SAMHSA 2008 Returning Veterans Conference
 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) is sponsoring a 2008 Returning Veterans Conference in Bethesda, MD on August 11, 2008. The conference provides an opportunity for participants to share information on mental health and substance abuse services across multiple health care delivery systems. The focus of the conference is to orient service providers with up-to-date methods for improving services for returning veterans and their families. To read more information or register for the 2008 conference visit Paving the Road Home: The National Behavioral Health Conference and Policy Academy on Returning Veterans and Their Families.  

WHAT'S UPCOMING

8/3-6 - American Probation and Parole Association – 33rd Annual Training Institute, Las Vegas, NV more...

8/10-13 - National Association of State Judicial Educators, 2008 Conference, Philadelphia, PA more...

8/11-13 - SAMHSA, 2008 Returning Veterans Conference, Bethesda, MD more...

8/14-17 - American Psychological Association – 116th Annual Convention, Boston, MA more...

8/20-22 - National Association of Peer Specialists – The Recovery Revolution, Philadelphia, PA more...

9/3-5 – Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities – 15th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL more...

New Training!

SOAR Train-The-Trainer

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is sponsoring a SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) Train-the-Trainer from August 25 through 28 in Chicago, IL.  The aim of SOAR is to improve SSI/SSDI access for people who are homeless.
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Resources

Life after Lock-Up
The Urban Institute released a monograph in May 2008 titled Life after Lockup. This monograph is a report on how jails can enhance reentry strategies through linkages to community supports. This monograph is a companion piece to The Jail Administrator’s Toolkit for Reentry. To download a copy of the Life after Lockup publication, visit the Urban Institute.

Victims of Crime
Individuals with mental illness are more likely to be victims of violent crimes than to be perpetrators. These persons rarely report the crimes to law enforcement or seek out treatment or support after the incident. Service providers must be able to recognize the effects that victimization can have and be able to use trauma-informed methods to respond to these individuals. The Office of Justice Programs has updated a document that includes helpful tips for responding to individuals with mental illness who are victims of crime. Visit OJP.gov for more details.