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This presentation is an Spanish translation of a webinar that was presented in Portuguese. Este webinar oferecerá uma visão geral das políticas dos Estados Unidos da América e dos padrões de uso de substâncias pelos jovens e como elas afetam os jovens de ascendência latina/hispânica. Este treinamento também trará sugestões baseadas em evidências para professores, pais e líderes da comunidade sobre como ajudar a prevenir o início precoce dessas drogas. Additional Resources/Recursos Adicionales/Recursos Adicionais Factsheets/hojas informativas/fichas técnicas English - Download the Smoking and vaping in the Americas: Policy implications for Prevention factsheet for more information and resources Español - Haga clic aquí para descargar la hoja educativa titulada Fumando y vapeando en las Américas: Implicaciones Políticas para la Prevención. Português - Clique aqui para fazer o download da ficha educativa intitulada Fumando e vaporizando nas Américas: Considerações sobre Prevenção e Políticas Públicas   Translations       Biogafia: Dra. Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH (Bia) é pesquisadora cientista do Instituto de Adição, Drogas e Álcool e Drogas da Universidade de Washington (ADAI) e Professora Associada Afiliada da Escola de Saúde Pública do Departamento de Serviços de Saúde. Em sua carreira de pesquisa, Dr. Carlini tem se dedicado a compreender o impacto na saúde pública de substâncias psicoativas legais, como álcool, inalantes, tabaco e, mais recentemente, cannabis. Desde 2016, Dra. Carlini lidera a Pesquisa e Educação sobre Cannabis da ADAI, incluindo a coordenação de colaboração com outros pesquisadores de cannabis na Universidade de Washington, atuando como Presidente do Programa de Simpósio de Pesquisa de Cannabis da Universidade de Washington e agindo como ponto de conexão entre legisladores no estado e pesquisadores de outras universidades . Em 2019, ela foi nomeada Diretora do Programa de Estudos sobre Tabaco na Escola de Saúde Pública da Universidade de Washington, onde também leciona Disparidades de Saúde e Justiça Social relacionadas ao Tabaco. Como uma imigrante de primeira geração e cidadã americana nascida no exterior, Dr. Carlini está especialmente interessada no impacto da cannabis e do uso do tabaco na perpetuação das disparidades sociais e de saúde. Dr. Carlini tem paixão por promover a inclusão social, desafiar estereótipos e combater o estigma. Ela aplica uma lente de equidade em seu trabalho como pesquisadora e educadora.

This series of posters is designed to help you promote awareness of your programs and services in your community! They can be customized by adding your logo, information, and adding a translation of the message in your own language.  These were designed by Jessamine Jackson from JBS International, a partner of the National American Indian and Alaska Native PTTC.

Exploring the Link Between Substance Use Prevention and Structural Racism Anam Siddiqi, MPHc August 19, 2021, 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 the Training and Technical Assistance intern for the Central East PTTC. She 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.

Building Great Rapport: How to Engage Patients with Unhealthy Substance Use Jim Winkle, MPH August 17, 2021, 1-3 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION By adopting a new approach, clinicians can greatly improve how they engage with these patients. This presentation will improve providers' ability to engage and build rapport by challenging assumptions that lead to stigma, applying principles of harm reduction, and performing a four-step brief intervention model that enhances the motivation of patients to decrease their risk of illness and death. As a result, clinicians who once considered these patient visits "difficult" can begin to perceive them as valuable opportunities to help patients adopt safer behaviors and forge their pathway to recovery. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the role of stigma towards patients with unhealthy substance use List the basic principles of a Harm Reduction approach to patient care Perform a four-step brief intervention in less than five minutes Use telehealth platform functions to effectively engage patients PRESENTERS Jim Winkle, MPH has trained hundreds of providers and clinical team members how to address substance use with primary care and emergency medicine patients. As the creator of the SBIRT Oregon website, Jim has designed screening forms, clinic tools and training videos used by health professionals across the country. Jim currently works as a consultant, delivering training and technical assistance to medical systems, universities, and professional organizations.

Northwest PTTC's Learning Lab: Using Liberating Structures to Navigate the "In Between" Time   August 11, 2021   Learning Lab Description Many of us are reflecting on how to reform, re-norm, and create new pathways as the COVID-19 pandemic loosens its hold on our day-to-day lives. Liberating Structures (LS) can be referred to as a menu, repertoire, or curated collection of facilitation methods that are designed to be versatile and adaptable in many different situations and local contexts. All of the methods share a set of core principles, purposes, and organizing elements meant to more widely distribute participation - engaging a fuller range of people's intelligence while tapping into the creative promise of difference. Join us for this interactive Learning Lab, using virtual breakout rooms, and discover how LS can help team members, collaborators, and coalition members rebuild trust and a shared commitment to prevent substance misuse during a time of shifting norms. Learning Lab presenters will facilitate a deep-dive into LS during the 2021 Northwest PTTC Prevention Leadership Virtual Academy scheduled this fall.    Objectives •    Name Liberating Structure Principles  •    Share background on how LS emerged  •    Identify one use for LS in strengthening teams, collaborations, and coalitions  •    Discuss how LS can be useful in both in-person and online settings    Presenters Fisher S. Qua brings eclectic skills to his consulting work with a background in history, modern dance, community health improvement, learning & development, and higher education management. He is primarily interested in taking obscure ideas and making them seriously playful. He is intrigued by the potential for organizing and structuring interactions that invite people to contribute more of their imagination, creativity, and intelligence to the challenges-at-hand. Fisher appreciates being lovingly provoked, so bring your most skeptical-selves, your strangest hunches, or your most oblique ideas to the workshop.     Anna Jackson brings an artistic sensibility to her practice with Liberating Structures (LS) and other participatory approaches that aim to affirm people’s rights and personhood. She started out using LS in the mental health recovery movement, peer-based learning and support networks, and facilitating in complex policy, community, and clinical contexts. Since then has worked with LS in a diverse range of domains & settings. Anna has a Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from the University of California, Davis.       Webinar Recording and Slides View Webinar Learning Lab Slide-deck   Additional Resources   Liberating Structures Principles The 7 Types of Rest That Every Person Needs, TED Talk, Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD     Questions? Contact Fisher S. Qua ([email protected]) or Anna Jackson ([email protected]) if you have additional questions about the content related to this webinar.

We are honored to present a 4-part virtual learning series as a collaboration between the Central East PTTC, Central East ATTC, National American Indian & Alaska Natives PTTC, and the National Hispanic and Latino PTTC.  Together, we will connect you with subject matter experts from various diverse cultural backgrounds.  This will provide a perspective of what LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC individuals would like Prevention Professionals to know when serving the population.   We will start by interpreting acronyms associated with LGBTQIA2S+ communities:  LGTBQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify. BIPOC refers to Black, Indigenous, and people of color.  People of color is an umbrella term generalized to all people who aren’t white.   Please join us for a roundtable discussion.  Participants will have an opportunity to learn from subject matter experts, as well individuals whom identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+.  Cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in the series will be discussed, as well as what historical data are behind the challenges faced by each group.   Participants will also learn about the specific risk and protective factors, difficulties the communities are experiencing with current Behavioral Health Systems, how to enhance the strengths of each system to increase engagement and retention, as well as many other critical topics.   By the end of the series, participants will leave with knowledge and tangible actions to help make a difference, as an important part of our role as prevention professionals.  What can we do to educate ourselves and serve the population better and with respect and humility?    Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions for our presenters during the live event.  Series Overall Learning Objectives Participants will deep dive into the cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in this panel discussion. They will also learn about the risk factors and historical data behind the challenges from each culture.  Participants will learn how to identify and - more importantly – how to increase the Protective Factors, highlighting the differences between different people and cultures, celebrating the strengthens across the communities, and finding ways to thrive together.   Participants will get an overview of the challenges and strengths of the current behavioral health system, how to improve it, and moving the needle toward increasing engagement and retention.  Call to Action: Participants will gain from panelists, what lessons are learned, and what to do next? What are the tools and resources you need to start or enhance your efforts towards diversity and inclusion?   Additional Resources Presentation Slides About the Panelists Anna Mable-Jones CPRS, NCPRSS Anna Mable-Jones CPRS, NCPRSS Anna Mable-Jones CPRS, NCPRSS is an Oxford House Resource Coordinator in DC and Maryland, a nonprofit network of 2,684 (internationally) self-help recovery homes. She assisted in opening 43 DC/MD Oxford Houses. She is a woman in long-term recovery who has been in recovery since 1999 and has worked with Oxford House, Inc. since 2000, recipient of the 2005 Oxford House Founders Award. Anna is a true ambassador for women in recovery. She radiates the power of recovery and transformation every day. Anna is a trainer in Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator and CCAR Recovery Coaching Trainer. Anna is in here 4th year training to become a Core Energetics Practitioner. She has had many opportunities to work with community organizations and leaders to promote the societal benefits of prevention, treatment and recovery for substance abuse and mental illness. One of Anna’s passions in life is to be a continuous educator of hope and persistence and shares her experiences freely. Along with devoting her spirited knowledge to Oxford House, she has also created a successful 12-Step bible study called Life Recovery at her local church. Anna is also a Reiki Master Teacher and a founding member of District of Columbia Recovery Community Alliance (DCRCA) a Peer Operated Center. Demetrie Garner Demetrie Garner is a Peer Recovery Specialist at the Emergency Department. This has given him the vantage point to encounter minority disparities. A lack of health communication targeted to African-Americans, and other minorities help further this disparity. As a Peer Recovery Specialist, the visible cracks of systemic inadequacies in health care and its access garners attention and policy changes in patients with substance use disorders. The experience in active addiction abusing opiates, cocaine, and alcohol for 26 years with countless relapses fostered the expertise needed to help others in active addiction. Finding recovery over the last 2 and 1/2 years while working in the recovery field has given Demetrie a unique perspective on recidivism and retention throughout the process of recovery. With the help of the God of his understanding (Jesus Christ), Narcotics Anonymous, and healthy relationships, the pathway of a daily reprieve from active addiction is now possible. Continuous work through pastoral licensed counseling has unlocked the acceptance of childhood molestation and recovery from trauma. Demetrie is currently a Pre-McNair Scholar with ambitions to attend the UMBC School of Public Policy M.P.P Program in spring of 2022 after obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Public Health. Gary Neumann Gary Neumann has over 33 years’ experience in the field of prevention and human resource development.  He has worked successfully with a variety of tribal, state and federal agencies in the area of program design, implementation and evaluation focusing on at-risk youth, their families and communities.  Currently, he works for Tribal Tech as a TTA Coordinator and serves as a task lead for training SAMHSA staff.  He has developed a series of newsletters – Spirit-Honor-Inclusion with a focus on Two Spirit issues. Mr. Neumann previously served as the Project Manager of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Access to Recovery III program.  He also served as the Training and Technical Assistance Director of the Native American Center for Excellence, NACE, a national resource center for Native American substance abuse prevention providing culturally centered training, technical assistance, and information resource services to a variety of Native and non-Native audiences throughout the United States.  His work experience includes extensive knowledge of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) and how it applies to American Indians and Alaska Natives, having developed and conducted ACA trainings for Montana/Wyoming Tribes.  Mr. Neumann is skilled in assessment, capacity building, prevention specialist certification, marketing, grant writing, methamphetamine prevention, youth violence, bullying and suicide prevention, and sustainability.  Mr. Neumann has developed several culturally appropriate training curriculums, community-based organizing modules and presented and trained at many national and international conferences throughout the United States, Alaska and Canada.  Mr. Neumann is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation and identifies as Two Spirit. The Future Looks Bright: We are truly blessed to be living in a time when we can openly have webinars and conversations with our Two Spirit and LGBTQ brothers and sisters.  I was in West Hollywood when the first Pride celebration occurred, and I remember a lot happening since then.  The road to get here was long, hard, painful, and often lonely.  Sometimes we had to claw tooth and nail through a society that did not care whether we lived or died and indeed did not care when our friends were dying.  When I was 28, I was not going to gay marriage ceremonies, I was going to funerals.  This new world was won by other LGBTQTS brothers and sisters who are living in our golden years.  I believe those working in this field today were prayed into these roles by those ancestors who went before. I am proud that you are taking such care of our community.  I am proud and honored to be here and the Future Looks Bright.  Gary B. Neumann, “Red Cloud”, Salish, Pend O’rielle – Member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Leo Martinez Leo Martinez is a Project Manager with Casa de Esperanza - National Latin@ Network. With Casa de Esperanza he currently works providing Language Access and Cultural Responsiveness training as part of the national resource center on domestic violence in the Latino community; he is a Training and Technical Assistance lead with the Vicarious Trauma Response Initiative, a national initiative funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and led by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP); he informs the Intimate Partner Homicide project focused on Latino victims and funded by the Office on Violence against Women (OVW). He also collaborates on the Enhancing Services for Male Victims of Domestic Violence project, funded by FVPSA-HHS.

  The Great Lakes PTTC is offering 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.   This webinar will build on the introductory webinar (Part 1) Mitigating the Effects of Individual and Family Trauma through a Community Resiliency by highlighting a case example and sharing best practices related to building resilience in and with communities. Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) is a federal, 5-year initiative that harnesses the power of community-based organizations and residents to create resources and promote healthy ways to heal from challenges. The goal of ReCAST is to build community resilience in Chicago through trauma-informed practices, violence prevention and community-informed plans. This webinar will highlight how ReCAST incorporated concepts and strategies, shared in the introductory webinar, to build resiliency in Chicago, IL. Participants will learn also learn about challenges, solutions, and lessons learned.      LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify resilience building strategies and activities Identify methods and data that can be used to assess resilience building strategies and activities Understand how the community context, including key stakeholders, readiness, and culture, can influence resilience building strategies   This is part 2 of of two-part series. View the recording of Part 1: Introductory Webinar: Mitigating Effects of Individual and Family Trauma through Community Resiliency     SPEAKER Sarah Gabriella Hernandez is an evaluator and researcher specializing in community-engaged and participatory approaches. She has collaborated with diverse organizations and community partners across Chicago to conduct mixed-methods research, culturally responsive and developmental evaluations, program development and coordination, community health assessments, and dissemination.  As the evaluation manager of Resiliency in Communities after Stress and Trauma (ReCAST), Hernandez coordinates evaluation activities that assess community resilience and trauma-informed practices. She also leads participatory research and evaluation capacity building with ReCAST Community Ambassadors. Along with her community-based work, she contributes to the design and coordination of two foundation-funded evaluations.    

Stress, Uncertainty and Mental Health in the Time of COVID: Navigating Realities of Client Reactivity and Organizational Functioning Laura Hinds August 11, 2021, 12:30-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION As we face the unknowns of the pandemic and attempt to instill hope, safety, and health- it can be a challenge navigating the heightened emotions and challenged functioning our clients and patients are presenting. This event was designed to help both mental health practitioners and medical providers better engage activated people in striving for their best health outcomes. By identifying the impact of dysregulated nervous systems and the barriers they pose to health, we can see how both Trauma Informed Interventions and supportive language can support the health outcomes of our most vulnerable patients. LEARNING OBJECTIVES To identify the ways in which the pandemic has de-stabilized mental health in many individuals, and how that has impacted health related access, utilization, and outcomes. To offer participants some insights and considerations re: how the principles of Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Informed De-escalation can support providers’ efforts at engaging activated clients and patients. To offer tips, scripts, and strategies for supporting clients and fellow colleagues in navigating this incredibly challenging and uncertain time. PRESENTER Laura Hinds is a clinical social worker with experience in medical, behavioral and mental health settings. Laura has had the pleasure of working with high acuity special needs populations and their providers for over 22 years. An alumna and instructor at Penn’s School of Social Policy and Practice for 13 years, and Bryn Mawr’s School of Social Work and Social Research’s for the past 4 years, Laura has supported the learning and education of new social workers, veterans in the field, and their interdisciplinary partners. With a focus on trauma, human and gender development, racial equity, and crisis intervention Laura supports special needs populations and those who serve them.

  The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for prevention professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. Many people who work in harm reduction consider their work to be a "calling." Two occupational hazards, burnout and compassion fatigue/secondary trauma, can undermine that calling and diminish your effectiveness. Burnout is caused by feeling ineffective in your work and organizational/team stress. Compassion fatigue (also called secondary trauma/secondary PTSD) results from absorbing the traumatic stories and experiences of clients. Both occupational hazards can lead to a loss of energy, loss of hope, loss of enthusiasm, loss of idealism, spiritual distress, and decreased effectiveness. This virtual presentation focuses on how to prevent and recover from burnout and compassion fatigue, with an emphasis on self-care and the four things high performers do to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue. We will also discuss how to maintain energy, reduce frustration in your clinical work, and feel more successful.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES  Be aware of the four stages of burnout Understand the differences between burnout and compassion fatigue Evaluate your vulnerability for developing compassion fatigue Learn and utilize 10 strategies to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue Learn skills to reduce frustration in your clinical work Feel a greater sense of success in your work     PRESENTER   Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is Illinois state project manager for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. He is an international speaker in the behavioral health field whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean and British Virgin Islands. A partial list of clients include General Motors Corporation, Xerox Corporation, Northwestern University, and the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. The author of five books, Mark has had two stories published in The New Times bestselling book series, Chicken Soup for The Soul. He has taught at the University of Chicago, Loyola University of Chicago, and Illinois State University's schools of social work. Mark’s three decades of experience as a direct service Licensed Clinical Social Worker provide the foundation for his presentations.

COURSE DESCRIPTION Super Session Partnering with Faith Communities to Improve Prevention Outcomes  The South Southwest PTTC hosted the virtual super session Partnering with Faith Communities to Improve Prevention Outcomes on August 3, 2021, for prevention professionals and members of faith and spiritual communities.    Faith and spirituality play a prominent role in the lives of many, making it vital prevention professionals leverage relationships with communities of faith to improve community health and wellness. Importantly, faith is considered a protective factor for preventing or mitigating the risk of substance misuse and a contributor to resilience. Faith-based programming and communities should be included when engaging in comprehensive multi-sector prevention planning. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below is the PowerPoint for this webinar. PowerPoint   PRESENTER Tracy Johnson, with over 25 years of experience, has worked closely with nonprofits, small businesses and, communities in helping them with community organizing, environmental strategies, strategic planning, Substance Abuse Prevention, Coalition Building, cultural diversity and, effective program. He has led projects in working with states and communities on effective substance abuse prevention strategies. Has extensive knowledge of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework process and Strategic Initiatives. He is the Director of Training and Technical Assistance for SheRay's & Associates, LLC, Los Angeles, CA. He leads and directs the training needs of clients and as well as the development and implementation of training plans. He identifies experts needed to fulfill the client's needs. He oversees the 60+ expert Associates and Consultants utilized around the United States. He has received numerous certificates in training in prevention including awards for crime prevention as well as being the lead facilitator for a northern Illinois urban city for its comprehensive crime prevention plan. He was former President and is now lead consultant of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Services of Illinois. He led the implementation of a CSAP "High-Risk Youth" grant in reducing substance abuse in high-risk communities. He enjoys jogging and spending time with his grandchildren.

Beyond the physical health crisis of COVID-19, we are also experiencing a mental health crisis. This has put significant strain on medical staff, both professionally and personally. By focusing on three areas, medical staff and organizations can increase success and collaboration. Making improvements within the spheres of (1) Practitioner Considerations, (2) Navigating Patient Behavior, and (3) Organizational Opportunities can support a sustainable model of patient care despite significant mental health challenges. This handout serves as a resource for prevention professionals.  

Substance misuse prevention work is inherently concerned with place. As we work to prevent substance-related harms, the community context is an important consideration when deciding where to implement prevention strategies. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) allows users to focus on the community context with a robust set of tools supporting data visualization and analysis. The Geospatial Academy for Prevention Professionals (GAPP) will provide you the skills necessary to implement geospatial analyses of community data to communicate work to key stakeholders, assess community need, and evidence the impact of prevention initiatives. This is part 1 of a 3 part training series that will introduce you to the Quantum GIS software package, culminating in producing maps and analyses to support substance misuse prevention work in your community. Each part of the online training series is self-paced and supported by individual technical assistance. GAPP I: Introduction to GIS. GAPP II: Creating a Basic Map. GAPP III: Using Local Data to Support Prevention Goals. This 2.5 hour self-paced course will introduce participants to GIS and a free software application to implement GIS in your prevention work. This course requires you to download a free software package. Please see our disclaimer. Certificate of Completion

Introducing: Preventing Polysubstance Use in Primary Care Settings Josh Esrick, MPP August 10, 2021, 1-2 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION Polysubstance use is the recurrent use of multiple illicit substances, legalized substances, or prescription drugs in a manner other than as prescribed. Preventing polysubstance use is a key prevention priority due to its prevalence, consequences, and disproportionate impact among minority populations. Primary care providers can be a key collaborator in addressing polysubstance use, and substance use overall, due to their scope and influence among all populations. The Central East PTTC created a new infographic, Polysubstance Use in Primary Care Settings, to explain these concepts and overview prevention strategies for primary care providers. This webinar will introduce this infographic, explain why it was created, explore the information it provides, and answer audience questions about it. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Summarize the importance of addressing polysubstance use Discuss the role of primary care providers in prevention Overview primary care prevention strategies for polysubstance use Explore ways to use the Central East PTTC Infographic PRESENTER 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.

This 1.5 hours course provides an overview of a policy framework adopted and modified by the Southeast PTTC - The Policy Adoption Model. Prevention providers will follow the path of a fictitious prevention coalition as they develop and implement a local policy campaign. Certificate of Completion

The tenth edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month’s edition features the Leadership Development Program, research by RAND on Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale, the (NCSACW) recently developed Working with Adolescents: Practice Tips and Resource Guide, August is National Wellness Month, regionally and nationally developed events and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England. View the newsletter.

Social Norms 3-Part Series: Using the Science of the Positive to Increase Your Community Impact Webinar 2: Introduction to Positive Community Norms August 16, 2021  Learn the essential seven steps for planning, building, and evaluating a Positive Community Norms intervention. Participants will be provided seven 10-minute videos to watch as "homework" before attending this 90-minute interactive discussion that will provide plenty of time for real time questions and answers.  Participants will: Identify the Seven Steps of the Montana Model of Positive Community Norms Communication Discuss how misperceptions influence attitudes and behaviors Explain how the Positive Community Norms approach corrects misperceptions to impact behavior and increase health   Presented by Sara Thompson, PCN Communications Expert @ The Montana Institute Full Bio   Recorded Webinar Presentation Slides   Videos on how to use the Positive Community Norms Approach in communications: Overview of the 7 Step Model for PCN Communications Step 1: Planning and Environmental Advocacy Step 2: Baseline Data Step 3: Message Development Step 4: Communication Planning Step 5: Pilot Testing and Refining Step 6: Implementation Step 7: Evaluation   Full series information Webinar 1: An Introduction to the Science of the Positive - Recording & Resources Webinar 3: Applying the Science of the Positive to Strategic Communications - Recording & Resources  

Adapting Prevention Interventions to Better Serve Vulnerable Populations Josh Esrick, MPP, and Lauren Pappacena, MSW August 5, 2021, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will discuss adapting prevention interventions to better support underserved and diverse populations in keeping with cultural humility and competence principles. Due to a variety of systematic issues, many populations have historically not received prevention services tailored to their needs and have had difficulty accessing what services were provided. By adapting evidence-based interventions, prevention professionals can implement interventions that are a better fit for the specific needs of different populations.  Prevention professionals should assess the conceptual and practical fit of interventions, and how adaption might improve them. This webinar will discuss these topics, as well as summarize the evidence base for why adaptation is important for improving outcomes among diverse populations. It will also provide an overview of evidence-based processes for promoting successful adaption outcomes and provide examples of successful adaptions. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain why cultural humility and adapting interventions can improve outcomes Discuss processes to improve cultural humility at an organizational level Overview conceptual and collaborative processes for adapting interventions Provide examples of successful adaptations of prevention interventions 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.  

July 23, 2021, 10:00am-12:00pm Course Description  While interpersonal violence is a global issue, the spread of gender violence has reached levels of urgency such that the Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, declared a state of emergency for the island in January of 2021.  This session focuses on how to support professionals who work with individuals within Hispanic/Latina communities who are experiencing gender-based violence  This two-hour interactive webinar will identify the dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence, social services to support, explore how an on-site safety plan can be a resource for victims, and inform on culture and trauma informed strategies that support Latina victims of intimate partner violence. 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 Transcript Session Slides  

The NeCPTTC has created a Sustainability Planning Toolkit to help prevention specialists produce and maintain positive substance misuse outcomes. This toolkit guides professionals in evaluating their strategic planning processes and interventions in order to determining what needs to be sustained and the best way to do so. The toolkit offers a five-step sustainability planning process to help communities move from understanding to action, and to identify and secure the resources needed to maintain positive prevention outcomes beyond current funding. The steps include setting sustainability goals, selecting your sustainability approach, identifying needed resources, collaboration and partnership mapping, and developing your sustainability outreach approach. For each of these five steps, the toolkit provides a supplemental worksheet to help practically guide individuals and organizations through this planning process. The toolkit is now available for your use. You may access all the pieces below: Sustainability Planning Toolkit Sustainability Planning Checklist Tool 1 Setting Sustainability Goals Tool 2 Selecting Your Sustainability Approach Tool 3 Identifying Needed Resources Tool 4 Collaboration and Partnership Mapping  Tool 5 Developing Your Sustainability Outreach Approach 

A wonderful conversation with Priscila Giamassi from the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center. This episode dives into a powerful leadership academy, special video project, family bonds, a speakers debut, and one very special event coming up.  National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center   National Latino Behavioral Health Virtual Conference: Envisioning Latino Behavioral Health Equity in the Next Decade, September 16-17, 2021 https://www.linkedin.com/company/nhlpttc https://twitter.com/NHLPTTC https://www.facebook.com/NHLPTTC     

We are honored to present a 4-part virtual learning series as a collaboration between the Central East PTTC, Central East ATTC, National American Indian & Alaska Natives PTTC, and the National Hispanic and Latino PTTC.  Together, we will connect you with subject matter experts from various diverse cultural backgrounds.  This will provide a perspective of what LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC individuals would like Prevention Professionals to know when serving the population.   We will start by interpreting acronyms associated with LGBTQIA2S+ communities:  LGTBQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify. BIPOC refers to Black, Indigenous, and people of color.  People of color is an umbrella term generalized to all people who aren’t white.   Please join us for a roundtable discussion.  Participants will have an opportunity to learn from subject matter experts, as well individuals whom identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA2S+.  Cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in the series will be discussed, as well as what historical data are behind the challenges faced by each group.   Participants will also learn about the specific risk and protective factors, difficulties the communities are experiencing with current Behavioral Health Systems, how to enhance the strengths of each system to increase engagement and retention, as well as many other critical topics.   By the end of the series, participants will leave with knowledge and tangible actions to help make a difference, as an important part of our role as prevention professionals.  What can we do to educate ourselves and serve the population better and with respect and humility?    Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions for our presenters during the live event.  Series Overall Learning Objectives Participants will deep dive into the cultural aspects and specifics of each culture represented in this panel discussion. They will also learn about the risk factors and historical data behind the challenges from each culture.  Participants will learn how to identify and - more importantly – how to increase the Protective Factors, highlighting the differences between different people and cultures, celebrating the strengthens across the communities, and finding ways to thrive together.   Participants will get an overview of the challenges and strengths of the current behavioral health system, how to improve it, and moving the needle toward increasing engagement and retention.  Call to Action: Participants will gain from panelists, what lessons are learned, and what to do next? What are the tools and resources you need to start or enhance your efforts towards diversity and inclusion?   Additional Resources Presentation Slides About the Panelists Anna Mable-Jones CPRS, NCPRSS Anna Mable-Jones CPRS, NCPRSS Anna Mable-Jones CPRS, NCPRSS is an Oxford House Resource Coordinator in DC and Maryland, a nonprofit network of 2,684 (internationally) self-help recovery homes. She assisted in opening 43 DC/MD Oxford Houses. She is a woman in long-term recovery who has been in recovery since 1999 and has worked with Oxford House, Inc. since 2000, recipient of the 2005 Oxford House Founders Award. Anna is a true ambassador for women in recovery. She radiates the power of recovery and transformation every day. Anna is a trainer in Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator and CCAR Recovery Coaching Trainer. Anna is in here 4th year training to become a Core Energetics Practitioner. She has had many opportunities to work with community organizations and leaders to promote the societal benefits of prevention, treatment and recovery for substance abuse and mental illness. One of Anna’s passions in life is to be a continuous educator of hope and persistence and shares her experiences freely. Along with devoting her spirited knowledge to Oxford House, she has also created a successful 12-Step bible study called Life Recovery at her local church. Anna is also a Reiki Master Teacher and a founding member of District of Columbia Recovery Community Alliance (DCRCA) a Peer Operated Center. Demetrie Garner Demetrie Garner is a Peer Recovery Specialist at the Emergency Department. This has given him the vantage point to encounter minority disparities. A lack of health communication targeted to African-Americans, and other minorities help further this disparity. As a Peer Recovery Specialist, the visible cracks of systemic inadequacies in health care and its access garners attention and policy changes in patients with substance use disorders. The experience in active addiction abusing opiates, cocaine, and alcohol for 26 years with countless relapses fostered the expertise needed to help others in active addiction. Finding recovery over the last 2 and 1/2 years while working in the recovery field has given Demetrie a unique perspective on recidivism and retention throughout the process of recovery. With the help of the God of his understanding (Jesus Christ), Narcotics Anonymous, and healthy relationships, the pathway of a daily reprieve from active addiction is now possible. Continuous work through pastoral licensed counseling has unlocked the acceptance of childhood molestation and recovery from trauma. Demetrie is currently a Pre-McNair Scholar with ambitions to attend the UMBC School of Public Policy M.P.P Program in spring of 2022 after obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Public Health. Matt Ignacio (Tohono O’odham), PhD, MSSW Dr. Ignacio is currently an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Social Work located in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. He has previously worked with the National American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC as a Research Manager and as a Senior Behavioral Health Consultant. Matt has also worked for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) overseeing HIV education and capacity-building assistance programs. Prior to NNAAPC, Matt worked in the Michael Palm Center for AIDS Care and Support at Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), the world's first and largest AIDS service organization located in New York City. His responsibilities included developing, implementing and evaluating GMHC’s first sterile syringe access program and providing harm reduction-based alcohol and drug counseling. Matt received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Welfare at the University of Washington School of Social Work, his Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work, and his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of California in Santa Barbara. Mr. Humberto Orozco Mr. Humberto Orozco grew up in Gainesville, Georgia and comes from a humble, hardworking family with roots in Mexico. At eight years of age, his family moved to the U.S., where he went on to become a first-generation college graduate. As a person of queer, immigrant experience, Humberto became aware of the injeñustices faces by people of marginalized identities and, as a result, equity and liberation guided him to involved in community activism. Humberto earned a B.A. at the University of Georgia and has remained involved as a volunteer with organizations whose mission aligns with his personal mission of empowering people and centering equity at all levels. Humberto currently leads Latino LinQ’s Board of Directors and is a community educator at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Youth Inhalant Use: Facts about a Potentially Re-emerging Trend   July 29, 2021   Webinar Description Inhalant abuse hasn’t really been on the mainstream radar for prevention for a while, as rates for US youth have been relatively low and relatively stable. New 2020 data from Monitoring The Future shows a potential uptick in the use of inhalants among 8th graders. Are you prepared to help your coalition learn the basics so that they can be on the lookout for this in your community? Join Dalene Beaulieu, Sr. CTC specialist, as she talks about inhalant abuse facts and prevention tips, along with a look at the new data. By the end of the webinar, participants will: Be able to discuss current facts about youth inhalant use. Identify strategies for preventing youth inhalant use.     Presenter Dalene Beaulieu, MS, is a Senior Communities That Care (CTC) Specialist.  Dalene is a CTC Specialist and coach, and a Master Trainer for Guiding Good Choices. Since 2011, she has been proactively assisting communities across the globe with the implementation of the CTC model. Prior to joining SDRG in 2015, Ms. Beaulieu coordinated the activities of a CTC Coalition in Maine for 12 years. Dalene has helped to educate community members about inhalant abuse and prevention techniques in Maine and beyond.       Webinar Recording Due to the sensitive nature of these materials, the webinar recording is available on request to Prevention Professionals only. Please inquire via email to [email protected]     Webinar Slides Due to the sensitive nature of these materials, the webinar slides are available on request to Prevention Professionals only. Please inquire via email to [email protected]     Additional Websites National Institute on Drug Abuse (www.nida.nih.gov) Inhalants.org - Inhalants abuse resources and recovery SAMHSA U.S. National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus - Drug Use and Addiction Partnership to End Addiction (www.drugfree.org)  

Monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. August 2021 issue features the Counselor's Corner blog, new product from SAMHSA, and calendar of events. 

    Selecting Evidence-based Interventions: Finding the  Best Fit    Webinar Date: July 28, 2021   Webinar Slides Webinar Slides for Selecting Evidence-based Interventions: Finding the Best Fit   Webinar Support Materials: Selecting Best-fit Programs and Practices: Guidance for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners Guide to Online Registries for Substance Misuse Prevention Evidence-based Programs and Practices How to Conduct a Thorough Literature Search A Primer on How to Read a Scientific Paper for Substance Misuse Prevention Professionals   Overview Prevention leaders are dedicated to improving the health of their communities through effective strategies to reduce substance misuse and its related consequences. Perhaps the most critical decisions prevention staff weigh are what set of interventions to implement, typically with limited resources. This webinar will provide an introduction to best processes and resources available to use when making these critical decisions. Attendees will also be given priority to enroll in a new 6-week distance learning course for in-depth, skill-based and real-world learning and practice in selecting evidence-based programs, practices, and policies.   Objectives By the end of this training, participants will be able to: • Describe key features of an evidence-based intervention • Name at least two locations to locate potential evidence-based interventions • Describe the three conditions for determining the “fit” of an evidence-based intervention   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 Alyssa O’Hair, MPH, MA, CPS. Alyssa O’Hair is a Senior Manager, Workforce Development at  the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT) at the University of  Nevada, Reno (UNR). With over 10 years of experience providing training and technical  assistance, she currently serves as the Project Director for the Pacific Southwest Prevention  Technology Transfer Center, which aims to build the skills of the substance abuse prevention  workforce. Alyssa has extensive subject matter knowledge in training and technical assistance provision; public health approach for prevention; community needs assessments; data-driven  decision-making; and evaluation design and methodology.   Webinar Recording View Webinar Recording: Selecting Evidence-based Interventions: Finding the Best Fit