The webinar begins with a brief historical overview of the Caring Contacts concept, explaining how it was developed to address feelings of hopelessness and social isolation. Then, presenters from Vibrant Emotional Health begin their segment on the organization’s Caring Contacts program. These are six-week email campaigns. Users select a program from various options, which currently include: Coping Tools, Distractions, Connections, and Men’s Mental Health. Following their presentation, the Executive Director of the 988 contact center in Alaska presents on the development of Caring Contacts for Alaska, which was created and customized to meet the state’s unique needs and delivered by their statewide 988 center. The webinar concludes with a brief Q&A session.
This webinar contains real-time ASL interpretation.
- Presenters:
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- Heather Kam, Program Director of Clinical Technologies, Vibrant Emotional Health
- Ting Ting Lee, MA, Manager of Clinical Technologies, Vibrant Emotional Health
- Susana Marchuk, Executive Director, Careline Crisis Services, Inc.
Moderated by Heather Kam, Program Director of Clinical Technologies, Vibrant Emotional Health
