IPFW Behavioral Health & Family Studies Institute

IPFW Behavioral Health & Family Studies Institute Center of Excellence

The institute focuses on issues that relate to the prevention of behavioral dysfunction and the restoration of mental health functioning across the life span within an individual, family, and community context with the goal of increasing the quality of life for the citizens of northeast Indiana.

The Institute is modeled after the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute and enhances the quality of life in the region by:

• Providing leadership to the northeast Indiana community in concerns related to behavioral health and family studies.
• Offering professional training to behavioral health and family services providers.
• Providing a central source of information related to behavioral health and family studies topics for the citizens of northeastern Indiana.
• Encouraging high school students, college students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other scientists to pursue careers in behavioral health and family studies fields.
• Collaborating with other IPFW Centers of Excellence to provide northeastern Indiana human service and government agencies consultation, needs assessment, program planning, and evaluation.

Director

Kathleen L. O'Connell, Ph.D., RN
Professor of Nursing

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Neff B50-V
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499

Phone: 260-481-5795
E-mail: oconnell@ipfw.edu

Assistant Director

Alice Jordan-Miles, M.S.Ed.
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Neff B50-S
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805

Phone:  260-481-4184
E-mail:  jordana@ipfw.edu

Joanne Summers
Secretary
Neff B50-L

Phone:  260-481-6238
E-mail:  summerjm@ipfw.edu

Mission

The mission of the IPFW Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute is to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary center offering leadership for community concerns related to behavioral health and family studies and providing professional education, community training, professional practice experience, consultation, research, and dissemination of knowledge related to behavioral health and family studies topics.

Community Outreach

The Behavioral Health Institute is committed to working with the community on projects that enhance mental health and decrease health disparities. The Institute coordinates the Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition (ISPC), Indiana Cares Youth Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the Northeast Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC).

 'Blast'   May 11, 2012  

Behavioral Health & Family Studies Institute

 Upcoming Trainings & Events

×  May 12 – Out of Darkness Walk – Columbus Campus Walk, Columbus.  Registration begins at 11 am.  To register click on https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=register.start&eventID=1771k

×  May 15  - HPV Informational Session – Ft. Wayne.  Time: 6:30 pm at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

×  May 16 – QPR Training – Indianapolis. Time: 9 am - noon.  Sponsored by Mental Health America of Greater Indianapolis.   QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer - 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Cost: $22 (1 CEU) To register contact Amy Tobias.

×  May 17 – Training – Mental Illness and Juveniles.  Sponsored by NAMI Indiana, Indianapolis  Click Here to Register

×  May 18 – Workshop – “Treating Sexual Behavior Problems:  What Does the Research Tell Us and How Should We Use What We’ve Learned” – Indianapolis.  To register or for more information contact Louise Polansky,  louise-polansky@sbcglobal.net

×  May 20-26 – SAMHSA’s First annual National Prevention Week   An opportunity for community members to learn more about behavioral health issues and get involved in prevention efforts.  For more info http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionweek/

×  May 22 – Presentation – HPV Facts, Fort Wayne.  Sponsored by IPFW Dept. of Nursing.  6:30 pm at IPFW

×  May 22 – Workshop –“ Borderline Personality Disorder:  Working Effectively for Change”  Sponsored by MHA of Indianapolis.        9 am to noon. $40 - CEU’s available. To register contact Amy Tobias - atobias@mhaindy.net

×  May 23 – Webinar – Coping with Stress and Depression Workshop – 2 pm EST  Click on Register for Coping with Stress Webinar

×  June 9 – 3^rd Annual “RIDE TO SILENCE THE STIGMA!” – Harley Davidson of Indianapolis.  Registration online at http://afsp.donordrive.com/INride

×  June 14 – Workshop – “Substance Abuse and PTSD, An Integrated Dual Diagnosis Approach”  sponsored by MHA of Indianapolis. 9 am to noon - $40  CEU’s available. To register contact Amy Tobias - atobias@mhaindy.net

×  June 18 & 19 – Save the Date - The Indiana School Health Network Annual Conference, Indianapolis. Click Here to Register

×  June 23 – Out of Darkness Walk – Lawrence County Campus, Mitchell, Indiana.  Registration begins at 11 am. To register click on https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=register.start&eventID=1883

×  July 17-19 – Conference - 5^th Annual National Conference on Behavioral Health for Women and Girls – San Diego, CA. Theme “It’s All About Herr:  Health, Empowerment, Resilience and Recovery.”  For more info - http://samhsawomensconference.org/

×  October 4 – Save the Date – 23^rd  Annual Conference on Youth, Fort Wayne.  Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

Behavioral and Mental Health Headlines

 ×  KUDOS and CHEERS to Colleen Carpenter – past Director of Indiana Cares Youth Suicide Prevention Project  – for receiving Allen County’s MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPION AWARD from Mental Health American of Allen County.  She truly is a champion in Indiana! 

×  Helping Hands Grant Program – This grant program provides grants of up to $5,000 to medical schools for mental health and substance use disorder projects created and managed by medical students, particularly in underserved minority communities.  Click on For more information  

×  Singing for Change – funded by singer Jimmy Buffett, offers grants that promote the health, education and protection of children and their families.  Click on More info >>>>

×  Campuses grapple with suicide prevention – The Daily Tarheel – April 18, 2012 - http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2012/04/campuses_grapple_with_suicide_prevention

×  The Children’s Safety Network, a national resource center for the prevention of childhood injuries and violence funded by the Maternal Child Health Bureau, recently released state-specific fact sheets that include color charts and figures on the major causes of injury and death for individuals up to 24 years of age, including suicide death and attempt data compiled from various national sources. You can find the state factsheets at: http://childrenssafetynetwork.org/states. If you have any questions or need assistance with these pages please contact the Children’s Safety Network at csninfo@edc.org.

×  Survivors of Suicide Loss – click on Support Groups in Indiana

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