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First episode psychosis centers are not always conveniently located to the people who need them. This may be particularly true for individuals or clinicians in rural communities.

If you are working with a client who may be experiencing early psychosis, we are here to help connect you to information regarding care, research, and telehealth resources.

For those seeking personal supports, we can help get you connected with a treatment resource near you!

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Currently, HeadsUp offers professional consultative services via our HeadsUp Early Psychosis Mentor, a platform for Pennsylvania clinicians and treatment providers to pose questions to experts in the fields of early psychosis research and treatment. We are happy to provide you information based on your specific clinical needs, with the goal of providing the most up to date and evidenced based research guidance available.

If you are someone, or a loved one of someone, who is experiencing early psychosis, we are here for you! You can easily access resources and information or find local treatment providers on our website, or email us at HeadsUpPAorg@gmail.com for additional supports.

 

Resources

PRIME-5 Screener for Early Psychosis

PRIME 5 SCREENER

FLOWCHART for Early Psychosis Screening for Pediatricians & Primary Care Clinicians

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Educational information and resources  developed by our EPINET collaborators to help individuals better understand the COVID-19 vaccination.

COVID-19 Vaccine Handouts

COVID-19 Vaccine Conversation Tip Sheet

Developed by our EPINET collaborators, COVID-19 vaccination educational information for clinicians and individuals receiving care.

COVID-19 Vaccine Conversation Tip Sheet

Connection Learning Healthcare System

Our partners at The Connection Learning Healthcare System are one of the eight hubs of the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET), a nationwide research endeavor to improve clinical care and outcomes for people experiencing early psychosis.

Connection Learning Healthcare System

EPINET

EPINET is a national learning health care system for early psychosis.  HeadsUp is now part of the Connection Learning Healthcare System (Connection LHS), an EPINET Regional Hub.  Connection LHS, housed at The University of Maryland, represents a collaboration of investigators in early psychosis services.  As a EPINET Regional Hub, Connection LHS uses data to improve early psychosis services and to promote a culture of collaborative learning and continuous quality improvement across 20 programs delivering Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for youth and young adults experiencing early psychosis and their families.

 

 

EPINET

PEPPNET

“PEPPNET’s mission is to support the national network of programs providing services to those at risk for or experiencing early psychosis by promoting communication, collaboration, and best practices so that individuals and families experiencing early psychosis have timely access to specialized, appropriate, and affordable care.”

PEPPNET

Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator

“Confidential and anonymous information for individuals and family members seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for a recent onset of serious mental illnesses.”

Early Serious Mental Illness Detector

SMI Adviser

“SMI Adviser is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and administered by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The APA works closely on this project with a team of experts from 30 other mental health organizations. This team includes individuals, families, clinical experts, peers, and policy makers – all working to create access to the best resources on serious mental illness (SMI).”

SMI Advisor

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health)

“The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.”

NAMI

NAVIGATE

“NAVIGATE is a comprehensive program designed to provide early and effective treatment to individuals who have experienced a first episode of psychosis.”

NAVIGATE

RAISE

“In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) launched the Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) project. RAISE is a large-scale research initiative that began with two studies examining different aspects of coordinated specialty care (CSC) treatments for people who were experiencing first episode psychosis.”

RAISE STUDY

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

A recent publication in Early Intervention in Psychiatry, our PA FEP CSC programs demonstrates the ability to assess and improve critical outcomes of coordinated specialty care in PA. Improved outcomes by 12 months in treatment provides evidence of an effective treatment model and supports the continuation of these programs in pursuit of our goal of reducing schizophrenia disease burden on individuals and society.

 

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy

Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) is an extension of the important work of CBT for psychosis (CBTp) to individuals who have struggled to gain benefit from that approach. CBTp was originally developed to address positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) to help people regain their lives.

 

 

Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy

NAMI Keystone

“NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania is a 501(c)(3) grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, adolescents, adults, and families affected by mental illness through recovery-focused support, education, and advocacy.”

 

NAMI Keystone

OnTrackNY

“OnTrackNY is an innovative treatment program for adolescents and young adults who have had unusual thoughts and behaviors, or who have started hearing or seeing things that others don’t. OnTrackNY helps people achieve their goals for school, work, and relationships. Programs are located throughout New York State.”

OnTrackNY

First Episode: Psychosis Results from a 2011 NAMI Survey

“In response to strong demand from NAMI’s community of individuals and families affected by mental illness, NAMI initiated this survey and as part of a project that includes new resource materials on its website: www.nami.org/psychosis. The survey follows another NAMI survey, Schizophrenia: Public Attitudes, Personal Needs (2008) which found that an average nine year gap occurs between symptoms and the beginning of treatment.”

Psychosis Results from a 2011 NAMI Survey

EPICENTER-Speaker Series

A collection of presentations from our colleagues at The Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER) at Ohio State.  EPICENTER offers comprehensive behavioral health services for individuals who are experiencing early symptoms of psychosis.

EPICENTER Speaker Series

HeadsUp Tip Sheet

A one-page sharable document for professionals to print or share electronically to help disseminate basic information about early psychosis.

HeadsUp Tip Sheet

Psychosis Screening in Primary Care

“Informational tools produced by the Center for Early Detection, Assessment, and Response to Risk (CEDAR) in conjunction with the Prevention Collaborative, the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project (MCPAP), Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) Adolescent Medicine and BCH Psychiatry.”

Psychosis Screening in Primary Care

TiPS (Telephonic Psychiatric Consultation Service)

“A HealthChoices program designed to increase the availability of peer-to-peer child psychiatry consultation teams to primary care providers (PCPs), medical specialists, and other prescribers of psychotropic medications for children. The program provides real-time resources to the PCPs and other providers who desire immediate consultative advice for children with behavioral health concerns, covered by Medical Assistance, up to age 21.”

TiPS

HeadsUp Animated “What is Psychosis Video”

A simple, short educational video to use and share.

"What is Psychosis?" Video

Implementation and Outcomes of a Core Assessment Battery in PA FEP CSC Programs

Hosted by Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment & presented by HeadsUp Co-Director, Monica E. Calkins, PhD this talk offers background and insight into PA first-episode psychosis (FEP) coordinated specialty care (CSC) programs implementation and use  of a state-wide core assessment battery for program evaluation.

Presentation Recording

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)

“MHTTC Network is technology transfer – disseminating and implementing evidence-based practices for mental disorders into the field. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Our collaborative network supports resource development and dissemination, training and technical assistance, and workforce development for the mental health field.  We work with systems, organizations, and treatment practitioners involved in the delivery of mental health services to strengthen their capacity to deliver effective evidence-based practices to individuals. Our services cover the full continuum spanning mental illness prevention, treatment, and recovery support.”

MHTTC

EPION “MyCannabisIQ” Clinician’s Resource

#MyCannabisIQ is an initiative championed by EPION, a network of people who work in early psychosis intervention (EPI) services in Ontario, for individuals and their family/caregivers to stay in-the-know about cannabis, its side effects, and the risk factors to keep in mind.

Boost your Cannabis IQ

PSI Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line

The presentation of perinatal mental health disorder is not always straightforward, and medication is not always immediately effective. PSI’s expert perinatal psychiatrists are available to share their skills and expertise with fellow medical professionals, providing necessary guidance and reassurance on any matter, but particularly those that may be more challenging.

Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line

Postpartum Support International (PSI)

“The purpose of the organization is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.”

The Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital

“The Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital provides state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment of psychiatric disorders associated with female reproductive function including premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), pregnancy-associated mood disturbance, postpartum psychiatric illness, and peri- and post- menopausal depression.”

Family Psychoeducation: A Part of the FIRST Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis (FIRST) Program

The FIRST manuals are intended to be used in concert with the comprehensive training, consultation and technical assistance services provided by the Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center at Northeast Ohio Medical University. FIRST manuals have been adapted and produced by the BeST Center.

FIRST Family Psychoeducation Manual

Toolkit for EASA Teams: Community Education for Medical Providers

“This toolkit is for EASA county program teams to use when planning outreach to medical providers. It compiles tips based on the experience of EASA teams across Oregon.”

Toolkit for EASA Teams: Community Education for Medical Providers

Our Latest Community News

Featured  |  October 11, 2021

3 New PA First Episode Psychosis Centers!

Our work is making a difference.  In the new year Pennsylvania is proud to be expanding our First Episode Psychosis (FEP) sites from 9 sites to 14.  Stay posted for more information soon.

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October 18, 2021

New! Early Psychosis Mentor

First Episode Psychosis (FEP) centers are not always conveniently located to people who need them. If you are a Pennsylvania clinician working with a client who may be experiencing early […]

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October 18, 2021

Quarterly Newsletter, October 2021

Our quarterly newsletter, highlighting the work of our organization and the FEP Centers we support to help boost early psychosis care in Pennsylvania.

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Questions for HeadsUp?

Catherine (Cat) Conroy, M.Ed, Manager of HeadsUp
Neurodevelopment and Psychosis Section, Department of Psychiatry
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
10th floor, Gates Pavilion, HUP
3400 Spruce Street, Rm. 10054, Philadelphia, PA 19104
headsuppaorg@gmail.com

We are available during standard business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) to answer any questions you may have about our organization or to direct you to programs in Pennsylvania that can offer clinical help.