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Training Option: Mental Health Wellness for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MHW-IDD)
Mental Health Wellness for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MHW-IDD) provides training for direct support professionals and healthcare professionals: https://training.mhw-idd.uthscsa.edu/ Professionals can earn Continuing Education Credits for completing different modules, such as: Co-Occurring Disorders [...]
Mental Health IS Health
Mental health IS health: https://www.mentalhealthishealth.us/ Our thoughts and feelings are part of our overall health. Thoughts and feelings change how we are doing each day. Feeling angry, sad, worried, or lonely is not good for [...]
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability
The Nisonger RRTC team published a new paper called “Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability” in the journal Research in Developmental Disabilities: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104298 Self-report [...]
“Psychotherapy Treatment Outcome Research in Adults With ID: Where Do We Go From Here?”
The Nisonger RRTC team published a new paper called “Psychotherapy Treatment Outcome Research in Adults With ID: Where Do We Go From Here?” in the journal Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cps0000053 Research on [...]
LGBTQ+ Persons with a Disability
An estimated 3-5 million LGBTQ+ persons have a disability, but there is limited data about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color and people of color with disabilities. More data collection and analyses are [...]
Proud to Celebrate Pride Month in June
June is Pride Month, and we are proud to support our LGBTQ+ community members! Rainbow Groups are groups of self-advocates who are members of both the intellectual disability and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) community and [...]
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. About 6% of the U.S. population identifies as Asian American or Pacific Islander. Nearly 15% of this population reported having a mental illness in [...]
2022 Nisonger Institute (5/13 from 9:00-12:00)
The 2022 Nisonger Institute is on Friday, May 13th: Nisonger Institute 2022 – Nisonger Center (osu.edu) Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for People with Developmental Disabilities People with developmental disabilities face multiple barriers that [...]
Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is sharing the message “TOGETHER for Mental Health.” Mental health is an important part of overall health. We need to [...]
How to Talk and Write About Autism (National Autistic Society)
The National Autistic Society provides guidance on how to talk and write about autism, which is based on a representative survey that included autistic individuals, family members, and professionals: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/how-to-talk-about-autism
Can You Hear Me Now? – Recruitment Video