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Established in 1961, the University of Maryland School of Social Work is one of the largest and most respected schools of social work in the nation. The University of Maryland School of Social Work is committed to excellence in education, research, community service, and innovation.
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Journal of Employee Assistance 2011Arlington, VA: Employee Assistance Professionals Association, 2011
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SAMHSA Overdose Prevention and Response ToolkitThe primary purpose of this Toolkit is to educate a broad audience on overdose causes, risks, and signs, as well as the steps to take when witnessing and responding to an overdose. It provides clear, accessible information on opioid overdose reversal medications, such as naloxone. This Toolkit serves to complement, not replace, training on overdose prevention and response. It is also intended to augment the use of other overdose prevention tools for community engagement and planning, as well as enhance provider education across multiple practice areas. Overdose education and response tools have the greatest impact when focused on people who use drugs because they are most likely to witness and respond to an overdose. However, it is important to recognize that anyone could witness an overdose—whether on the street, at work, at home, in a clinical setting, or in a school. This Toolkit is therefore available for everyone to provide basic knowledge on how to recognize and respond to an overdose.
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Introduction to the International Employee Assistance Digital Archive: A Knowledge HubThis webinar is offered to various EAPA Chapters to introduce them to the International Employee Assistance Digital Archive resources. This particular set of slides introduced this repository to the Georgia EAPA Chapter in the late summer of 2024.
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Supporting Young Minds - Communications Guide and Resourcce GuideMHA Resources Looking for tools to help address and improve youth mental health? Check out Mental Health America’s 2024 #SupportingYoungMinds Resource Guide for info and tools for adults to use in their work with young people! Learn more at mhanational.org/young-minds We’re joining Mental Health America’s #SupportingYoungMinds campaign to help spread the word that empowering young people is key to improving youth mental health. Learn more at mhanational.org/young-minds We encourage you to explore tools for parents and caregivers, school personnel, and other adults in a young person’s life in Mental Health America’s 2024 #SupportingYoungMinds Resource Guide. mhanational.org/young-minds Young people are our future – let’s empower youth voices in mental health! Visit mhanational.org/youth to find information and opportunities for young mental health
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Reported Non–Substance-Related Mental Health Disorders Among Persons Who Died of Drug Overdose — United States, 2022Drug overdose deaths remain a public health crisis in the United States; nearly 107,000 and nearly 108,000 deaths occurred in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Persons with mental health conditions are at increased risk for overdose. In addition, substance use disorders and non–substance-related mental health disorders (MHDs) frequently co-occur. Using data from CDC’s State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System, this report describes characteristics of persons in 43 states and the District of Columbia who died of unintentional or undetermined intent drug overdose and had any MHD. In 2022, 21.9% of persons who died of drug overdose had a reported MHD. Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria, the most frequently reported MHDs were depressive (12.9%), anxiety (9.4%), and bipolar (5.9%) disorders. Overall, approximately 80% of overdose deaths involved opioids, primarily illegally manufactured fentanyls. Higher proportions of deaths among decedents with an MHD involved antidepressants (9.7%) and benzodiazepines (15.3%) compared with those without an MHD (3.3% and 8.5%, respectively). Nearly one quarter of decedents with an MHD had at least one recent potential opportunity for intervention (e.g., approximately one in 10 decedents were undergoing substance use disorder treatment, and one in 10 visited an emergency department or urgent care facility within 1 month of death). Expanding efforts to identify and address co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (e.g., integrated screening and treatment) and strengthen treatment retention and harm reduction services could save lives.
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Basics For Supporting FriendsThe A.S.K. tool, created by Active Minds, is helpful to use when providing support. Whether you are supporting a friend in person or online, remember to A.S.K.: Acknowledge that what your friend is going through must be hard. Let them know that you are there to listen and that their feelings are valid. Support your friend by listening before responding. Repeat back what they’ve shared to check that you understand. Let your friend take the lead in telling you what they need. Ask open- ended questions to learn more about how you can help. Keep in touch by making a plan for reconnecting. This might be in-person, over text, or in a DM. Add a reminder to your calendar to check in with them when you planned to. It is important to remember to take care of your own mental health while being supportive of your friend. You can create healthy boundaries for yourself by figuring out what you have the energy for and what you do not. You can find ways to support your friend that meet both of your needs, especially when you both may be juggling many responsibilities.
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The AIX Factor Podcast: Dr. Mark Attridge on the State of the Art in Mental Health Delivery in the Age of AIDr. Mark Attridge, President of Attridge Consulting, Inc. , a prominent research and analysis firm that focuses on workplace mental health and employee assistance programs, discusses the findings of their recent study examining the relative efficacy of three different EAP delivery modalities: in-person (worksite or offsite), human via some technology channel (phone, online video, text/email) and AI only (self-care with digital tools and no counselor or coach involved). Mark provides a wealth of insight into the future of EAP and mental health delivery in the age of AI. [37 minutes]
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Workplace Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Promotion, and Worker Well-Being Program and Strategy Development: Quick Start GuideWith workplace organizations experiencing an increasing concern for worker mental health, suicide prevention, and addiction recovery, many are looking for answers, but quickly get overwhelmed by the complexity of building or expanding a comprehensive, strategic, and sustainable behavioral health program. The purpose of this Quick Start Guide is to give you those first steps that will help build momentum. The aim is to use the tools outlined here to begin constructive conversations and establish buy-in from organization and industry leaders. It is not meant to be a comprehensive manual, just a way to prioritize initial action steps across several domains. While building a fully integrated Workplace Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Promotion, and Worker Well-being culture change initiative can be daunting, getting started doesn’t need to be. This “Quick Start Action” icon is a cue to take an initial step!
