Tracy L Fried & Associates, Inc

07/01/2013

Exciting news! Beyond the Talk: A Resource Toolkit to Bridge the Cultural Gap is now available for download.

For your convenience we are posting three versions of the toolkit ready to download, an electronic copy, 2-sided color or 2-sided black and white printable versions. Please visit TLFA’s newly updated website to download this groundbreaking publication at: http://www.tracyfried.com/news/

05/22/2013

Need a quick uplifting read today? Check out this wonderful story of two former foster youths being honored for completing college. An accomplishment to truly celebrate!

Read the story at: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-foster-graduation-20130517,0,4393293.story

Soon they’ll walk across stages at college campuses around Southern California, accepting their degrees and celebrating with classmates. But at a smaller, more low-key event on Friday, they were honored with a closer set of peers: fellow foster children who had defied odds to get a degree...

05/15/2013

Do you work with Foster Youth in California? A new report is out from the Stuart Foundation that presents groundbreaking analyses of education and child welfare data on high school-aged foster youth in California.

Check it out at: http://www.stuartfoundation.org/docs/default-document-library/at-greater-risk-california-foster-youth-and-the-path-from-high-school-to-college.pdf?sfvrsn=0

05/14/2013

Tracy Fried offers unique training for First Responders in understanding and responding to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis with a Trauma Informed Care approach. This training prepares First Responders confronted with these circumstances to deescalate the situation rather than intensify it.

For more information on how these trainings can be of assistance to your organization, please contact [email protected].

05/09/2013

Exciting news for May! President Barack Obama recently declared May “National Mental Health Awareness Month”.

Read the proclamation at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/30/presidential-proclamation-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2013

Today, tens of millions of Americans are living with the burden of a mental health problem. They shoulder conditions like depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress and bipolar disorder -- debilitating illnesses that can strain every part of a person's life. And even though help is out there, les...

05/08/2013

The Integrated Behavioral Health Project has developed an updated “Partners in Health: Mental Health, Primary Care and Substance Use Inter-agency Collaboration Tool Kit”, sponsored by the California Health Services Authority’s Statewide Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Initiative. It was designed to help primary care clinics and behavioral health agencies forge collaborative relationships and provides job descriptions; sample agreements and contracts; screening instruments and evaluation measures; operational forms; strategies and prototypes for integrating mental and physical services; practical advice; issues to consider when brokering agreements; mutual role descriptions and much more.

Check it out at:http://www.ibhp.org/IBHP_Interagency_Collaboration_Tool_Kit_2013.pdf

04/19/2013

The John Burton Foundation and the Alliance for Children’s Rights have developed an indexed summary of past AB 12 questions of the week. This makes it easier to access past questions for reference.

It is available at: https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=B9DF16FB04847637!193&app=Word&authkey=!ABEfwwm_vmFbWqE

04/17/2013

Tracy L. Fried & Associates, Inc. (TLFA) utilizes Conversation Café as a vehicle to initiate the strategic planning process, working in close partnership with your agency. As the facilitator, TLFA will take care of hosting the Conversation Café activity gathering and synthesizing outcomes of the Café dialogues. A complete report comprised of the identified strategies and themes will be developed. In addition, TLFA can provide support to your county to bring the strategic plan to fruition.

For more information on a Conversation Café led by TLFA to guide your organization’s strategic planning, please email Tracy L. Fried at [email protected].

04/17/2013

To better serve the unique needs of Military First Responders, TLFA modified and updated their First Responders training. The Military First Responders Training was designed with input from Veterans, a clinical therapist for military and law enforcement personnel and a former Navy Seal turned firefighter. The Military First Responders training focuses on situations unique to Military First Responders such as Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The training focuses on:

- Identifying Mental Health Crises with an Emphasis on PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness
- Understanding What Trauma is and How to Best Respond to Someone being Affected by It
- Gaining New Tools and Building Resources to Respond with a Trauma-Informed Approach

Due to the increasing need of such training TLFA is once again offering this critical onsite training. For more information on Military First Responders Training for your organization, please contact Tracy Fried, MSW at [email protected] or (760)230-2080.

04/17/2013

In the spring of 2012, Tracy L. Fried & Associates, Inc. (TLFA) was contracted by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Services Division with funding from the MHSA to develop and deliver 20 trainings for First Responders in understanding and responding with a trauma informed care approach to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. These trainings were developed with input collected via focus groups and informal interviews with cross-disciplinary First Responders and representatives from the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) Academy to ensure that the information was consistent with and would complement their trainings while meeting CEU approval.

The training focuses on:

- Identifying Mental Health Crises
- Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness
- Understanding What Trauma is and How to Best Respond to Someone being Affected by It
- Gaining New Tools and Building Resources to Respond with a Trauma Informed Approach

Due to the increasing need of such training TLFA is once again offering this critical onsite training. For more information on First Responders Training for your organization, please email Tracy Fried, MSW at [email protected] or (760) 230-2080.

04/17/2013

A little something inspirational to help get you through this humpday!

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04/15/2013

Our hearts go out those affected by the tragedy in Boston today.