Making Connections for Mental Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S.

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1 Welcome, This Webinar Will Begin Soon Making Connections for Mental Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S. A Funding Announcement Webinar

New Funding Opportunity: Making Connections for Mental Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S. Thursday May 28, 2015 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Pacific Technical difficulties?

2 New Funding Opportunity: Making Connections for Mental Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S. Thursday May 28, :00 PM 2:30 PM Pacific Technical difficulties? Call Please complete the Post-Web Forum online evaluation. We need your feedback! Recording and Slides will be available at Connect with us on and Facebook

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12 Welcome to our presenters: Sheila Savannah Clare Shann Larry Cohen Howard Pinderhughes

13 Sheila Savannah, MA Director Prevention Institute

Featuring: Clare Shann, PhD Mark Hedstrom Larry Cohen, MSW

14 Image Source: Dept. of Education, MBK - Creative Commons Making Connections for Mental Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S. Funding Announcement Webinar Image Source: Homeboy Industries Featuring: Clare Shann, PhD Mark Hedstrom Larry Cohen, MSW Howard Pinderhughes, PhD Sheila Savannah, MA May 28, 2015 Photo source: 401 st Army Field Support Brigade - Creative Commons

15 Webinar Agenda I. The Movember Foundation, Cornerstone Funder II. Prevention Institute, Lead Coordinating Agency III. What and Why of Community Level Approaches IV. Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing V. How to Apply to this Initiative VI. Q&A

16 Polling Question: Who is in the audience today? Government US Territory School Institution of Higher Education Nonprofit with a 501(c)(3) status Native American Tribal Organization Faith-based Organization Minority Serving Organization Military and Veterans Serving Organization For Profit Organization / Small Business Other (Please submit answer in Q&A)

17 Clare Shann, PhD Global Mental Health Lead Movember Foundation

18 Movember Foundation The Movember Foundation s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men s health Current programs in prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health The Movember Foundation and community have raised over $550 million globally

19 Movember Foundation

20 Movember Foundation

21 Larry Cohen, MSW Executive Director Prevention Institute

23 Prevention Institute As Lead Coordinating Agency Site selection and administration Capacity building through technical assistance Manage a multi-site learning community Connect the work to additional key partners and initiatives Capture and disseminate lessons learned Catalyze action on community-level approaches to men s mental health and wellbeing

24 What s Mental Health Got to Do with It? How Community Environments Affect the Mental Wellbeing of Boys & Men

25 It is unreasonable to expect that people will change their behavior easily when so many forces in the social, cultural and physical environment conspire against such change. Institute of Medicine

26 forces in the social, cultural and physical environment conspire... Institute of Medicine

27 What s Mental Health Got to Do with It? How Community Environments Affect the Mental Wellbeing of Boys & Men

28 Q&A Feature Please submit comments via the Q&A Feature Please submit comments to All Panelists

30 What s Mental Health and Wellbeing Got to Do with It?

32 ENVIRONMENT HEALTH & SAFETY

33 ENVIRONMENT HEALTH & SAFETY

34 ENVIRONMENT BEHAVIOR & EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE HEALTH & SAFETY

35 ENVIRONMENT BEHAVIOR & EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR EXPERIENCE HEALTH & SAFETY

36 Take 2 Steps to Prevention Environment Exposures & Behaviors Medical Conditions

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39 The 1 st step... Environment Exposures & Behaviors Medical Conditions

41 Let s take another step... Environment Exposures & Behaviors Medical Conditions

43 a systematic process that reduces the frequency and/or severity of illness or injury

44 QUALITY Prevention is the Prescription Comprehensive Aimed at the community environment Changes norms

45 The ideas of one generation become the instincts of the next. Image Source: Elvert Barnes D.H. Lawrence

46 Howard Pinderhughes, PhD Associate Professor University of California, San Francisco Subject Matter Expert, Prevention Institute

47 Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S.

Making Connections: Report Findings Prevention is not at scale to maximize impact needed Indigenous approaches are emerging supporting healing and mental wellbeing Resilience is a critical protective

48 Making Connections: Report Findings Prevention is not at scale to maximize impact needed Indigenous approaches are emerging supporting healing and mental wellbeing Resilience is a critical protective factor Image Source: YES - Nature to Neighborhoods Boys and men of color are disproportionately impacted with far reaching implications related to fathering, families and communities Military service members, veterans, and their families experience trauma and its effects disproportionately

49 Making Connections Mental Wellbeing Connected to Community Level Approaches Promoting community-wide strategy development that engages public and private partners in comprehensive solutions Photo source: Creative Commons

50 Making Connections Photo source: Flickr Connection to Men and Boys Focusing strategies in the places where men and boys spend their time, through the people with whom they interact, doing the things they enjoy doing

51 Making Connections Connect Men and Boys Supporting men and boys in experiencing connection and in coping with stressors (past, present and future) Image Source: Moodboard Creative Commons

52 Making Connections Re-connection to Cultural Identity and Expanded Notions of Masculinity Advancing the notion of providing men and boys with an expanded definition of who they are and who they can be Image Source: Tony Alter, Creative Commons

Making Connections Connect Systems and Institutions to Mental Health and Wellbeing and Each Other Transforming systems and institutions that serve men and boys to support positive mental

53 Making Connections Connect Systems and Institutions to Mental Health and Wellbeing and Each Other Transforming systems and institutions that serve men and boys to support positive mental health outcomes Photo source: The Link, Minneapolis Embedding effective strategies within the practices of institutions, systems and services Creating a focal point for advancing coordinated strategy

54 Community-Level Mental Wellbeing Approaches Equitable Opportunity People Place

55 Within the Physical/Built Environment Equitable Opportunity Place People PLACE Parks & open space Look, feel & safety Getting around/transportation Housing What s sold and how it s promoted Air, water, soil Arts & cultural expression

56 Within the Physical/Built Environment Equitable Opportunity Place People PLACE Design physical environments to foster social connection

57 Within the Social/Cultural Environment Equitable Opportunity Place People PEOPLE Social networks & trust Participation & Willingness to Act for the Common Good Norms & Culture

58 Within the Social/Cultural Environment Equitable Opportunity Place People PEOPLE Implement strategies to shift community social norms, including around narrow definitions of masculinity and mental health

59 Within the Economic/Educational Environment Equitable Opportunity Place People EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY Living Wages & Local Wealth Education

60 Within the Economic/Educational Environment Equitable Opportunity Place People EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY Provide job training, employment support, and placement services for veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, individuals with a mental illness and chronically unemployed men

61 Development of Public Space

The Healing Generations Project Salinas, CA Image Source: Monterey County Weekly 1.23.

62 The Healing Generations Project Salinas, CA Image Source: Monterey County Weekly Jose Fregoso La Cultura Cura is a transformative health and healing philosophy, which recognizes that within individual, family and community cultural values/traditions/indigenous practices, exists the path to healthy development, restoration, and lifelong well-being. National Compadres Network

63 Veterans Sustainable Agriculture Training Program Image Source: VSAT Creative Commons VSAT passes on agricultural knowledge to veterans to not only provide healing through farming but also to support them in starting their own agricultural enterprises.

64 How to Apply Image Source: Dept. of Education, MBK - Creative Commons Image Source: National Guard- Creative Commons Making Connections for Mental Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S

65 Making Connections Initiative The overarching goal of this initiative is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of men and boys in the United States.

66 Making Connections Initiative This initiative emphasizes community-level strategies and underscores the importance of mental health and social connection and their link with community wellbeing and resilience.

67 Making Connections Initiative Prioritizes those who have a particularly high need for community-level attention to mental wellbeing, such as military/veteran communities/families and boys and men of color and their families. Through this funding announcement, Prevention Institute and the Movember Foundation are seeking to select up to 10 communities to be part of this initiative.

68 Making Connections Initiative Community of Practice Meet regularly Share lessons, challenges, successes Help each other solve problems Inform tools to advance the field

69 Making Connections In Year 1, the selected community sites will go through a strategic planning process with technical assistance provided by Prevention Institute. Sites that fully participate with technical assistance and develop an actionable prevention plan will be eligible to receive implementation grants for a period of 2-4 additional years.

70 How to Apply This is a two-step application process: Organizations must submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) by June 12, 2015 Based on individual and composite criteria, invitations will be extended to select applicants, who will respond with submission of Proposal Application

71 How to Apply Letter of Interest (LOI) due June 12, 2015 Completed Making Connections coversheet No more than 3 pages in length Responds to Funding Announcement Brief description of need Brief description of what you want to accomplish Applicant s capacity to accomplish the work Amount requested

72 Individual Selection Criteria Understanding of initiative intent Selection of appropriate population of focus Well defined goals, objectives and activities Willingness and capacity to engage in a planning process, including with appropriate partners Ability to engage multiple sectors in planning and implementation Capacity to effectively carry-out the work Ability to harness community leadership Willingness to participate in a learning collaborative Readiness to participate in individual site and collective evaluation

73 Composite Selection Criteria Among qualified applicants, sites will be selected to assure a diverse group of sites with respect to the following criteria: Geographic location Population of focus Stage of readiness for planning and implementing community-level strategies

74 Important Dates to Remember Deadline for Letter of Interest Invitations to submit full Proposal Application sent to selected applicants based on LOI Deadline for full Proposal Applications Application review interviews scheduled with top respondents June 12, 2015 at 5pm PT July 2, 2015 August 3, 2015 August 17 20, 2015 Projects expected to begin Mid September 2015

75 Correspondence and Questions All correspondence and questions relating to this call are to be submitted to As appropriate, questions that are submitted will be posted with responses on the Making Connections for Mental Wellbeing FAQ page of the Prevention Institute website

76 Q&A Questions may also be sent to:

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78 And thank you to our behind-the-scenes people! Alexis Captanian Tanya Rovira-Osterwalder Holly Calhoun Joanna Hathaway

79 New Funding Opportunity: Improving the Mental Health and Wellbeing of U.S. Men and Boys Thank you for joining our Web Forum! The Recording and Slides will be available at

Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S.

Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S. FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT: CALL FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST May 2015 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Background.... 3 About