Evidence-Based Professionals' Monthly - January 2023

Welcome to 2023!

Joyfields is excited for what's to come this year and we cannot wait to be a part of your routine.

FEATURED

• Top Behavioral Health Trends for 2023
• As Damar Hamlin recovers physically, NFL shouldn't forget mental toll of injury, experts say
• SAMHSA Announces National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Results Detailing Mental Illness and Substance Use Levels in 2021
• A real wake-up call': Poor mental health is costing billions of dollars in lost productivity
• Behavioral Health Resource Center opens in downtown Portland

MORE NEWS

• Report: North Carolina faces ‘behavioral health tsunami' as more teens consider suicide
  
• AG Healey Awards $2.9 Million in Mental Health Diversionary Services Grants
  
• Open Up Opportunities for System-Involved Youth
  
• The unregulated world of Montana’s sober living homes
• Drug Abuse Trends and Treatment Approaches for 2023
• Advocates sue Iowa over failure to provide mental health care to eligible children
  
• Community gardening helps reduce cancer, boost mental health, study shows

GRANTS & FUNDING

• Grants for Services to Treat and Strengthen Families Affected by Substance Use
  
• National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) Grant Awards
  
• Follow this link for more information about Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants, the application process, and more!
  
• View forecasted FY 2023 grants for SAMHSA here!

EVIDENCE-BASED EVENTS 

• Employee Performance Reviews: How To Prep, Write & Deliver, On-Time Appraisals Every Time! - Online Live Webinar
  - Jan. 18, Mar 15, or May 11 + 3 more dates | 1:00 pm -2:30 pm Eastern | Learn more & choose dates
  
  
• Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills Series for Building & Sustaining In-House MI Capacity
  - February 1-2, 2023 | 11:30am - 6:30pm EST | Learn more & register

Simple 3-Steps System

• • Phase-1: Feb. 1-2 - MI Skills for Front-line Staff (attendees: front-line staff, their supervisors, and in-house trainer)
    
  • Phase-2: Feb. 13 - MI Skills for Supervisors (attendees: supervisors and in-house trainers)
    
  • Phase-3: Feb. 15-16 - MI Skills for In-house Trainers (attendees: in-house trainers. Expanded to 2 days this year + optional follow-up sessions
    

• Working with Employees (& Succeeding!): Core Skills for "New & Less Tenured" Supervisors & Managers
  Mar. 8, or May 4 + 3 more dates | 1:00 pm -2:30 pm Eastern |  Learn more & choose dates

Editor: Amaka Obinna Nwoko

Email: [email protected]

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