ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION

As cannabis laws continue to evolve across the country, prevention professionals and community stakeholders are faced with new challenges and opportunities in addressing youth substance use and promoting public health. This training will provide an overview of the current environment and explore practical strategies and best practices for responding to cannabis legalization at a community-level. From community education and policy advocacy to talking with youth about cannabis, this training will share valuable insights and actionable steps to address the impact of cannabis legalization on communities. This is an introductory level training designed especially for those who are new to cannabis prevention work, but all are welcome.

Please note: this webinar will not be recorded.

PRESENTER
Mariah Flynn is a Certified Prevention Specialist who has worked in the substance misuse field in Vermont for 23+ years as a counselor, a case manager, and for the last 17 years as the Director of the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community, a substance misuse prevention coalition serving Burlington, Vermont. She is a founding member of Prevention Works! Vermont, the Chittenden Prevention Network, and the Northwest Regional Prevention Network; statewide and regional efforts to coordinate substance use prevention resources and strategies for the areas, and she serves on the Steering Committee of Prevention Works! VT. Mariah also previously served as the Coordinator of the Tobacco Free College Campus Initiative for the state of Vermont and the Co-Chair of Smart Approaches to Marijuana-Vermont. Through fellowships with the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center, she developed tools for Vermont prevention professionals and communities working on cannabis related policy improvement to use to help support prevention and public health at a community level. In addition to spending as much time with her two teenagers as they will let her, Mariah is also passionate about building communities that provide youth and families with the skills and environment that supports healthy choices.

About the webinar:
This webinar is hosted by the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center, a program funded through cooperative agreement with SAMHSA. This webinar has been planned to address an identified need for training on cannabis for the New England prevention workforce. This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.5 contact hours by the Maine Prevention Certification Board, an IC&RC member board. Participants will receive a certificate for 1.5 contact hours, no partial credit will be awarded.

For any questions about this training, please contact Kristen Erickson, [email protected].