behavioral health services. When thinking of YBHLs, their job function is usually explained as a “connector” to services – and they are. But YBHLs also do so much more within their communities. Join us to dive into all the different roles of a YBHL, review the new Community Engagement data that has been collected from YBHLs across the state, and learn how YBHLs can increase community engagement with your organization.

Objectives

1. Provide an overview of YBHLs various roles within the community
2. Review Community Engagement data from YBHLs across the state.
3. Utilize the YBHL position to engage their local community.

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The Suicide Continuum Unmasked: Understanding Suicide Through a New Lens

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Andrews, Bart

Description: 

The standard model of the suicide continuum suggest people start with thoughts of escapist ideation, and, if things don’t get better, gradually progress through the dimension of non-morbid escapist ideation, to morbid ideation, to passive suicidal ideation to active suicidal ideation, etc. The research doesn’t support this progression. Up to 75% of those who die by suicide denied suicidal thoughts in their last visit behavioral health visit prior to their death. Many that attempt and survive suicide deny recalling suicide thoughts until just upon their attempt. We clinicians need to have a better understanding of the limitations of our suicide risk models and adopt new approaches when working with our clients.

Objectives

1. Review the standard suicide continuum model
2. Explore research that conflicts with this model
3. Identify aspects of standard care that impede better intervention

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Missouri Family Resources

A free statewide resource website and mobile app that houses a variety of local resources for families with young children. It is designed to be used by families and professionals. Users can search for local resources, then print their search results or share them directly by email, text, or social media. Users may also suggest updates to resource listings and can submit new resources to be included in the database. This will help keep the database comprehensive and current. Account users can make notes about individual resources and save resources to their favorites folders. Visit the Office of Childhood’s Missouri Family Resources webpage to access promotional materials and informational documents.

website: https://familyresources.mo.gov/http://www.juvenilecircuit2.org/residential-treatment

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Missouri State Public Defender – Holistic Defense Services

The Holistic Defense Services (HDS) team was established in 2022 to pioneer a groundbreaking holistic approach to public defense, one that tackles the root causes of our clients’ involvement in the criminal legal system and helps to break the cycle of criminalization. HDS staff work with our most vulnerable clients to provide case management services and mitigation advocacy. At the HDS exhibit, you will find resources and information to address issues that arise when individuals experiencing mental illness or substance use disorders are involved in the criminal legal system. We will also be sharing opportunities for employment on the HDS team

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2024 DMH Awards

Paradise Ballroom ABC

 

The Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health, is recognizing three Outstanding Performers for Housing, Supported Employment, and Recovery Support Services.  These awards go to agencies that exemplify the DMH Mission of serving, empowering, and supporting Missourians to live their best lives.

Landmark Recovery Center prioritizes reaching people where they are at and providing support to build their recovery capital for long term recovery success. They distribute NARCAN; visit local shelters; provide transportation; offer numerous support groups and individualized peer coaching services; and offer various pro-social activities such as art classes, sporting tournaments, float trips and barbecues.  Many of the services provided are designed to provide support to the entire family.

 

Landmark Recovery Center has been successful in creating numerous partnerships to better serve and unite the local recovery community. The partnerships include Probation & Parole Officers using their RCC space to connect clients to their services; the local Cole County Jail Pretrial Services utilizing staff for release resources and connections to treatment; collaboration with local treatment providers; a strong partnership with National Alliance for Mental Illness; weekly attendance at local municipal court; attending resource fairs at local prisons; and creating a Recovery Week with the local Treatment Court team. Additionally, Landmark has contracts in place to provide peer services for the Callaway County Drug Treatment Court and family services for the Callaway Family Court.  Landmark has founded the Capital City Recovery Coalition where community partners meet every other month to discuss community issues and is working towards becoming an official chapter of the Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers.

This year’s Outstanding Performer for Supported Employment Award goes to Burrell Behavioral Health – Springfield.

Burrell Springfield has been an Individual Placement and Support provider for over six years. They have consistently scored in the highest range of fidelity, which is the exemplary range.  They have strong leadership support that has instilled a culture of employment throughout the agency.  The leadership and guidance provided by the IPS supervisor has been highly praised.

Their team was one of the first to qualify for an abbreviated fidelity review process, which is reserved for only the highest performing teams with lower turnover.  At their last review, the program was highlighted for their integration and collaboration with the treatment team, strong documentation, and creative strategies for supporting people with the career goals.  Their annual employment rates have consistently been higher than state and national averages.

Their employment program really embodies the spirit of “Employment is Recovery.”

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TEVA

TEVA

Since Teva’s establishment in Jerusalem in 1901, our aim has been to help patients live longer, healthier lives. As we work to find solutions to tomorrow’s biggest healthcare challenges, we look back with pride at our humble beginnings and past accomplishments. 

When, over a century ago, Chaim Salomon, Moshe Levin, and Yitschak Elstein came together in Jerusalem to form a small pharmaceutical business, they could not have imagined that their company would go on to be a world leader in the industry.

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