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>>> Stuart Gordon 7/9/2020 3:07 PM >>><br></span><div>Attached is this week's <em>NASMHPD Weekly Update, </em>containing:</div><div><br></div><div>(1) The results of a recent TBD Solutions survey of crisis services providers weighing in on the impact of COVID-19 on their operations;</div><div><br></div><div>(2) Information on a horrifying increase in emergency room visits for self-harm by pediatric behavioral health patients;</div><div><br></div><div>(3) Information on a new webinar series from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime on implementing the principles of a trauma-responsive service system; </div><div><br></div><div>(4) Details on a webinar from the Partnership Center on initial steps for addressing mental illness in faith communities;</div><div><br></div><div>(5) Information regarding a webinar from SAMHSA's <a id="Nav_9dd5051a41eca6412ca4dfb0e1405d9d" style="text-align: left; color: rgb(102, 0, 153); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; cursor: pointer; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" contenteditable="false" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjK_a7W7MDqAhVUknIEHYRbAfMQFjAAegQIBhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnned.net%2F&usg=AOvVaw1_PZ6y9J7ArRoqWxKX1D-5" data-ctbtn="0" data-cthref="/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjK_a7W7MDqAhVUknIEHYRbAfMQFjAAegQIBhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnned.net%2F&usg=AOvVaw1_PZ6y9J7ArRoqWxKX1D-5"><h3 class="LC20lb DKV0Md" style="margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: normal; display: inline-block;"><font color="#000000" size="2">National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health</font></h3></a> (NNED) on partnering with faith-based organizations to address COVID-19 and critical behavioral health needs in communities of color;</div><div><br></div><div>(6) Details on a World Health Organization webinar on WHO's First "Infodemic" Conference on addressing the spread of misinformation regarding disease and health care;</div><div><br></div><div>(7) Information on a number of COVID-forced changes to the scheduling of association- and behavioral health-related annual meetings; and</div><div><br></div><div>(8) This week's Crisis Now <em>Crisis Talk </em>discussion with NASADAD's Rob Morrison on the need for specific inclusion of substance use disorders in the language of the Stafford Act authorizing the declaration of health emergencies.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>An important reminder to Commissioners: NRI needs your responses <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">BY TOMORROW</font> on its survey of the impact of COVID on your operations (see page 3 of the newsletter).</strong></div><div><br></div><div>We hope you find all of this information useful.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a good weekend, and ....<br></div><span id="GWSignatureSent" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><span style="display: block;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline-block; -ms-word-wrap: normal;">
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