Recent News

Read the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's summary of the Consensus Study Report: Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth.  

Our Native American and Alaska Native Leadership Academy kicked off with a 5-day Immersion Training at the Meskwaki Hotel and Casino in Tama, Iowa in August 2019. Mentees gathered on Monday and began their yearlong training in various leadership topics including recognizing personal strengths, delegation, the art of listening, addressing conflict, and more. On Wednesday, […]

Do not miss your opportunity to rewatch our August webinar "Reducing Prevalence of Addiction Begins with Youth Prevention: One Choice for Health". This webinar is now available to watch on-demand here.  Watch the video, complete the survey and download your certificate!  Description: Nearly all adults with substance use disorders began using addictive substances as teens. The adolescent […]

  Check out the prevention resources available at DEA.gov     Among the resources offered are their Drug Fact Sheets, Parent's Guide to Prevention (in English and Spanish), and Drugs of Abuse guide. Visit their site to learn more about their education and prevention efforts including Community Outreach, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and the DEA […]

"This July 2019 webinar examines syringe services programs (SSPs), which are an important community-based prevention program that can save lives, combat the nation’s opioid crisis, reduce the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C, and support individuals in accessing treatment services for substance use disorder/opioid use disorder. Speakers include leaders from the U.S. Department of Health […]

A new article, titled Syringe services programs: An examination of legal, policy, and funding barriers in the midst of the evolving opioid crisis in the U.S., is available from the Journal of Drug Policy. This article, on Syringe Services Programs (SSPs), delves into the legal, policy and funding barriers.   Download this article here.   Please […]

National Recovery Month (Recovery Month), sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is a national observance held every September to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with mental and substance use disorders to live healthy and rewarding lives. The 2019 Recovery Month theme, “Join […]

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, a study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology says depression rates among children ages 14 to 17 increased by more than 60% between 2009 and 2017. The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation […]

Email us at [email protected] for information on hosting this training in your area!   Workshop Description Prevention leaders are dedicated to improving the health of their communities through the implementation of effective strategies to reduce substance misuse and related consequences. Perhaps the most critical decisions prevention staff weigh are what interventions to adopt and implement, typically with […]

Apply today to participate in Cohort 3 of the Leadership Development Program (LDP) held on October 3rd, 2019! The LDP will focus on key leadership skills using a range of learning methods designed that will increase your effectiveness immediately.  The goal of the LDP is to address the on-going need for effective individual leadership skill development […]

"No matter what capacity you're working in - you are a leader. Whether you realize it or not, you are having an influence on those around you. Whether you're leading a coalition, organization, team, business, regional or event state-level agency, your ability to lead, learn, and implement effective leadership strategies is critical." - Dave Closson […]

Register Now for Virtual Summit August 7-8 Please join SAMHSA’s Homeless and Housing Resource Network (HHRN) for a 2-day national online conversation about the most effective approaches to ending homelessness for individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders. The Way Home: A Virtual Summit on Homelessness, Serious Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders will take […]

SAMHSA released a new publication: Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings. This guide focuses on using medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in jails and prisons and during the reentry process when justice -involved persons return to the community. It provides an overview of policies and evidence-based practices that reduce […]

The NHLPTTC provided two workshops at the National Prevention Network Conference (NPN), that took place at the Hotel Hilton Chicago, IL . on August 27-29, 2019. Tuesday, August 27, 2019 2F: Improving a National Prevention Workforce for Hispanics through Training and Technical Assistance Richard Cervantes, Ph.D., Director, Behavioral Assessment, Inc., Pierluigi Mancini, Ph.D., MAC, National Hispanic […]

The Prevention Training Services, a nonprofit organization, organized the Prevention Summer Institute on July 22- 27, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. The NHLPTTC received an invitation to provide three prevention workshops; each workshop was three-hours long, allowing the NHLPTTC to give and collect the GPRA evaluations. Public Policy and Environmental Change Prevention of Opioids and […]

Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, MAC, the Project Director for the National Hispanic & Latino ATTC/PTTC, was recently invited by SAMHSA to be part of a panel at the CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute; the discussion focused on how the NHLPTTC will work with all the regional PTTCs. This conference took place in Dallas, Texas, on July 14-18, 2019. For […]

Core DEC Awareness - Identifying Drug Endangered Children: A Collaborative Approach Who Should Attend: Child Welfare, Law Enforcement, District Attorneys, Probation/Parole, Treatment, Ongoing Service Providers, Education, Fire, EMS, Judges, Community members, and other First Responders who have a job which impacts children and families. You will gain awareness about drug endangered children and the risks […]

SAMHSA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new joint informational bulletin, Guidance to States and School Systems on Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Schools. This guidance includes examples of approaches for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) related treatment services in schools, and describes some of the […]

Guidance to States and School Systems on Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Schools SAMHSA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new joint informational bulletin, Guidance to States and School Systems on Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Schools. This guidance includes examples of approaches for […]

Visit the National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders website for more information.

The Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) has created a virtual step-by-step Naltrexone User Guide. As described on the PCSS website, this guide will "assist you in your practice in treating opioid use disorder (OUD)" and it offers "detailed, step-by-step instructions, from obtaining patient history to following up once a naltrexone dose has been successfully administered". You can download […]

The University of Utah School of Dentistry has demonstrated an important role for oral health in managing SUD patients by identifying dramatic increases in treatment length of stay for these patients and their ability to obtain employment, as well as a decrease in their homelessness and drug use, by providing comprehensive dental care as an integrated part of their care. ABSTRACT Background. Using data from a workforce […]

We are pleased to announce that we have chosen our two 2019 Crisis & Trauma Resiliency Team Pilot Sites: Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition, Inc. Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Health and Human Services – Center for Behavioral Health   This collaborative technical assistance project is focused on helping communities create their own crisis and trauma […]

From L to R:  Heather Putnam - U.S. Attorney's Office, Morayo Akande - New England ATTC, Scott Gagnon - New England PTTC, Maria Restrepo-Toro - New England MH TTC, Kimberly Nelson - SAMHSA Regional Administrator, HHS Region 1   The United States Attorney's Office in the District of Maine held a Hope and Healing forum on May 22nd.  The forum […]