Events
SMI Welcome Orientation: Overview of Services and Supports
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Recovery Innovations, 2701 N. 16th St., Ste. 119, Phoenix, AZ
We want to introduce you and your family of choice to the network of care and services available to you now that you’ve been determined SMI. We want to make sure you know what to expect. Here are some of the things we’ll explain:
- What does it mean to have a SMI qualification?
- What is a clinic and what happens there?
- How do you get the help you need?
- What services are available to you or your loved ones?
- How to receive employment services?
- What is peer and family support and how can you get involved?
- What are providers?
- What should you expect next?
We’ll serve a light meal and refreshments.
There is no cost to attend. Spanish-language interpretation is available. Members can get a ride to a community meeting at no cost. Just call Member Services.
Call Mercy Care RBHA Member Services at 602-586-1841 or toll-free 1-800-564-5465; (TTY/TDD) 711. They’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Child and Family Advisory Partnership
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Family Involvement Center, 5333 N. 7th St., Ste. A-100, Phoenix, AZ
Join us for the Child and Family Advisory Partnership (CFAP) meeting. We want to work with you. We want to hear from parents, caregivers, youth, family, community members and providers. Tell us how we can improve services and resources for children in Maricopa County.
Get connected
- Get the support you need to raise a child with emotional, physical and/or behavioral health needs
- Get your service questions and concerns answered
- Share your ideas and suggestions on how
- to improve the children’s system of care
- Learn about what’s happening in the
- behavioral health community
- Talk directly with service providers
- Enjoy dinner and meet other families
There’s no cost to attend the meetings. Childcare is provided at no cost by FIC and Mercy Care. Spanish interpretation is also available. If you have questions, contact the FIC Parent Assistance Center (PAC) at 602-288-0155 or 1-877-568-8468.
safeTALK: Suicide alertness for everyone
Time: 8:30 pm – 12:00 pm
Location: Mercy Care, 4755 S 44th Pl, Phoenix
Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. Learn how to provide practical help to persons with thoughts of suicide.
Attend the half day safeTALK program and learn to:
- Identify people who may have thoughts of suicide
- Ask them directly about the possibility of suicide
- Connect them to lifesaving resources
Who should attend the workshop?
- Formal caregivers use safeTALK skills, but students, teachers, first responders, public and private employees and professional athletes also benefit from the program.
- By providing a universal model with adaptable components, safeTALK offers useful skills to every audience.
- Anyone over the age of 15 can attend.
You can register for the safeTALK program today. Just go to https://mercycaresafetalk.eventbrite.com for more information, including upcoming dates, times and locations.
Providers must register through Relias.
Mercy Care/Aetna staff, please register in the Aetna Learning Center under course 209252.
If you want to learn intervention skills, you can check out the next level of training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Mercy Care offers ASIST workshops quarterly. You can get details at https://mercycareasist.eventbrite.com.
Mercy Care is dedicated to supporting suicide-safer communities. That’s why they’re covering registration costs, valued at $25 per person. There’s no cost to participate.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: RI International, 2701 North 16th Street #122, Phoenix AZ 85006
The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop is for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident, and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Over a million caregivers have received this training. Just as "CPR" skills make physical first aid possible, training in suicide intervention develops the skills needed for life assisting suicide first aid. ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers learn how to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide and provide safety-for-now.
The workshop is designed for all caregivers (any person over 16 in a position of trust). This includes professionals, para-professionals, and lay people. It is suitable for mental health professionals, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, counselors, youth workers, police and correctional staff, school support staff, clergy, and community volunteers. In ASIST, sophisticated helping concepts are translated into generic language so that different types of caregivers can learn together. ASIST is the most widely used suicide intervention training program in the world. Additional information including CEU resources is available online at http://www.livingworks.net.
Please note: Participation in the full two days is required; any partial absences will result in participant having to retake course from the beginning.
Register at https://mercycareasist.eventbrite.com for more information, including a list of upcoming training dates, times and locations.
Providers must register through Relias.
safeTALK: Suicide alertness for everyone
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Mercy Care, 4755 S 44th Pl, Phoenix
Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. Learn how to provide practical help to persons with thoughts of suicide.
Attend the half day safeTALK program and learn to:
- Identify people who may have thoughts of suicide
- Ask them directly about the possibility of suicide
- Connect them to lifesaving resources
Who should attend the workshop?
- Formal caregivers use safeTALK skills, but students, teachers, first responders, public and private employees and professional athletes also benefit from the program.
- By providing a universal model with adaptable components, safeTALK offers useful skills to every audience.
- Anyone over the age of 15 can attend.
You can register for the safeTALK program today. Just go to https://mercycaresafetalk.eventbrite.com for more information, including upcoming dates, times and locations.
Providers must register through Relias.
Mercy Care/Aetna staff, please register in the Aetna Learning Center under course 209252.
If you want to learn intervention skills, you can check out the next level of training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Mercy Care offers ASIST workshops quarterly. You can get details at https://mercycareasist.eventbrite.com.
Mercy Care is dedicated to supporting suicide-safer communities. That’s why they’re covering registration costs, valued at $25 per person. There’s no cost to participate.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: MARC/PIR, 924 Country Club Dr, Mesa, AZ 85201
The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop is for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident, and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Over a million caregivers have received this training. Just as "CPR" skills make physical first aid possible, training in suicide intervention develops the skills needed for life assisting suicide first aid. ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers learn how to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide and provide safety-for-now.
The workshop is designed for all caregivers (any person over 16 in a position of trust). This includes professionals, para-professionals, and lay people. It is suitable for mental health professionals, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, counselors, youth workers, police and correctional staff, school support staff, clergy, and community volunteers. In ASIST, sophisticated helping concepts are translated into generic language so that different types of caregivers can learn together. ASIST is the most widely used suicide intervention training program in the world. Additional information including CEU resources is available online at http://www.livingworks.net.
Please note: Participation in the full two days is required; any partial absences will result in participant having to retake course from the beginning.
Register at https://mercycareasist.eventbrite.com for more information, including a list of upcoming training dates, times and locations.
Providers must register through Relias.