1. Jennifer Johnston, MPH Melissa Glenn, LMHC
Behavioral health and equity: culturally responsive campus and workforce
Jennifer Johnston, MPH
Melissa Glenn, LMHC

2. presenters
Jennifer Johnston, MPH Healthcare Workforce Transitions Program Manager, Highline College Melissa Glenn, LMHC, CMHS Director of Education and Training, Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
Each introduce themselves

3. Introductions cont. Who is in the room?
Why are you interested in this presentation topic?
What do you hope to learn during this session?
JENNIFER
Poster to keep track of “hopes”

4. Presentation goals Explore the prevalence of mental illness
Review recommendations for creating culturally responsive campuses and workforce
Identify learning concepts
Share current strategies and resources that promote equity and equip the workforce
JENNIFER

5. Mental health facts JENNIFER
Mental Health: is a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of mental illness. It is the "psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment".
Mental Illness: disorders generally characterized by dysregulation of mood, thought, and/or behavior, as recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).
Serious Mental Illness: persons who, as the result of a mental disorder, exhibit emotional, cognitive, or behavioral functioning which is so impaired as to interfere substantially with their capacity to remain in the community without supportive treatment or services of a long-term or indefinite duration. In these persons, mental disability is severe and persistent resulting in a long term limitation in their functional capacities for primary activities of daily living such as interpersonal relationships, self-care, homemaking, employment, and recreation.
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)

6. Mental health facts cont.
JENNIFER
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)

7. Mental health facts cont.
JENNIFER
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)

8. Mental health on campus
*Anxiety, Depression, Suicide, Self-Injury, Eating Disorder
JENNIFER
Wisconsin Hope Lab/U. of Michigan/Community Colleges: study at 10 community colleges across the nation reveals that half of the more than 4,000 community college students surveyed are experiencing a current or recent mental health condition.
50% of community college students are experiencing a current or recent mental health condition.
Less than 50% of those impacted are receiving mental health treatment
Does this information align with your experience/observation?
What implications does this information have for community college campuses?
Wisconsin Hope Lab. Too Distressed to Learn? Mental Health Among Community College Students. March 2016

9. How is mental health an equity issue?
Mental health & equity
How is mental health an equity issue?
Mental illness impacts academic success and quality of life
Information & Education can impact:
Campus resources
Staff and faculty training
Policy and process
Service delivery and learning models
Academic and workforce programming
JENNIFER
Ask audience before displaying bullet points

10. responsive campus Recommendations:
Train faculty, staff, and students in Mental Health First Aid
Train faculty and staff in Trauma-Informed Care
Incorporate Behavioral Health Basics in Workforce Education
Review additional resources
MELISSA
Based upon capacity/resources/commitment – decide what is feasible to implement at your campus
Recommended topics and resources on handout

11. Mental health first aid
Mental Health First Aid is a national program that teaches people how to respond to the signs of mental illness and substance use.
Risk factors and warning signs
How to help someone in crisis
Where to turn for help
Mental Illness basics
Depression & Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Psychosis
Trauma
Substance Use Disorders
MELISSA
Example of how MHFA was offered as part of BHB at Highline
- 45 participants
Variety of participants (students, medical staff, security/library/ELL faculty)
Train the trainer

12. What participants are saying
“Now that I have a better understanding of mental illness, I will be more patient and aware of all the possibilities a person may be going through. I now have tools to remain calm and confident while trying to point that person to the help they need.”
MELISSA
Heidi’s story: ER nurse who only saw MDD patients in crisis and didn’t know sustained recovery was possible until taking class. Info impacted how she discharge plans and connects patients to resources.

13. Trauma-informed care
 A treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma.
Goals:
Promote trauma awareness
Avoid re-traumatization
Acknowledge “problem” behaviors as understandable ways to cope
Give the survivor choice and control
View trauma in the context of an individual’s environment
Create a safe and hopeful environment
Focus on strengths to promote resilience
MELISSA
Applies to staff/consumers in all settings (faculty/students, nurses/patients, counselors/clients, barista/customer)
Builds empathy because it considers the impact of trauma on people’s ways of interacting/communicating/functioning
Understanding this promotes equity

14. What faculty are saying
“Now that I’ve taken this training, I will try to be more mindful of my own state of mind when working with students.”
“Learning about signs of trauma, like anxiety, fight/flight/freeze, fear, and guilt will directly apply to my work at the college.”
MELISSA
Seattle Central College included TIC seminar in PDD for staff across disciplines (student asst, finance, instructors, admin, disciplinary).
Elaine’s story: Asst. living nurse/college & practicum instructor took workplace assessment and had never considered impact of vicarious trauma. Will now incorporate TIC in class room instruction and practicum supervision.

15. Tools & Resources
What is your school community currently doing to promote equity for students and staff?
How are you preparing the workforce to respond to mental illness?
MELISSA

16. Highlighted Resources
Mental Health First Aid
Trauma-Informed Care
Wisconsin Hope Lab
National Alliance on Mental Health
Equity in Mental Health Framework
MELISSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
WI Hope Lab: Basic needs, MI, financial stress, poverty impact college students
Equity in MH Framework: project to help colleges enhance MH support for students of color

17. questions
Thank you!

18. presenters
Jennifer Johnston, MPH Healthcare Workforce Transitions Program Manager, Highline College Melissa Glenn, LMHC, CMHS Director of Education and Training, Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
Each introduce themselves