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11.16.07 INVITATION to the Health Pollicy Forum: The ABC's of School

Mental Health

INVITATION

The ABC's of School Mental Health

A Health Policy Forum Hosted by:

The Texas Health Institute in collaboration with the Texas

Department of State Health Services

THE ABC's of School Mental Health

Schools play a key role in the health and development of

our total population. Addressing mental health issues is essential to promoting

learning and recognizing the need for emotionally safe and supportive schools.

The Health Policy Forum offers a thought-provoking

opportunity to learn about school-based mental health research, policies and

practices.

Our speakers will discuss critical aspects of school

mental health in Texas and the nation.

Topics will include:

a.. historical perspectives

b.. innovative programs

c.. policy implications

d.. personal accounts of positive school-based

interventions

e.. hope for a healthier society by promoting

protective factors collaborations within Communities

Speakers include:

Al Duchnowski, Ph.D., Deputy Director, The Research and

Training Center for Children's Mental Health University of South Florida, Tampa,

Florida

Jenni Jennings, Mental Health Consultant, former

Executive Director, Youth and Family Centers at Dallas Independent Schools

District

Panel include:

, Executive Director, Austin- County

Mental Health Mental Retardation Center

Austin Hooser, Student, Texas A & M University

Camilla Hornsby, Student, town High School

Ruth Kane, Ph.D., Director of the Alternative Teacher

Certification Program, Huston-Tillotson University

Jane Nethercut, Positive Behavior Support, Character

Education, and PAL Coordinator, Austin ISD

Sharon Wilkes, RN, MA, CPS, CCS, Coordinator of

Prevention Services, Mc ISD

Registration is FREE!

Please click here to register.

Registration deadline is November 14, 2007.

Contact Conway at Texas Health Institute for more

information: aconway@... and/or

.

THI on behalf of the Texas Mental Health

Transformation-State Incentive Grant (MHT-SIG) and the Texas Department of State

Health Services (DSHS) is offering several MHT educational opportunities that

can be accessed easily and conveniently. The program curriculum will provide

information on a variety of topics that will help you transform Mental Health

systems in your community.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Funding was made possible in part by 5

U79 SM57485-02 from the United States Department of Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The views expressed in written

conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderator do not

necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human

Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices or organizations

imply endorsement by the US Government.

About the Texas Health Institute

Our mission is to provide leadership to improve the

health of Texans and their communities through education, research, and health

policy development.

One of the THI's core focuses is hosting statewide

Health Policy Forums addressing emerging health issues such as mental health

transformation. The goal of forums is to provide policy decision-makers and

other health care leaders and stakeholders with unbiased information about

critical health and medical issues and a neutral " safe " environment in which to

discuss these issues.

As a non-partisan organization, the Institute has built

its reputation as a neutral convener and has been extremely successful at

facilitating balanced dialogue among diverse groups of health professionals.

Forum attendees represent increasingly varied and diverse political and health

policy viewpoints - an indication that the forums are serving their purpose of

bringing together diverse policymakers to explore solutions to complex health

issues.

Texas Health Institute

8501 N. MoPac Expressway, Suite 420

Austin, TX 78759

WHEN:

Friday,

November 16, 2007

9 am - 12 pm

*Networking Lunch

12 pm to 1 pm

WHERE:

United Methodist Church Family Center

1300 Lavaca St

Austin, TX 78701

(parking available at the Doubletree Guest Suites 303 W. 15th

Street)

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