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: 260-481-4184
E-mail: jordana@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

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) and Empowered! Minds.

 Bi-Weekly Email Blast  

Behavioral Health & Family Studies Institute 

     Upcoming Trainings & Events

×  March 26 - Lunch & Learn; Understanding Autism - sponsored by MHA in Allen County Fort Wayne Citizens Square Building (Omni Room) - 12 to 1pm - to register email ahelmsing@mhaac.com

×  March 26 & 27 - ASIST Training: sponsored by Life Suicide Prevention Center of St. Joe County - Granger - 8:30-4:40pm - $150 - click on to register - http://www.uhs-in.org/site/1/docs-suicide-prevent/ASIST%20Brochure%20FINAL.pdf

×  March 22 - QPR Training- sponsored by MHA of Greater Indy - 3-4:30pm - Cost: $22 - to register on line click HERE

×  March 22 – Breakfast Learning; Series Behavioral Healthcare Ethics – sponsored by Centerstone - Bloomington-@ Ivy Tech - 9am to noon - 3 CEU's available - for more info contact nicholas.spagnolo@centerstone.org

x   March 23 – safeTALK – sponsored by Lakeview Community Church - Hamilton - 8am to noon - Cost: $20 - to register contact Pastor Jess Jessup 260.908.4867 or PASTORJESS@LAKEVIEWHAMILTON.COM 

×  March 23 – QPR (Question Persuade Refer) Suicide Prevention Training – Fort Wayne - sponsored by IPFW – 9am to noon – CEU’s & PGP’s available - click on to register - https://learn.ipfw.edu/ShowSchedule.awp?&Mode=GROUP&Group=.SPP&Title=Suicide+Prevention+Programs

×  March 27 – Webinar - Fostering and Expanding Peer Support Services for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families – sponsored by SAMHSA - 1-2:30pm EST - To register in advance of the event, please click here.

×  March 28 – Webinar – The Long Road Back: Resources for Women Veterans – sponsored by the Battered Women’s Justice Project – 2-3:30 pm central time – FREE – Click here to register 

×  March 28 – Webinar – Suicide Prevention Tools for Primary Care Providers – sponsored by SAMHSA – 1 to 2:30pm – FREE -  click on to register  www.integration.samhsa.gov/about-us/webinars

×  March 29– Conference; Ethics and Technology & Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder – sponsored by National Association of Social Workers Indiana Chapter – Fort Wayne – Bowen Center – 8am to -1:15pm – for more information email ahelmsing@mhaac.com

×  April 7 through 10 – Conference – National After School Association Annual Convention – Indianapolis – click on to register - http://www.naaweb.org/default.asp?contentID=722 

×  April 11 – Presentation – Heidi Bryan Sentenced to Life – Ball State – 7:30-8:30pm – FREE – for more info contact Chris Drapeau @ cwdrapeau@bsu.edu 

×  April 11 & 12 – Mental Health First Aid Training - sponsored by Elkhart County Health Department - Elkhart – 9 to 4pm - $20 – contact Barb Welty @ 574.523.2118 or Jim Starkey @ 574.523.2119 to register

× April 12 – Conference; Women of Bold Empowerment - sponsored by Fort Wayne Urban Task Force – Fort Wayne – 11:45am to 1pm - $75 – click on to register bmattax@fwayfc.org

× April 12 through May 3 – Workshop – Medical Interpreting - Fort Wayne – to register contact Lourdes Williams at 260.413.0690 or Williams.lourdes@gmail.com

× April 13 – QPR (Question Persuade Refer) Suicide Prevention Training - Fort Wayne - sponsored by IPFW - 9am to noon - CEU's & PGP's available - click on to register - https://learn.ipfw.edu/ShowSchedule.awp?&Mode=GROUP&Group=.SPP&Title=Suicide+Prevention+Programs

× April 13– 5K Run/Walk - sponsored by Jason Foundation and Bloomington Meadows Hospital – Bloomington – 8 to 11am – to register click on www.BloomingtonMeadows.com/events/ 

× April 17 – Hoosier Idol - sponsored by Mental Health America of Indiana – for more info contact Tiffany Peek @ 317.638.3501 or tpeek@mhai.net

× April 18 –Conference; Mental Illness & Juveniles - sponsored by NAMI Indiana – Indianapolis – LaRue Carter Hospital - 8:30 to 4:30pm – to register email mhalbert@namiindiana.org

× April 24-27– 46^th Annual American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference - Austin, TX – to register, click here

April 25 & 26 – ASIST Training - Valparaiso – $130 / $10 for CEU’s - 8:30am to 4:30 pm – click on to register - http://brittaneinast.blogspot.com/p/upcoming-trainings.html 

× April 27 – Healing After Suicide Conference - co sponsored by AFSP & AAS  – Austin, TX – for more details click on - http://afsp.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db11a6f2940a2b3d1fa0b2fe7&id=38712e9312&e=790a444d24

× May 17 – : Mental Health & Criminal Justice Summit - sponsored by NAMI Indiana – Indianapolis – Caribbean Cove Hotel & Conference Center - $95 (early bird) – click on to register http://www.namiindiana.org/criminal-justice/summits 

× May 28 – Presentation; Traumatic Brain Injury - sponsored by MHA in Allen County – Fort Wayne – Citizens Square Building (Omni Room) – FREE – to RSVP email reservation@mhaac.com

× June 1 & 2– Out of Darkness Overnight Walk - AFSP – Washington, DC – for more info or to register – click on http://theovernight.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=505

× June 15 – Indiana Ride to Silence the Stigma - sponsored by AFSP – Indianapolis – 9:30am check in – to register click on sponsored by AFSP – Indianapolis – 9:30am check in – to register click on

   Behavioral and Mental Health Headlines

×  Suicide Prevention Training - Initial Licensure Requirement: As a reminder, applicants for an initial teaching license under IC 20-28-5-3 as of July 1, 2013, are required to show evidence of the successful completion of training in the prevention of child suicide and the recognition of signs that a student may be considering suicide.  Providers of suicide training will need to provide participants with a certificate or card verifying completion of the training that license applicants can scan and upload into their online applications and/or provide to their higher education program licensing advisors when applying for their initial licenses.  Trainings may be offered by the counseling or teaching programs or information is available at: http://new.ipfw.edu/behavioral/ (see Suicide Prevention).

×  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) Interactive Screening Program (ISP) – Why do Colleges and Universities Need ISP?  An estimated 15% of students suffer from depression and other mental disorders that put them at risk for suicide.  Each year, 10% of students report that they’ve seriously considered suicide.  ISP provides a simple and effective way to proactively identify at-risk students and encourage them to get help.  By engaging those in need, ISP supports student mental health, helps students remain in school and protects the institution in the event of a suicide death.  For more information click on http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=05967029-BC0C-603D-5A32D68043B9D7A8  The Indiana Chapter of AFSP is anxious to sponsor 3-5 schools FREE of charge.  Contact Indiana Chapter President Lisa Brattain @ lbrattain@afsp.org for more information.

×   SPRC/AFSP have added Suicide and Aging:  A Gatekeeper’s Workshop to Section III of the SPRC/AFSP Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention – click on for info http://www.sprc.org/bpr/section-III/suicide-and-aging-gatekeepers-workshop

×   SPRC/AFSP have added Campus MHAP: A Guide to Campus Mental Health Action Planning to Section II of the SPRC/AFSP Best Practices Registry for Suicide Prevention - click on for info http://www.sprc.org/bpr/section-II/campusmhap-guide-campus-mental-health-action-planning

×   To keep with the suicide prevention activities in Northwest Indiana, find them on Facebook and "like" them - Northwest Indiana Suicide Prevention Council.

×   Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - New videos series offers personal stories and expert perspectives.  Click on to view http://www.youtube.com/user/DBSAlliance

Vacant Positions ~ No announcements

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp located in Twin Lake, Michigan, is currently hiring health staff and registered nurses for their 2013 season and is searching for motivated health-oriented individuals to fill positions.  Information and application materials are available at  http://www.bluelake.org/employment/staff_health_staff.html

Grant Opportunities ~