This training will provide attendees a better understanding of the ACT model and provide an opportunity to ask any questions surrounding the FACT team.

The TEAMs link information for this training will be sent out within 48 hours of the training date. 

About FACT, per the Department of Children and Families (DCF):

In an effort to promote independent, integrated living for individuals with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders, Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams provide a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a week, multidisciplinary approach to deliver comprehensive care to people where they live, work or go to school, and spend their leisure time. The programmatic goals are to prevent recurrent hospitalization and incarceration and improve community involvement and overall quality of life for program participants. FACT teams assume responsibility for directly providing the majority of treatment, rehabilitation and support services to individuals. Emphasis is on recovery, choice, outreach, relationship-building, and individualization of services. Enhancement funds are available to assist with housing costs, medication costs, and other needs identified in the recovery planning process. The number of contacts and the frequency at which they are provided is set through collaboration rather than service limits. Statewide, there are 33 FACT teams staffed with a psychiatrist, licensed mental health professionals, nurses, a vocational specialist, a substance abuse specialist, peer specialists and case managers. Each team serves 100 individuals with an average caseload of 1:12.

Family Services Planning Team (FSPT) is a community-based, multi-disciplinary team of professionals whose goal is to identify social supports and plan services on behalf of the families in the communities we serve.

Using traditional approaches, FSPT aims to meet the mental health and social needs of children and families. FSPT seeks to establish care coordination, streamlining the process for families who require services from more than one agency, and to keep children in the community and prevent long-term residential treatment. 

We will be joined by representtives from Camelot Community and Children's Home Society. 

We hope you will join us to learn more about this exciting initiative. 

Register here on Coursestorm via the link below, and on iECHO via the link below. iECHO will send automated reminder emails, class emails, and the Zoom session link - which is generated one hour prior to each session. iECHO also offers access to previous recorded sessions, lecture PowerPoints, Case Study tips and tricks, and much more! 

https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM1727288572240B3JQIINQG4

iECHO | All Teach, All Learn

 Micronutrition has recently been the focal point of a resurgence of research about how to manage behavioral health issues and maintain overall supportive health. This ECHO provides participants with a chance to learn from licensed RDs and other healthcare professionals about how to use their grocery list to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-partum depression, and a variety of other behavioral health conditions.  

ECHO Topics: 

• The Gut Brain Axis – Dr. Calliope Holingue
• Aging, Diet, & Maintaining Independence – Dr. Johnson   
• Nutrition & Postpartum Depression - Dr. Johnson   
• Nutritional Equity & Mental Health - Mind the Gap - Dr. Johnson 
• Fueling the Brain: What Should I Eat? Diabetes & Nutrition - Lisa 
• "The Green Thumb Initiative - Bringing Holistic Healing to the Sunshine State" - Ian Norris 
• "Nutrition & Mental Health - The Impact of Affordable, Accessible Gardening" - Ian Norris 
• “Gardening & Nutrition for Mental Health/SUD Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery” - Ian Norris 
• Nutrition & Adolescent Eating Disorders – Jessica Setnick 
• Nutritional Counseling – Courage to Nourish – Alex Raymond 

Questions? training@lsfnet.org

Register here on Coursestorm via the link below, and on iECHO via the link below. iECHO will send automated reminder emails, class emails, and the Zoom session link - which is generated one hour prior to each session. iECHO also offers access to previous recorded sessions, lecture PowerPoints, Case Study tips and tricks, and much more! 

https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM17271001511992615ZUEA4R 

The Peer Workforce Development ECHO Clinic provides professional development for Certified Recovery Peer Specialists (CRPS) new to the field. To support and expand upon core competencies, the Peer Workforce Development ECHO offers a bi-monthly, 1.5 hour long ECHO session with an inter-professional team of behavioral health and peer recovery specialists focused on enhancing the skills and abilities of peer specialists. This clinic includes an opportunity to engage in expert-led didactic presentations, present cases, receive real-time case consultation and recommendations from specialists, and become part of a safe, collaborative learning community of practice. 

Sessions beginning October 8th and continuing into April 2025. Please see full schedule once you register on iECHO for further details. 

Please join us for our next iteration of Wraparound Project ECHO!  This series is focused on opportunities to provide resources, engagement, and education, as part of our continuous mission to share knowledge. We celebrate the roundtable model of Project ECHO by bringing lived experience into constructive conversations with experts from around the state of Florida, creating positive outcomes at a provider and community level that ripple out on a global scale. Our motto is, "Share your wisdom and change the world - one session at a time.”

You have two options to initiate participation to register in this exciting series:

1. Create a (free) account on iECHO and register directly for the series via this public link: https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM1739906342976IM7C0JDD41

OR

2. Register here via Coursestorm, and receive an invitation to join the series directly from iECHO.

You will receive an auto-generated Zoom link, via email from iECHO, one hour before each session begins. Calendar invites are sent for each session separately. This allows Participants to add only the sessions they wish to attend.

SPECIAL NOTE: Participants can access session recordings, PPTs, Case Study Notes, and other resources on the Series Padlet: https://padlet.com/itaelsf/echo-wraparound-case-management-2025-4e9qc37le4u54b11

Who should attend these sessions: case managers, supervisors, peer specialists, team-based staff, families, clinicians, leaders, and any community members interested in the following topics: 

• Creating Social Connections and Natural Support
• Planning for Transition to Adulthood in Wraparound
• Understanding Supportive Employment
• Engaging Families in the Wraparound Way
• Supporting Wraparound Peers and Mentors
• Demystifying the Certification and Coaching Process
• Developing the Wraparound Supervisor/Supervisee Relationship
• Hiring for Attitude - What Makes a Great Wraparound
• Financing Wraparound for Success
• Common System Challenges in Wraparound

For technical assistance, please contact training@lsfnet.org.