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Developing and Implementing Community Health Promotion Campaigns - Technical Assistance Opportunity   The National American Indian and Alaska Native PTTC is pleased to announce a collaborative technical assistance project focused on helping communities create their own health promotion interventions for their communities. Three pilot sites will be chosen from the applicants to participate in the project.   What we are […]

The American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health TTC and Prevention TTC were invited to attend the Inter-Tribal Advisory Council Meeting during CADCA's 30th Annual National Leadership Forum & SAMHSA's 16th Prevention Day. The conference took place on February 3-6, 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland. The group is focusing on increasing Native capacity to build Native […]

A new report from the office of the U.S. Surgeon General represents a call to action to the nation to ramp up efforts to promote effective, evidence-based smoking cessation treatments. Quitting smoking can be challenging for many Americans, but there are proven treatments and strategies that can help people be smoke free.    This report […]

New England PTTC Director, Scott M. Gagnon, was recently interviewed for the Mid-America Podcast. The podcast, coordinated and hosted by, Dave Closson, MS provides a mix of interviews, case studies, and prevention topics geared to help improve your efforts and move you toward success. The topic of the podcast (Episode 23) was Marijuana Risk Education and Prevention.  In this […]

The American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC and PTTC have awarded scholarships to two youth to attend this year's CADCA’s National Leadership Forum/SAMHSA’s 16th Prevention Day. The conference will occur February 3-6, 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland. CADCA is a leading substance use prevention organization. The two youth chosen to attend are Stevi Johnson, of Absentee-Shawnee and Sac […]

  (Video) Watch NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow discuss the results of the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey: https://bit.ly/2FfxntN (Article Below) NIH’s 2019 Monitoring the Future survey finds continuing declines in prescription opioid misuse, tobacco cigarettes, and alcohol. Findings from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey demonstrate the appeal of vaping to teens, as seen in […]

In January of 2019, we set out to create a virtual gathering place for the Mid-America PTTC region. Our vision was to create a podcast where we could connect with prevention leaders to share their great work, share valuable information and inspire listeners to lead change in their communities. It’s a place where you can […]

The New England PTTC is pleased to release the final report of its 2019 prevention workforce needs assessment. Beginning in September 2018, New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center conducted a prevention workforce needs assessment in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. This needs assessment was conducted by the New England PTTC's evaluation […]

SAMHSA has just released two now evidence based practice guidebooks for prevention. These tools can help you plan and implement successful prevention strategies to address substance misuse amongst young adults, and marijuana use during pregnancy. Read below for more information.       Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults   This guide supports health care providers, […]

SAMHSA recently released two new publications as part of their Evidence Based Resource Guide Series.   Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent substance misuse among young adults. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, […]

New England PTTC Director, Scott M. Gagnon, was recently interviewed for the Organizing For Change Podcast.  Organizing For Change, coordinated and hosted by Amanda Decker, provides content to help Substance Use Prevention Coordinators, equip coalitions, organizations, and individuals to bring change to their community.  The topic of November's podcast was marijuana prevention. In this episode, Scott […]

The New England PTTC was recently tabling at the New England Rural Health Conference where we got to meet and become connected with another great resource for New England, the New England Region affiliate of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, funded by the U.S. National Institute on Health.  As is described on their […]

On Wednesday, October 30, representatives from our American Indian and Alaska Native Technology Transfer Centers met with the TTC’s coordinating offices and the National Hispanic and Latino transfer centers to compare and align mission statements while improving cross-center coordination.

The National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), along with the BAI Evaluation Team, reached out to national experts and practitioners in the field of addiction, prevention, culture and mental health to complete the Query. A National Training Needs Assessment Query was […]

The newsletter is designed to inform the prevention field about current prevention news and upcoming events in the South-Southwest states, tribes, and communities. This electronic newsletter is disseminated on the third Wednesday of each month. You are encouraged to provide us with any feedback or submit articles and topics for discussion in future issues of the newsletter […]

The Pacific Southwest PTTC hosted 12 prevention professionals from American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau at the University of Nevada, Reno campus for two training-of-trainers (TOT) events.  Participants completed TOTs in two curricula: 1) the Substance Abuse Prevention […]

This Advisory, Implementing Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Individuals with SMI : A Quick Guide for Program Directors and Clinicians can help clinicians who work in a mental health facility implement a tobacco cessation program to reduce the use of tobacco-related products and tobacco-related diseases among clients with SMI.   "Call to Action: Do you work in a mental […]

If you own an Amazon smart speaker, like the Echo or Echo Dot, you can listen to Mid-America P. T. T. C. Podcast.   First, you need to enable our Skill. Here are easy ways you can do that: Say, “Alexa, enable the Mid-America P. T. T. C. Podcast Skill” or Visit the Skills section of your Alexa […]

Join us for a hosted reception and program to celebrate 40 years of evidence-based prevention science from the Social Development Research Group (SDRG).   Since 1979, the UW School of Social Work's Social Development Research Group has worked to understand and promote prevention science. Through high-profile research projects, its team of scientists and practitioners incorporates […]

The PTTC Network has identified seven areas to focus the development of new resources and training for the prevention workforce across the country. One of those areas of focus is cannabis prevention. A network-wide work group has been convened to develop and produce resources for the prevention field to use to support their efforts in implementing […]

As of September 24, 2019 at 5pm, 805 lung injury cases associated with the use of e-cigarette or vaping products have been reported to CDC and twelve deaths have been confirmed in 10 states (as reported on CDC.gov). It is important the the prevention community know the risks and the latest advisory from the CDC. […]

 

Vaping has quickly escalated to a very critical public health issue in New England and across the country. The U.S. CDC issued a health advisory related to over 530 cases of vaping-related pulmonary disease cases occurring throughout the country.  Cases have involved legal and illicit products, nicotine and THC products, and are hitting many regions […]

Photo: New England PTTC Director, Scott M. Gagnon, MPP, PS-C presenting at the 2019 NPN Conference session: The Evolution of State Marijuana Policies and Where Prevention Fits In   In August, the New England PTTC Team traveled to Chicago to attend the 2019 National Prevention Network Conference.  It was a great conference with many learning opportunities, as […]