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Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Peer Support

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November 5, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Community of Learning
Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Peer Support

Join the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) for a Community of Learning on how peer support can expand access to behavioral health services and create career pathways grounded in lived experience and community knowledge. Speakers will discuss the evidence behind peer support and practical considerations for Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs), including program integration, hiring, supervision, training, and long-term sustainability.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Describe the role of peer support in behavioral health services and workforce development.
  • Identify ways to integrate peer support into culturally responsive UIO programs.
  • Apply lessons on developing and sustaining peer support programs.

Presenters:

  • Allyson Shaw and Craig Sandoval, Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake
  • Colin Cash, Director of Tribal Development at Pathfinder Solutions
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From Training to Practice: Building Sustainable Behavioral Health Workforce Pathways

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November 17, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Community of Learning
From Training to Practice: Building Sustainable Behavioral Health Workforce Pathways

Join NCUIH and David Bright of IHCRC to learn about an Urban Indian Organization’s (UIO) experience participating in a doctoral psychology internship program. This webinar will explore how structured clinical training can support a broader workforce development strategy, including the organizational capacity, supervision, and trainee support needed to build successful partnerships.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  1. Describe how clinical training and internship partnerships can support behavioral health workforce development within UIOs.
  2. Identify components of successful training partnerships, including organizational capacity, supervision, trainee support, and culturally responsive learning experiences.
  3. Explain how exposure to Urban Indian health settings during professional training can support future recruitment and retention.
  4. Identify practical opportunities to develop or strengthen academic and clinical training partnerships within their organizations.

Presenter:

David Bright, Psy.D., Interim Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa

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Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health for Native Communities

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December 10, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Community of Learning
Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health for Native Communities

This session will explore the landscape of perinatal and postpartum mental health within AI/AN communities, including key epidemiological trends, risk factors, protective factors, and the need for culturally grounded maternal behavioral health services. Participants will also examine Indigenous-led models of care, which support Indigenous families through culturally rooted maternal health programming, emphasizing their vital role in advancing community health

Presenters:

  • Daysha Gunther, MPH, Data Sovereignty Program Manager, Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services
  • Mattie Curry, Pilimakua IEW Program Manager, Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services

Objectives:

  1. Describe key maternal and perinatal mental health disparities impacting AI/AN communities, including the relationship between historical trauma, systemic inequities, and maternal behavioral health outcomes.
  2. Identify culturally grounded protective factors and community-based approaches that support maternal mental health, postpartum wellness, and family connection within Indigenous communities.
  3. Examine Indigenous-led maternal health initiatives, including doula, postpartum, and family support models, and discuss how these approaches can strengthen maternal and infant health outcomes.
  4. Develop at least one actionable strategy to incorporate culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strengths-based maternal mental health supports into programs, services, or systems serving AI/AN families.

Continuing education units (CEUs) are available.

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Cardea Services is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.​​​

Upon successful completion of this activity 1.0 contact hours will be awarded.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of Cardea and National Council of Urban Indian Health. Cardea is accredited by the CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Cardea designates this live event for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this continuing education activity includes the following:

  • Attending the entire CE activity
  • Completing the online evaluation
  • Submitting an online CE Request