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COURSE DESCRIPTION This learning lab discusses the rationale for writing a communications plan after administration and analysis of the Caring Communities Youth Survey (CCYS). With a special focus placed on how to design the communications plan so that it can be used to educate stakeholders on the importance and use of the data from the CCYS. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below are the materials for the webinar. PowerPoint Handout 1 Communications Template Handout 2 Ensuring Data Accuracy Handout 3 Infographics Handout 4 Wilder Reporting Research Findings Handout 5 Infographic Tower Survey Outreach and FAQ Example Handout 6 Infographic Poverty and Substance Use Handout 7 Communication Plan Sample Handout 8 Jeopardy Questions and Answers   PRESENTERS   Melissa Adolfson, MS, has over a decade of research and evaluation experience. She has worked on projects addressing substance use, mental health, suicide, juvenile justice, maternal and child health, and adverse childhood experiences.   Dr. Kristin Dillon has provided leadership on several statewide demonstration projects in the areas of substance abuse prevention and recovery. She also leads assessments and evaluations of the adult mental health system in Minnesota and beyond to identify opportunities for strengthening services and supports for individuals with serious mental illness.           

Identifying and Responding to Emerging Drug Trends Part 2: How to Determine Priorities Josh Esrick, MPP, and Lauren Pappacena, MSW June 30, 2021, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will discuss the importance of prevention professionals conducting needs assessments to determine and prioritize the emerging trends specific to their service areas. It will provide an overview of topics such as: identifying potential data sources, overcoming barriers to accessing or using data, collecting original data, and identifying and prioritizing trends. The webinar will also discuss the next steps in responding to emerging trends, and the need to ensure that prevention organizations remain focused on addressing the root causes of substance use. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Review the importance of conducting a needs assessment Describe how to conduct a needs assessment and overcoming assessment challenges Summarize how to prioritize emerging trends Overview the steps to addressing identified emerging trends 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.  

    Part 2: Conducting Online Surveys: Strengthening your Survey Data Collection during COVID-19   Webinar Date: June 16, 2021 Part 2 of this 3-part webinar series is on collecting needs assessment data online! Part 2 will focus specifically on improving survey data collection online. This webinar will weigh key considerations for when collecting survey data online rather than in-person might be preferred and provide important tips for collecting online survey data. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: Describe how primary data collection fits within the Strategic Prevention Framework. Identify advantages and disadvantages of conducting online surveys. Review general best practices and common pitfalls of conducting online surveys.   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.   Presenters Dr. Carol Hagen, PhD is a senior study director at Westat with over 20 years of experience conducting behavioral health research and evaluation with an emphasis on substance abuse prevention. She has extensive experience in needs assessment and evaluation design, questionnaire development, data collection and analysis, and specializes in qualitative methods. Dr. Hagen is also well-versed in the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and has provided SPF-related training and technical assistance to SAMHSA grantees at national, state/jurisdiction/tribal, and local levels           Dr. Sandeep Kasat, MBBS, MPH, is a senior epidemiologist at Westat with over 15 years of experience in behavioral health epidemiology, especially as it relates to substance abuse, and using epidemiological data in strategic planning, and decision-making. He leads data analysis and dissemination activities on several projects at Westat. As former director of epidemiology on the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) training and technical assistance contract, he has assisted all CSAP-funded states, jurisdictions, and tribes in using and analyzing data to highlight disparities and at-risk populations, create data-guided plans, select evidence-based strategies, inform policy and decision-making, and monitor and evaluate results to assess progress.         Webinar Recording View Webinar Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 2 View Webinar Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 1 View Webinar Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 3   Webinar Slides for Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 2 Webinar Slides   Other Resources Guide to Survey Software, Social Media and QR Codes Capterra Online Survey Software Review The Community Tool Box: Conducting Surveys Harvard University Program on Survey Research

New England PTTC Webinar Series: Evaluation for Substance Use Prevention Professionals   RECORDED WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Part 1: RECORDED ON December 2, 2020. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/fIExqfs8p7c. Part 2: RECORDED ON February 24, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/IbJdkuYH0nU.  Part 3: RECORDED ON April 14, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/yFfzp_wz_Xw. Part 4: RECORDED ON June 23, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/w0YEyru3N9Y   ABOUT THE LEARNING SESSION: Prevention funding often requires program evaluation to demonstrate impacts, successes, challenges, opportunities, and efficiencies. However, conducting an evaluation is a science with many steps along the way. Join Public Consulting Group (PCG) on June 23 at 1:00 pm for Part 4 of a four-part webinar series on evaluation for substance use prevention professionals.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Over four sessions, this webinar series will: Provide basic understanding of prevention science and the role of evaluation Describe evaluation planning and types of evaluation Discuss data collection tools and gap analysis techniques Discuss strategies for data analysis and communicating findings to stakeholders   The New England PTTC Evaluation Webinar Series dates are: Dec. 2, Feb. 24, April 14, and June 23. Recordings of previous webinars will be made available for on-demand viewing. This event listing may be updated with specific objectives for the June 23 session at a later date.   This series is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   About the Presenters: Megan Hawkes, MPH, Research Supervisor, and Kim Magoon, MS, Research Analyst at Public Consulting Group are the lead evaluators for the New England PTTC, as well as several other prevention and human services projects in New England and around the country. This webinar is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar focuses on increasing response rates for the Louisiana's Communities that Care Youth Survey and why its completion by students is important to the state of Louisiana. A particular focus is on presenting strategies for increasing the survey's response rate with students in charter, public, and faith-based schools. This training presents strategies on how to articulate the survey's use by stakeholders in their own organizations and use data with low-response rates.   Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below are the materials for the webinar. PowerPoint Response Rates Handout Innovative Dissemination Approaches Handout   PRESENTERS   Melissa Adolfson, MS, has over a decade of research and evaluation experience. She has worked on projects addressing substance use, mental health, suicide, juvenile justice, maternal and child health, and adverse childhood experiences.           Dr. Kristin Dillon has provided leadership on several statewide demonstration projects in the areas of substance abuse prevention and recovery. She also leads assessments and evaluations of the adult mental health system in Minnesota and beyond to identify opportunities for strengthening services and supports for individuals with serious mental illness.         

Identifying and Responding to Emerging Drug Trends, Part 1: What the Data Shows Josh Esrick, MPP, and Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip June 23, 2021, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will provide a broad overview of the most recent data on emerging drug trends in the Central East region and around the United States, including what is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other topics, it will cover the current status of the opioid epidemic, changes in cocaine and methamphetamine use and consequences, and underage alcohol and vaping product trends. The webinar will also discuss why it is important for prevention professionals to be aware of the most recent trend data and provide the latest information on the causes behind these emerging trends. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain the importance of understanding emerging drug trends Explore what is known about the impact of COVID-19 on use trends Summarize the latest emerging trend data for the region and the nation Highlight the latest information on the causes behind these trends 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.  

    Part 1: Conducting Needs Assessments in Virtual Environment: Best Practices, Challenges, and Solutions   Webinar Date: May 26, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has forced prevention professionals to move their work into a virtual environment, creating numerous challenges including data collection. The first webinar of this three-part webinar series on collecting data online during a public health emergency will revisit the Strategic Prevention Framework’s (SPF) Step 1: Needs Assessment and describe its increased value during a public health emergency. We will explore general best practices for conducting needs assessments, and discuss methods and resources to support ongoing needs assessment given the current challenging environment, as well as strategies to sustain online data collection beyond the COVID-19 pandemic where it may be preferred than traditional in-person methods in some instances.   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 Dr. Sandeep Kasat, MBBS, MPH, is a senior epidemiologist at Westat with over 15 years of experience in behavioral health epidemiology, especially as it relates to substance abuse, and using epidemiological data in strategic planning, and decision-making. He leads data analysis and dissemination activities on several projects at Westat. As former director of epidemiology on the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) training and technical assistance contract, he has assisted all CSAP-funded states, jurisdictions, and tribes in using and analyzing data to highlight disparities and at-risk populations, create data-guided plans, select evidence-based strategies, inform policy and decision-making, and monitor and evaluate results to assess progress.          Webinar Recording View Webinar Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 1 View Webinar Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 2 View Webinar Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 3   Webinar Slides Webinar Slides for Data Collection during COVID-19 Part 1   Other Resources Westat's Behavioral Health Data Portal Vital Statistics Rapid Release County Health Rankings NORC Opioid Misuse Tool Kaiser Family Foundation SAMHSA Data Sources SAMHSA Data Sources(alcohol) COVID-19 Situation Reports for the Western Pacific Region (including Pacific Island Countries and Territories) Issue Brief: Reports of increases in opioid and other drug related overdose and other concerns during COVID pandemic Substance Use During the Pandemic Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, June 24-30, 2020 The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use

COURSE DESCRIPTION How to Develop an Effective Program Logic Model Part 2: Learning Lab provides participants the information and resources to assist in planning and developing a logic model to describe their program and help guide program evaluation. Part 2, the learning lab, gives participants an opportunity to apply learning from the first webinar to craft a logic model using a case study. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below are the supplemental materials for this webinar. PowerPoint Case Study Logic Model Full Worksheet Logic Model One-page Worksheet   PRESENTERS   Kyle Barrington, Ph.D., has over 30 years' experience in the field of substance misuse prevention and treatment. His experiences include being a substance abuse counselor, director of a dual-diagnosis hospital unit for adults and youth, director of an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth, and evaluator for local and statewide organizations. Dr. Barrington has extensive experience evaluating the impact of alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs and practices. He has five published, peer-reviewed articles, has been quoted in several scholarly articles, and has conducted over 200 program evaluations.           Nicole Schoenborn, MA, CPS, provides evaluation services for the South Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center funded by SAMHSA. Nicole is dedicated to building the capacity of the behavioral health workforce to reduce stigma associated with substance use and mental health issues and make data-informed decisions to improve prevention programs. Prior to joining the PTTC Network, Nicole provided training and technical assistance for SAMSHA's CAPT as a state/tribal liaison and was the Service to Science Lead for the Southwest Resource Team. For over 10 years, Nicole managed the evaluation and quality improvement services to community-based organizations, clinics, and prisons across Oklahoma working to prevent HIV and care for those living with the disease. Nicole has a master's in experimental psychology and is a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) through the International Credentialing and Reciprocity Consortium. 

  Webinar: The Risk and Protective Factor Framework - Session 3: Measuring risk and protective factors for your community   Webinar Date: May 20, 2021   Webinar Description Working in the field of prevention and healthy youth development, most of us have all heard the term, ‘risk and protective factors’ but what does that really mean? The risk and protective factor framework is foundational to Prevention Science. Join Kevin Haggerty, the Director of the Northwest PTTC, and John Briney, Research Scientist and Data Manager, for a deeper dive into risk and protective factors for healthy youth development – what they are, why they’re important, and how to measure them at the community level.   Objectives By the end of this 3-session series participants will be able to: Define ‘shared risk and protective factors’ for healthy youth development Describe how risk and protective factors are determined  Discuss how understanding of shared risk and protective factors is evolving  Explore what understanding risk and protective factors means for your community’s work in prevention? Explain at least 3 methods for obtaining community-level information on the risk and protective factors for YOUR community’s youth and discuss pros and cons of these different approaches Share how youth survey measures were developed and tested for risk and protective factors Decide on one next step for YOUR community    Presenters Kevin Haggerty MSW, Ph.D. specializes in prevention programs at the community, school and family level. He is the Director of the Social Development Research Group. Dr. Haggerty serves as the PI/ Project Director for the Northwest PTTC.  He is a Professor at the University of Washington (UW) School of Social Work. For more than 30 years, he has focused on developing innovative ways to organize the scientific knowledge base for prevention so that parents, communities and schools can better identify, assess and prioritize customized approaches that meet their needs.  He has an extensive research background in the intersection of biological and environmental risks for drug abuse in emerging adults and is an expert on substance abuse and delinquency prevention. Additionally, Dr. Haggerty is an investigator of the Community Youth Development Study, which tests the effectiveness of the Communities That Care program.   John Briney is the Senior Data Manager at the Social Development Research Group (SDRG) with more than 25 years of experience in social science research. The majority of his work at SDRG has focused on the Community Youth Development Study, a randomized test of the Communities That Care prevention planning system.  He currently manages data across several research projects and assists communities with the administration and analysis of the Communities That Care Youth Survey through his work with the Center for CTC. John has a background in Political Science and Public Administration. During his recent COVID-19 quarantine he has spent far too much time with his wife and two children in their home in rural eastern Oregon.John S. Briney is the Data Manager at the School of Social Development Research Group.   Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - The Risk and Protective Factor Framework - Session 3: Measuring risk and protective factors for your community   Additional Resources Communites that Care - Youth Survey Scale Dictionary   View the Other Webinars in this Series: The Risk and Protective Factor Framework - Session 1: Risk Factors The Risk and Protective Factor Framework - Session 2: Protective Factors

COURSE DESCRIPTION How to Develop an Effective Program Logic Model Part 1   The first webinar provides an overview of logic models and describes the steps to creating one for a prevention program. Logic models provide valuable insight into a program's effectiveness and impact. In a two-part webinar series, speakers will show participants how to develop a logic model that effectively describes your program and guides its evaluation. At the completion of the webinar series, participants will have an opportunity to access individualized technical assistance from an evaluator to update their program's logic model. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below are the supplemental materials for this webinar. PowerPoint   PRESENTERS   Kyle Barrington, Ph.D., has over 30 years' experience in the field of substance misuse prevention and treatment. His experiences include being a substance abuse counselor, director of a dual-diagnosis hospital unit for adults and youth, director of an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth, and evaluator for local and statewide organizations. Dr. Barrington has extensive experience evaluating the impact of alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs and practices. He has five published, peer-reviewed articles, has been quoted in several scholarly articles, and has conducted over 200 program evaluations.     Nicole Schoenborn, MA, CPS, provides evaluation services for the South Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center funded by SAMHSA. Nicole is dedicated to building the capacity of the behavioral health workforce to reduce stigma associated with substance use and mental health issues and make data-informed decisions to improve prevention programs. Prior to joining the PTTC Network, Nicole provided training and technical assistance for SAMSHA's CAPT as a state/tribal liaison and was the Service to Science Lead for the Southwest Resource Team. For over 10 years, Nicole managed the evaluation and quality improvement services to community-based organizations, clinics, and prisons across Oklahoma working to prevent HIV and care for those living with the disease. Nicole has a master's in experimental psychology and is a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) through the International Credentialing and Reciprocity Consortium. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION Emerging Drug Trends in the South Southwest In this webinar, presenters Josh Esrick and Emily Patton of Carnevale using national and state data sources to describe emerging substance use trends in the South Southwest region (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas). They also explain how the extent and impact of these trends can vary by state due to geographic, demographic, and cultural factors. They explore preventionist's role in addressing emerging substance use trends before they prove damaging. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below are the supplemental materials for this webinar. PowerPoint Emerging Drug Trends in the SSW Infographic Emerging Drug Trends in the SSW Data Sources   PRESENTERS Emily Patton, MSc., Pg.Dip., is a Research Associate with Carnevale Associates, LLC. She offers over nine years of expertise in data analysis, program management, and evaluation. Under the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), she provides data analysis, programmatic support, and training and technical assistance (TTA) for multiple contracts that serve youth and families in the district. She also serves as a research associate with the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) Central-East region. In this role she provides expertise in substance use prevention, mental health, and program management. Prior to joining Carnevale Associates, she worked for CSR Inc., serving as the lead analyst for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which is the largest source of federal justice funding in the country under the direction of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Emily holds a Master of Science with Merit in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh.    Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates, LLC. Mr. Esrick has extensive experience researching, writing, evaluating, and presenting on substance use prevention and other behavioral health topics. He has developed numerous Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Prevention Technology Transfer Center and Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ products and trainings. Among other projects for SAMHSA, he has helped write annual Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting reports, conduct evaluations of the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants, and wrote the monthly Financing Focus for the Center for Financing Reform and Innovation. Mr. Esrick has also published in the International Journal of Drug Policy on considerations surrounding marijuana legalization and in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy on the modern usage of fear-based prevention messaging. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Masters of Public Policy from George Washington University.

Register and participate in this FREE self-paced course on Cannabis Policies: Cannabis laws and policies are rapidly changing in states. Various decriminalization, medical marijuana, and adult-use marijuana policies are being debated and moving through state legislatures and ballot boxes. Amid all of this change, where does prevention fit in? This course shows participants how these policies can evolve, the implications for public health and safety, and how and where prevention fits in. Participants will learn from a presenter with hands-on experience both in prevention and shaping marijuana policies. Additionally, participants will learn about the marijuana prevention training and technical assistance services from the New England PTTC. Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the current state of marijuana policies across the six New England States Participants will learn about the importance of public policy that is data driven and informed by public health and prevention science. Participants will learn about the importance of training community sectors in marijuana science and how it can be a powerful environmental strategy for prevention. Note: This New England PTTC self-paced course is hosted on the PTTC Network online learning platform Healtheknowledge.org. You will need to create a free Healtheknowledge.org account to register and participate in the course. After you have created your free account you will be able to register and participate in this free, self-paced course. You will then also be set up to access in participate in all future New England PTTC self-paced courses and webinars.

On-the-Spot Consultation: Desperately Seeking Data Handout   Description This handout provides resources on 1) how to use data to select programs, 2) national data sources to locate data, 3) region 10, state-specific resources to locate data, and 4) guidance on strategies for involving the community in data collection efforts.   On-the-Spot Consultation Date: April 7, 2021   On-the-Spot Consultation Handout Download the Desperately Seeking Data Handout  

New England PTTC Webinar Series: Evaluation for Substance Use Prevention Professionals   RECORDED WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Part 1: RECORDED ON December 2, 2020. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/fIExqfs8p7c. Part 2: RECORDED ON February 24, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/IbJdkuYH0nU.  Part 3: RECORDED ON April 14, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/yFfzp_wz_Xw. Part 4: RECORDED ON June 23, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/w0YEyru3N9Y   Part 3: Conducting a Program Evaluation Prevention funding often requires program evaluation to demonstrate impacts, successes, challenges, opportunities, and efficiencies. However, conducting an evaluation is a science with many steps along the way. Join Public Consulting Group (PCG) on April 14 at 1:00 pm for Part 3 of a four-part webinar series on evaluation for substance use prevention professionals.   Over four sessions, this webinar series will: Provide basic understanding of prevention science and the role of evaluation Describe evaluation planning and types of evaluation Discuss data collection tools and gap analysis techniques Discuss strategies for data analysis and communicating findings to stakeholders   The New England PTTC Evaluation Webinar Series dates are: Dec. 2, Feb. 24, April 14, and June 23. Recordings of previous webinars will be made available for on-demand viewing. This event listing may be updated with specific objectives for the April 14 session at a later date.   About the Presenters: Megan Hawkes, MPH, Research Supervisor, and Kim Magoon, MS, Research Analyst at Public Consulting Group are the lead evaluators for the New England PTTC, as well as several other prevention and human services projects in New England and around the country. This webinar is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

  The Great Lakes PTTC offers this training for prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI This is the second in a series of two webinars exploring the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders.  Prevention professionals will consider how to apply this understanding to prevention efforts from assessment to the implementation of prevention interventions. Learning Objectives Understand the “dose-response” relationship between adverse childhood experiences and a number of poor outcomes including chronic disease, mental illness and substance use disorders. Explore how community level prevention professionals can integrate ACEs data into prevention planning and implementation. Identify at least one strategy for utilizing ACEs data to measure the impact of your prevention efforts.   Speaker Dodi Swope is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Massachusetts. Dodi’s background includes teaching in regular and special education settings and a clinical practice serving children and families in the Boston area for over ten years. Most recently, Dodi has provided training and planning facilitation on a broad scope of community health initiatives.       This training is offered in response to a need identified by our stakeholders in HHS Region 5.

Self-Paced Online Courses: Demystifying Data: Gathering and Using Local Risk and Protective Factor Data for Prevention Part 1: Gathering Local Risk and Protective Factor Data for Prevention Part 1 of this two-part online course series will describe the importance of gathering data for community needs assessments and evaluation, including the types of data to collect. Participants will review key risk and protective factors associated with substance use and mental health. The course explores existing data sources, assessment of data gaps, and options for collecting primary data at the local level.  By the end of the course, participants will: Learn about key risk and protective factors to assess at the individual, family, peer, school, and community levels; Identify sources of existing data on risk and protective factors; and Assess strategies for developing a data collection plan to address data gaps at the local level.   Part 2: Using Local Risk and Protective Factor Data for Prevention During Part 2 of this online course series, participants will learn about data quality and quantity—having enough data and having the right data. The course explores processes for prioritizing risk and protective factors to determine which to address with prevention efforts and shares examples. This course will conclude with recommendations for ongoing monitoring to inform evaluation efforts. At the conclusion of this course, participants will have learned about: Tips for assessing the quality and quantity of the data they’ve gathered to determine readiness for prioritizing and planning; Prioritization processes, including how to format your data; prioritization dimensions to consider, and tips for making the process interactive and engaging, and  The importance of ongoing data gathering and collection efforts in order to evaluate local prevention efforts.   Certificates of Completion available for one hour each upon successfully completing the quiz with 80% or more correct.   Click here to get started: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=101  

New England PTTC Webinar Series: Evaluation for Substance Use Prevention Professionals   RECORDED WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Part 1: RECORDED ON December 2, 2020. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/fIExqfs8p7c. Part 2: RECORDED ON February 24, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/IbJdkuYH0nU.  Part 3: RECORDED ON April 14, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/yFfzp_wz_Xw. Part 4: RECORDED ON June 23, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/w0YEyru3N9Y   Part 2: Designing Your Evaluation Prevention funding often requires program evaluation to demonstrate impacts, successes, challenges, opportunities, and efficiencies. However, conducting an evaluation is a science with many steps along the way. Join Public Consulting Group (PCG) on February 24 at 1:00 pm for Part 2 of a four-part webinar series on evaluation for substance use prevention professionals.   Over four sessions, this webinar series will: Provide basic understanding of prevention science and the role of evaluation Describe evaluation planning and types of evaluation Discuss data collection tools and gap analysis techniques Discuss strategies for data analysis and communicating findings to stakeholders   The New England PTTC Evaluation Webinar Series dates are: Dec. 2, Feb. 24, April 14, and June 23. Recordings of previous webinars will be made available for on-demand viewing. This event listing may be updated with specific objectives for the Feb. 24 session at a later date.   About the Presenters: Megan Hawkes, MPH, Research Supervisor, and Kim Magoon, MS, Research Analyst at Public Consulting Group are the lead evaluators for the New England PTTC, as well as several other prevention and human services projects in New England and around the country. This webinar is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded January 12, 2021), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Course Summary: In this New England PTTC Prevention in Action webinar, we will hear how two prevention organizations have adapted their programs to accommodate the need for social distancing and reduced face-to-face programming due to the pandemic. This session will also include an opportunity to discuss and share other strategies for adapting prevention programs as well as live Q & A.   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on January 12, 2021). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentation   Handouts

  The Great Lakes PTTC, ATTC and Peer Recovery Center of Excellence offer this training for prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This is a 90-minute webinar.   Data-driven decision making for recovery and recovery support services is possible. Indiana has made some key policy changes at a state and agency level that increase the availability of data across agencies. The Recovery Supports Workgroup of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) has is now using this data to evaluate gaps in key recovery supports, to make the recommendations, and track outcomes. In this session everyone will learn innovative ways of looking for, collecting, and utilizing recovery-specific data that drives and enhances recovery outcomes.    Learning Objectives Attendees who attend this webinar will learn:  How Indiana is collecting and defining recovery data How Indiana plans to use the recovery data   Co-Sponsored by the Great Lakes PTTC, Great Lakes ATTC and the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence         Speakers:  Jay Chaudhary, JD: Jay is the Director of the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Previously, he was the Managing Attorney and Director of Medical Legal Partnerships for the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.           Erin Quiring: Erin works for the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction as the Assistant Deputy Director for Quality Improvement. Her responsibilities at DMHA primarily focus on the monitoring and improvement of treatment services provided by DMHA’s certified, licensed, and funded mental health and substance use agencies. Erin is thrilled to be part of the team using data to expand access to quality recovery supports throughout Indiana.         Ari Nassirri: Ari works for the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction as the Director of Behavioral Health Integration. His responsibilities at DMHA focus on progressing the level of integration across the continuum of care for behavioral health and substance use disorder providers in Indiana, as well as increasing the integration of data sources among such providers and at the state level. Ari is very excited to work with the Recovery Support Workgroup and with their strategy to expand and utilize recovery data.       Amy Brinkley: Amy works for the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction as the Bureau Chief for Consumer and Family Affairs. She is also the Chairperson for NASMHPD’s National Division of Recovery Support Services. Her responsibilities at DMHA and as a National Chairperson primarily focus on the expansion of quality peer recovery and recovery support services initiatives. She’s excited to be part of Indiana’s team advancing recovery support services and setting the bar nationally for the collection of recovery data.        

This program is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   The New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center Fellowship program is an opportunity for professionals who have been in the field of prevention for 5 or more years to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team to develop an innovative piece of research and accompanying tool for the benefit of the workforce at large. This program will support a seven-month term, during which the fellows will each create a tool or product around a central, priority subject area, and at the end of the program, the fellows will present their products to the workforce in a symposium meant to demonstrate how the products should and can be used.    The goal of the program is twofold: First, it supports the advanced development of skills for prevention professionals who have experience in the field so that they can continue to grow professionally. Fellows can expect to be credited with the creation of their product by the New England PTTC, where the products will be housed, and each Fellow may use the product as they see fit within their own career advancement. Second, the program creates new and original research and products which are specific to the New England region to support prevention professionals at all levels of experience. Each fellow will create their own product or tool using their research, and all six fellows will work together to be sure that their products complement one another and can be used in concert.    The program will optimally have one fellow from each of the six New England states and will provide each fellow with a total working stipend of $10,000. The term will begin in May of 2021 and will complete after the symposium, scheduled for November 2021. Each Fellow is expected to attend three collaborative meetings, a technical meeting prior to the symposium, and the symposium itself. Fellows will then remain active alumni of the program after completion of the term and may reapply for future terms of the program if desired.    Ideal candidates for the program have some experience with research and development and will be in contact with another professional who can offer them additional research and development guidance if necessary. Candidates will have the ability to work over the course of several months on the production of a tool or resource and will be able to work with a team on the presentation of the final products. Candidates can apply for the New England Fellowship Program from January 12, 2021, to March 12, 2021.    Learn more and apply at (you'll need a google account to view the form): https://bit.ly/38YysEI   Need more information? Contact us at [email protected]

Capacity Building and Planning – SPF    Dates  Part 1 (Capacity Building): May 21, 2019  Part 2 (Planning): May 28, 2019    Description  Capacity building and planning are important steps in the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). This two-part webinar covers each step in detail and provides information on how to successfully implement these steps.    Key Webinar Features  Part 1 highlights opportunities and strategies for strengthening local-level capacity to participate in prevention efforts by increasing the buy-in and support of a diverse range of community stakeholders.  Part 2 prepares participants to develop a comprehensive strategic plan to address identified needs with meaningful involvement from the cultural groups that will be served by our efforts.    Presenters  Jessica Goldberg – is a training and technical assistance specialist with nearly a decade of supporting prevention efforts at the national, state, regional and local levels, as well as an accomplished designer and deliverer of in-person and virtual trainings that address topics ranging from collaboration across health sectors to identifying and addressing health disparities. Her past experience includes serving as a community health specialist with the Massachusetts state technical assistance system, supporting communities in needs assessment, strategic planning and creating logic models to guide change efforts, and then with the Center for the Application for Prevention Technologies or CAPT, and now with the PTTC, where she works closely with states and community coalitions to adopt and apply data-driven prevention planning processes and implement evidence-based and promising prevention practices.  Shai Fuxman, EdD – is a senior research scientist at EDC. Shai has extensive experience in social and emotional learning, youth development, school-based trauma-informed care, and substance misuse prevention. He also has expertise in program evaluation, cultural competence, and quantitative and qualitative research. Shai holds an M.Ed. and Ed.D. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University.   Part 1:   Part 2:   Supplemental Materials: Transcript Part 1 Transcript Part 2 Session Slides Part 1 Session Slides Part 2  

  COURSE DESCRIPTION In webinar one, participants explore ways to adapt quantitative data collection methods during the pandemic. Participants learn how to identify effective methods for adapting quantitative data collection during a pandemic, and ways to address confidentiality concerns with participants during online quantitative data collection. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below is the link to the PowerPoint. PowerPoint   PRESENTER Kyle Barrington, Ph.D., has over 30 years' experience in the field of substance misuse prevention and treatment. His experiences include being a substance abuse counselor, director of a dual-diagnosis hospital unit for adults and youth, director of an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth, and evaluator for local and statewide organizations. Dr. Barrington has extensive experience evaluating the impact of alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs and practices. He has five published, peer-reviewed articles, has been quoted in several scholarly articles, and has conducted over 200 program evaluations.   

Needs Assessment Parts 1 & 2    Dates  Part 1: February 19, 2020  Part 2: February 26, 2020    Description  Conducting a needs assessment is a crucial element of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and an integral part of a successful prevention planning process. This two-part webinar series explores Community Needs Assessments in the context of prevention planning, discuss challenges inherent to conducting a community assessment, and strategies for maximizing impact.    Key Webinar Features  Part 1 explores strategies for determining which substance use problems and related behaviors are having the greatest impact on a community, including how to find and use data to identify those risk and protective factors that may be influencing or contributing to these problems, and how to ensure that the data you collect reflects diverse cultural perspectives.  Part 2 explores the value of assessing community capacity to assure a good fit between potential strategies and local conditions and how to use tools such as geo-spatial mapping to share your assessment findings.    Presenters  Jessica Goldberg – is a training and technical assistance specialist with nearly a decade of supporting prevention efforts at the national, state, regional and local levels, as well as an accomplished designer and deliverer of in-person and virtual trainings that address topics ranging from collaboration across health sectors to identifying and addressing health disparities. Her past experience includes serving as a community health specialist with the Massachusetts state technical assistance system, supporting communities in needs assessment, strategic planning and creating logic models to guide change efforts, and then with the Center for the Application for Prevention Technologies or CAPT, and now with the PTTC, where she works closely with states and community coalitions to adopt and apply data-driven prevention planning processes and implement evidence-based and promising prevention practices.  Shai Fuxman, EdD – is a senior research scientist at EDC. Shai has extensive experience in social and emotional learning, youth development, school-based trauma-informed care, and substance misuse prevention. He also has expertise in program evaluation, cultural competence, and quantitative and qualitative research. Shai holds an M.Ed. and Ed.D. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University.  Cory Morton – is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire. His research investigates the community context of substance use—whether structural features of neighborhoods, such as access to substance use services lessen substance related harms. Cory’s role on the PTTC is to coordinate the special focus on geospatial applications, providing webinars and technical assistance on using mapping to determine community need or to evidence change.   Part 1:   Part 2:   Supplemental Materials: Transcript Part 1 Transcript Part 2 Session Slides Part 1 Session Slides Part 2

  This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded October 20, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Course Summary: The New England PTTC Prevention in Action webinar series features successful prevention stories from across New England. In this Prevention in Action webinar, representatives from New Hampshire and Maine will share how their agencies each developed data-driven vaping prevention media campaigns, what the campaigns included and what their next steps are. This webinar will demonstrate how state and local data can be used to develop universal and targeted media campaigns for prevention.    Presenters:  Jessica Morton, New Hampshire DHHS Tobacco Control and Prevention Christin D’Ovidio, John Snow Institute David Pied and Garth Smith, Maine CDC Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention Elizabeth Daniels, Rinck Advertising   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on October 20, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentations