Mental Health United States Project #28013

Umatter -- Prevent Teen Suicide in New England

by Center for Health & Learning

Project Report | Dec 21, 2021
'Tis the Season to Support One Another

By Sara Haimowitz | Director of Development and Communications

This year, perhaps as no other year, young people in New England are under a great deal of strain. The rigors of the pandemic and isolation it has brought has taken a toll.

That’s why programs like Umatter® Youth and Young Adults Mental Health Promotion (Umatter® YYA) are more important now than ever before. Umatter® YYA promotes youth mental health and leadership skills. CHL works directly with adult advisors within school systems over the course of a year to support delivery of curriculum that is focused on building resilience and promoting help-seeking behaviors. Participants are supported in the creation of a Community Action Project to impact their community.

As we all are experiencing another winter with the continued impacts of a pandemic, CHL is offering more flexibility in how schools and youth engage with the Umatter® Youth and Young Adults program. We are moving to an “a la carte” approach with the following discrete pieces:

Youth Engagement (formerly “Kick off”) Event, confirmed for March 10, 2022, click here to find out more!
Community Action Projects (CAP) - schools and youth teams will receive a stipend for production of a CAP, supported by CHL.
Curriculum - Adult Advisors lead Umatter® YYA curriculum sessions which include planning CAPs. CHL offers facilitation, support, and coaching

There are no fees to participate. School teams are enrolling in Umatter® YYA now click here to find out more!

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Aug 24, 2021
The 2021 Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium

By Sara Haimowitz | Director of Development

The Vermont Suicide Prevention Center (VTSPC) and the Vermont Department of Mental Health, along with co-sponsors will be produced the 2021 Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium on August 4th, 2021.

Speakers include Keynote Victor Armstrong from North Carolina’s Department of Mental Health speaking on Moving Forward Together: Connectivity is The Key. Additional workshops from Tom Delaney, UVM Suicide Prevention Evaluator, Rachel Comeau, Pediatric Quality Control Professional, and Logan Hegg, lead psychologist for primary care mental health integration within the University of Vermont Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, speaking on Intentional Self-Poisoning in Young People. Stan Collins from Directing Change, nationally noted for his work on Messaging to Young People, will also be presenting.

Over 200 registrants from Vermont and other parts of the country attended. It was geared towards professionals working within healthcare, social services, substance misuse and mental health providers. The symposium also had useful and engaging information for representatives of community based organizations and state agencies that serve youth, families and adults across the lifespan, local and state policy makers, and people with lived experience as well as anyone interested in preventing self-harm & suicide.

The Symposium included time and space for self care throughout the day. Additionally there will be time for networking and connection as well as information on how to stay involved in these initiatives in Vermont and your communities nationwide

Additional sponsors included:

Cabot Creamery, C & S Grocers, Moms Demand Action for Gun Violence, Northeast Telehealth Resource Center, Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement, Vermont PHA, Vermont Association of Hospitals, Vermont Care Partners, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, Grace Cottage Hospital, Image Relay, Margolis Healy, North Country Hospital, OneCare Vermont, NAMI Vermont, New England Public Health Training Center, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, Chroma Technology UVM Medical Center, Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, and Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc.

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Apr 29, 2021
CHL Receives Video Award for Umatter YYA!

By Sara Haimowitz | Director of Development

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