Cost: FREE
Contact Hours: 1.25 (Certificate of Attendance)
Target Audience: Professionals or organizations; Community members (members of a community or consumers); Students or educators (including faculty, administrators, supervisors, etc.)
Developed for: SAMHSA Region 3
OVERALL DESCRIPTION
Underage alcohol use continues to be an ongoing challenge facing prevention professionals. Use rates have generally been in decline for many years; however, alcohol continues to be the most used substance among youth. As such, underage alcohol use remains a key prevention priority, including addressing heavy and binge use and its consequences. This two-part webinar series will provide an overview of the current state of underage drinking and related prevention efforts for both younger youth and college-aged underage drinkers. Part 1 will review national and Central East regional data and discuss relevant issues surrounding underage alcohol use. Part 2 will provide information on culturally responsive evidence-based practices for preventing underage alcohol use.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This webinar will provide information on available evidence-based and culturally responsive prevention strategies for addressing underage alcohol use. It will cover both environmental and behavioral interventions, as well as opportunities to implement or expand policies that can address the social determinants of health. The webinar will review general strategies for underage alcohol use as well as those specifically focused on early adolescents and/or college-age youth. Lastly, it will describe how to ensure cultural responsiveness is incorporated into youth alcohol prevention efforts and programming.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of providing evidence-based culturally responsive alcohol misuse prevention strategies
- Describe evidence-based environmental strategies for preventing underage alcohol use
- Describe evidence-based behavioral strategies for preventing underage alcohol use among early adolescents and college-age youth
- Explain how to ensure cultural responsiveness in youth alcohol prevention programs
PRESENTERS
Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip holds a Masters of Science in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University and a Postgraduate Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh. She offers significant professional experience in the fields of public policy development and analysis, criminal justice research, data collection and analysis, program development, and performance management.
Olivia Stuart, MSW supports the training & technical assistance (T/TA) team in the development and delivery of knowledge translation products across multiple projects. In this capacity, she assists with webinars, literature reviews, and infographics on a range of behavioral health topics. Prior to joining Carnevale Associates, Olivia interned with the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center where she supported projects to reduce inequities in the criminal justice system. Olivia also served as a Graduate Research Supervisor at George Mason University and worked for several years in LGBTQ+ advocacy and fundraising. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from George Mason University.
*CONTACT HOUR ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for the contact hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live webinar in the Zoom platform.
If you are having issues accessing the room/application at the time of the event: Please email [email protected] at the start of the webinar so that we can assist you.
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you are in need of any special accommodations, please notify the Central East PTTC Webinar Team three weeks in advance of the event, or as soon as possible, by emailing [email protected].