Information from Sky Kershner

Link to Motivational Interviewing training handouts: 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hyxkiufn78a0xq9/AAD9V9y7WM0OUfwPJuqVvwUga?dl=0

WV MI Blog with interesting local articles about Motivation and Addiction. 

 https://wv-mi-craft.blogspot.com/?view=flipcard

If you want to try to get a Beyond Addiction Family Support Book Study going. Erin and I are here to help you with it!  More info here:

 http://kpcc.com/craft/

Let me know if I can help in any other way!

Sky

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Sky Kershner
Cell: 304-550-0000
www.kpcc.com 

From Elizabeth Kennedy, BBHHF

for your reading pleasure, here is a link to the ESSA toolkit:

http://static.ow.ly/docs/ESSA_ImplementationToolkit_6xZN.pdf. 

Elizabeth Kennedy, Program Manager

Office of Children, Youth, and Families

Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities

350 Capitol Street, Room 350

Charleston, West Virginia 25301-3702

Phone:  (304) 356-4829

Fax:  (304)558-4245

Resources from Tiffany July 2017

The Expanded School Mental Health (ESMH) Steering team would like to share the following state resources and announcements with you. Attached is an overview of the ESMH framework in Toolkit #1.

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families supports an information and referral resource WV 211.  Call center operates 24/7, provides local, state and regional resources/referrals and is free to use.  http://www.wv211.org/      A new app, HELP ME WV, will soon be available.

Family Resource Networks provide resources available in each county. Contact information can be found here.  http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/bcf/Services/Pages/Family-Resource-Networks.aspx

The 2017 WV Center for Children’s Justice  Handle with Care Conference September 27-29, 2017 | Charleston Civic Center

http://www.handlewithcarewv.org/

West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will be working to implement a three pronged Strategy 360 initiative to address the effects of substance on students.  Here is the website: https://www.justthinktwice.gov/westvirginia/what-dea-360.  Also, see attached flyer.

West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has proposed changes to attendance policy 4110. Changes are currently up for public review and comment on their website. Https://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/

INFORMATION REQUEST: Request for updated information and/or one-pagers in order to update the ESMH resource guide PDF format https://livewell.marshall.edu/mutac/Docs/2016ESMHResourcePacket.pdf   If you have one-page program descriptions, informational brochures or other resources you would like included in our resource guide please contact me at pittman6@marshall.edu

If you have questions related to WV ESMH feel free to reply to this email and a member of the Expanded School Mental Health Steering team will contact you as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Tiffany Pittman, MA, LPC, AADC
School Health Coordinator & TA
Department of Family and Community Health
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University