Helping improve mental health supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Educational resources, self-paced learning, recorded trainings, and research for self-advocates, families, professionals, and community members.
Project Resources
Learn about mental health through our curriculum designed for adults with IDD, families, and supporters.Mental Health & You
Browse downloadable fact sheets, guides, reports, and educational materials.Resource Library
Watch recorded ECHO presentations and educational webinars.Training Videos
Explore project reports, landscape analyses, and publications.Research
Current Training Opportunities
Mental Health & You: Bridging Mind & Body
A Free Mental Health & Self-Advocacy Workshop
Join us for a day of interactive workshops focused on mental wellness, self-advocacy, and practical skills to support well-being for self-advocates, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), and disability service providers.
What to expect:
- Skill-building workshops and activities
- Mental health and wellness strategies
- Self-advocacy training
- Community resources and connections
- Lunch provided
Workshop Time & Place
Friday, August 28, 2026
9am - 3pm
USU Salt Lake Center
920 W Levoy Drive, Taylorsville, UT 84123
For questions or concerns, contact Rachel Byers (rachel.byers@usu.edu).
View the event flyer PDF.
Project Overview
The Utah Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MHIDD) Training Initiative is a five-year grant funded by the Administration on Community Living (ACL). The funding program’s goal is to improve services and supports for people with co-occurring intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health concerns, including services and supports that are more culturally competent, person-centered, affordable, and integrated that allow them to remain in the community.
This project began in 2021 and concludes in 2026. The project consists of three phases:
1) A statewide Landscape Analysis
2) Development of an Action Plan to address training needs
3) Implementation of the training plan to improve competencies
Funder: Administration for Community Living Principal Investigator: Rachel Byers, MPH Co-Investigators: Ty B. Aller, PhD, LMFT; Matthew Wappett, PhD Project Term: 2021-2026 Project Amount: $500,000
