National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

Subject: Making Social and Emotional Learning Programs Culturally Responsive
Date: December 18, 2008
Time: 3:00–4:30 p.m. (ET)
Description: Schools are increasingly using evidence-based programs that promote student’s social and emotional learning and academic achievement. However many educators are faced with the need to adapt these programs to be more culturally responsive to Latino students, their families and other diverse populations. How can schools stay true to an effective program model while still addressing their community’s needs?

The National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention’s Latino Networking Group will be hosting an interactive webinar (conference call and web-based visuals) to explore strategies for making social and emotional learning programs culturally responsive. Our presenters, Arlene DeLaLuz and Janet Koza from the Open Circle Committee at the Joseph A. McAvinnue School in Lowell, MA will share their successes and challenges in implementing the Open Circle social and emotional learning program in their richly diverse school, which provides special programming and staffing targeted for students whose primary language is Spanish and the Indian language of Gujarati. All interested program personnel and community partners working with schools in your district are welcome to attend.
To Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/727117816. Please register by Tuesday, December 16.

Subject: Psychological First Aide in Rural Communities
Date: January 22, 2009
Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET)
Description: Participants will receive an overview of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), developed to give communities resources to support individuals with developing mental health problems, or in a mental health crisis—especially useful in rural and frontier areas.
Lea Ann Browning-McNee from National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare will present this Webinar.

Subject: Building Rural Youth-Adult Partnerships
Date: February 18, 2009
Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET)
Description: Participants will learn strategies for developing effective youth and adult partnerships to develop children’s mental health programs and policies and improve the systems that provide services to children and their families in rural communities. Reyhan Reid from Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health will present this Webinar.

Subject: Behavioral Health Services for Rural Immigrants
Date: March 19, 2009
Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET)
Description: Participants will learn about the growing population of immigrants in rural areas, their barriers to access and utilization of mental health services, and strategies for developing culturally and linguistically competent mental health services.

SS/HS Grantee Meetings

Project Director Consortia
Cohort: FY 2007 and 2006 SS/HS Grantees (recommended meeting)
FY 2005 SS/HS Grantees (invited meeting)
Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Date: January 8–9, 2009
Length: One and a half (1.5) days
Location: Orlando, FL
Audience: SS/HS project directors; local evaluators (FY 2007 cohort only)

This Project Director Consortia meeting will take place in a “to be named” location. Prior to the meeting, all grantee sites will provide input as to specific meeting topics to be addressed. Work sessions will address these topics, with input from technical assistance staff, project directors, and consultants. The meeting will allow project directors from 2005, 2006, and 2007 SS/HS sites to meet and learn from each other’s experiences. TASs and CSs will be available to work closely with individual project directors to apply what they are learning to their own sites. As a followup to last year’s Evaluation Meeting, the FY 2007 SS/HS grantees will be encouraged to bring their local evaluators. Meeting tracks will include “Evaluation” for FY 2007 local evaluators, “Sustainability” for FY 2007 project directors and “Preparing for a No-Cost Extension” for FY 2006 SS/HS grantees.

SS/HS Webinar: Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Confidentiality and Participant Protection
Cohort: 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required participation)
Date: January 13, 2009, 2:00-3:30 pm E.S.T.
Audience: Project Directors, Superintendents, Local Evaluators
Description: As a follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2008 SS/HS grantees familiarizes SS/HS Project Directors, Superintendents, and Local Evaluators with several areas that relate to protecting the rights of people involved in the Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant program. These include Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act, and Confidentiality and Participant Protection.
To Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/828891668.The deadline for registration is Monday, January 12, 2009.

Webinar: Demystifying New Media and Web 2.0
Cohort: All FY SS/HS Grantees
Led by: SS/HS Communication Team
Date: March 17, 2009
Length: One hour
Audience: Project directors

This Webinar will provide an overview of new media technologies. New media (or Web 2.0) moves from the traditional “static” Web site to interactive avenues for communication (e.g., blogging, social marketing, twittering, wikis). Grantees will also learn who is using these technologies and how they might be key avenues for reaching target audience populations.

New Grantee Communication Institute
Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting)
Led by: SS/HS Communication Team
Date: April 2009
Length: Two and a half (2.5) days
Audience: FY 2008 project directors plus one additional person (for 2.5 days)

The FY 2008 SS/HS project directors (with, if approved by the FPO, one additional person from their grant site) will attend the Communication Institute. Effective communication can improve participation in programs and services, garner critical support from key stakeholders and audiences, and support the SS/HS initiative’s sustainability efforts. This valuable training introduces new grantees to the best practices and fundamental skills of communication and social marketing. Topics are likely to include: communication planning, media outreach, materials development, and outreach to key stakeholders and audiences.

Webinar: Culturally Competent Communication
Cohort: All FY SS/HS Grantees
Led by: SS/HS Communication Team
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Length: One hour
Audience: SS/HS project directors

SS/HS grantees are frequently challenged in their efforts to reach culturally diverse populations. This Webinar will illustrate how styles of communication differ radically between cultures and how grantees can embrace this diversity to create effective and culturally competent communication that promotes positive behavior change.

Project Director Consortia
Cohort: FY 2008/2007/2006 SS/HS project directors (recommended meeting)
FY 2005 SS/HS project directors (invited meeting)
Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Date: July 2009
Length: Two (2) days
Audience: SS/HS project directors

This Project Director Consortia meeting will take place in a “to be named” location. Prior to the meeting, all sites will provide input as to specific meeting topics to be addressed. Work sessions will address these topics, with input from TASs, project directors, and consultants. The meeting will allow project directors from 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 SS/HS sites to meet and learn from each other’s experiences. Staff from both the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention and the SS/HS Communication Team will be available to work closely with individual project directors to apply what they are learning to their own sites.

Webinar: Who Else Needs To Be at the Table? Identify and Attract Great Partners
Cohort: All FY SS/HS grantees
Led by: SS/HS Communication Team
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Length: One hour
Audience: SS/HS project directors

The right partnerships can be the catalyst for lasting, community-based systemic change. In addition to the partnerships required by the SS/HS grant, this Webinar will look at the value of attracting new community partners, including businesses, faith-based organizations and like-minded community-based organizations. It will outline a strategic approach for identifying and attracting new partners based on shared missions and goals.

Past 2008 Events

SS/HS Webinar: Fiscal Management and Budgeting
Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees
Date: January 9, 2008
Audience: Project Directors, Superintendents, School District Fiscal/Business Office staff
Description: As follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2007 SS/HS grantees addressed budgeting and other fiscal requirements.
Event Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=110904

Project Director Consortia Meeting
Cohort: 2005 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended), 2006 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended), and 2004 SS/HS Grantees (Invited)
Date: January 29–30, 2008
Audience: Project Directors; Local Evaluators (FY 2006 cohort only)
Description: Held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this meeting allowed Project Directors from 2004, 2005, and 2006 SS/HS sites to meet and learn from each others’ experiences and participate in work sessions with TASs and other consultants. PDs (FY 2006) and their local evaluators had the opportunity to work together to facilitate the implementation of the evaluation plan, including the collection of process and outcome measures, and the review of such data by the site evaluation team.
Event Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=113036

SS/HS Webinar: Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Confidentiality and Participant Protection
Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required)
Date: February 6, 2008 (rescheduled from January 24, 2008)
Audience: Project Directors, Superintendents, Local Evaluators
Description: As a follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2007 SS/HS grantees addressed FERPA, PPRA, and Human Subjects/IRB issues and requirements.
Webinar Materials : https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=110904

The Full Service Community Schools: Schools and Community Sharing Responsibility for Student Success
Date: February 13, 2008
Description: If the phrase ‘schools can’t do it alone’ is to have real meaning, then schools and their communities must be long-term partners. Public agencies, community-based organizations, neighborhood groups, and faith-based institutions must all work together to help young people succeed. The Full Service Community School represents this vision of shared responsibility for our young people. Presenters discussed how local school districts and their communities are bringing this vision to life by weaving together resources from multiple federal grants including SS/HS, 21st Century Community Learning Centers and others, and integrating those programs with local assets in a sustainable, results-focused way.
Teleconference Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=113885

SS/HS Webinar: Performance Reporting
Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required)
Date: February 20, 2008
Time: 1:30–3:30 p.m. ET
Audience: Project Directors and Superintendents
Description: As a follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2007 SS/HS grantees covered the performance reporting requirements. Materials for this event are available at https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=110904.

Evaluation Meeting
Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required)
Date: February 28–29, 2008
Audience: Project Directors and Local Evaluators
Description: This meeting, intended for all FY 2007 SS/HS Grantee Project Directors in partnership with their local evaluator, took place in Washington, D.C. The National Evaluation Team (NET) presented information on goals, outcomes, and data collection for the SS/HS National Evaluation. The Communications Team addressed how grantees can effectively communicate evaluation results to diverse audiences. Technical Assistance Specialist staff from the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention presented the “Evaluation Toolkit.” Technical assistance support for revising logic models and completing evaluation plans were also provided.

To complement the meeting, the National Center has created a self-paced, on-line course that reviews basic concepts of evaluation and creates a context for what you will hear at the meeting. Please feel free to access this course at any time, contact your Technical Assistance Specialist with any questions, and share the course with any partners or staff members who might benefit.

SS/HS Evaluation Refresher 101: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=93000

Ground Zero to Launch: Implementation of Best Practices & Evidence Based Interventions in Rural and Tribal Communities–Focus on Mental Health
Date: March 12, 2008
Description: This opportunity allowed those who are serving rural and/or tribal communities to obtain information and share strategies and resources relevant to best practices in implementation of mental health services. Dolores A. Jimerson, MSW, Director of Community Development for National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) shared about NICWA's work with Circle of Care grantees through the Center for Mental Health Services which was targeted specifically at enabling Indian communities to evaluate their current children’s mental health system and develop a model program based on the systems of care principles.
Teleconference Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=116369.

Cultural and Linguistic Competence: The National Center's Framework
Date: April 10, 2008
Description: Addressing cultural and linguistic competence may present some challenges in the SS/HS Initiative but it is also an opportunity to create a community that is more inclusive for all. During this teleconference, TASs from the National Center presented a new framework for addressing cultural and linguistic competence from the organizational, service delivery, and engagement perspectives.
Teleconference Materials: http://www.promoteprevent.org/Resources/clc/index.html

Engaging Latino Families
Date: April 17, 2008
Description: This teleconference addressed the issue of parent engagement as it relates specifically to Latino families. A brief presentation outlined best practices, and then we heard from several grantees who have been highly successful at engaging Latino families in their communities. Participants discussed challenges and highlighted the strategies that have worked for them.
Teleconference Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=117783
To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as."
This *.wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations.

Connecting Social and Emotional Learning with Mental Health Promotion, Early Intervention, and Prevention in Schools
Date: May 7, 2008
Description: Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves processes through which children and adults develop fundamental emotional and social competencies to recognize and manage emotions, develop caring and concern for others, establish positive relationships, make responsible decisions, and handle challenging situations constructively. Social and emotional learning that emphasizes skill development within a supportive school culture also creates a solid foundation to enhance the impacts of early and intensive mental health intervention for children and youth. SEL does not replace the need for mental health services; rather, they are complementary and create a synergistic effect in schools.

This teleconference, hosted by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) at the University of Illinois in partnership with the National Center, explored the integration of SEL and Mental Health. During the call, participants learned about and discussed:

Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=118977
To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as."
This *.wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations.

Communications Institute for 2007 and Sustainability Working Meeting for 2006 Project Directors
Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required); 2006 SS/HS Grantees (Required)
Date: May 13–15, 2008
Audience: 2007 and 2006 Project Directors. 2007 Project Directors + 1 additional person for an additional two days for a Communications Institute 2006 Project directors for two and a half days for a Sustainability Working Meeting
Description: The 2007 Project Directors (with one additional person from their grant site) attended the Communications Institute while the 2006 SS/HS Project Directors attended a Sustainability Working Meeting in New Orleans, LA. During this two and a half day event, participants worked with several consultants to produce the sustainability strategies specific to their needs and interests.
Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=119152

Bridging the Gap in Rural Communities: Accessing Behavioral Health Services Through Telehealth
Date: May 30, 2008
Description: Children, youth, and families living in rural and frontier communities face significant disparities in access to quality behavioral health services. Presenters shared an innovative model for using telecommunications to reach children, youth, and families in rural Appalachian Ohio and in other rural locations. Participants learned about how technology is used for telepsychiatry, tele-psychotherapy, clinical supervision, case consultations, workforce development, and management functions to enhance behavioral health services for children, youth, and their families. Telehealth processes hold great promise for rural and frontier communities working to improve access, acceptability, and availability of behavioral health services and supports. This Webinar was hosted by the Federal Interagency Rural Behavioral Health Workgroup in collaboration with the Technical Assistance Partnership and the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention.
Webinar Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=120113

10 Strategies for Communicating with Latino Families
Date: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Description: This teleconference, hosted by the Latino Networking Group offered ten strategies for communicating with Latino families through Safe Schools/Healthy Students. Communication Specialist, Marcela Aguilar, presented different ways to engage Latino families, both in communities with traditionally large Latino populations, as well as those with a growing number of Latinos. Issues of translation and appropriate adaptation of materials for Spanish speakers were also covered. Grantees had the opportunity to interact with each other and share their strategies for communicating with Latinos and increasing their participation in SS/HS programs and services.
Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=100919

Systems of Care Institutes
Title: Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families: New Directions to Improve Outcomes
Date: July 16–20, 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Audience: Systems of Care Grantees, SS/HS Grantees, Technical Assistance Specialists
Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended); 2006 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended); 2005 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended); 2004 SS/HS Grantees (Invited)
Description: The Training Institutes focused on developing local systems of care for children and adolescents with or at risk for emotional disturbances and their families. Systems of care emphasize community-based care, comprehensive and individualized services and supports, services provided within the least restrictive environment, full participation of families and youth, coordination among child-serving agencies and programs, and cultural and linguistic competence. In-depth, practical information was provided on how to develop and operate systems of care and how to provide high-quality, effective, clinical interventions and supports within them.

Preparing the Final Safe Schools/Healthy Students Performance Report
Cohort: 2004 SS/HS Grantees
Date: July 24, 2008
Audience: 2004 Project Directors, local evaluators, and other interested staff
Description: This Webinar addresses Final Performance Reports and is intended for those individuals who need to be aware of and knowledgeable about the requirements for completing the final performance report for the SS/HS initiative.
Webinar Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=120951

Post Award Overview for FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees
Date: August 7, 2008
Description: This Webinar provided an overview of key information about the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) initiative. Topics included background information about the program; roles and responsibilities of the grantee, project director, and community partners; successful strategies; and, an overview of the support services available at no cost to all sites. This Webinar was intended for those individuals who need to be aware of and knowledgeable of this program, e.g., key leadership staff, project director, community partners, other interested staff, etc.
Webinar Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/organization.asp?OrganizationID=4756
To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as."
This *.wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations.

Social and Emotional Learning and Student Benefits: Research Implications for the SS/HS Core Elements
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 (rescheduled from July 15, 2008)
Description: Research demonstrates the significant role of SEL in promoting the healthy development and academic achievement of all students. It also shows that SEL reduces problem behaviors and emotional distress that interfere with the learning and development of some students. During this teleconference, hosted by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the National Center, presenters shared the latest research on SEL effects on students and strategies for implementing SEL. They elaborated on how SEL can be an integrative prevention framework that addresses the SS/HS core elements and spelled out implications of the research for SS/HS grantees. Speakers include Roger Weissberg from CASEL and Joe Durlak from Loyola University in Chicago.
Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=123404

Gang Prevention Strategies in Latino Communities
Date: September 18, 2008
Description: During this teleconference, grantees heard from two experts in the field who gave an overview of current gang-related issues and presented successful strategies for prevention and intervention to foster safer communities.
• Angela Reyes, founder and Executive Director of the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, has dedicated much of her professional life to working with “at-risk” and gang-involved youth, and has been delivering workshops on gang prevention to educators, law enforcement, and community partners for several years. D.H.D.C. is considered the leading organization in the regional Latino community in gang prevention/intervention and providing services to high-risk youth.
• Hector Meza, of the San Diego County Office of Education, has been working directly with youth in gang prevention/intervention services, based in both the schools and the community.
Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=123806
To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as."
This *.wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations.

Focus On Implementation: Year 2
Cohort: FY 2007 SS/HS Grantees
Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Date: October 24, 2008 or November 6, 2008
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Description: Year 2 Technical Assistance supports program implementation through the integrated use of the Levels of Implementation Tool, the Leading Implementation for Systems Change Team Meeting, and a Consultation Site Visit during the second year of your SS/HS grant. More information about these events and the consultation visit process is provided in the following presentation. During the Webinar, 2006 SS/HS project directors and the TASs involved in their site visits shared their experiences.

New Grantees Meeting
Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting)
Led by: Federal Staff
Date: October 28–29, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Audience: This conference was attended by the project director, a key leadership representative (e.g., superintendent, project director’s supervisor) and the school district’s business/fiscal manager from each grantee site. The overall purpose of this conference was to introduce participants to the administrative, reporting, fiscal, and programmatic requirements of the SS/HS initiative. Attendees met with their Federal project officers (FPOs), communication specialists (CSs), and technical assistant specialists (TASs). Federal staff, technical assistance staff, and other consultants conducted training sessions and presentations that included: (1) an exploration of obstacles and challenges faced by SS/HS sites; (2) an introduction to the technical assistance and support services available to all grantees; (3) an introduction to the evaluation framework; and, (4) the administrative requirements and challenges in managing your SS/HS program.
Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=126499

Returning Home—Rural Veterans and Their Families
Date: November 12, 2008
Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET)
Description: Participants learned about the realities of rural National Guardsmen and their families as they reunite following deployment in Iraq. LT. Colonel Anthony Mohatt - Commander 2-137 IN (KSARNG) shared his perspectives on returning home, giving participants a better understanding of how to serve returning veterans.
Webinar Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/organization.asp?SideBarID=196542
To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as."
This *.wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations.

Strategic Planning for Sustainability
Cohort: FY 2006 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting)
Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Date: November 18–20, 2008
Length: Three (3) days
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Audience: A three- to six-person team from each grantee site. This team should include the project director and school district personnel, mental health, law enforcement, and juvenile justice partners who hold key leadership positions and are integral to the success of the SS/HS program.

This three-day conference brought together teams of 2006 SS/HS grantees to focus on the many strategies for sustainability. The Strategic Planning for Sustainability agenda led participants through a team process focused on overcoming implementation challenges, sustaining valued program activities and services, and creating opportunities to create systems change in the community. The Making Your Mark: Communication for Sustainability agenda built on the work of the National Center’s sustainability meeting to provide specific communication strategies and skills designed to support their sustainability plans. Plenaries and break-out sessions included a focus on identifying potential audiences and partners for sustainability, crafting resonant messages and stories, and delivering those messages in ways that will increase long-term support.
Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=127762

Leading Implementation for Systems Change
Cohort: FY 2007 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting)
Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Date: December 3-4, 2008
Length: Two (2) days
Location: Albuquerque, NM

This 2-day workshop was a required team event. Each site brought a team from their partnership that included key leadership representatives from law enforcement, juvenile justice, mental health, and their school district. The training event included plenary sessions and team work sessions focused on developing local leadership of the SS/HS initiative and comprehensive and sustainable implementation of programs.
Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=128857

Webinar: Performance Reporting Requirements
Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required participation)
Led by: SS/HS Federal staff
Date: December 16, 2008, 2:00–3:30 pm E.T.
Audience: Project directors, local evaluators, and other SS/HS staff who need to
become familiar with performance reporting requirements

As followup to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2008 SS/HS grantees will address the performance reporting requirements for the SS/HS Initiative. The deadline for registration is December 15, 2008. Please register yourself at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/441286872. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. If you will have additional team members attending this webinar, we ask that they also register themselves. Participants will receive a confirmation email not later than December 15, 2008 that will include the call-in number and pass code for the Webinar as well as the GoToWebinar link and instructions and participation materials (including the power point presentation).

Webinar: Coordinating SS/HS Events With Relevant Observances
Cohort: All SS/HS Grantees
Led by: SS/HS Communication Team
Date: December 17, 2008, 2:30–3:30 pm E.T.
Audience: SS/HS project directors

As grantees look toward the new calendar year, this Webinar will illustrate how linking their initiative’s events to relevant national observances (e.g., Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day) can raise their profile in their communities, deepen awareness of their issues, increase media attention and even attract new community partners. The Webinar will outline event opportunities, as well as provide guidance on planning and promoting a successful event.

New Grantee Evaluation Meeting
Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting)
Led by: Federal staff, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, SS/HS Communication Team, National Evaluation Team
Date: January 29–30, 2009
Length: Two (2) days
Location: Washington, DC
Audience: SS/HS project directors and local evaluators

This meeting, required for all FY 2008 SS/HS project directors and their local evaluator, will take place in Washington, DC. The National Evaluation Team (NET) will present information on goals, outcomes, and data collection for the SS/HS National Evaluation. The Communication Team will address how grantees can effectively communicate evaluation results to diverse audiences. Technical assistance specialist staff from the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention will present the Evaluation Toolkit. Technical assistance support for revising logic models and completing evaluation plans will also be provided.


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		Home --> Events & Opportunities --> Center Events Upcoming SS/HS Grantee Meetings January 8–9, 2009: Project Director Consortia January 13, 2009: SS/HS Webinar: Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Confidentiality and Participant Protection January 29–30 2009: New Grantee Evaluation Meeting March 17, 2009: Webinar: Demystifying New Media and Web 2.0 April TBA 2009: New Grantee Communication Institute June 16, 2009: Webinar: Culturally Competent Communication July TBA 2009: Project Director Consortia September 15, 2009: Webinar: Who Else Needs To Be at the Table? Identify and Attract Great Partners Upcoming SS/HS Teleconferences December 18, 2008: Making Social and Emotional Learning Programs Culturally Responsive January 22, 2009: Psychological First Aide in Rural Communities February 18, 2009: Building Rural Youth-Adult Partnerships March 19, 2009: Behavioral Health Services for Rural Immigrants Past 2008 SS/HS Events January 9, 2008: SS/HS Webinar: Fiscal Management and Budgeting January 29–30, 2008: Project Director Consortia Meeting February 6, 2008: SS/HS Webinar: Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Confidentiality and Participant Protection February 13, 2008: The Full Service Community Schools: Schools and Community Sharing Responsibility for Student Success February 20, 2008: SS/HS Webinar: Performance Reporting February 28–29, 2008: Evaluation Meeting March 12, 2008: Ground Zero to Launch: Implementation of Best Practices & Evidence Based Interventions in Rural and Tribal Communities–Focus on Mental Health April 10, 2008: Cultural and Linguistic Competence: The National Center's Framework April 17, 2008: Engaging Latino Families May 7, 2008: Connecting Social and Emotional Learning with Mental Health Promotion, Early Intervention, and Prevention in Schools May 13–15, 2008: Communications Institute for 2007 and Sustainability Working Meeting for 2006 Project Directors May 30, 2008: Bridging the Gap in Rural Communities: Accessing Behavioral Health Services Through Telehealth June 25, 2008: 10 Strategies for Communicating with Latino Families July 16–20, 2008: Systems of Care Institutes July 24, 2008: Preparing the Final Safe Schools/Healthy Students Performance Report August 7, 2008:Post Award Overview for FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees August 27, 2008 (rescheduled from July 15, 2008) : Social and Emotional Learning and Student Benefits: Research Implications for the SS/HS Core Elements September 18, 2008: Gang Prevention Strategies in Latino Communities October 24, 2008 and November 6, 2008: Focus On Implementation: Year 2 October 28–29, 2008: New Grantees Meeting November 12, 2008: Returning Home—Rural Veterans and Their Families November 18–20, 2008: Strategic Planning for Sustainability December 3–4, 2008: Leading Implementation for Systems Change December 16, 2008: Webinar: Performance Reporting Requirements December 17, 2008: Webinar: Coordinating SS/HS Events With Relevant Observances For more past conference and teleconference materials, visit the Event Materials Archive Upcoming SS/HS Teleconferences Subject: Making Social and Emotional Learning Programs Culturally Responsive Date: December 18, 2008 Time: 3:00–4:30 p.m. (ET) Description: Schools are increasingly using evidence-based programs that promote student’s social and emotional learning and academic achievement. However many educators are faced with the need to adapt these programs to be more culturally responsive to Latino students, their families and other diverse populations. How can schools stay true to an effective program model while still addressing their community’s needs? The National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention’s Latino Networking Group will be hosting an interactive webinar (conference call and web-based visuals) to explore strategies for making social and emotional learning programs culturally responsive. Our presenters, Arlene DeLaLuz and Janet Koza from the Open Circle Committee at the Joseph A. McAvinnue School in Lowell, MA will share their successes and challenges in implementing the Open Circle social and emotional learning program in their richly diverse school, which provides special programming and staffing targeted for students whose primary language is Spanish and the Indian language of Gujarati. All interested program personnel and community partners working with schools in your district are welcome to attend. To Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/727117816. Please register by Tuesday, December 16. Subject: Psychological First Aide in Rural Communities Date: January 22, 2009 Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET) Description: Participants will receive an overview of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), developed to give communities resources to support individuals with developing mental health problems, or in a mental health crisis—especially useful in rural and frontier areas. Lea Ann Browning-McNee from National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare will present this Webinar. Subject: Building Rural Youth-Adult Partnerships Date: February 18, 2009 Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET) Description: Participants will learn strategies for developing effective youth and adult partnerships to develop children’s mental health programs and policies and improve the systems that provide services to children and their families in rural communities. Reyhan Reid from Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health will present this Webinar. Subject: Behavioral Health Services for Rural Immigrants Date: March 19, 2009 Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET) Description: Participants will learn about the growing population of immigrants in rural areas, their barriers to access and utilization of mental health services, and strategies for developing culturally and linguistically competent mental health services. SS/HS Grantee Meetings Project Director Consortia Cohort: FY 2007 and 2006 SS/HS Grantees (recommended meeting) FY 2005 SS/HS Grantees (invited meeting) Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention Date: January 8–9, 2009 Length: One and a half (1.5) days Location: Orlando, FL Audience: SS/HS project directors; local evaluators (FY 2007 cohort only) This Project Director Consortia meeting will take place in a “to be named” location. Prior to the meeting, all grantee sites will provide input as to specific meeting topics to be addressed. Work sessions will address these topics, with input from technical assistance staff, project directors, and consultants. The meeting will allow project directors from 2005, 2006, and 2007 SS/HS sites to meet and learn from each other’s experiences. TASs and CSs will be available to work closely with individual project directors to apply what they are learning to their own sites. As a followup to last year’s Evaluation Meeting, the FY 2007 SS/HS grantees will be encouraged to bring their local evaluators. Meeting tracks will include “Evaluation” for FY 2007 local evaluators, “Sustainability” for FY 2007 project directors and “Preparing for a No-Cost Extension” for FY 2006 SS/HS grantees. SS/HS Webinar: Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Confidentiality and Participant Protection Cohort: 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required participation) Date: January 13, 2009, 2:00-3:30 pm E.S.T. Audience: Project Directors, Superintendents, Local Evaluators Description: As a follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2008 SS/HS grantees familiarizes SS/HS Project Directors, Superintendents, and Local Evaluators with several areas that relate to protecting the rights of people involved in the Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant program. These include Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act, and Confidentiality and Participant Protection. To Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/828891668.The deadline for registration is Monday, January 12, 2009. Webinar: Demystifying New Media and Web 2.0 Cohort: All FY SS/HS Grantees Led by: SS/HS Communication Team Date: March 17, 2009 Length: One hour Audience: Project directors This Webinar will provide an overview of new media technologies. New media (or Web 2.0) moves from the traditional “static” Web site to interactive avenues for communication (e.g., blogging, social marketing, twittering, wikis). Grantees will also learn who is using these technologies and how they might be key avenues for reaching target audience populations. New Grantee Communication Institute Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting) Led by: SS/HS Communication Team Date: April 2009 Length: Two and a half (2.5) days Audience: FY 2008 project directors plus one additional person (for 2.5 days) The FY 2008 SS/HS project directors (with, if approved by the FPO, one additional person from their grant site) will attend the Communication Institute. Effective communication can improve participation in programs and services, garner critical support from key stakeholders and audiences, and support the SS/HS initiative’s sustainability efforts. This valuable training introduces new grantees to the best practices and fundamental skills of communication and social marketing. Topics are likely to include: communication planning, media outreach, materials development, and outreach to key stakeholders and audiences. Webinar: Culturally Competent Communication Cohort: All FY SS/HS Grantees Led by: SS/HS Communication Team Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Length: One hour Audience: SS/HS project directors SS/HS grantees are frequently challenged in their efforts to reach culturally diverse populations. This Webinar will illustrate how styles of communication differ radically between cultures and how grantees can embrace this diversity to create effective and culturally competent communication that promotes positive behavior change. Project Director Consortia Cohort: FY 2008/2007/2006 SS/HS project directors (recommended meeting) FY 2005 SS/HS project directors (invited meeting) Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention Date: July 2009 Length: Two (2) days Audience: SS/HS project directors This Project Director Consortia meeting will take place in a “to be named” location. Prior to the meeting, all sites will provide input as to specific meeting topics to be addressed. Work sessions will address these topics, with input from TASs, project directors, and consultants. The meeting will allow project directors from 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 SS/HS sites to meet and learn from each other’s experiences. Staff from both the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention and the SS/HS Communication Team will be available to work closely with individual project directors to apply what they are learning to their own sites. Webinar: Who Else Needs To Be at the Table? Identify and Attract Great Partners Cohort: All FY SS/HS grantees Led by: SS/HS Communication Team Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Length: One hour Audience: SS/HS project directors The right partnerships can be the catalyst for lasting, community-based systemic change. In addition to the partnerships required by the SS/HS grant, this Webinar will look at the value of attracting new community partners, including businesses, faith-based organizations and like-minded community-based organizations. It will outline a strategic approach for identifying and attracting new partners based on shared missions and goals. Past 2008 Events SS/HS Webinar: Fiscal Management and Budgeting Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees Date: January 9, 2008 Audience: Project Directors, Superintendents, School District Fiscal/Business Office staff Description: As follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2007 SS/HS grantees addressed budgeting and other fiscal requirements. Event Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=110904 Project Director Consortia Meeting Cohort: 2005 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended), 2006 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended), and 2004 SS/HS Grantees (Invited) Date: January 29–30, 2008 Audience: Project Directors; Local Evaluators (FY 2006 cohort only) Description: Held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this meeting allowed Project Directors from 2004, 2005, and 2006 SS/HS sites to meet and learn from each others’ experiences and participate in work sessions with TASs and other consultants. PDs (FY 2006) and their local evaluators had the opportunity to work together to facilitate the implementation of the evaluation plan, including the collection of process and outcome measures, and the review of such data by the site evaluation team. Event Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=113036 SS/HS Webinar: Human Rights and Institutional Review Boards, Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Confidentiality and Participant Protection Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required) Date: February 6, 2008 (rescheduled from January 24, 2008) Audience: Project Directors, Superintendents, Local Evaluators Description: As a follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2007 SS/HS grantees addressed FERPA, PPRA, and Human Subjects/IRB issues and requirements. Webinar Materials : https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=110904 The Full Service Community Schools: Schools and Community Sharing Responsibility for Student Success Date: February 13, 2008 Description: If the phrase ‘schools can’t do it alone’ is to have real meaning, then schools and their communities must be long-term partners. Public agencies, community-based organizations, neighborhood groups, and faith-based institutions must all work together to help young people succeed. The Full Service Community School represents this vision of shared responsibility for our young people. Presenters discussed how local school districts and their communities are bringing this vision to life by weaving together resources from multiple federal grants including SS/HS, 21st Century Community Learning Centers and others, and integrating those programs with local assets in a sustainable, results-focused way. Teleconference Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=113885 SS/HS Webinar: Performance Reporting Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required) Date: February 20, 2008 Time: 1:30–3:30 p.m. ET Audience: Project Directors and Superintendents Description: As a follow up to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2007 SS/HS grantees covered the performance reporting requirements. Materials for this event are available at https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=110904. Evaluation Meeting Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required) Date: February 28–29, 2008 Audience: Project Directors and Local Evaluators Description: This meeting, intended for all FY 2007 SS/HS Grantee Project Directors in partnership with their local evaluator, took place in Washington, D.C. The National Evaluation Team (NET) presented information on goals, outcomes, and data collection for the SS/HS National Evaluation. The Communications Team addressed how grantees can effectively communicate evaluation results to diverse audiences. Technical Assistance Specialist staff from the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention presented the “Evaluation Toolkit.” Technical assistance support for revising logic models and completing evaluation plans were also provided. To complement the meeting, the National Center has created a self-paced, on-line course that reviews basic concepts of evaluation and creates a context for what you will hear at the meeting. Please feel free to access this course at any time, contact your Technical Assistance Specialist with any questions, and share the course with any partners or staff members who might benefit. SS/HS Evaluation Refresher 101: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=93000 Ground Zero to Launch: Implementation of Best Practices & Evidence Based Interventions in Rural and Tribal Communities–Focus on Mental Health Date: March 12, 2008 Description: This opportunity allowed those who are serving rural and/or tribal communities to obtain information and share strategies and resources relevant to best practices in implementation of mental health services. Dolores A. Jimerson, MSW, Director of Community Development for National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) shared about NICWA's work with Circle of Care grantees through the Center for Mental Health Services which was targeted specifically at enabling Indian communities to evaluate their current children’s mental health system and develop a model program based on the systems of care principles. Teleconference Materials: https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=116369. Cultural and Linguistic Competence: The National Center's Framework Date: April 10, 2008 Description: Addressing cultural and linguistic competence may present some challenges in the SS/HS Initiative but it is also an opportunity to create a community that is more inclusive for all. During this teleconference, TASs from the National Center presented a new framework for addressing cultural and linguistic competence from the organizational, service delivery, and engagement perspectives. Teleconference Materials: http://www.promoteprevent.org/Resources/clc/index.html Engaging Latino Families Date: April 17, 2008 Description: This teleconference addressed the issue of parent engagement as it relates specifically to Latino families. A brief presentation outlined best practices, and then we heard from several grantees who have been highly successful at engaging Latino families in their communities. Participants discussed challenges and highlighted the strategies that have worked for them. Teleconference Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=117783 To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as." This .wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations. Connecting Social and Emotional Learning with Mental Health Promotion, Early Intervention, and Prevention in Schools* Date: May 7, 2008 Description: Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves processes through which children and adults develop fundamental emotional and social competencies to recognize and manage emotions, develop caring and concern for others, establish positive relationships, make responsible decisions, and handle challenging situations constructively. Social and emotional learning that emphasizes skill development within a supportive school culture also creates a solid foundation to enhance the impacts of early and intensive mental health intervention for children and youth. SEL does not replace the need for mental health services; rather, they are complementary and create a synergistic effect in schools. This teleconference, hosted by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) at the University of Illinois in partnership with the National Center, explored the integration of SEL and Mental Health. During the call, participants learned about and discussed: Effective strategies/activities for integrating SEL and MH SS/HS sites that are effectively integrating SEL and MH How other sites are using SEL as a foundation to support the mental health of all students in their projects Challenges that participants may be experiencing in integrating SEL and MH The National Center’s new brief on SEL and MH Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=118977 To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as." This .wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations. Communications Institute for 2007 and Sustainability Working Meeting for 2006 Project Directors* Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Required); 2006 SS/HS Grantees (Required) Date: May 13–15, 2008 Audience: 2007 and 2006 Project Directors. 2007 Project Directors + 1 additional person for an additional two days for a Communications Institute 2006 Project directors for two and a half days for a Sustainability Working Meeting Description: The 2007 Project Directors (with one additional person from their grant site) attended the Communications Institute while the 2006 SS/HS Project Directors attended a Sustainability Working Meeting in New Orleans, LA. During this two and a half day event, participants worked with several consultants to produce the sustainability strategies specific to their needs and interests. Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=119152 Bridging the Gap in Rural Communities: Accessing Behavioral Health Services Through Telehealth Date: May 30, 2008 Description: Children, youth, and families living in rural and frontier communities face significant disparities in access to quality behavioral health services. Presenters shared an innovative model for using telecommunications to reach children, youth, and families in rural Appalachian Ohio and in other rural locations. Participants learned about how technology is used for telepsychiatry, tele-psychotherapy, clinical supervision, case consultations, workforce development, and management functions to enhance behavioral health services for children, youth, and their families. Telehealth processes hold great promise for rural and frontier communities working to improve access, acceptability, and availability of behavioral health services and supports. This Webinar was hosted by the Federal Interagency Rural Behavioral Health Workgroup in collaboration with the Technical Assistance Partnership and the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention. Webinar Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=120113 10 Strategies for Communicating with Latino Families Date: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Description: This teleconference, hosted by the Latino Networking Group offered ten strategies for communicating with Latino families through Safe Schools/Healthy Students. Communication Specialist, Marcela Aguilar, presented different ways to engage Latino families, both in communities with traditionally large Latino populations, as well as those with a growing number of Latinos. Issues of translation and appropriate adaptation of materials for Spanish speakers were also covered. Grantees had the opportunity to interact with each other and share their strategies for communicating with Latinos and increasing their participation in SS/HS programs and services. Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=100919 Systems of Care Institutes Title: Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families: New Directions to Improve Outcomes Date: July 16–20, 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Audience: Systems of Care Grantees, SS/HS Grantees, Technical Assistance Specialists Cohort: 2007 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended); 2006 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended); 2005 SS/HS Grantees (Recommended); 2004 SS/HS Grantees (Invited) Description: The Training Institutes focused on developing local systems of care for children and adolescents with or at risk for emotional disturbances and their families. Systems of care emphasize community-based care, comprehensive and individualized services and supports, services provided within the least restrictive environment, full participation of families and youth, coordination among child-serving agencies and programs, and cultural and linguistic competence. In-depth, practical information was provided on how to develop and operate systems of care and how to provide high-quality, effective, clinical interventions and supports within them. Preparing the Final Safe Schools/Healthy Students Performance Report Cohort: 2004 SS/HS Grantees Date: July 24, 2008 Audience: 2004 Project Directors, local evaluators, and other interested staff Description: This Webinar addresses Final Performance Reports and is intended for those individuals who need to be aware of and knowledgeable about the requirements for completing the final performance report for the SS/HS initiative. Webinar Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=120951 Post Award Overview for FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees Date: August 7, 2008 Description: This Webinar provided an overview of key information about the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) initiative. Topics included background information about the program; roles and responsibilities of the grantee, project director, and community partners; successful strategies; and, an overview of the support services available at no cost to all sites. This Webinar was intended for those individuals who need to be aware of and knowledgeable of this program, e.g., key leadership staff, project director, community partners, other interested staff, etc. Webinar Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/organization.asp?OrganizationID=4756 To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as." This .wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations. Social and Emotional Learning and Student Benefits: Research Implications for the SS/HS Core Elements* Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 (rescheduled from July 15, 2008) Description: Research demonstrates the significant role of SEL in promoting the healthy development and academic achievement of all students. It also shows that SEL reduces problem behaviors and emotional distress that interfere with the learning and development of some students. During this teleconference, hosted by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the National Center, presenters shared the latest research on SEL effects on students and strategies for implementing SEL. They elaborated on how SEL can be an integrative prevention framework that addresses the SS/HS core elements and spelled out implications of the research for SS/HS grantees. Speakers include Roger Weissberg from CASEL and Joe Durlak from Loyola University in Chicago. Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=123404 Gang Prevention Strategies in Latino Communities Date: September 18, 2008 Description: During this teleconference, grantees heard from two experts in the field who gave an overview of current gang-related issues and presented successful strategies for prevention and intervention to foster safer communities. • Angela Reyes, founder and Executive Director of the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, has dedicated much of her professional life to working with “at-risk” and gang-involved youth, and has been delivering workshops on gang prevention to educators, law enforcement, and community partners for several years. D.H.D.C. is considered the leading organization in the regional Latino community in gang prevention/intervention and providing services to high-risk youth. • Hector Meza, of the San Diego County Office of Education, has been working directly with youth in gang prevention/intervention services, based in both the schools and the community. Teleconference Materials : http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=123806 To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as." This .wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations. Focus On Implementation: Year 2* Cohort: FY 2007 SS/HS Grantees Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention Date: October 24, 2008 or November 6, 2008 Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Description: Year 2 Technical Assistance supports program implementation through the integrated use of the Levels of Implementation Tool, the Leading Implementation for Systems Change Team Meeting, and a Consultation Site Visit during the second year of your SS/HS grant. More information about these events and the consultation visit process is provided in the following presentation. During the Webinar, 2006 SS/HS project directors and the TASs involved in their site visits shared their experiences. New Grantees Meeting Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting) Led by: Federal Staff Date: October 28–29, 2008 Location: Washington, DC Audience: This conference was attended by the project director, a key leadership representative (e.g., superintendent, project director’s supervisor) and the school district’s business/fiscal manager from each grantee site. The overall purpose of this conference was to introduce participants to the administrative, reporting, fiscal, and programmatic requirements of the SS/HS initiative. Attendees met with their Federal project officers (FPOs), communication specialists (CSs), and technical assistant specialists (TASs). Federal staff, technical assistance staff, and other consultants conducted training sessions and presentations that included: (1) an exploration of obstacles and challenges faced by SS/HS sites; (2) an introduction to the technical assistance and support services available to all grantees; (3) an introduction to the evaluation framework; and, (4) the administrative requirements and challenges in managing your SS/HS program. Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=126499 Returning Home—Rural Veterans and Their Families Date: November 12, 2008 Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. (ET) Description: Participants learned about the realities of rural National Guardsmen and their families as they reunite following deployment in Iraq. LT. Colonel Anthony Mohatt - Commander 2-137 IN (KSARNG) shared his perspectives on returning home, giving participants a better understanding of how to serve returning veterans. Webinar Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/organization.asp?SideBarID=196542 To download a live recording of the teleconference, right click here and "save link as." This .wmv file contains both the audio recording and the Powerpoint presentations. Strategic Planning for Sustainability* Cohort: FY 2006 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting) Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention Date: November 18–20, 2008 Length: Three (3) days Location: Minneapolis, MN Audience: A three- to six-person team from each grantee site. This team should include the project director and school district personnel, mental health, law enforcement, and juvenile justice partners who hold key leadership positions and are integral to the success of the SS/HS program. This three-day conference brought together teams of 2006 SS/HS grantees to focus on the many strategies for sustainability. The Strategic Planning for Sustainability agenda led participants through a team process focused on overcoming implementation challenges, sustaining valued program activities and services, and creating opportunities to create systems change in the community. The Making Your Mark: Communication for Sustainability agenda built on the work of the National Center’s sustainability meeting to provide specific communication strategies and skills designed to support their sustainability plans. Plenaries and break-out sessions included a focus on identifying potential audiences and partners for sustainability, crafting resonant messages and stories, and delivering those messages in ways that will increase long-term support. Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=127762 Leading Implementation for Systems Change Cohort: FY 2007 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting) Led by: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention Date: December 3-4, 2008 Length: Two (2) days Location: Albuquerque, NM This 2-day workshop was a required team event. Each site brought a team from their partnership that included key leadership representatives from law enforcement, juvenile justice, mental health, and their school district. The training event included plenary sessions and team work sessions focused on developing local leadership of the SS/HS initiative and comprehensive and sustainable implementation of programs. Event Materials: http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=128857 Webinar: Performance Reporting Requirements Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required participation) Led by: SS/HS Federal staff Date: December 16, 2008, 2:00–3:30 pm E.T. Audience: Project directors, local evaluators, and other SS/HS staff who need to become familiar with performance reporting requirements As followup to the New Grantees Meeting, this Webinar for FY 2008 SS/HS grantees will address the performance reporting requirements for the SS/HS Initiative. The deadline for registration is December 15, 2008. Please register yourself at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/441286872. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. If you will have additional team members attending this webinar, we ask that they also register themselves. Participants will receive a confirmation email not later than December 15, 2008 that will include the call-in number and pass code for the Webinar as well as the GoToWebinar link and instructions and participation materials (including the power point presentation). Webinar: Coordinating SS/HS Events With Relevant Observances Cohort: All SS/HS Grantees Led by: SS/HS Communication Team Date: December 17, 2008, 2:30–3:30 pm E.T. Audience: SS/HS project directors As grantees look toward the new calendar year, this Webinar will illustrate how linking their initiative’s events to relevant national observances (e.g., Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day) can raise their profile in their communities, deepen awareness of their issues, increase media attention and even attract new community partners. The Webinar will outline event opportunities, as well as provide guidance on planning and promoting a successful event. New Grantee Evaluation Meeting Cohort: FY 2008 SS/HS Grantees (required meeting) Led by: Federal staff, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, SS/HS Communication Team, National Evaluation Team Date: January 29–30, 2009 Length: Two (2) days Location: Washington, DC Audience: SS/HS project directors and local evaluators This meeting, required for all FY 2008 SS/HS project directors and their local evaluator, will take place in Washington, DC. The National Evaluation Team (NET) will present information on goals, outcomes, and data collection for the SS/HS National Evaluation. The Communication Team will address how grantees can effectively communicate evaluation results to diverse audiences. Technical assistance specialist staff from the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention will present the Evaluation Toolkit. Technical assistance support for revising logic models and completing evaluation plans will also be provided.








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