Eric J. Bruns

Professor, U.Washington; Director, Natl Wraparound Initiative; Assoc. Director, UW SMART Center; Juniper's Dad; surfer, runner, banjo player. views my own.

[SMART Center @SMARTCtr]

Rocking their SMART socks, Drs. Lyon and Bruns presented at Seattle Children’s Grand Rounds about our work with school districts in honor of our 10th anniversary!
#10YearsStrong #InnovationInEducation

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Please share this study recruitment opportunity for teachers -- an interesting study of special educators' implementation of Tier 1 social, emotional, and behavioral programs.

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

“Education must be centered on a love ethic” - dr kurt hatch at the annual washington school social work conference ⁦@SchoolSocWork⁩ ⁦@SMARTCtr⁩

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

@SMARTCtr @UWMedicine @UW @UWPsychology @uwsph Are you into data, research AND school mental health? Join our team!

[SMART Center @SMARTCtr]

📢We're Hiring!

The SMART Center is seeking a Research Analyst to assist the research and evaluation efforts of the SMART Center’s Training and Technical Assistance Core (TAC).

Click for the full announcement here: https://t.co/wf4Hc6OuYt

#schoolmentalhealth #researchanalyst

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Are you (or do you know) a scholar who is jazzed about collecting, using, and learning from data to improve #schoolmentalhealth? Our UW @SMARTCtr has a job for you to consider!

[National Center for School Mental Health @NCSMHtweets]

The UW @SMARTctr is seeking an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry with expertise in #SchoolMentalHealth and Implementation Science! Learn more: https://t.co/PKkKwu0TeD

[Center on PBIS @CenterOnPBIS]

Is it time to be intentional with our efforts to create teaching & learning environments that are nurturing for all? What can you do today? Follow @CenterOnPBIS @SMARTCtr @NorthwestMHTTC for 21 days for ideas and resources. @nurtureeffect @Biglan #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #PBIS

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Does your #school do safety planning for students at risk of #suicide ? ⁦@medicallake⁩ schools does! as shared by ⁦@SMARTCtr⁩ ⁦@NWPBISnetwork⁩ conference. see: https://t.co/HrQRTHl3jG for an example template #youthmentalhealth #schoolmh ⁦⁩

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Jeff Merkley (D, OR) and colleagues + advocates like @ParisHilton are seeking to pass legislation to crack down on physical/emotional #abuse in #residentialtreatment. It's long overdue. Let's get behind this bill and other reforms. https://t.co/rRDDvb2VW6

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

To address the youth #mentalhealth crisis, we will need a diverse, well trained, well supported #smh workforce. We are starting with grants for #socialwork students, but will grow our Washington State "Workforce for Student Wellness" initiative to encompass other school roles.

[SMART Center @SMARTCtr]

Announcing Workforce for Student Well-being (WSW)! 

A statewide collaboration to increase the number, diversity & skills of school social workers in #WASchools over the next 5 yrs. Learn more: https://t.co/jKJsX0SfYU. & LEA's interested: https://t.co/NYRMJiTulw

#socialwork #smh

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Thx @UWMagazine for giving us space to discuss the #schoolmentalhealth workforce crisis and the new @usdeptofed project to @SMARTCtr @uwsocialwork @waOSPI to give training + scholarships to 100 #socialwork students to work in high-need schools in WA. Let's all pull together @UW!

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

As we help educators cope with the crisis in youth #mentalhealth, our strategies must maintain a focus on equity and addressing disparities. The @SMARTCtr 2023 Virtual Speaker Series will include 3 sessions focused on equity-centered #SchoolMentalHealth https://t.co/oEV8u5hxpa

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Our 2022 @SMARTCtr @uwRIISE cohort is amazing. We had a week-long convening in Seattle on #impsci in #edResearch in June with follow on mentoring to 12 fellows.

Join us! Apply to be a #RIISE2023 fellow!

DEADLINE: December 18!

https://t.co/yRLHlvHalO

[RIISE @uwRIISE]

The app portal for our @IESResearch-funded #RIISE2023 cohort is OPEN! We welcome #EdResearch scholars seeking mentored support to expand their #ImpSci portfolios! See link for details re @uwRIISE & eligibility.

DEADLINE: December 18!

Pls RT!
https://t.co/9r8Uw963Nz
@SMARTCtr

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

#COVID19 has had a pervasive influence on our children's education and wellness, while also providing many lessons for those of us providing training, treatment, and support. Please join us for this series of presentations on the topic, hosted by @WashAcad https://t.co/tjdyaY1BpJ

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Can a national #TechnicalAssistance center promote financing, policy, and systems change? See our evaluation of TA for youth #mentalhealth as provided by @InstituteUMSSW -- named a notable paper in Eval&Program Planning and granted open access. https://t.co/zySyWONLEn.

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Heartbreaking story from @HannahFurfaro provides a vivid example of how state failures to thoughtfully fund and build effective, cross-system #mentalhealth systems lead to tragic consequences.

Policy and funding fixes exist; few states adopt them. @NatlWraparound @InstituteUMSSW

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

While hundreds of young Washingtonians are living in hospitals waiting for inpatient care, one teen's story illustrates how hospitals warehouse some whose families want them home. https://t.co/7q1YvP3DZG

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Please join for a presentation on our crisis behavioral health work with first responders for Ukrainians seeking refuge in Poland -- Friday May 26 (tomorrow) at noon PT. For details: https://t.co/W8TlJE9RrN @UWPsychiatry #UkraineWar #Mentalhealth

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

So excited to see our fantastic young @SMARTCtr research team member @r0sereyes presenting with our colleagues Tuesday. Well done all!

[Aaron Lyon, PhD @Aaron_Lyon]

The @UW @SMARTCtr's @r0sereyes presented today at the #WAMHsummit on a collaboration between @ChadsProject & @SMARTCtr to create a library of #MentalHealthLiteracy programs for #WA.

Find the library here: https://t.co/n7fSs4jymW @UWPsychiatry

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

Dr Brittany Patterson of ⁦@NCSMHtweets⁩ bringing it back to basics at the SE School BH Conference: Each district and school needs a single organized system of #mentalhealth supports. “You can’t discipline trauma”. ⁦@SMARTCtr⁩

[Eric J. Bruns @ericjbruns]

If you want to see a group of motivated youth leaders in action, come join me at this great event on transforming #schoolmentalhealth hosted by @FEESTseattle https://t.co/RziCbLGDnF @SMARTCtr