Mental Health

Mental health services are psychological and psychiatric treatment and counseling services for individuals with a diagnosed mental illness. They are conducted in a group or individual setting, and provided by a mental health professional licensed or authorized within the State to render such services. Such professionals typically include psychiatrists, psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers.

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Guidelines and Manuals

  • University of Washington

    Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.

Webinars and Training

Tools and Job Aids

Reports and Best Practices

Websites

  • SAMHSA

    U.S. federal agency that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.

  • AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)

    HIV clinical training resources for HRSA's AIDS Education and Training Centers Program.

  • National Council for Behavioral Health

    Resources on integrating primary care with behavioral health services to better address mental health and substance use needs.

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    This is a Consumer-friendly website with tools to help with the basics of:

    • Mental Health
    • The signs of Mental Illness
    • How to talk about mental health
    • How to get help

     The site also includes tools for providers and a treatment locator.

Conference Presentations

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenters:
Ellen Eaton
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
HRSA
Presenters:
Alex Keuroghlian, Nicole Chavis, Beth Bourdeau, Demetrios Psihopaidas
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Oregon Health Authority
Presenters:
Heather Hargraves, Sara Pyle, Jeffrey Williams
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Presenters:
Taylor Gleffe, Daniel Howell
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
JSI Research & Training Institute
Presenters:
Molly Higgins-Biddle, Juli Powers, Isabel Evans, Liz Sweet
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment

Technical Assistance

  • The central hub of the AETC Program, the clinical training arm of the RWHAP, through HIV curricula, technical support to regional AETCs on practice transformation and best practices, and housing of all AETC-developed tools for HIV clinical staff. Project period: 2019-2024.
  • SPNS-sponsored project to evaluate four evidence-informed behavioral health interventions and/or models of care to engage, link, and retain Black MSM with HIV in medical care and supportive services. Project period: 2018-2022.
  • Clinician consultation on HCV management, HIV management, perinatal HIV/AIDS, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis, substance use. Project period: 2016-2025.

  • The NHC provides ongoing, up-to-date information needed to meet the core competency knowledge for HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, and ongoing treatment and care to healthcare providers in the United States. Project period: 2020-2022.
  • The AETC Program offers clinician education and tailored capacity-building assistance. Project period: 2019-2024.
  • Initiative documenting best practice strategies and interventions that have been shown to improve HIV outcomes in a "real world" setting and can be replicated by other programs. Project period: 2021-2024.