Inside Track

Bulletins

Community Updates:

• DMH Program for Acute Community Treatment (PACT) for Youth
  • Find which DMH Area Office covers your town.
• FAMILIES NEEDED to speak to the following media about various Behavioral Health topics:
  • Boston Magazine, CBS News, WBUR, Boston Children's Hospital Behavioral Health Summit (in-person event)
  • Interested? contact:
    • Pam Sager, PPAL Executive Director: psager@ppal.net
    • Meri Viano, PPAL Associate Director: mviano@ppal.net
• Restraint and Seclusion Update–
  • Email Candice, PPAL’s Juvenile Justice Program Manager: cgabrey@ppal.net

Juvenile Justice Updates:

• PPAL signs onto Bill as part of the Coalition for Smart Responses to Student Behavior
  • See MA Juvenile Justice Reform Coalition Fact Sheet to view other organizations associated with the Coalition
  • More information on Safe and Supportive Schools
• ARPA Funding
  • Write to MA sen/reps to inquire and suggest ARPA funding routes.
  • Find my Legislator MA
  • Sample Letter for writing to a legislator
• CRA Reform
  • Juvenile Justice Policy And Data Board CBI Subcommittee May 19, 2022 Meeting Presentation
  • Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board CBI Subcommittee June 16, 2022 Meeting Presentation

Policy Updates

• ABC Mental Health Omnibus Bill
  • Online Portal to track BH Boarding and available beds (Session Law– Acts of 2022 Chapter 177- AN ACT ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, SECTION 2, Section 16P) 
  • Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Program (Session Law– Acts of 2022 Chapter 177- AN ACT ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, SECTION 4, Section 16FF)
    • Some information from BIRCh about Behavioral Health Technical Assistance
    • Reach out to your School Committee to find out how your school district currently supports behavioral health staff!

Networking

Resources: 

• Behavioral Health Acronyms, (2 links)
  • http://hopema.org/parents/mental-health-terms-abbreviations/
  • Glossary of Behavioral Health Terms-- Inpatient, Outpatient, Community Services
• PPAL has a seat on the Children’s Mental Health Campaign– find out more about CMHC
• Grief-Informed Care information
  • Detailed information
  • Shorter article

Events:

• 9/29 MOAR and Friends 32nd Recovery Month Celebration Day
  • Recovery Day Flyer
  • MOAR events
• 9/30 Young Adult Access Center Grand Opening– Children's Services of Roxbury
  • Grand Opening Flyer
  • More about young adult access centers
• 10/5 Parent information Network (PIN)– online Special Education Documentation workshop– everyone welcome!
  • Contact PIN to find out more
• 10/6 Sibling Support Group
• 10/14-10/15 Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) Planning A Life Conference 2022
• Family needed to speak along side PPAL at Boston Childrens Behavioral Health Summit in-person event on 10/28–
  • Contact Pam Sager, PPAL Executive Director, psager@ppal.net

Job Openings:

• Paid Opportunity– Training for Youth/ Young Adults– Strategic Sharing
  •  email Dkaplan@ppal.net
• The Support Network–
  • Part time Bilingual Family Support Staff, Holyoke
  • https://wmtcinfo.org/job-listings/
• Parent Information Network (Southeast)—
  • Many part time jobs, Email Heather Hogan: hhogan@bamsi.org
• Riverside is hiring multiple positions
• JDAI Local Coordinator, Essex/ Middlesex counties
• PPAL is Hiring!

PPAL Events:

• PPAL is increasing family support in Central Mass. Find out more!
• Active Parenting for Teens- Tuesdays, 1-3PM 10/4 - 11/22/2022
  • contact cgabrey@ppal.net or visit https://ppal.net/events/
• Tuesday School Problem Solving Clinic
  • Contact juvenilejustice@ppal.net or cgabrey@ppal.net
• Juvenile Justice Workshops–
  • Visit https://ppal.net/events/
  • 10/3/22- Juvenile Justice Basics: Juvenile Justice 101
  • 10/12/22- What To Know, What To Expect: Juvenile Justice 102