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US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk and called for an updated health warning label on alcoholic beverages. Watch Dr. Murthy discussing this on CNN January 3.

Join us in celebrating Sarah’s 5th work anniversary at AdCare! Sarah is the awesome Co-Director of the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center and Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator at AdCare Maine. Happy 5th Anniversary, Sarah, and here’s hoping for many more!

• March 18, 2025, 9 am-3pm • White's of Westport, 66 State Rd. Westport, MA For additional information, please contact Christina Mancebo-Torres at [email protected] (mailto: [email protected]) or call 774-400-0897. LEARN MORE: https://www.facebook.com/share/15umVC6sx6/ Sponsorship opportunities are available. Sponsored by the New England PTTC and AdCare Educational Institute of Maine, Inc.

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared to those who did not. Many of these structural brain differences appeared to exist in childhood before any substance use, suggesting they may play […]

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is hosting its 21st Prevention Day event on February 3rd, 2025. The event will raise awareness of substance use prevention. Community leaders, government officials, and prevention specialists throughout the U.S. will come together. Prevention Day offers a valuable opportunity to enhance partnerships across sectors, including community […]

Check out this interview of Dr. Jason Kilmer (he has presented several trainings for us!) by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on this podcast episode, Your Shame-Free Guide to Cutting Back on Booze. Jason talks about a very interesting study done by the University of Washington looking at if alcohol helps break the ice in social situations. […]

New NIH-funded data show lower use of most substances continues following the COVID-19 pandemic.https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/12/reported-use-of-most-drugs-among-adolescents-remained-low-in-2024

NativeAIR helps American Indian/Alaska Native and other Indigenous communities identify and select evidence-based interventions to prevent and address alcohol-related problems.

A Southeast PTTC Webinar Series Building capacity and maintaining stakeholder engagement is not always easy. Communities often have competing needs across organizations and agencies, challenges with buy-in, and at times issues around readiness. The International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC)’s credentialing for Prevention Specialist has six domains. In this series, we focused on Domain 4: […]

New NIH-funded data show lower use of most substances continues following the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a good reminder for us all and a great message to spread in our communities! For more information see Holiday Drinking and Your Health.

Do you work in rural areas? Check out this interesting publication from SPTAC, “In Rural Idaho, Prevention is Everywhere”

Although the holidays are often seen as a time for joy and celebration, many people struggle with stress, depression, and anxiety during this period. The season can be especially challenging due to the pressure to create the 'perfect' holiday, financial stress, loneliness, or the absence of loved ones. Shorter days, colder temperatures, and seasonal changes […]

Looking for parental monitoring tips to share with the parents in your community? Check out these great tips from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/factsheets/parental_monitoring_factsheet.htm

World AIDS Day is recognized every year on December 1st as a way to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. It is a day dedicated to spreading awareness, honoring lives lost, and supporting those living with HIV. First celebrated in 1988, it was the first International Health Day. World AIDS Day makes the HIV/AIDS pandemic known, which […]

We are recruiting for a paid Prevention Fellowship for theNorthwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center! Join us for an information session on December 10, 2024 to learn more about this opportunity. Applications are Due at 11:59 pm on December 16, 2024 To Apply: External (non-WSU affiliated) candidates click here. Internal (affiliated with WSU) candidates click here. About the […]

By Wanda Hudson, South Southwest PTTC Product Development & Distance Learning Coordinator The role of a substance misuse prevention professional in addressing homelessness within their community is complicated by many factors. Data collection challenges, cross-training staff, focused funding streams, and political willpower further complicate this work. Additionally, accurately defining the issue of homelessness is a […]

The Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) is conducting a Needs Assessment Survey to explore the capacity and needs of the prevention workforce. The Southeast PTTC is a center funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) with the goal to improve implementation and delivery of effective substance misuse prevention interventions and […]

Check out some interesting history regarding the Strategic Prevention Framework in this blog post from SAMHSA. https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/celebrating-20-years-strategic-prevention-framework?fbclid=IwY2xjawGMt-VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUotumNyww94IvR5RsndrTXpzwWeXzVFyKuu3JjAF2Qm92jZxpk2CzFhwQ_aem_wcyT0Qn_MiFdstRofh99Aw

Today (11/12/24), SAMHSA released Behavioral Health of Adolescents Across Sexual Identities: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), a new infographic report highlighting data pertaining to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and any non-heterosexual identifying youth. Results from the 2023 NSDUH indicate that LGB+ youth are more likely than straight youth to experience mental […]

Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19, 2024) is a global observance to educate society regarding transgender individuals and challenges they encounter with their identity. A transgender (or trans) person is someone whose gender identity or expression is different from the sex/gender they were assigned at birth.  During this week, individuals who identify as transgender, along with […]

Military-connected youth experience unique challenges that impact their educational and social-emotional learning, putting them at greater risk for substance use and behavioral health challenges. Increasing resiliency by cultivating a culturally competent, supportive environment in schools and communities helps mitigate these challenges. Participants will learn how to enhance existing infrastructure to deliver substance misuse prevention programs […]

If so, be sure to check out this Tribal Epidemiology Toolkit from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. https://tribal.cste.org/

The 2024-2025 Building Our Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) prevention fellowship program will focus on increasing the number of prevention professionals working within Black/African American communities and building their capacity to implement effective prevention efforts in Black/African American communities. The BOLD Fellow will receive mentorship from host site prevention staff associated with their placement and will […]