DMHAS Training Catalog

The CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services convenes a series of trainings for supportive housing providers annually.  Topics include DMHAS requirements, lease adherence, substance use, mental health. For information about upcoming trainings and materials from recent trainings see below.

For recent DMHAS sponsored trainings, visit CT Housing and Homeless Training Academy.

Permanent Supportive Housing, 2025

• Day Long presentation covering: Approach to PSH, Organizing Principles and Service Provision
• Registration Information for PSH Trainings
• Slides – PDF (2025.04)
• Resources
  • Tenant Resource List (2025.04)
  • Mental Health Resources (2025.04)
  • Substance Use Resources (2025.04)
  • Norms Overview (2025.04)
  • Norms Planning Worksheet (2025.04)
  • Service Plan Template (2025.04)

DMHAS Recorded Training Resource List

Essentials of Quality Supervision, 6/25/24

• Recording Link

Crisis Prevention and Intervention, 6/6/24

• Slides – PDF

Trauma-Informed Care, 5/20/24

• Recording Link

Service Planning in Supportive Housing, 5/9/24

• Slides – PDF
• Recording Link

Working in Supportive Housing: An Orientation for New Case Managers, 4/3/24

• Slides – PDF

Addressing Substance Use in Supportive Housing, 3/21/24

Recording Link

Employees Self-Care and Vicarious Trauma, 3/11/24

Recording Link

Principles of Motivational Interviewing, 3/7/24

Recording Link

Using the Supportive Housing Acuity Index, 2/19/24

Recording Link

Targeted Case Management, 2/7/2024

Recording Link

Home Visits:  Purpose and Safety, 12/11/23

Recording Link

Services and Property Management/Landlords: Working Together, 12/07/23

• Recording Link
• BOS M-S Case Studies[2] – PDF
• Lease Violation Flow Chart – PDF
• Standing Agenda Meeting – PDF

Discrimination and Bias in the Workplace, 10/12/23

Recording Link

Community of Practice – Case Conferencing, 4/27/23

Recording Link

Tenant Engagement, 4/24/23

Recording Link

Understanding Grief and the Impact on Supportive Housing Community, 4/24/23

Recording Link

Moving On from Permanent Supportive Housing, 1/24/23

Recording: https://youtu.be/rVZJ1fJexdE

Racial Trauma and Mental Health, 12/15/22

Recording link

Supported Employment Overview, 12/12/22

Recording link

Addressing Lease Violations, 11/17/22

Recording:  https://youtu.be/zxLb6Ux1oWk

Case Conferencing – Addressing Lease Violations, 5/16/22

Recording: https://youtu.be/xZt5Lks6k1s