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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    

In March, we raise awareness to Problem Gambling. The 2022 Problem Gambling Awareness Month theme is “Awareness + Action”. If you feel you need support, you may contact the National Council on Problem Gambling operates the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network at 1-800-522-4700.     Español  En marzo, creamos conciencia a la Ludopatía. El tema 2022 del mes de la Concienciación sobre el Juego Problemático también conocido como ludopatía es "conciencia + acción". Si necesita ayuda, le animamos a ponerse en contacto con el Consejo Nacional de Problemas de Juego quienes operan la Línea de Ayuda de la Red Nacional de Problemas al 1-800-522-4700.     Português Em março, queremos aumentar a conscientização sobre o jogo problemático. O tema do Mês de Conscientização sobre Jogo Problemático em 2022 é “Consciência + Ação”. Se você sentir que precisa de apoio, você pode entrar em contato com a Linha de Ajuda do Conselho Nacional de Jogo Problemático, pelo telefone 1-800-522-4700.

​ Exploring the Link Between Substance Use Prevention and Structural Racism Anam Siddiqi, MPHc February 23, 2022, 1:00-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION Understanding the role structural racism plays in society and its relationship to substance use disorders is critical to prevention and promoting healthy behaviors. This webinar will focus on identifying common systems, policies, and programs that negatively impact people of color, understanding how stress from dealing with racism can lead to substance use, and what steps public health professionals can take to mitigate their role in propagating racist systems. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define, structural racism, understand its history, and recognize how it can manifest in the behavioral health setting Mitigate organizational and individual role in propagating structural racism Understand the link between racism, stress and trauma and identify how experiencing racism can lead to substance use Understand how to develop tactics to prevent substance use and promote healthy coping mechanisms PRESENTER ​Anam Siddiqi, MPHc is currently pursuing her MPH in Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation from the University of Maryland. Ms. Siddiqi’s interests include reducing health disparities, improving health care systems, and promoting community collaboration. ​

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. 

In this four-part monthly workshop series, we will explore how to build resilience into everyday thinking and actions so that important activities will thrive even after the funding has diminished. We approach resiliency from a broad perspective that recognizes the importance of determining what actions are important to maintain to help the communities thrive and identifying strategic actions. Our framework includes four essential pillars: Internal Support, Resource Development, Partnership Development, and Marketing and Outreach. A strong, evidence-based program is the foundation for these pillars. WORKSHOP 2: IDENTIFYING AND ENHANCING INTERNAL SUPPORT In this workshop, we will focus on the organization within which you work. Support here is essential to resilient sustainability and success. Is there support from individuals and groups within the organization? Participants will: * Assess internal support with the following considerations: * Who currently sees the value of our project? * Who needs us and doesn’t know it? * Are we receiving the maximum support available? * Identify issues blocking support * Develop strategies for addressing those issues

In this four-part monthly workshop series, we will explore how to build resilience into everyday thinking and actions so that important activities will thrive even after the funding has diminished. We approach resiliency from a broad perspective that recognizes the importance of determining what actions are important to maintain to help the communities thrive and identifying strategic actions. Our framework includes four essential pillars: Internal Support, Resource Development, Partnership Development, and Marketing and Outreach. A strong, evidence-based program is the foundation for these pillars. WORKSHOP 2: IDENTIFYING AND ENHANCING INTERNAL SUPPORT In this workshop, we will focus on the organization within which you work. Support here is essential to resilient sustainability and success. Is there support from individuals and groups within the organization? Participants will: * Assess internal support with the following considerations: * Who currently sees the value of our project? * Who needs us and doesn’t know it? * Are we receiving the maximum support available? * Identify issues blocking support * Develop strategies for addressing those issues

COURSE DESCRIPTION Session 2, Prevention Coalition Affinity Group Series - Promoting Prevention, Creating Opportunities focuses on the promotion of evidence-based programs. Sarah Davis, will bring her 20 years' of public health experience to the South Southwest region to facilitate an engaging exchange about rejuvenating prevention coalitions by recognizing prevention promotion opportunities that expand participation in prevention efforts on the community and state level.   Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below is the PowerPoint for this webinar. PowerPoint   PRESENTERS Sarah Davis is the associate director for the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center housed within the Center for Public Health Practice at the Colorado School of Public Health. The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center is one of 10 HRSA-designated regional public health training centers. She leads a team that provides high-quality, primarily distance-based training to professionals addressing public health issues throughout PTTC Region VIII. She also supports national workforce development efforts as part of the Public Health Learning Network.       Sarah holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management and has spent the past 20 years in the public health field working as a project and team leader, a facilitator and trainer, grant writer and manager. Her background includes program planning and implementation, integrating program and policy initiatives, and working with coalitions. Sarah lives in Denver with her husband, high school daughter, and two dogs.    Since 1996, veteran Derrick Newby has worked in the field of prevention and public health in both the public and private sector. He serves as a training and technical assistance specialist for the South Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center for HHS Region 6.   As a veteran's counselor and advocate, Mr. Newby gained experience with the impact of federal programs on communities after working as a special assistant to a member of Congress. He then worked as the Program Coordinator in Arkansas for the Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center for 15 years, facilitating the education of providers interested in increasing their capacity to provide comprehensive services related to HIV including testing and treatment. In 2017, he was selected for a position with the University of Arkansas Little Rock and served as a Program Coordinator with MidSOUTH Center for Prevention and Training for 5 years, helping to facilitate the growth of the prevention system.   Serving on the Arkansas Prevention Certification Board since 2020, Mr. Newby has a Master of Public Administration and a bachelor of science in psychology with a minor in education.    

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  

Click Here to View Recording: Prevention's Role in Harm Reduction   Harm reduction is increasingly emphasized as an important approach when working across the continuum of care. While many in the prevention field remain focused on primary prevention, opportunities exist for preventionists to support and augment local harm reduction efforts. This webinar will focus on steps prevention practitioners can take to support harm reduction efforts, including: promoting community readiness to support harm reduction approaches, addressing substance use disorder-related stigma, and linking harm reduction efforts to more "upstream" efforts.   OBJECTIVES:  Describe how harm reduction can be addressed across the continuum of care Describe the primary prevention field’s role in harm reduction efforts Identify at least three actions prevention practitioners can take to support and augment local harm reduction efforts   FACILITATORS:  Chuck Klevgaard serves as a prevention manager for the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center.  He delivers training and technical assistance to support substance misuse prevention throughout the Midwest. Chuck has supported communities and health agencies as they adopt evidence-based alcohol, opioid, and other substance misuse programs or policies. Chuck earned his BSW from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is a Certified Senior Prevention Specialist through the Illinois Certification Board, Inc.   Kris Gabrielsen has worked in the substance misuse prevention field since 1991. She was the Associate Director of the Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), co-authored the first Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training curriculum, and co-authored the textbook, Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice. She works with states and communities across the nation to bridge the gap between research and practice, assisting prevention professionals in maximizing their effectiveness.

Introduction to Grant Writing for Prevention Organizations Session 4: Preparing the Evaluation Section of Your Grant Dan Webb, PhD February 17, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION Over the past two decades, program evaluation has become increasingly important. Accordingly, grant applications require a plan to evaluate both the processes and outcomes you intend to implement and achieve. In this session, participants will learn the basics of evaluation and how to apply these ideas to any grant application. This is the final session of a four-part series that will empower participants to find and appropriately respond to grant opportunities. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss the basics of program evaluation Review how to read and respond to an evaluation section Explore the elements of a comprehensive evaluation plan PRESENTERS Dan Webb, PhD is co-owner of Catalyst Research, LLC and Catalyst Insight, LLC. Dan has over eighteen years of experience writing and evaluating local, state, and national grants. In addition, he has over ten years of experience in business/organizational intelligence and analytics. His experience includes evaluation and research in education (elementary through post-secondary), youth substance use prevention, health and medicine, and housing and urban development. Dan holds a PhD in Sociology from the University at Buffalo.  

  In this Issue:   Be Above the Influence, Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign: Ten New Mexico Counties Working for a Collective Impact   Epi Corner: Opioid and Other Drug Use Among College Students: Predictors and Effective Intervention Approaches   What's Happening Around the Region? Register: Ditching the Discomfort with Data Series: Part Two, Reading Data, February 24 Register: Prevention Coalition Affinity Group Series, Session 3, March 10   Additional Social Health Marketing Resources

Recording of A Native Youth Round Table – Adverse Childhood Experiences and Paths to Resiliency. The Leadership Academy, the Trauma Grant, and the Tribal College and University Initiative hosted a Native Youth Round Table to kick off the SAMHSA National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Category II TSA Center. Our panelists explored a youth perspective on historical trauma, the adverse childhood experiences it has caused, and the resiliency it has inspired. Our panelists are: Shoshanna Johnson (Absentee Shawnee, Sac and Fox), Hozshona Morningstar Post (Kiowa), Keely Driscoll (Meskwaki), Grace Waseskuk (Meskwaki), and Stevi Johnson (Absentee Shawnee, Sac and Fox).  For more information, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] 

Flyer for the session A Native Youth Round Table – Adverse Childhood Experiences and Paths to Resiliency. The Leadership Academy, the Trauma Grant, and the Tribal College and University Initiative hosted a Native Youth Round Table to kick off the SAMHSA National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Category II TSA Center. Our panelists explored a youth perspective on historical trauma, the adverse childhood experiences it has caused, and the resiliency it has inspired. Our panelists are: Shoshanna Johnson (Absentee Shawnee, Sac and Fox), Hozshona Morningstar Post (Kiowa), Keely Driscoll (Meskwaki), Grace Waseskuk (Meskwaki), and Stevi Johnson (Absentee Shawnee, Sac and Fox). For more information, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] 

The Great Lakes PTTC is committed to helping the substance misuse prevention workforce to understand its role in harm reduction efforts. The following are resources and tools to assist preventionists in understanding harm reduction and how prevention can best enhance harm reductions efforts in their local communities.   What Is Harm Reduction? Recording - Understanding Prevention’s Role in Harm Reduction Video: What is Harm Reduction? (National Institute on Drug Abuse) https://www.drugabuse.gov/videos/what-harm-reduction Harm reduction is defined as interventions aimed to help people avoid negative effects of drug use, but many understand harm reduction as a way to meet people where they are with kindness and respect. In this video, we hear from people who use drugs, people who are in recovery, and harm reduction professionals on what harm reduction is (and isn’t) in their own words. Video: Harm Reduction 101 (Harm Reduction Action Center) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXJJj_jgFmE&t=154s What is harm reduction? Harm reduction is a public health philosophy and intervention that seeks to reduce the harms associated with drug use and ineffective drug policies. Webinar series: Intersection of Prevention, Recovery, and Harm Reduction https://vimeo.com/644886203 - Part 1 https://vimeo.com/646648440 - Part 2 The Peer Recovery Center of Excellence collaborated with the Prevention Technology Transfer Center to host two webinars around the intersection of prevention, recovery, and harm reduction.   What Is the Link Between Prevention and Harm Reduction? Understanding the Role of Prevention in Harm Reduction Efforts  [click "Download" to access file] This brief created by the Great Lakes PTTC provides an overview of harm reduction and the specific actions preventionists can take to augment harm reduction efforts in their local communities.   Taking Action Action Steps for Prevention Practitioners to Enhance Harm Reduction Efforts  [click "Download" to access file] This succinct “job aid” created by the Great Lakes PTTC provides a checklist of actions that prevention practitioners can take to enhance harm reduction efforts. Substance Misuse Prevention’s Role in Harm Reduction – PowerPoint Slide Deck  [click "Download" to access file]   This PowerPoint slide deck created by the Great Lakes PTTC can be used by prevention practitioners to educate their stakeholders, coalition members, and others on prevention’s role in enhancing harm reduction efforts. Facilitation tips are included in the notes section of each slide. Intersection of Prevention, Recover, and Harm Reduction Learning Lab Tool Kit https://peerrecoverynow.org/documents/Learning-Lab-Toolkit-Final.pdf Prevention practitioners can use this toolkit and PowerPoint slides to facilitate learning communities to help break down silos and nurture relationships between the fields of harm reduction, prevention, and recovery. The Peer Recovery Center of Excellence in collaboration with the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network, developed this companion product for the webinar series the Intersection of Harm Reduction, Prevention, and Recovery. Using the Socio-Ecological Model To Develop Complementary Substance Misuse Prevention and Harm Reduction Efforts [click "Download" to access file]   This planning tool assists substance misuse prevention practitioners and harm reductionists in creating a complementary approach to prevention and harm reduction to reach people with different levels and types of risk in multiple social contexts.   Resources on Harm Reduction in the Great Lakes Region Illinois Illinois Harm Reduction and Recovery Coalition, https://www.illinoisharmreduction.org/ IDHS/SUPR Drug Overdose Prevention Program, https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=58142 A Dose of Truth, https://www.prevention.org/a-dose-of-truth Rethink Recovery, https://rethinkrecoveryil.com The Prescription Playbook, https://ilhpp.org/prescription-playbook Indiana Recovery Alliance, https://indianarecoveryalliance.org Never Alone Project, https://www.facebook.com/neveraloneindiana/ Overdose Lifeline, https://www.overdoselifeline.org/ Indiana Department of Health, https://www.in.gov/health/hiv-std-viral-hepatitis/harm-reduction-and-syringe-service-programs/ Ohio Harm Reduction Ohio, https://www.harmreductionohio.org/ Ohio Overdose Prevention Network, https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/violence-injury-prevention-program/resources/ohio-overdose-prevention-network Ohio Organizing Collaborative, https://www.ohorganizing.org/harm-reduction Michigan Harm Reduction Michigan, https://harmreductionmi.org/ Michigan Opioid Partnership, https://cfsem.org/initiative/opioid/our-work/harm-reduction/ Michigan Syringe Service Programs, https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71550_2941_4871_93142---,00.html Minnesota Minnesota Opioids Harm Reduction, https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/opioids/prevention/harmreduction.html Wisconsin Dose of Reality: Opioids in Wisconsin, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/opioids/index.htm Dose of Reality: Safer Use, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/opioids/safer-use.htm Multi-state Naloxone Finder https://harmreduction.org/resource-center/harm-reduction-near-you/ This website provides an access point to resources that support safer drug use.  

The latest edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month’s edition features updates on our teams recent travel, training, and networking experience, a toolkit for Parks & Recreation Departments, a guide to Restorative Prevention, honoring and embracing Black history month in February, Awareness + Action: March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, announcing the most recent Leadership Development Program, and regionally and nationally developed events and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England. View the newsletter.

Recording Link - Diversifying Your Network for Equity   Prevention strategies are more likely to be equitable and sustainable when implemented by diverse partners sharing the same vision. However, growing a network of diverse partners is easier said than done. We all have the tendency to work with the same people and organizations. In this workshop, participants will explore the synergy at the heart of diverse networks. Then, Ericka will guide participants in exercises to expand their networks to include non-traditional partners. More importantly, participants will identify strategies to connect authentically with new and diverse partners.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will build their capacity to grow a diverse network by Understanding the connection between a diverse network and equitable solutions. Learning and exchanging strategies to diversify their networks. Practicing authenticity for connection.   PRESENTER: Ericka Burroughs-Girardi is the senior outreach specialist for County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Ericka’s primary role is to manage County Health Rankings & Roadmaps’ webinar production. She is also part of a team that develops online tools to connect communities to evidence-informed strategies and community change resources, fosters peer learning and connections, delivers knowledge and skill building sessions, and recognizes and celebrates health improvement. Ericka holds an MA in Anthropology from the University of South Florida and an MPH from the University of South Carolina. Ericka resides in Florida where in her spare time she volunteers at the food pantry at her church.

Introduction to Grant Writing for Prevention Organizations Session 3: Using Data in Grant Applications Dan Webb, PhD February 10, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION “In God we trust. All others must bring data.” – W. Edwards Deming A successful grant application hinges on your ability to provide data that support your stated needs and intentions. In this session, participants will learn how data should be used to support your grant application and where to find useful data for grant applications in the prevention field. This is the third session of a four-part series that will empower participants to find and appropriately respond to grant opportunities. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain how data are commonly used in grant applications Explore how to use state and federal data sources to support your grant applications Review best practices for presenting data in your grant application PRESENTERS Dan Webb, PhD is co-owner of Catalyst Research, LLC and Catalyst Insight, LLC. Dan has over eighteen years of experience writing and evaluating local, state, and national grants. In addition, he has over ten years of experience in business/organizational intelligence and analytics. His experience includes evaluation and research in education (elementary through post-secondary), youth substance use prevention, health and medicine, and housing and urban development. Dan holds a PhD in Sociology from the University at Buffalo.  

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  

Introduction The Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network developed The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Resource Toolkit (Resource Toolkit) as part of its overall mission to strengthen prevention practitioners’ capacities to organize, facilitate, and sustain effective prevention coalitions and collaborations that prevent substance misuse and its related consequences. This Resource Toolkit includes various resources related to six key elements, or coalition characteristics, shown through research to promote the adoption of science-based prevention practices that generate improved community conditions and behavioral health outcomes for youth. The Resource Toolkit is a companion piece to The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Research Overview, which introduces and defines each of the Six Elements of Effective Coalitions downloadable PDF. How to Use This Resource Toolkit Prevention practitioners are encourage to share this resource with coalition members to build a collective understanding of what research says about effective coalitions. Additionally, the Resource Toolkit can provide guidance to coalitions as they assess their own functioning and make plans for activities to enhance their work. This resource is divided into two parts. In the first part, the Resource Toolkit is divided into sections covering each of the Six Elements of Effective Coalitions. The first section provides an overview of the six elements, including 1) an infographic to visually communicate the role of the six elements in promoting prevention-oriented systems change; 2) the recording of a national webinar that provides an overview of the six elements; and 3) a downloadable slide deck to accompany the national webinar. The second part of this resource takes a deeper dive into each individual element by providing the following: 1) definition of the element; 2) a checklist to promote coalition self-assessment of the element; 3) a link to a recorded national webinar covering the element; 4) national PTTC Network-developed resources focused on the element; and 5) additional resources. At the start of this second section, you’ll find Table 1 which provides a definition of each element and a corresponding icon to link you to that element’s checklist and resources. You may also find it beneficial to use The Northwest PTTC Coalition Annual Report Template and video tutorial, designed to assist coalitions in organizing their efforts, based upon the Six Elements of Effective Coalitions. It is located under resources for Efficiency in this document. In Table 1 users can click on a specific icon to move directly to the corresponding information for that element. Each section includes the definition of the element highlighted, a checklist to encourage self-reflection and group dialogue, links to national PTTC webinars on the element, PTTC resources directly or indirectly related to the element, as well as additional resources that may be of interest to users.

The Great Lakes Current is the e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, the Great Lakes MHTTC, and the Great Lakes PTTC. The January 2022 issue features the Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment and Recovery Hall of Fame, Counselor's Corner blog post, and a complete calendar of events for the month. 

The Great Lakes Current is the e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, the Great Lakes MHTTC, and the Great Lakes PTTC. The February 2022 issue features the Counselor's Corner blog post, State Spotlight-Illinois, and a complete calendar of events for the month. 

Introduction to Grant Writing for Prevention Organizations Session 2: Getting Your Grant Application Started Dan Webb, PhD February 3, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION A successful grant application requires several foundational pieces that are common across grant opportunities. These elements include a history of the community being served, an assessment of the community’s strengths/needs, and proper writing management to meet length requirements. In this session, participants will learn how to read a grant announcement and create a plan for responding to a request for proposals (RFP). This is the second session of a four-part series that will empower participants to find and appropriately respond to grant opportunities. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain how to create a community overview and assessment Review practical approaches to satisfying response requirements within allotted space Explore techniques for making the grant writing process more manageable PRESENTERS Dan Webb, PhD is co-owner of Catalyst Research, LLC and Catalyst Insight, LLC. Dan has over eighteen years of experience writing and evaluating local, state, and national grants. In addition, he has over ten years of experience in business/organizational intelligence and analytics. His experience includes evaluation and research in education (elementary through post-secondary), youth substance use prevention, health and medicine, and housing and urban development. Dan holds a PhD in Sociology from the University at Buffalo.  

Steve Miller joined the Mid-America PTTC in November 2021 assuming the role from Dave Closson, who has ventured into consulting, training and of course podcasting for himself. We wish him all the success and hope to have in back on a future episode here.  Steve has a long history of supporting the efforts of the Drug Endangered Children initiative in Southwest Missouri, which compliments our focus area here at Mid-America. In this episode we'll learn more about his media experience, involvement in the arts and of course his path into the prevention work he has been doing for over a decade now.