RHNTC Updates

• *NEW* Title X Staff Training Toolkit
• Reducing Maternal Mortality from Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use Webinar
• Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification Trainings
• Addressing Weight Stigma and Bias in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Webinar
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention Policy in the U.S.: Challenges and Opportunities Webinar

• The NCTCFP is now the CTC-SRH!
• Registration Open for 2023 National Reproductive Health Conference!
• Drop-In Active Learning Session: Resources for New or Less Experienced Title X Clinical Providers

Our latest toolkit outlines the two different ways the RHNTC supports Title X agencies to create, implement, and track the completion of their—and/or their networks'—training plans. Staff working in Title X-funded projects are expected to receive training on select topics either annually or once per project period. Having a training plan can be useful to ensure that staff stay up-to-date on their skills and also receive professional development, and having a structure for tracking staff training can help ensure that Title X projects meet this expectation. Explore the toolkit.

Homicide, suicide, and drug overdoses—all of which are strongly tied to intimate partner violence (IPV)—account for a large number of deaths during pregnancy. Therefore, addressing family planning clients’ relationships, mental health, and substance use is an essential part of providing quality reproductive health care. This webinar will review how IPV, substance use, and maternal mortality intersect, and provide recommendations for how family planning agencies can help prevent IPV- and substance use-related maternal deaths.

This session will be facilitated by Rebecca Levenson, MA, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director and Senior Health Policy Consultant for FUTURES Without Violence. Register for the webinar.

Become certified in Mental Health First Aid by participating in a free two-day training with the RHNTC! Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance use issues. This interactive, hands-on training is specifically designed to teach adults who interact with and support youth on a regular basis—including health and human services workers—how to help an adolescent (aged 12–18) who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge or crisis.

Participants must attend both sessions, complete 2.5 hours of pre-work, and pass the final quiz to receive a certification as a Mental Health First Aider. Participants who fulfill these requirements will also receive 7 CEUs. 

Each training is limited to 30 people. Participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and we will maintain a waitlist once capacity is reached. 

Register for one of two trainings: May 4 & 5, 12–3pm ET or May 23 & May 25, 12–3pm ET

Weight stigma and bias can limit access to quality sexual and reproductive health care by leading clinicians to provide lower-quality care and clients to delay or avoid health care. This webinar that will explore the concepts of weight stigma and bias, discuss the impact of weight stigma and bias on health behaviors and health care utilization, and provide basic strategies to reduce weight stigma and bias in the reproductive health care setting. Register for the webinar.

Join us for a webinar exploring the current state of teen pregnancy prevention policy in the United States and how it impacts program delivery communities. It will highlight challenges faced by teen pregnancy prevention programs, advocates, and educators in reducing teen pregnancy rates, as well as opportunities for improving the effectiveness of prevention efforts. The webinar will bring together experts in the field and Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program project directors and managers to discuss strategies for delivering effective programs under different and changing policy environments. Register for the webinar.

This webinar is intended for TPP grantees only. Participants will be approved after registering through Zoom.

Registration is now open for the 2023 National Reproductive Health Conference (NRHC)! This year’s annual conference is taking place virtually September 11–13. This conference is a professional space for the nation’s Title X workforce to innovate, evaluate, and discover evidence-based training, technical assistance, and resources for sexual and reproductive health. Visit the conference website to learn more, submit an abstract, and register.

Join the CTC-SRH for this highly requested Drop-In Active Learning Session discussing clinical education and training, especially for those new to the Title X network. This interactive session will focus on specific training resources, toolkits, and job aids available from the CTC-SRH and RHNTC that are appropriate for advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and nurses. Register for the session.