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Webinar Description Durante esta segunda de dos sesiones, los participantes compartieron sus experiencias en la aplicación de las estrategias descritas en el breve video podcast, Colaboración de Esfuerzos de Prevención, seminario web (Mejorando la Colaboración en la Continuidad de Servicios: Para Profesionales de Abuso de Sustancias en Puerto Rico), y las hojas de trabajo acompañadas, parasus iniciativas de prevención y discutieron las preguntas y/o desafíos enfrentados. Este intercambio de ideas proporcionó un espacio para que los profesionales de la prevención compartieran estrategias sobre cómo aplicar la rica biblioteca de recursos proporcionada por el PTTC a su trabajo. Webinar Description In English: During this second of two sessions, participants shared their experiences in applying the strategies outlined in the short video podcast, Collaboration of Prevention Efforts, webinar (Enhancing Collaboration in the Continuum of Care: For Substance Abuse Professionals in Puerto Rico), and accompanying worksheets, to their prevention initiatives and discussed the questions and/or challenges faced. This exchange of ideas provided a space for prevention practitioners to share strategies on how to apply the rich library of resources provided by the PTTC to their work. The Presenters Lourdes Vázquez-Matienzo es una profesional con más de 30 años de experiencia en el campo de la prevención y la salud conductual. Lourdes fue directora de proyectos del Centro para la Aplicación de Tecnología de Prevención (CAPT) de SAMHSA, y los servicios de adiestramiento y asistencia técnica para los organismos estatales y jurisdiccionales de los Fondos del Bloque de Prevención y Tratamiento del Abuso de Sustancias (SAPST) financiados por SAMHSA en la región sureste de los Estados Unidos y el Caribe. Anteriormente, Lourdes también se desempeñó como gerente de proyecto para la subvención de Incentivo Estatal de SAMHSA en Puerto Rico, fue directora ejecutiva de Centros de Prevención al Uso de Drogas y Alcohol en Puerto Rico y fungió coordinadora estatal del Centro Regional del Sureste para Escuelas y Comunidades Libres de Drogas, donde facilitó y apoyó el establecimiento de coaliciones de prevención en áreas rurales y urbanas, logrando expandir los servicios, y la satisfacción y ejecución de las comunidades y distritos escolares participantes. Su compromiso mayor es con la atención de las disparidades en salud y la búsqueda de la equidad en salud con poblaciones marginadas. Clara McCurdy-Kirlis tiene más de diez años de experiencia en gerencia de proyectos en los campos de la salud y la educación a nivel estatal, tribal, comunitario e internacional. En su rol como coordinadora de servicios de asistencia técnica con el PTTC, Clara juega un rol principal en el diseño instruccional para participantes adultos, en el diseño y ofrecimiento de aprendizaje virtual, a través del diseño de materiales de entrenamientos virtuales y presenciales, y creando documentos educativos. Clara es apasionada sobre el rol de la educación en la transformación de la sociedad y en lograr un cambio positivo a través de la colaboración y el compromiso.    

This series discusses how coalitions have recently been impacted and seen a decrease in participation, memberships and outreach. The multiple session affinity group generates new ideas related to sustainability that can be used to improve coalition outcomes. Link below to view the recordings and resources for sessions 1, 2 and 3.   Session 1 - Prevention Coalition Affinity Group - Sustaining Prevention Efforts In session 1, participants focus on building the capacity of the coalition to address these concerns by facilitating an action plan to address sustainability and rejuvenate prevention efforts.  View Recording and Resources   Session 2 - Coalition Affinity Group - Promoting Prevention, Creating Opportunities In session 2, Sarah Davis brings her 20 years of public health experience to the South Southwest region facilitating an engaging exchange about rejuvenating prevention coalitions by recognizing prevention promotion opportunities that expand participation in prevention efforts on the community and state level.  View Recording and Resources   Session 3 - Rejuvenating Community-led Prevention In session 3, Prevention Coalition Affinity Group Series - Rejuvenating Community-led Prevention includes a discussion and practical tips from presenter Sarah Davis and focuses on empowering community coalitions and a facilitated learning forum focused on rejuvenating prevention efforts and empowering communities to lead prevention efforts.  View Recording and Resources   Coalition Affinity Group Booster 6-Part Video Series Every other month, beginning May, 2022 and ending in December, 2022 you will be able to access a new video on strategies to develop the six elements of effective coalitions. View Series    

Recording - Examining Data for Disparities Part 4 of the Health Equity in Prevention Series  Are you interested in learning how to harness data in your work to address health disparities? If so, this workshop is for you! With interactive exercises, we'll help you explore the power of data -- the power for good, and the power to amplify bias. Data is the foundation of everything we do, so it's important that we learn to read and understand it correctly. With this skill set, you'll be able to identify structural inequities in your community and garner support for innovative strategies. Register now to reserve your spot!   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Define data literacy and understand how to be a critical consumer of data Understand the power of data for good vs. amplifying bias Describe how to conduct an equity-focused needs assessment   SPEAKER: Nicole M Augustine is the Founder and CEO of RIZE Consultants, LLC, a strategic consulting firm founded in January 2015. Nicole is an entrepreneur, public health professional and social justice advocate. Her journey in public health began at Cornell University when after graduating she worked for three years as a BASICS counselor for Cornell's campus harm reduction initiative.  From there, Nicole transitioned into the George Washington University School of Public Health before experiencing a rapid career progression from providing prevention education to providing training and technical assistance to communities, professionals and state agencies. Nicole has served as the Project Coordinator for the Southeast PTTC, the Project Director of the NC Behavioral Health Equity Initiative, and the Prevention Director for the Addiction Professionals of NC. Nicole currently serves as an Advanced Implementation Specialist with the Opioid Response Network. This network is building trust across justice, corrections and medical systems to address the opioid and stimulants crisis.   The Great Lakes PTTC offered this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. 

Webinar Description This two-part virtual learning event will explored change as a foundational concept in substance misuse prevention. It looked at common definitions of change, motivations for and barriers to change, and examined change across the various socio-ecological domains in which it takes place–at the individual level, within relationships, at the community and organizational level and within our society at large. We also identified tools and strategies to implement change efforts currently used by many prevention practitioners to guide our efforts and additional approaches to consider that can help us better manage change in our work for years to come. Session 1 highlighted models of individual and family-based change behavior and aligned prevention interventions and approaches. Session 2 highlighted models of community and organizational change and aligned environmental strategies and approaches. The Presenters Ivy Jones-Turner – Is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. For over 20 years, Ivy has provided organizational capacity assistance on health promotion and prevention in substance abuse, suicide, violence, injury, and mental health with nonprofit and community-based organizations, state and faith-based agencies, and school districts. Her capacity building skills include program evaluation, training and technical assistance in program design and implementation, organizational development, partnerships/collaborations, and sustainability. Ms. Jones-Turner is a Certified Prevention Specialist and holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Jessica Goldberg - Is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. For over a decade, Jess has specialized in building capacity to improve behavioral health at the national, state, regional and local levels. Her areas of expertise include preventing youth substance use; promoting cross-sector collaborations; addressing health disparities; strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MSW and MPH from Boston University, and is a Certified Prevention Specialist. Supplemental Materials  Powerpoint Transcript

Webinar Description This two-part virtual learning event will explored change as a foundational concept in substance misuse prevention. It looked at common definitions of change, motivations for and barriers to change, and examined change across the various socio-ecological domains in which it takes place–at the individual level, within relationships, at the community and organizational level and within our society at large. We also identified tools and strategies to implement change efforts currently used by many prevention practitioners to guide our efforts and additional approaches to consider that can help us better manage change in our work for years to come. Session 1 highlighted models of individual and family-based change behavior and aligned prevention interventions and approaches. Session 2 highlighted models of community and organizational change and aligned environmental strategies and approaches. The Presenters Ivy Jones-Turner – Is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. For over 20 years, Ivy has provided organizational capacity assistance on health promotion and prevention in substance abuse, suicide, violence, injury, and mental health with nonprofit and community-based organizations, state and faith-based agencies, and school districts. Her capacity building skills include program evaluation, training and technical assistance in program design and implementation, organizational development, partnerships/collaborations, and sustainability. Ms. Jones-Turner is a Certified Prevention Specialist and holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Jessica Goldberg - Is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. For over a decade, Jess has specialized in building capacity to improve behavioral health at the national, state, regional and local levels. Her areas of expertise include preventing youth substance use; promoting cross-sector collaborations; addressing health disparities; strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MSW and MPH from Boston University, and is a Certified Prevention Specialist. Supplemental Materials  Powerpoint Transcript  

Webinar Description Esta primera sesión de dos series en el 27 de enero presentó nuevos recursos claves que pueden ayudar a fortalecer el impacto de sus esfuerzos al colaborar con los proveedores de servicios de tratamiento y la comunidad de recuperación en su comunidad. En esta primera sesión, dos nuevos recursos sobre cómo utilizar las estrategias compartidas en un breve podcast de video (La Colaboración de Esfuerzos en Prevención), un seminario web (Mejorando la colaboración en la continuidad de servicios: para profesionales del uso indebido de sustancias en Puerto Rico), y las hojas de trabajo que lo acompañan que el personal de prevención puede usar fueron el punto central de esta sesión de intercambio de ideas. Juntos, todos estos recursos están disponibles para ayudar a los profesionales de la prevención a crear un plan para trabajar de manera efectiva con sus socios en el campo del tratamiento y la recuperación, para reflexionar sobre cómo fortalecer las relaciones de colaboración existentes y cómo construir esfuerzos de colaboración exitosos. This first session of two series on January 27th introduced new key resources that can help strengthen the impact of your efforts by collaborating with treatment service providers and the recovery community in your community. In this first session, two new resources on how to best utilize the strategies shared in a short video podcast (Collaboration of Prevention Efforts) a webinar (Enhancing Collaboration in Continuity of Services: For Substance Abuse Professionals in Puerto Rico), and the accompanying worksheets that prevention staff can use was the focal point of this brainstorming session. Together, all of these resources are intended to support prevention professionals to create a plan to work effectively with their partners in the field of treatment and recovery, to ponder how to strengthen existing collaborative relationships, and how to build successful collaborative efforts. The Presenters Lourdes Vázquez-Matienzo es una profesional con más de 30 años de experiencia en el campo de la prevención y la salud conductual. Lourdes fue directora de proyectos del Centro para la Aplicación de Tecnología de Prevención (CAPT) de SAMHSA, y los servicios de adiestramiento y asistencia técnica para los organismos estatales y jurisdiccionales de los Fondos del Bloque de Prevención y Tratamiento del Abuso de Sustancias (SAPST) financiados por SAMHSA en la región sureste de los Estados Unidos y el Caribe. Anteriormente, Lourdes también se desempeñó como gerente de proyecto para la subvención de Incentivo Estatal de SAMHSA en Puerto Rico, fue directora ejecutiva de Centros de Prevención al Uso de Drogas y Alcohol en Puerto Rico y fungió coordinadora estatal del Centro Regional del Sureste para Escuelas y Comunidades Libres de Drogas, donde facilitó y apoyó el establecimiento de coaliciones de prevención en áreas rurales y urbanas, logrando expandir los servicios, y la satisfacción y ejecución de las comunidades y distritos escolares participantes. Su compromiso mayor es con la atención de las disparidades en salud y la búsqueda de la equidad en salud con poblaciones marginadas. Clara McCurdy-Kirlis tiene más de diez años de experiencia en gerencia de proyectos en los campos de la salud y la educación a nivel estatal, tribal, comunitario e internacional. En su rol como coordinadora de servicios de asistencia técnica con el PTTC, Clara juega un rol principal en el diseño instruccional para participantes adultos, en el diseño y ofrecimiento de aprendizaje virtual, a través del diseño de materiales de entrenamientos virtuales y presenciales, y creando documentos educativos. Clara es apasionada sobre el rol de la educación en la transformación de la sociedad y en lograr un cambio positivo a través de la colaboración y el compromiso. Supplemental Materials Hojuela: Ideas para el Uso y Aplicación del Webinar Mejorando la colaboración de servicios: para profesionales del uso indebido de sustancias en Puerto Rico Hojuela: Ideas para el Uso y Aplicación del Video Podcast, La Colaboración en Prevención Powerpoint  

    Determinants of Health 360: Social, Commercial, and Legal Considerations for Preventing Substance Misuse   Webinar Date: January 20, 2022   Webinar Slides Webinar Slides for Determinants of Health 360: Social, Commercial, and Legal Considerations for Preventing Substance Misuse   Overview Risky behaviors such as substance misuse don’t occur in a vacuum--the environments in which we live, work, and play influence our choices and behaviors. Exploring Social, Commercial, and Legal Determinants of Health (DOH) can help us consider new ways to impact these environments to prevent substance misuse. This expert panel presentation will discuss ways communities, commerce, and legal systems contribute to substance misuse and how prevention practitioners can support positive DOH to create health and wellness throughout their communities. Bring your questions and experiences, as the panel presentation will conclude with a question and answer/discussion session.   Objectives By the end of this training, participants will be able to: • Describe the concepts of Social, Commercial, and Legal DOH • Name at least one way each can contribute to substance misuse • Name two strategies prevention practitioners can use to support positive DOH   Audience Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.   Presenter Paul Devereux, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in Social/Behavioral Health at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health. His scholarship explores social and behavioral determinants on health and well-being. Specific research topics include behavioral responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, community-based approaches to cancer screening interventions among diverse populations, how to maintain social support in people with disabilities and parenting adolescents, and emotional health and regulation in older adults. In the approach to his work, Dr. Devereux examines the social and ecological factors that affect population health and how one’s position within the social structure is linked to health outcomes. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, and other state and federal public and private sources. He is the former President of the Nevada Public Health Association and was named Nevada’s Public Health Leader of the Year in 2005.     Eric Crosbie, PhD, MA, is a political scientist who examines commercial determinants of health and public health policy. His research focuses on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and examines how commercial industries like tobacco and food and beverage industries are a key driver of the NCD epidemic and how they influence NCD regulations. Dr. Crosbie's research is local in analyzing smoke-free environments and sugar-sweetened beverage taxation regulations in the U.S. as well as global in examining tobacco and nutrition packaging and labeling policies and the impact of trade on health in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. Crosbie has both local and international experience collaborating with health organizations and health advocates to educate and disseminate academic research findings to policymakers, including publishing research in Spanish to reach wider audiences. Overall his research is multi-disciplinary combining elements of public health, political science, international relations, economics, law, and business to examine public health policy both locally and globally.   Matthew Moore, JD, MPH, MA, is a Teaching Assistant Professor for the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health. A Public Health Attorney, Matthew worked for several years in government and in the nonprofit sector. At the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, he worked with diverse communities to ensure equitable access to health care and to exercise oversight over various covered entities pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other federal civil rights laws. More recently, Matthew worked as a nonprofit attorney, focusing on tobacco control and obesity prevention policy and providing direct legal technical assistance to state and local government agencies, environmental groups, legal aid organizations, and other community stake holders. Matthew’s current research agenda focuses on the ethical and moral dimensions of policy and the law on poverty and economic inequity, as well as on pedagogy in higher education. Recent projects involve the impact of policy on stigmatization of individuals suffering from substance abuse disorder, and a legal analysis of discrimination against homeless individuals in access to emergency shelter during natural disasters.   Webinar Recording View Webinar Recording: Determinants of Health 360: Social, Commercial, and Legal Considerations for Preventing Substance Misuse  

Prevention and the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 2: Preparing for the Future and Learning Lab Josh Esrick, MPP, and Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip February 2, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will begin by discussing what lessons learned the prevention field can take from the COVID-19 pandemic, what the 2020 substance use trends discussed in Part 1 may mean for the future. It will include an overview of what steps prevention organizations can take to best address these trends as well as to be better prepared for any future societal-wide impacts. The webinar will also provide a learning lab portion with question prompts for small group discussion, allowing participants to share their own lessons learned and plans for the future with each other. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Review lessons learned for prevention from the pandemic Facilitate participant discussion of shared experiences and future plans Discuss recommendations for improving services post-COVID PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing T/TA to numerous organizations. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics. 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.  

  Course Description:  Working with youth in any discipline is understandably challenging when you consider this population’s consistently evolving and malleable cognitive process. This interactive 2-hour webinar will incorporate an ecological perspective in understanding dynamics that may form the adolescent ‘worldview.’ Neurological functions that form emotional context and influencing factors that premediate behavior will be discussed. The content will also include strategies to help engage and support healthy development using effective approaches and interventions in health care, behavioral health, or school settings. Presenter: Diana Padilla -- is Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Division of Substance Use Disorders, Columbia University Medical Center. Ms. She is a Senior Trainer with more than 23 years of public health service, instructing behavioral health practitioners, prevention specialists and drug court professionals on addictions and recovery supporting best practices. Supplemental Materials: PowerPoint Transcript    

Prevention for Criminal Justice-Involved Populations Part 2: Evidence-Based Strategies and Recommendations for Providing Services Josh Esrick, MPP, and Lauren Pappacena, MSW January 19, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will build on Part 1 of the series by exploring the evidence base around effective prevention interventions for criminal justice-involved populations. It will discuss substance use, overdose, and suicide prevention services for both the juvenile and adult justice systems. The webinar will also provide strategies for improving collaborative efforts between substance use prevention and criminal justice system organizations. Finally, it will discuss prevention strategies and resources for children and families impacted by parental criminal justice-system involvement. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss how prevention strategies can be applied to criminal justice-involved populations Review the evidence base of effective overdose and suicide prevention interventions for these populations Explore strategies for expanding the reach of prevention services through collaboration with criminal justice organizations Summarize the evidence-based strategies and resources that can support children and families impacted by parental criminal justice-system involvement PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing T/TA to numerous organizations. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics. Lauren Pappacena, MSW is a Research Associate with Carnevale Associates. Lauren has a background in criminal justice and juvenile justice research specifically as it relates to evidence-based programs and practices spanning criminal justice topics, including corrections, law enforcement, reentry, and courts. Currently, she assists with training evaluations for NADCP and the PTTC, where she brings her experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis and data visualization. With a strong interest in policy analysis, research translation, data collection, and analytic writing, Ms. Pappacena is published in the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work for her analysis of national early-release laws.  

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Course Description SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) is an evidence- based practice that uses a preventive public health approach to identify and intervene with persons whose pattern of use puts them at risk for, or are experiencing substance-related health problems, and/or deliver referrals to treatment for persons with a high potential for substance use disorders. With current data reporting 66.6 million people in the US as binge drinkers, and over 30 million more having used illicit drugs in the past month, many of whom will not meet the criteria of alcohol or substance use disorders, SBIRT is an essential intervention to integrate in behavioral health settings. This interactive two-part training discusses validated evidence-based tools used in SBIRT, how to provide a brief intervention and skills practice, and essential components of successful facilitation of referrals to treatment. Presenter Diana Padilla -- is Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Division of Substance Use Disorders, Columbia University Medical Center. Ms. She is a Senior Trainer with more than 23 years of public health service, instructing behavioral health practitioners, prevention specialists and drug court professionals on addictions and recovery supporting best practices.  Supplemental Material Session 1 Transcript Session 2 Transcript PowerPoint

September 27, 2021 10am-12pm Course Description When working with Hispanic and Latino populations, clear language should never be a linear process, particularly for a collectivist society that defines and interprets experiences within a cultural context. Latino values such as ‘machismo and personalismo’ can be very insightful, but when defined and understood through an American perspective, we wonder why we feel a ‘disconnect’ with the Hispanic client/patient we need toprovide prevention services to. This interactive presentation will inform on Latino cultural nuances that can reframe communication for Hispanic individuals with substance use and/or mental health problems and discuss prevention strategies to support "recuperación" (recovery). Supplemental Material Transcript PowerPoint

El trabajo entre las organizaciones y sectores interesados en asuntos de la comunidad, toma formas variadas. La relación entre socios se da desde una vinculación de tipo informal (ej. dos agencias intercambian información) hasta una relación mucho más estructurada (ej. múltiples organizaciones que trabajan de cerca para alcanzar una visión compartida).      

La competencia cultural describe la habilidad de una persona u organización para interactuar  efectivamente con personas de diferentes culturas. También significa el respetar y responder a las  creencias en torno a la salud, a los valores, a las prácticas, y a las necesidades culturales y  linguísticas de diversos grupos poblacionales. La competencia cultural es el punto de entrada para la colaboración efectiva. Con ella, estamos  más receptivos a las necesidades, fortalezas, y experiencias de otros. Podemos entender mejor el  uso de substancias en su comunidad. Podemos comprender mejor los factores culturales que  podrían proteger del uso de substancias. Y podemos comenzar a crear un ambiente de  colaboración que apoye la vinculación genuina y significativa y que con toda probabilidad produzca  acercamientos de prevención efectivos y reduzca las disparidades arraigadas.  Resource

Antes de incursionar en nuevos esfuerzos de colaboración, es importante ponderar la composición y naturaleza de nuestras alianzas al presente. ¿Quién comparte en la mesa de prevención? Dicha mesa, ¿refleja la diversidad de la comunidad?¿Qué destrezas, peritaje y perspectivas aportan los socios? ¿Cómo funcionan las relaciones con los diversos socios? ¿Puede identificar algunos patrones relacionados a las diversas relaciones existentes?  ¿Qué acciones se toman para apoyar el trabajo de los socios? Y finalmente, ¿Qué roles se les ha propuesto asuman en su trabajo de prevención - y si esos roles incluyen roles de liderazgo? Esta hoja de trabajo está diseñada para ayudarle a desarrollar un breve inventario de aquellos con quienes usted trabaja y cómo. El analizar sus alianzas existentes le ayudará a visualizar y apreciar el valor de sus socios actuales. También le ayudará a determinar si los socios actuales son los acertados, a la luz de sus prioridades de prevención al presente; y a visualizar dónde necesita reclutar nuevos socios para llenar las brechas y/o para garantizar la representación de los grupos claves. Worksheet

The latest edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month’s edition features the announcement of the In the Air, Graphic Novel translated into Portuguese and Spanish, congrats to the 2021 Prevention Mentorship Participants for completion of the program, our new Virtual Booth, resources supporting December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and regionally and nationally developed events and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England. View the newsletter.

September 13, 2021 Course Description Addressing the use of multiple substance at one time, or polysubstance use, represents an untapped opportunity in prevention, given its prevalence, related consequences and impact on communities.   This virtual learning event featuring explores current definitions of polysubstance use, national and regional polysubstance use data trends, challenges around (and possible solutions to) enhancing polysubstance use-related surveillance efforts, evidence-based risk factors for polysubstance use, and ways to maximize efficiency by applying cross-substance best practices in our prevention efforts.    Supplemental Material Transcript PowerPoint

Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on November 16, 2021). No continuing education is available.    Held on Tuesday, November 16 from 3:00-4:30. A virtual event sharing stories, information, and messages on how to promote wellness and prevent underage drinking in Maine youth. Guest speakers: Sterling Campbell is a professional musician with the B-52s. Sterling has also toured with David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Soul Asylum and played throughout the U.S. and Europe. Matt Bellace is a psychologist and comedian who addresses substance use and mental health for young people and adults across the country. Greg Marley is the director of suicide prevention at NAMI Maine, providing education, support and awareness for suicide prevention in Maine communities and schools. In addition to guest speakers, you will also hear from students around the state promoting ways to talk about wellness and substance use. This event is a collaboration among the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center, River Valley Rising, Be the Influence Windham-Raymond, Gardiner Area Thrives/Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Casco Bay CAN, in partnership with the SAMHSA Region 1 office.  

  Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center's Webinar The Lion's Side: The Utilization of Storytelling for Transformation in Health   October 27, 2021   Webinar Description Join Dr. David Fakunle as he guides participants through his journey of utilizing storytelling as a dynamic tool for public health, including advocacy. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the art and science of narrative, while providing understanding of storytelling’s critical elements and how to apply them. The workshop’s goal is to strengthen participants’ prevention science activism by activating their organic communication abilities, while demonstrating that they are able to simultaneously demonstrate robust scientific advancement and genuine humanity.   Objectives By the end of the webinar participants will have:  •    Basic understanding of narrative and storytelling’s concepts and approaches •    An opportunity to practice storytelling focusing on public health advocacy •    Empowerment to integrate impactful human narratives within their existing advocacy strategies   Presenter David Olawuyi Fakunle, Ph.D. is a “mercenary for change,” employing any skill and occupying any space to help elevate everyone divested from their truest self, especially those who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color. David serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and Associate Faculty in the Mental Health department of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. David’s interests include stressors within the built environment, societal manifestations of racism, and the use of arts and culture to strengthen health, equity, and ultimately liberation.      Webinar Recording and Slides View Webinar Recording Download Webinar Slide-deck   Questions Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) if you have additional questions about the content related to this webinar.

While COVID-19 pandemic has caused restrictions on many options for face-to-face meetings, events, and workshops, community engagement in substance misuse prevention efforts remains essential. This interactive webinar will provide substance misuse prevention practitioners with tools and strategies to increase community engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Both digital and nondigital strategies will be presented as options for increasing community engagement.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: Define community engagement Describe the spectrum of community engagement List at least three non-digital strategies to engage your community in prevention under COVID-19 restrictions List at least three digital strategies to engage your community in prevention under COVID-19 restrictions   PRESENTER: KRIS GABRIELSEN, MPH Kristen Gabrielsen has worked in substance misuse prevention for over 30 years. She was the associate director of the Western CAPT, co-author of the SAPST, and co-author of the Substance Abuse Prevention textbook. Kris delivers trainings across the United States, focusing on bridging the gap between research and practice. She recently started an online course school to provide prevention practitioners and others with more flexible options to gain the knowledge and skills they need to be successful.   The Great Lakes PTTC offered this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

         Pacific Southwest PTTC's Catching the Wind: How Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners Can Engage Traditional Media and Leverage Social Media   Webinar Date: October 20, 2021   Webinar Slides Webinar Slides for Catching the Wind: How Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners Can Engage Traditional Media and Leverage Social Media   Webinar Support Materials: Fentanyl Poster Example from Live Well San Diego Example Press Release for International Overdose Awareness Day Example of a Graphic Organizer Pamphlet: Meth 101 by the San Diego County Meth Strike Force High Truths Podcast by Dr. Roneet Lev   Overview Your work as a substance misuse prevention practitioner is important and timely. Your data and information are valuable and needed. Your programs are necessary and effective. However, you may have a small budget for outreach. The traditional media has undergone a paradigm shift in the past 20 years. Social media has created a second-by-second news cycle. The result is short attention spans and ultra-competitive platforms for eyes and ears. So, what do we do to get our stories out there? Join this webinar to learn strategies for enhancing your media visibility!   Objectives By the end of the webinar, participants will: Describe what media advocacy is and is not Identify strategies for establishing, maintaining, and growing your media relationships Identify tools and resources available to enhance media outreach   Audience Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.   Presenter Bernard Gonzales possesses extensive experience in broadcast journalism, public relations, government relations, and education. Currently, he operates a small business, GComm Consulting. He is the Media Specialist consultant for The Center for Community Research(CCR). CCR oversees the San Diego County Meth Strike Force, Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, and Marijuana Prevention Initiative. Prior to that, he was the Senior Council Aide to Chula Vista City Councilmember, now Mayor, Mary Casillas Salas.         Webinar Recording View Recording of Catching the Wind: How Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners Can Engage Traditional Media and Leverage Social Media

Description: State alcohol policy alliances are statewide coalitions that work to educate communities and policymakers about evidence-based state and local alcohol policies to reduce alcohol-related harms in communities. This webinar will describe how the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance uses technical assistance and information dissemination to ensure state alliances (1) have a meaningful voice in the state policy process and(2) are able to build the capacity of local coalitions to support local policy development. We will describe the steps involved in forming a state alcohol policy alliance and provide examples of the experiences in a few states.   Learning Objectives: Describe the mission, organization, and membership of the US Alcohol Policy Alliance Understand the roles state alcohol policy alliances play in state and local policy development Explain key steps and considerations in forming a statewide alcohol policy alliance   About the Presenters: Michael Sparks is an Alcohol Policy Specialist and the President of SparksInitiatives. His primary interest is working with communities to use policy to reduce alcohol-related problems. Michael currently serves as a consultant and trainer to communities across the country and is a trainer for Community Anti-drug Coalitions of America. He also works in a consulting role with Wake Forest University and Johns Hopkins University on alcohol policy issues. He has expertise in the alcohol policy field as well as in the areas of community building, using local control strategies to manage problematic alcohol and drug environments, the legislative process, and neighborhood revitalization. Dylan Ellerbee is an expert in community-level change, policy advocacy and excessive drinking prevention. Dylan has been a Research Associate at UNC Greensboro and Wake Forest School of Medicine; he has coordinated and worked on the North Carolina Preventing Underage Drinking Initiative for 15 years; serves as treasurer on the US Alcohol Policy Alliance Board of Directors; is a trainer for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA); and is the founder of the North Carolina Alcohol Policy Alliance. Dylan travels the country speaking and training on substance misuse prevention and public health. He holds a BA from Beloit College and a Masters in Political Management from George Washington University. Michael Mumper is Director of Programs at Fayette FACTOR, Inc. (part of the Georgia Family Connections Partnership) and its Drug-Free Fayette substance abuse prevention coalition, in Fayette County, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. He consults with SAMHSA’s Opioid Response Network, serves on the American Heart Association’s Advocacy Steering Committee in Georgia, catalyzed a “2019 Got Outcomes” award from CADCA, and was Let’s Be Clear Georgia’s 2020 Prevention Champion for work in marijuana prevention and policy.In2021, Michael helped launch the Georgia Alcohol Policy Alliance, a statewide collaborative aiming to bring public health balance to alcohol policy at the state and local level. Michael has an MBA from Emory University.

Slides from the October 14, 2021 session, "Slides for Indigenous Resiliency: Indigenous Ways of Knowing for Thriving Prevention Programs". This webinar's purpose is to introduce resiliency through a sustainable framework, articulate area to consider, and share successes and challenges.