RESOURCES
FOR CMHP TEAMS
CMHP
Training and Resources
This page presents the online resources
MHANYS is making available to CMHP Teams. All
resources are free for teams. In 2005 we plan
to continue developing resources focusing on advocacy
and enacting legislative change. If you have requests
for resources on specific topics, e-mail Helena
Davis at cmhp@mhanys.org.
See MHANYS' Publications
page for other downloadable materials addressing
a wide range of mental health-related topics.
Technical Assistance for Teams
| Skills Development Series
| Events
General Mental Health
| Recommended Websites
Technical
Assistance for CMHP Teams
The
New York State Consumer White Paper (105
KB .pdf file) is the work of over 200 people
from throughout New York State who focused on
a value-based structure to develop 10 rules
that must be infused into the mental health
system in New York State in order to deliver
quality services. It is the hope of many that
this paper along with the development of quality
indicators become a platform that will be built
upon to create a quality driven outcome based
system that focuses on every individual on his/her
road to recovery. For those who attended the
2004 Annual CMHP Training Conference, this is
the paper that was the subject of Steve Miccio's
presentation. View the slides from Mr.
Miccio's presentation (83 KB .pdf file).
Guidelines
for Developing a CMHP Team's Local Strategic
Plan was prepared to help teams through
the process of developing the strategic plan
to enact positive change in their communities
through the CMHP project.
Skills
Development Series
This
series is designed as a resource for CMHP Teams
as they move forward in advancing their projects.
These sheets are produced based upon the input
received from teams, and serve as tools in aiding
the successful completion of projects.
Grassroots
Advocacy:
Enhancing
Recovery Through Linkage with Indigenous Natural
Supports - John Allen,
Assistant Commissioner for Recipient Affairs
at NYS Office of Mental Health, firmly believes
that integration into the community at large
provides recipients with the fullest measure
of recovery through many built-in supports that
they may not acquire if they stay only in a
community of their peers. The challenge is finding
these supports and creating a bridge to them.
Mr. Allen encourages us to think outside the
box right in our own front yards to find many
of these resources.
Overcoming
the Stigma of Mental Illness and How to Help
Media Do the Same - One very important skill
set for raising awareness about mental health
and mental illness is the ability to get journalists
interested in the work and will to print articles
about important issues and activities. Gregory
Hitchcock, a seasoned journalist, shares insights
into how to grab and hold the attention of journalists
so that your information is aired regularly
and free of charge.
Mental
illness and stigma: Coping with the ridicule
- Labels and disapraging remarks about people
with psychiatric disabilities can do tremendous
harm but there are ways to mitigate the effects
in the community and in ourselves.
Implementing
a Mental Health Voter Empowerment Project
- The Women's Suffrage Movement led to new rights
and an end to the stigma for women. In the sixties,
the Civil Rights Movement gave African-Americans
the right to vote and dramatically altered the
way in which race is viewed in this country.
Now, mental health has a means in which it too
can organize in this fashion. The Mental
Health Voter Empowerment Project is designed
to bring together consumers, providers and the
general public in a fashion designed to promote
registration, education and participation. To
learn more about this exciting program, and
how to go about starting one in your area, check
out this Skills Development Sheet.
Developing
a Relationship With Your Legislators
- Being able to develop, and maintain,
a strong relationship with your Legislators
is the single most effective way to ensure that
positive mental health policy is developed.
This sheet stems from a discussion provided
to the Franklin County CMHP Team and their Peer
to Peer Networking Group. It was converted into
part of the Skills Development Series due to
interest expressed by other teams.
How
to Write a Press Release That Will Get You Coverage
- This skills development sheet is designed
to provide CMHP Teams with the basics on earning
free media coverage. It provides tips and recommendations
on how to write a press release, how to host
a press conference, and how to go about buidling
a relationship with the press. This sheet also
outlines MHANYS press release policy, detailing
what teams can expect from MHANYS when we are
working with you to promote CMHP projects both
individually and collectively.
Fundraising:
Finding
(and Researching) Grantgivers
- Discover resources available specifically
to New York State non-profits to help your team
find grant funding for your activities and/or
your agency.
Ten
Tips for Applying for Grants - Ten simple
tips to help you polish the grants you write,
and make your organization shine in the eyes
of potential funders at each stage of the grant
application process.
Events
See MHANYS' main Events
page for a more complete listing of mental
health-related conferences and events in NYS
and across the US.
General
Mental Health
A
Parent’s Guide to Recognizing and Treating
Depression in Your Child From the Weekly
SPARC, 5/2/07
Children's
Mental Health Tool Kit This toolkit was
developed for Children's Mental Health Week
2008. We hope you will find this information
useful year-round.
Community
Connections Archive, a publication of MHANYS’
CMHP Project, published from 2002 - 2006 to
explore various aspects of community mental
health initiatives and services delivery in
New York State.
This
is Your Life! Creating Your Self-Directed Life
Plan Newly developed by the UIC National
Research and Training Center on Psychiatric
Disability, this easy-to-use workbook helps
people with psychiatric disabilities think about,
choose, plan for, and act on a life goal, with
supports of their own choosing. The workbook
has as its foundation both person-centered planning
and the "stages of change" model. It guides
people in mental health recovery to see that
life change is a process, with natural twists
and turns along the way. Download the workbook
at: http://www.psych.uic.edu/uicnrtc/self-determination.htm#tools/
or contact the Center's resource coordinator
at mhsrpweb@psych.uic.edu,
for one free copy.
Recommended
Websites
The
Mental Health Association in New York State
- www.mhanys.org
MHANYS’ website has numerous pages and
links that will be useful for CMHP teams. The
home page contains updates on policy issues
plus links to other pages on the site. On the
Events Page you will find upcoming events which
may be of interest to you, and you can publicize
your own events on this page.
The
National Mental Health Association - www.nmha.org
NMHA's website has close to 100 fact sheets
and pamphlets that can be downloaded free of
charge. In addition, the site contains extensive
information on advocacy, policy, research, information
from various states, training opportunities
and links to many other national mental health
advocacy organizations. The Upcoming Events
section can be especially helpful for program
planning.
NAMI-New
York State - www.naminys.org
The website is very useful to obtain up-to-date
information on activities and issues to support
the recovery of people living with mental illness
in New York State. The site contains the NAMI
Newsletter, extensive information on mental
illness, medication and treatment; ” news
on policy issues and events. A new publication
that can be downloaded is "How
to Help When A Person with Mental Illness Is
Arrested”. Visit national NAMI's
site for more even more downloadable resources
and research.
National
Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
- Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are
relatively new legal instruments that may be
used to document a competent person’s
specific instructions or preferences regarding
future mental health treatment, in preparation
for the possibility that the person may lose
capacity to give or withhold informed consent
to treatment during acute episodes of psychiatric
illness. Almost all states permit some form
of legal advance directive (AD) for healthcare,
which can be used to direct at least some forms
of psychiatric treatment. In the past decade,
twenty-five states have adopted specific PAD
statutes. This site offers an introduction to
PADs, state-by-state information about advance
directive laws, instructions and forms, discussion
forums, educational webcasts, current research,
links to other websites, and more! http://www.nrc-pad.org/
Resource
Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma
(ADS Center) - www.adscenter.org
The ADS Center website contains sections on
Campaigns and Programs, an archive of past teleconference
trainings which are free, high quality and easy
to access; announcements of upcoming trainings,
tips on how to take action, contacting the media
and a speakers’ bureau. The ADS Center
is a program of SAMSHA.
Consumer/Survivor
Mental Health Information - www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/consumersurvivor/
This is the website of SAMHSA's Center for Mental
Health Services (CMHS) Consumer Affairs Program.
Here you will find news articles, fact sheets,
links, events, featured publications, and information
about the Consumer Affairs Program.
For
more information about the Community Mental Health
Promotion Project, contact Helena Davis at cmhp@mhanys.org,
or call (518) 434-0439 ext. 219.
