DIY Advocacy Center

10/07/2022

OHSU is seeking candidates for a Family Peer Support Specialist to work on our clinical teams that support youth and their families who are experiencing mental health crisis. This individual will have personal experience parenting a child with complex health needs and navigating health, education, and/or social service systems. See posting and please reach out if you have any questions!

https://lnkd.in/gJJ7iqVW

The Family Support Specialist (FSS) will promote and deliver services for youth and families in our Emergency Room, Pediatric Floors and urgent care clinics experiencing urgent or emergency behavioral health challenges. The FSS will develop best practices, policies and procedures and support treatme...

04/11/2022

On Tuesday, April 12: a workshop about designing your own One Page Profile - a strengths-based tool for introducing your child to health care providers.

Every child, especially if they experience unique or complex needs, should have acess to positive relationships with their health care providers and other clinical staff members. This interactive workshop will explore how to build or adapt a One Page Profile that is especially geared to medical, behavioral and therapy settings. Materials will be provided to workshop participants.

The workshop will be offered at two separate times on April 12. Daytime: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; Evening: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/lzqAXJG-36_B5p6Tz5Xgeg?t=1647025928

02/15/2022

I cannot underscore this enough!!!

From the article: Crisis care for children, notes Chambers, tends to only focus on the child. While that might sound intuitive, not incorporating a young person’s family puts the child back into a situation that was likely problematic. “You can’t address a child’s crisis without addressing family dynamics,” she says. “That’s not because parents or siblings don’t want the child to get better,” says Chambers, “but because we often don’t know what’s triggering them in the first place.” Furthermore, families need to know how best to support the child. When her daughter was hospitalized, staff interacted minimally with Chambers and her husband. “We kept saying, ‘Hey, we need support services too—we need the knowledge, skills, and resources to support her.’”

Crisis care for children tends to only focus on the child. Yet a child’s crisis can’t be addressed without addressing family dynamics.

01/31/2022

Last year, National Federation of Families surveyed families to better understand the incredible challenges so many were facing. 1,100 families completed the anonymous survey. NFF created this infographic of the results. It can be found here: https://49bf42da-b858-4965-a674-2901508f2c7d.usrfiles.com...

Today, NFF invites parents to participate in the second edition of our “How is School Affecting Children’s and Families’ Mental Health During COVID-19” survey. Open to all caregivers with children of any age living at home who are in an educational program - at any level - or who chose to leave an educational program during the pandemic. Hearing from as many families as possible will only strengthen our ability to represent family voice.
Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FamiliesIn2022

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01/14/2022

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG FOLKS! PLEASE SHARE!

The Uplift training (FREE ACCESS!): Young people will gain easy-to-understand tools and skills to help themselves, their friends, and their family. This all happens in a fast-paced, interactive environment designed to engage, empower, and inspire. From rapid rapport building to FBI-level communication techniques, Uplift participants are guaranteed a life-changing experience. Uplift admissions will be covered 100% for two-thousand qualified young Oregonians through OHA’s generous support.

EVENTS UPCOMING UPLIFTMarch 21 - March 24, 2022 (VIRTUAL) SIGN UP May 27 - May 30, 2022 (VIRTUAL) SIGN UP June 27 - June 30, 2022 (VIRTUAL) SIGN UP  Tickets for youth are kindly sponsored by   

01/07/2022

From the attached article. This is our imperative of these troubled times.

“Medicaid alone will not solve this crisis: Commercial insurers must recognize that promoting children’s health means meeting kids’ mental health needs. Stronger benefit packages that cover behavioral health services and interventions for children and families must be offered. Health care providers, especially pediatricians and primary care providers, including community health centers, should focus on prevention, integrate behavioral health into their practices, and adopt whole family approaches. It is also critical for the federal government to enforce the parity laws that require private insurers to cover behavioral health services.”

In a new HealthAffairs article, Vikki Wachino, Richard Frank, Keith Humphreys, and John O’Brien discuss what preventions and early interventions can be taken to promote mental healthy kids.

01/05/2022

Hosted by the National Family Support Technical Assistance Center, “Family Connections” is a virtual community for parents and caregivers who support loved ones facing substance use and/or mental health challenges.

Family Connections: A virtual community for parents and caregivers

01/04/2022

Welcome to the new year ~ hopes for deep connection, well-being, resilience and enhanced self caring. Here's OHA's child and family division newsletter.... I found it particularly informative.

Holding Hope - Children's Behavioral Health in Oregon The Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services sent this bulletin at 01/03/2022 10:00 AM PST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Jan. 3, 2022 In this issue ... Chelsea's Chat Featured investment update: Su***de...

12/27/2021

Listen up! Hear this message LOUD and CLEAR!

Watch all 3 reels, please.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CX_ThRYleCG/?utm_medium=copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CX_TmGcMis6/?utm_medium=copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CX_TtmxtAV2/?utm_medium=copy_link

elyse_myers • Original Audio

12/16/2021

Please share with families you know! There is no cost to get connected with resources, knowledge and community!

Family Connections: A virtual community for parents and caregivers

10/13/2021

Looking for some good books? Visit Ford Family Foundation for free reads on some interesting and enlightening topics!

Get the tools you need to help make a difference in your community with Select Books from The Ford Family Foundation. We provide these resources at no charge to residents of Oregon and Siskiyou County, Calif. Keep them, share them. The only requirement is providing us with your review on the publica...

08/16/2021

https://www.facebook.com/DiggingDeepProject/

Helping teens grow with our SEL book & Shadow’s Edge game app—tools for healing, connection & self-expression. Learn more at diggingdeep.org