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Certified Peer Specialist Training
2023-03-24 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-23 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-21 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-20 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-16 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-15 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Mental Health Partnernships Offices, 1211 Chestnut Street, 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
FOR PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS ONLY
The Certified Peer Specialist Training is designed to provide learners with foundational knowledge and skills for working as professional providers of Peer Support. Successful completion of this training will result in eligibility to take the state certification exam (through the PA Certification Board). DBHIDS sponsored
This training will be delivered live and in-person from Monday, March 13, 2023 – Friday, March 24, 2023, excluding the weekend, from 9:00am-5:00pm. Applicants must attend Storytelling Training prior to CPS Training. CPS Training will take place at:
Mental Health Partnerships
Training Room
833 Chestnut Street
11th Floor, Suite 1100
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Local parking and public transportation are available. Please email DBHIDS.PeerCulture@phila.gov for any questions

Supporting Youth Recovery CRS Training Program
2023-03-21 09:30 - 17:00, 2023-03-14 09:30 - 17:00, 2023-03-07 09:30 - 17:00 | Philadelphia Recovery Training Center (PRTC), 520 N. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19123-4229, United States
The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. (The Council) will offer the Supporting Youth Recovery: Peer Paraprofessional Certificate in Supporting Youth Recovery program. Unique to this program is the enhanced version of Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) approved standardized Recovery Specialist (RS) Training to prepare peer paraprofessionals to include addressing the unmet behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and young adults with a substance use disorder (SUD) and their families to provide RS to youth and young adults in recovery from a SUD and their families.

Self-Harm Workshop
2023-03-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, United States
From Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Omega Mu Omega Chapter with Guest Speaker Andrea October, MSS, DBHIDS, Trauma Resilience Training Coordinator
Attendees can expect to learn:
The definition of self-harm
How to recognize the signs
Alternative coping strategies
Ways to find professional help
To register:
https://bit.ly/omoselfharm

Be Well Black Men Talk Group
2023-03-16 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Online, United States
Hosted by 11th Street Family Health Services, this is a 7-session series, exploring contemporary topics that shape the norms and unique experiences of Black men. The goal of this group is to support Black men through free-flowing discussion. While also unpacking the many factors that influence overall wellbeing. To join: http://tinyurl.com/BeWellBlackMan

Coffee with a Cop
2023-03-16 10:00 - 12:00 | McDonalds, 101 s 52nd St., Philadelphia, PA, 19131, United States
An opportunity for the community to engage with police and other community resources over coffee and light refreshments.

UrStorytellers Online Storytelling Training
2023-03-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Online, United States
Storytelling is a training facilitated by UrStorytellers in collaboration with the City of Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services (DBHIDS). This training is one of many trainings that is approved as a required prerequisite for applicants who want to pursue the goals of becoming a Certified Peer Specialist. Our goal is to inform the recovery and faith-based communities on how to share their stories and in addition to the importance of sharing them in community settings. This training will be 3 hrs. at length, delivered in a power point format, and interactive activities enhance this training. After the conclusion of the training, all participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Learn How to Build A Volunteer Recruitment Plan
2023-03-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Online, United States
The Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service will host a Civic Engagement Academy Learning Series on Wednesday, March 15. This month’s topic will be Building a Recruitment Plan.
Join the virtual training to learn how to plan for recruitment, build a contact list, and track your work along the way!

PDPH SUPHR: Overdose Prevention and Reversal Training
2023-03-15 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Online, United States
*Trigger Warning*: This training involves detailed discussions of drug use, overdoses, and demonstrations on how to use Narcan. If you have any concerns, please feel free to email SUPHR staff at overdose.prevention@phila.gov
This training provides background information and data on opioid use, Philadelphia’s drug supply, and overdoses in our city. There is also a detailed description of how to recognize and respond to an opioid-related overdose with naloxone, or Narcan. The training is approximately 1.5 hours with an additional 15 minutes for questions.
You can choose to have Narcan discreetly mailed to you after the training. We aim to prioritize our Narcan supply for those with the least access to Narcan and those most likely to witness an overdose. If you have the resources to acquire Narcan on your own, please consider going to your local pharmacy to get it.

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap: It’s Time to Talk about Taxes and the Gender Wealth Gap
2023-03-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Online, United States
Join nonprofits WOMEN’S WAY and Campaign for Working Families, Inc. for “It’s Time to Talk about Taxes and The Gender Wealth Gap,” a free virtual event. It’s part of the “Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum” series. Finance experts will provide insight into why we must consider race and gender when evaluating tax policy, and how we can make our tax systems more equitable.
The moderator is Allison Acevedo, Esq.,Philanthropy Director, NBME. The panelists are: Dr. Nikia Owens, PhD, President & CEO, Campaign For Working Families, Inc., and Meg Fosque, Program Officer, Economic Policy Investments and Grantmaking at The Rockefeller Foundation.

Philadelphia Peer Leadership Academy
2023-03-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Philadelphia Recovery Training Center (PRTC), 520 N. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19123-4229, United States
PPLA is a 10-session course for peers seeking to cultivate leadership skills and help to shape and refine the behavioral health system. Candidate selection is based on their stated commitment to recovery, their motivation, and their interest in the recovery transformation movement.
Applicant Criteria
– Have lived experience in recovery
– Provide a professional recommendation
– Live or work in Philadelphia
– Attend all ten classes
Dates: Every Monday evening Jan. 9 to March 13, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m.*
*Due to the holiday classes will take place Tuesday, Jan. 17th and Feb. 21st

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Virtual Documentary Screening
2023-03-13 - 2023-03-15 | Online, United States
Join the Philadelphia Commission for Women and Philadelphia NOW for a virtual screening of RBG, a documentary exploring the life and career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a pioneering advocate for women’s rights and gender equality.
At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG explores Ginsburg’s life and career. From Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films.
To Register or watch trailer, click the following event:

RBG Philadelphia Commission for Women

Mens Day 2023 Post Pandemic
2023-03-12 03:30 - 18:00 | 1414 West 3rd Street, 1414 W 3rd St, Chester, PA, 19013, United States
We are having the Men Of God Community Choir bringing the Word of God in Song and the Men of Power from the Payer Center Church of Deliverance lead us in a Praise and worship before the program.

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group [ Online / By Phone ] - Methodist Hospital
2023-03-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, United States
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group seeks to help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can be to find your way after losing someone to suicide. The group is open to anyone 18 years or older who is grieving a loss due to suicide.
The group is free and confidential. For more information, please contact philadelphiasptf@phila.gov
COVID19 Update: We want to prioritize your health and safety while still offering our support in your grief. In response to the social distancing guidance from the Center for Disease Control, we hosting support groups online and by phone.
Second Wednesday of each month, 7pm (previously held at Methodist Hospital)
Join the Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 873 0275 6074
Password: [REDACTED]
Dial In: (646) 931-3860 and enter Meeting ID: 87302756074#

Senior Summit: Seniors Count
2023-03-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Fellowship Community Wesley Methodist Church, 6301 Crescentville Rd, Philadelphia, PA, 19120
To empower Senior Citizens through exposure to governmental agencies, non-profits, medical and mental health agencies, and care-giving agencies that can help them to manage the intricacies of their lives. Participants can engage in breakout sessions on mental health, diabetes, hypertension, and other health issues. There will be information employment, housing, life insurance, wills, and estates, nutrition and diet and more. There will be healthy refreshments.
Einstein Behavioral Health will be on site and will be providing Free Behavioral Health Screenings and resources.

International Women’s Day Philadelphia: The City of Equitable Love #EmbraceEquity
2023-03-08 09:30 - 14:00 | BHTEN, 520 N. Delaware Ave.,, Philadelphia, PA, 19123, United States
Join us for an afternoon that celebrates the empowerment initiatives brought forward by the many community organizations in the Philadelphia Behavioral Health field. This event will include a Keynote address highlighting the value of continuing our unified efforts to increase equity and inclusion practices in behavioral health, as well as an expert panel discussion, offering audience engagement and an opportunity to address concerns that may impede equitable access to healthcare in our communities. This event will also include personal stories of success and a professional social hour that offers an opportunity to collaborate with local community organizations that have spearheaded female empowerment initiatives.

Self-Care Training (DBHIDS Sponsored)
2023-03-06 09:30 - 12:30 | Mental Health Partnernships, 833 Chestnut St Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
This two-hour webinar explores different self-care strategies with a focus on peer support work and recovery. Through the use of structured presentations, group discussions and practical activities, this dynamic, engaging and interactive session invites participants to understand the impact of stress and build skills to thrive in their daily lives. Participants will be given the opportunity to identify and evaluate their own strategies, select specific tools from a list of activities, and create a personal self-care plan.
This course will take place in-person at:
Mental Health Partnerships
Training Room
833 Chestnut Street
Suite 1100
Philadelphia, PA 19107
