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SUMMARY:Voices into Action: Powering Implementation through Engagement of People with Lived Experience – Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:This event is being offered to HHS Regions 1 & 2 – ME\, VT\, NH\, MA\, CT\, NY\, RI\, NJ\, Puerto Rico\, and the US Virgin Islands. \nFrom Theory to Practice: The Learning Collaborative \nThis session presents an opportunity to join a groundbreaking four-part Learning Community. Designed for 8 to 12 committed organizational teams in mental health services\, this collaborative empowers participants to harness a new Lived Experience Engagement Toolkit for impactful implementation projects.  The Learning Community will include three group sessions and four individual coaching sessions per team.  See below for group session dates and application link.  Applications will be due by 6/15/26\, with participant notification by 6/29/26. \nToolkit features include: \n~Defining Representation: Guidance on identifying lived experience in its many forms—including current and past service users\, family members\, and peer specialists.\n~Self-Assessment & Goal Setting: Tools to help organizations measure their current engagement level and set realistic\, measurable targets for growth.\n~Actionable Strategies: Practical advice on building user-led implementation councils\, ensuring meeting accessibility\, and utilizing “lived experience surveyors” to measure project impact.\n~Refinement & Marketing: Techniques for testing materials with user groups and using community marketing to improve outreach and trust. \nIdeal participants are those with an active implementation project and a desire to lead the region in inclusive\, user-driven mental health care. Learning community participants will embark on a structured journey that equips them to:\n~Define engagement goals unique to their specific community needs.\n~Develop a customized plan for incorporating lived experience engagement into organizational workflows.\n~Address sustainability to ensure voices of people with lived experience remain central after the initial project phase. \nEvent Presenters: \nBevin Croft\, MPP\, PhD\, mental health systems researcher at the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)\n\nEbony Flint\, Certified Peer Specialist and Policy Analyst\n\nMelissa Wettengel\, MPH\, NYCPS\, nonprofit executive and mental health advocate at Hands Across Long Island (HALI)\n\nMichelle Zechner\, PhD\, LSW\, CPRP\, Associate Professor at Rutgers Health\n\n\nGroup Session Dates:\nJuly 21\, 2:00-3:30 ET\nAugust 12\, 2:00-3:30 ET\nSeptember 15\, 2:00-3:30 ET
URL:https://www.cmhisupport.org/event/voices-into-action-powering-implementation-through-engagement-of-people-with-lived-experience-learning-collaborative/2026-07-21/
CATEGORIES:Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean
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SUMMARY:Deepening Community Connection: Engaging Key Partners and Assessing Needs for Mental Health Services
DESCRIPTION:Effectively meeting the mental health needs of our communities depends upon our ability to connect and understand what those needs are.  But how do you know when you have effectively connected with your community?  Join us for this two-part series exploring community engagement and needs assessment and their application in your setting. Whether you are new to these topics or you are looking to improve your existing practices\, this series is for you!  We encourage you to bring a small group of key players from your organization; consider including those who are instrumental in preparing\, implementing\, and sustaining practices.  Please plan to attend both sessions within a topic or have at least one person from your organization in attendance\, as the content from Session 1 is built upon in Session 2. \nSession Dates & Times:  \nJuly 22\, 2026 – 11:00-12:00 ET \nJuly 29\, 2026 – 11:00-12:00 ET \nThis event is open to attendees from ME\, NH\, VT\, CT\, MA\, RI\, NY\, NJ\, PR\, and the USVI
URL:https://www.cmhisupport.org/event/deepening-community-connection-engaging-key-partners-and-assessing-needs-for-mental-health-services-2/2026-07-22/
CATEGORIES:Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean
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SUMMARY:Deepening Community Connection: Engaging Key Partners and Assessing Needs for Mental Health Services
DESCRIPTION:Effectively meeting the mental health needs of our communities depends upon our ability to connect and understand what those needs are.  But how do you know when you have effectively connected with your community?  Join us for this two-part series exploring community engagement and needs assessment and their application in your setting. Whether you are new to these topics or you are looking to improve your existing practices\, this series is for you!  We encourage you to bring a small group of key players from your organization; consider including those who are instrumental in preparing\, implementing\, and sustaining practices.  Please plan to attend both sessions within a topic or have at least one person from your organization in attendance\, as the content from Session 1 is built upon in Session 2. \nSession Dates & Times:  \nJuly 22\, 2026 – 11:00-12:00 ET \nJuly 29\, 2026 – 11:00-12:00 ET \nThis event is open to attendees from ME\, NH\, VT\, CT\, MA\, RI\, NY\, NJ\, PR\, and the USVI
URL:https://www.cmhisupport.org/event/deepening-community-connection-engaging-key-partners-and-assessing-needs-for-mental-health-services-2/2026-07-29/
CATEGORIES:Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean
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