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VISN 5 Resource E-Blasts on Recovery in SMI

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As a part of the VISN 5 MIRECC's commitment to support mental health clinicians in their efforts to incorporate recovery-oriented care for Veterans and the Veteran families they serve, we began regularly disseminating national email-blasts in 2019. The goal of this effort is to provide front-lined mental health staff across the VA system information on relevant topic areas and point them to resources they could utilize in their work with Veterans with SMI.

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The E-Blasts topics are chosen specifically for areas that support recovery-oriented care. Check out each one!

Date	Resource Title and Description
March 2021	Veteran Stakeholders Forum Subtitles: What is a Veteran Stakeholders Forum? Why create a Veteran Stakeholders Forum? Want to develop a Veteran Stakeholders Forum in your Center? How can a Veteran volunteer for the VISN 5 MIRECC Veteran Stakeholders Forum?
February 2021	Stigma and Mental Health Subtitles: A new issue of the VISN 5 MIRECC Link focused on Ending Self-Stigma for PTSD (ESS-P) • Other Stigma and Mental Health Resources from the VISN 5 MIRECC including Ending Self-Stigma and EASE-ing Self Stigma
December 2020	Mental Health Lived Experience Community of Practice Subtitles: VISN 5 MIRECC and Mental Health Lived Experience Community of Practice Partner to Support Recovery • MHLE COP Releases Consensus Statement on Advocacy-Motivated “Coming Out” and a Culture of Disclosure
April 2020	Using the Guiding Principles of Recovery to Cope During Physical Distancing Introduction: Adapting to a national emergency and maintaining physical distancing can be challenging to mental health. SAMHSA’s ten guiding principles of recovery can provide direction for how to cope, even in these challenging times.
January 2020	January is a Great Time to Quit Smoking! Introduction: Welcome to a new year! The start of a new year is the perfect time to quit smoking! Quitting smoking is a great way to improve your health and accomplish something big. ...and, you can do it! The Smoking Cessation Handouts on the Quit Smoking e-blast are available on our Educational Products page. Just click on the Smoking Cessation Section to see more!
November 2019	National Caregivers Month Introduction: It’s the time of year where we give thanks. It’s a perfect opportunity to reflect, with gratitude, on the important contributions family caregivers make in supporting loved ones with medical and mental health conditions every day! Over 65 million adults in the United States spend an average of 20 hours a week providing care for a family member or friend with a chronic ill-ness or disability.
October 2019	Global Peer Appreciation Day Introduction: Peer Support is an integral part of recovery-oriented care. Today we acknowledge the contributions of peer providers around the world, who offer the gift of their lived experience to others in recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. There are over 1,000 Peer Specialists working in VA, providing high-quality recovery-oriented services to Veterans across the country. Thank you for your work!
September 2019	September is National Recovery Month Introduction: Every September, the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. The 2019 theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger.
March 2019	Social Skills Training Coach App Introduction: We are pleased to report that a blog post on VA Social Skills Training and describing the Social Skills Training Coach App for Veterans (in development) are featured in the current VA Insider. The VA Social Skills Training Program is located at the VISN5 MIRECC.