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Holding Hope is a monthly email communication to share updates, activities and resources that support and advance children's behavioral health in Oregon.

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March Events – Opportunities – Resources

​​​​​​​​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings​​​ ​​ ​​

March 2024

In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; March 6 – Presentation of recommendations for Medicaid and children's behavioral health​; Umatilla County CARE Program; Nurturing Hope – Suicide prevention in Oregon; Understanding the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic & Treatment Program; Progress report for the CFBH Roadmap, July-December 2023; Roadmap 2.0; "A Time for Families" makes a diffe​rence one story at a time; Intensive Treatment Services capacity reports; What we're reading;  Events – Opportunities – Resources​​ 

February Events – Opportunities – Resources

​​​​​​​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings​​​ ​​ ​

February 2024

In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; Meet the REAP Youth SAVE team; Oregon Pediatric Society wins contract award for pediatric suicide prevention; The Black Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition; Black Youth Suicide Coalition: inivtaiton for Black youth to attend mixer; The Life-sustaining Practices Fellowship pilot project; Youth Mental Health Summit; Intensive Treatment Services capacity reports; What we're reading;  Events – Opportunities – Resources​​ 

January Events – Opportunities – Resources

​​​​​​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings​​​ ​​ 

January 2024

In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; Welcome Molly Sandmeier, Hatfield Resident Fellow; Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, youth and young adults focus group findings; Empowering communities: AOCMHP and OHA's impactful mini-grant program; Madrona Recovery 18-bed expansion in 2024; Intensive Treatment Services capacity reports; Events – Opportunities – Resources​​ 

December Events – Opportunities – Resources

​​​​​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings​​​ ​

December 2023

In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; School-Based Mental Health program: The Wellness Center at Scappoose High School; Peer-delivered services and the Office of Recovery and Resiliance; Suicide Prevention Conference; $500,000 in grants awarded to OHA for culturally specific suicide prevention; Applications open for youth-serving Black, African or African American adults to join Life Sustaining Practice Fellowship; Dr. Sejal Hathi announced as OHA Director; Intensive Treatment Services capacity reports; Events – Opportunities – Resources​​ 

November Events – Opportunities – Resources

​​​​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings​​​ 

November 2023

In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; The CFBH unit shares their gratitude; Roadmap – New progress report available; Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) – Youth SUD in Oregon is on OregonBuys; Workgroup: Families Leading Children's Behavioral Heathl Systems –​ date and time change; November 15 Behavioral Health Community Techinical Assistance and Support Session; Public Health Advisory Board accepting applications for new members; Capacity monitoring for Intensive Treatment Services; Events – Opportunities – Resources​

October Events – Opportunities – Resources

​​​​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings​​

October 2023

​In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; Welcome Megan Kirk, Hatfield Resident Fellow; Youth & Young Adult Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Symposium; The 4D Recovery Center in Portland; Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) – Youth SUD in Oregon; Youth Data Council recruiting new members; All voices invited to Roadmap focused community conversations; Workgroup: Families in children's behavioral health policy making; Capacity monitoring for Intensive Treatment Services; Events – Opportunities – Resources​

September Events – Opportunities – Resources

​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings

September 2023

​​In this issue: ​Chelsea's Chat; Suicide Prevention Month call to action for schools; Black Youth Suicide Prevention Travel Team; Welcome Julie Graves, Intensive Services Coordinator; Welcome Christianna Rhoads, Wraparound and System of Care Coordinator; Engaging Community Voice: School-Based Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion & Prevention​; School community partnerships; National experts reviewing Medicaid system in Oregon; All voices invited to community conversations; Families in children’s behavioral health policy making; Workgroup looks at safety in residential settings; Capacity monitoring for Intensive Treatment Services

August Events – Opportunities – Resources

​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings​​

August 2023

​​In this issue: ​Chelsea's Chat; 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline celebrates anniversary, launches texts and chats in Spanish; Nine recovery high schools to operate in Oregon by 2028; Senate Bill 819 helps end the practice of shortening school days; HERO Kids Registry; All voices invited to community conversations; Families in children's behavioral health policy making​

July Events – Opportunities – Resources

​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings

July 2023
​​In this issue: ​Chelsea's Chat; Invitation to a community conversation: Developing a new Roadmap for 2024-2026; Families in children’s behavioral health policy making; CFBH Unit Retreat – Community Engagement and Roadmap; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and CFBH; Save the date! Mental Health Approaches to I/DD training; Applied Behavioral Analysis community conversations; What we're reading
June Events – Opportunities – Resources

​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings

June 2023

In this issue: ​Chelsea's Chat; Welcome to the team: Early Childhood Program and Policy Development Specialist, Amy Chandler; Oregon Alliance Annual Summit; Talking about the future: engaging with families; Marla's Mall: clothing closet for LGBTQ+ students; Clackamas County secure storage; System Indicators; Behavioral health investments; What we're reading

May Events – Opportunities – Resources

​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings

May 2023

In this issue:​ Chelsea's Chat; Birth to prison pipeline; Children's team meets with Ebony Clarke; Lifeway's, Inc. mental health promotion and prevention in Malheur County; Children's Mental Health Acceptance Day, May 11; Help develop Oregon map of firearm storage options; Trauma Informed Oregon QR code for youth; Children's Behavioral Health Roadmap visual; System indicators; Behavioral health investments; What we're reading

April Events – Opportunities – Resources

Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings

April 2023

In this issue: ​Chelsea's Chat; Connecting across Clackamas County; The impact of ableism; Children's behavioral health rate study; Healthy Transitions Oregon Podcast; Children's Mental Health Awareness Day; System Indicators; Behavioral health investments; What we're reading

March Events – Opportunities – Resources

Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings

March 2023

​In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; Advisory councils meet to improve communication and collaboration; Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services rate increases; 2023 legislative session in action: Applied Behavioral Analysis Community Conversations and their impact on House Bills; Request for Proposals for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline marketing and communications; Disrupting the birth to prison pipeline; Fee-for-service Wraparound expansion; Child and Family Behavioral Health Roadmap 2020-2024; System of Care Advisory Council seeking youth and Tribal representatives; System indicators; Behavioral health investments; Join our team

February Events – Opportunities – Resources

​Events, opportunities and resources for youth and families, the behavioral health community and suicide prevention trainings

February 2023

​In this issue: Chelsea's Chat; New Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) for Mobile Crisis Intervention Service and Stabilization Services; Children's System Advisory Council (CSAC) family advocate, Roberta Lincoln, talks about her experience on the council; Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Benefit changes in 2023; CFBH Policy Vision Roadmap; Increasing safety for your children: Suicide prevention strategies

January 2023

In this issue: ​Chelsea's Chat; Children's System Advisory Council; Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS); CFBH Policy Vision Roadmap; Young Adults in Transition Residential Treatment Home referral process changes; System of Care Advisory Council seeking youth, Tribal and pediatric representatives; Events – Opportunities – Resources; System indicators; What we're reading

December 2022

In this issue: ​Chelsea's Chat; Featured investment update: Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs - Big River, Big Impact; Spotlight: Centering health and wellness in schools; Welcome to the team: Children's Intensive Treatment Services Coordinator Sage Neilson; System of Care Advisory Council seeking a youth member and a tribal representative; Increasing safety for your children: Suicide prevention strategies; 2023 legislative session: What to expect for children and families; Events – Opportunities – Resources; Update: 2021 legislative investments in children’s behavioral health​​

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