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During the month of September, we are excited to celebrate National Recovery Month, dedicated to those who are in recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorders. This year’s Recovery Month theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Celebrating Connections”. We would like to honor everyone currently in recovery, thank all the allies who stand by those of us in recovery and encourage anyone considering recovery. Together, we can do it! Disponible en Español Durante el mes de septiembre celebramos el Mes Nacional de Recuperación. El tema del Mes de la Recuperación de este año es: "Únase a las voces para la recuperación: celebrando las conexiones". Nos gustaría honrar a todas las personas que se encuentran en recuperación, agradecer a todos los aliados que están a nuestro lado en la recuperación y animar a cualquier persona que esté considerando comenzar su recuperación. ¡Juntos, lo podemos lograr! Disponible en Portugués Durante o mês de setembro, estamos animados para celebrar o Mês Nacional da Recuperação. O tema do Mês de Recuperação deste ano, “Junte-se às Vozes para a Recuperação: Celebrando Conexões” Gostaríamos de homenagear todas as pessoas em recuperação, agradecer à todos os aliados que estão ao nosso lado na recuperação e encorajar todos que estão considerando começar sua recuperação. Juntos nós podemos!

Llevando a cabo un estudio de necesidades para guiar los esfuerzos de prevención   Clara McCurdy-Kirlis y Lourdes Vázquez-Matienzo discuten la realización e uso de evaluación de necesidades para apoyar el labor de Prevención del Uso Indebido de Sustancias en la Comunidad.   Presenters Lourdes Vázquez-Matienzo es una profesional con más de 30 años de experiencia en el campo de la prevención y la salud conductual. Lourdes fue directora de proyectos del Centro para la Aplicación de Tecnología de Prevención (CAPT) de SAMHSA, y los servicios de adiestramiento y asistencia técnica para los organismos estatales y jurisdiccionales de los Fondos del Bloque de Prevención y Tratamiento del Abuso de Sustancias (SAPST) financiados por SAMHSA en la región sureste de los Estados Unidos y el Caribe. Anteriormente, Lourdes también se desempeñó como gerente de proyecto para la subvención de Incentivo Estatal de SAMHSA en Puerto Rico, fue directora ejecutiva de Centros de Prevención al Uso de Drogas y Alcohol en Puerto Rico y fungió coordinadora estatal del Centro Regional del Sureste para Escuelas y Comunidades Libres de Drogas, donde facilitó y apoyó el establecimiento de coaliciones de prevención en áreas rurales y urbanas, logrando expandir los servicios, y la satisfacción y ejecución de las comunidades y distritos escolares participantes. Su compromiso mayor es con la atención de las disparidades en salud y la búsqueda de la equidad en salud con poblaciones marginadas.    Clara McCurdy-Kirlis tiene más de diez años de experiencia en gerencia de proyectos en los campos de la salud y la educación a nivel estatal, tribal, comunitario e internacional. En su rol como coordinadora de servicios de asistencia técnica con el PTTC, Clara juega un rol principal en el diseño instruccional para participantes adultos, en el diseño y ofrecimiento de aprendizaje virtual, a través del diseño de materiales de entrenamientos virtuales y presenciales, y creando documentos educativos. Clara es apasionada sobre el rol de la educación en la transformación de la sociedad y en lograr un cambio positivo a través de la colaboración y el compromiso   Resources Podcast transcript  

The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center is pleased to collaborate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to provide new fact sheets on Suicide Prevention Amongst Hispanics and Latinos to download and distribute. This fact sheet has been translated from English to both Spanish and Portuguese. Downloadable Factsheets English Español Português

During the month of September, we are excited to celebrate National Recovery Month, dedicated to those who are in recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorders. This year’s Recovery Month theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Celebrating Connections”. We would like to honor everyone currently in recovery, thank all the allies who stand by those of us in recovery and encourage anyone considering recovery. Together, we can do it! Disponible en Español Durante el mes de septiembre celebramos el Mes Nacional de Recuperación. El tema del Mes de la Recuperación de este año es: "Únase a las voces para la recuperación: celebrando las conexiones". Nos gustaría honrar a todas las personas que se encuentran en recuperación, agradecer a todos los aliados que están a nuestro lado en la recuperación y animar a cualquier persona que esté considerando comenzar su recuperación. ¡Juntos, lo podemos lograr! Disponible en Portugués Durante o mês de setembro, estamos animados para celebrar o Mês Nacional da Recuperação. O tema do Mês de Recuperação deste ano, “Junte-se às Vozes para a Recuperação: Celebrando Conexões” Gostaríamos de homenagear todas as pessoas em recuperação, agradecer à todos os aliados que estão ao nosso lado na recuperação e encorajar todos que estão considerando começar sua recuperação. Juntos nós podemos!  

Substance Use Prevention in Native Communities… Initiating and Sustaining Meaningful Connections Across Cultures Webinar Date: September 23, 2020 Webinar Description Substance misuse in Native communities continues to be high. This webinar will discuss the role of culture in initiating and sustaining partnerships and collaborations in Native communities and the presenter will share tips for selecting culturally appropriate substance misuse prevention interventions. By the end of the webinar, participants will: gain a better understanding of how to effectively initiate communications across cultures in the context of substance misuse prevention, increase their knowledge of the role of cultural competency in sustaining effective and long-term collaborations with Native communities, and identify and discuss current challenges and receive recommendations of culturally appropriate best practices that will address those challenges.   Presenter Gerry RainingBird is an enrolled member of the Chippewa-Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy. Gerry has been involved with American Indian/Alaska Native education, health, and wellness promotion for nearly 30 years.  His professional experience includes community mobilization and capacity building, positive youth development, cultural competency, group facilitation, strategic planning, and program development. He has worked with over 200 native communities across Indian Country and the Pacific Islands. In his most recent roles, he has served as Senior Tribal Prevention Specialist for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and Training and Technical Assistance Specialist for the Tribal Youth Program and the 7th Generation National Mentoring Project.    Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - Substance Use Prevention in Native Communities… Initiating and Sustaining Meaningful Connections Across Cultures

This webinar focuses on how the systematic collection and analysis of information about prevention activities can be used to reduce uncertainty, improve effectiveness, and facilitate decision making.

The purpose of this webinar is to present what is known about risk of suicide in Latino adolescents and how culturally informed and family-based prevention programs and practices can prevent adolescent suicide. Learning Objectives Attendees will be able to: Identify the risk factors associated with self-harm and suicide attempts Describe the interaction between cultural factors and risk and protection.  Summarize the best individual and family interventions to reduce suicide behaviors.    Additional Resources Webinar Handouts    Translations   Presenters Dr. Daniel Santisteban Dr. Daniel Santisteban is a Clinical Psychologist who received training at Rutgers University (B.S.), University of Miami (Ph.D.), and Bellevue Hospital/NYU (Internship). He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami School of Education and Human Development.  Dr. Santisteban’s research focuses on adolescent and family therapy, culturally informed treatments, and family therapy training. Dr. Santisteban is the developer of an adaptive evidence-based family therapy called Culturally Informed and Flexible Family Treatment for Adolescents (CIFFTA). CIFFTA is one of the few evidence based treatments originally designed for Latino families, and is being utilized in community agencies around the country. Dr. Santisteban has a long track record of NIH, SAMHSA, and foundation grants. These grants have led to the development and testing of evidence based treatments for Latinos, the training of over 1000 students and community service providers, and his current work continues to focus on training, coaching and implementation work in communities around the country. Santisteban has published extensively in the areas of family therapy outcomes, substance use and co-occurring disorders, technology-assisted treatment, and culturally informed treatment. He is currently working on a book on “Family Therapy for Latino Adolescents”. Awards received include the 2004 American Family Therapy Academy award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Systems Research, the 2012 University of Miami Civic Engagement Award, the 2020 University of Miami Provost Award, and the 2020 American Psychological Association’s Division 45 (Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race) award for Distinguished Career in Research. Dr. Maite P. Mena Dr. Maite P. Mena is a Research Assistant Professor and a licensed Clinical Psychologist at the University of Miami School of Education and Human Development. She has extensive experience in working with minority populations experiencing health disparities and in implementing programs and evaluating their outcomes. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Mena has focused on identifying the unique needs of the Latino community and has specialized in developing and testing a culturally informed family therapy for minority populations (CIFFTA) focusing on families affected by substance abuse, co-occurring psychiatric disorders, self-harm, and cultural stressors. Dr. Mena has collaborated on writing grants which have resulted in roles such as, co-principal investigator, co-investigator, and project director on several National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and NIMHD funded randomized clinical trials. This work has led to publications on the theory and development of a family treatment for drug abusing Hispanic youth, cultural issues impacting this population, and the treatment of co-occurring disorders in adolescents. Grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Foundation of South Florida have led Dr. Mena to acquire expertise in the training and dissemination of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and Motivational Interviewing, both evidence-based practices.

While building protection for all our young people is a common and aspirational goal for many from diverse walks of life, schools present a unique opportunity and challenge for doing so. This report describes a set of simple yet powerful practices that, when used consistently by teachers, can enhance middle school student agency and build student success skills. This report summarizes these activities and aligns the evidence-based practices to the components of the Social Development Strategy, a strategy for enhancing daily interactions with young people that have been proven to have far-reaching positive effects on their development.

Identifying Emerging Drug Trends: The Importance of Using the Latest Data to Inform the Strategic Prevention Framework Josh Esrick, MPP, and Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip September 24, 2020, 1-2 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION The substance use landscape is ever changing, and it is vital for substance use preventionists and other stakeholders to have knowledge of the latest trends. This includes knowing which substances are undergoing rising or declining prevalence rates and which populations are experiencing increases or decreasing rates of use, misuse, and abuse. Knowing about these trends is necessary to ensuring that prevention efforts are as responsive and relevant as possible to the people and populations being served. This webinar seeks to provide preventionists with the latest national and state data on emerging drug trends. It will also provide examples of data sources that preventionists can use to verify that these trends are relevant to communities. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe what national and state emerging drug trend data sources exist Explore the latest emerging drug trends Explain how these trends could impact prevention programming decisions Walk through the local data sources that can verify national and state 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.               

We are so excited to share with you our brand-new project: a series of short videos to provide you with a dose of hope, clarity and tools in the area of Behavioral Health. Through this project, we will focus on normalizing and bringing awareness to some of these themes. Disponible en Español Estamos muy contentos de compartir con ustedes nuestro nuevo proyecto: una serie de videos cortos para proporcionarle una dosis de esperanza, claridad y herramientas en el área de la Salud Mental. A través de este proyecto, nos centraremos en normalizar y dar a conocer algunos de estos temas. Disponível em Português Estamos muito animados pra compartilhar com você nosso novo projeto: uma série de vídeos curtinhos com uma dose de esperança, informação e ferramentas na área de Saúde Mental. Com esse projeto, nós queremos normalizar e conscientizar sobre alguns destes temas. Additional Resources Suicide Prevention Videos  

The National Hispanic and Latino ATTC and PTTC joins mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members to promote Suicide Prevention month. Together we can all prevent suicide. Disponible en Español La Centros Nacionales Hispano Latino ATTC y la PTTC se unen a defensores de la salud mental, organizaciones de prevención, sobrevivientes, aliados y miembros de la comunidad para promover el mes de la Prevención del Suicidio. Juntos podemos prevenir el suicidio. Disponible en Portugués Os Centros Nacionais Hispânico-Latino de Treinamento e Assistência Técnica em Abuso de Substâncias e de Prevenção (NHL ATTC e PTTC) unem-se à defensores da saúde mental, organizações de prevenção, sobreviventes, aliados e membros da comunidade para promover o mês de Prevenção ao Suicídio. Juntos, todos nós podemos prevenir o suicídio.

  Why Health Equity Matters in Prevention - Part 1   Webinar Description Cultural competency, health disparities, and health equity are familiar terms to prevention professionals. A focus on health equity allows communities to direct their prevention strategies towards the most vulnerable populations in the region they serve. In doing this, we contribute to the reduction in health disparities and support initiatives that create community and societal change. Part I of this two-part series will begin to explore why health equity matters in prevention, and uncover how culture and personal bias influence substance misuse prevention work. By the end of this webinar participants will be able to: Describe the connection between prevention ethics and health equity; Define the foundational terminology associated with understanding behavioral health disparities; Explore how culture and personal bias influence substance misuse prevention work.   Presenter Nicole Augustine, MPH, MCHES, PS received her B.A. in Sociology from Cornell University and her Master of Public Health from The George Washington University School of Public Health.  She is a passionate public health practitioner, dedicated to the utilization of evidence-based strategies because Prevention Works! With a background in sociology and public health, Nicole constantly evaluates human behavior through the lens of a sociocultural perspective. Utilizing this frame of thought, she provides technical assistance to communities as they address the root causes of substance misuse issues.    Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - Why Health Equity Matters in Prevention - Part 1 Download Handout Packet - Why Health Equity Matters in Prevention - Part 1 This presentation, webinar handout packet, and the information contained in it is proprietary information of Rize Consultants, and may not be adapted, modified, or disseminated without the prior written permission of Rize Consultants. This presentation is intended to be used by prevention professionals for learning purposes only. The handout packet was created to accompany this virtual workshop to assist in note-taking and personal reflection. These materials are not 508 compliant.     Additional Resource Important Concepts in Understanding Why Health Equity Matters in Prevention (PDF)

Coalitions that engage a diverse set of members with meaningful opportunities for participation are more likely to reach collective impact. This webinar, the second installment in the series Six Elements of Effective Coalitions, will explore how to more intentionally build these elements into the organizational structure and activities of your coalition.               Link to view the vimeo Webinar Recording  

In this Issue: Culture is Prevention: Celebrating Hispanic Latino Heritage Month Additional Resources What's Happening Around the Region? Epi Corner: Identifying Opioid Misuse Risk and Protective Factors for Hispanic/Latino Populations

This culture card gives important information for prevention specialists who wish to engage with tribal communities. This is a helpful resource to keep on hand, giving non-Native people step-by-step advice on ways to approach tribal leaders in a respectful and humble way.  This card is available in print form. If you would like to order some of these cards, free of charge, please contact Cindy Sagoe: [email protected]. 

A two-part series produced by the PTTC Data-Informed Decisions network work-group, these webinars will demonstrate strategies to identify and fill gaps in needs assessments - step one in SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework. A case-study approach will show these strategies applied to a hypothetical county. Webinar Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this virtual learning experience, participants will be able to: 1. Identify data gaps in your needs assessment 2. Fill data gaps in your needs assessment 3. Determine strategies to obtain buy-in from key stakeholders to address data gaps over time.   (Download the PowerPoint Slides above) Watch the Webinar!    

Health Equity in Prevention Part 1: A Definition in Rural and Remote Communities   September 3, 2020   Webinar Description Health equity is a prominent topic in the field of public health, but what is it, really, and how does it relate to and intersect with prevention in rural and remote communities? This session will define health equity and explore it as it relates to racial inequity and justice in rural and remote communities. Note that we will be utilizing breakout sessions in this webinar! The webinar will highlight how prevention practitioners can integrate these concepts into the shared risk and protective factors theory and the social determinants of health to understand how health equity relates to the field of prevention.    Objectives Define health equity, and understand it as a layer of racial equity. Integrate the concept of equity into the shared risk and protective factors theory and social determinants of health model. Identify the key components of an embodied health equity practice to impact health equity positively.   Presenters Ona Crow, MSW, CPSII, serves primarily on OMNI’s Statewide Training and Technical Assistance Project, which provides customized training and technical assistance in needs assessment, capacity building, planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based prevention programs, policies, and practices to organizations and communities in Western Colorado. Ona also supports additional projects related to equity, food access, organizational development and planning, and more. Prior to joining OMNI, Ms. Crow facilitated the development of an organizational Inclusivity Blueprint, a strategy for organizational development to increase inclusivity. Lately, Ms. Crow has been engaging in continued learning around the Othering and Belonging Model.  Overall, Ms. Crow brings an equity lens to all her work.       Ailala Kay, MA, is the Learning and Development Director at OMNI where she has worked since 2004. Ms. Kay brings over 15 of experience developing, leading and managing statewide capacity building projects with a team of regionally based, remote staff to implement consistent high-quality services while allowing for the flexibility needed to be responsive to areas of health equity, culture, and other needs of each community. For over ten years she has served as lead and oversight for Colorado's Statewide Substance Use Prevention Technical Assistance and Training Project, administered by OMNI Institute. Ms. Kay has extensive expertise working with organizations and coalitions, broadly focused on community health, substance use prevention and behavioral health. Ms. Kay is a certified Substance Use Prevention Specialist (SAPST), Trainer.         Panel of Community Practitioners: Prevention practitioners representing rural and remote communities in the Northwest Region will join the presenters to share their insights on how health equity and rurality intersect in prevention and how these concepts are operationalized at the community level.   Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides & Handout Packet Webinar Slides - Health Equity in Prevention Part 1: A Definition in Rural and Remote Communities Webinar Handout Packet - Health Equity in Prevention Part 1   Additional Resources OMNI Institute Website The myth of race, debunked in 3 minutes - Youtube Video   Questions? Contact Ona Crow, MSW, CPSII ([email protected]) or Ailala Kay, MA, ([email protected]) if you have additional questions about the content related to this webinar.  

Data are vital for defining your community's problems or needs (e.g., opioid misuse, underage drinking). Data also help us determine if there are specific populations who are disproportionately impacted by the problems or needs. Risk and protective factors help determine why a community may be experiencing a particular problem or need. Data help guide our decision making and action planning. The purpose of this guidance document is to provide a general overview on gathering and using risk and protective factor data to guide prevention efforts. This document will review strategies to gather and prioritize risk and protective factor data, as well as how to use these data in prevention planning. Also check out the annotated bibliography used to create the section on shared risk and protection included in this document.   

Research demonstrates that many risk and protective factors influence both substance misuse and one or more mental health concerns. Addressing these shared factors can increase your overall impact on improving community health and wellness. This annotated bibliography reviews some of this research, and was used to inform one section of the guidance document Demystifying Data: Gathering and Using Local Risk and Protective Factor Data for Prevention.  

This document provides a summary of Washington’s rules and laws to regulate cannabis, and provides the prevention workforce in Washington with information that supports: Prevention of youth cannabis use Prevention of adult cannabis misuse (heavy use and/or risky behaviors)   The information is organized into six sections. First, a description of the regulatory bodies that create and oversee the regulatory system; then regulatory components organized as “5 Ps for Prevention.” These elements of regulation are most relevant to preventing any cannabis use by youth and unsafe use by adults.   View the other resources available in this toolkit.

This document provides a summary of Alaska’s rules and laws to regulate cannabis, and provides the prevention workforce in Alaska with information that supports: Prevention of youth cannabis use Prevention of adult cannabis misuse (heavy use and/or risky behaviors)   The information is organized into six sections. First, a description of the regulatory bodies that create and oversee the regulatory system; then regulatory components organized as “5 Ps for Prevention.” These elements of regulation are most relevant to preventing any cannabis use by youth and unsafe use by adults.   View the other resources available in this toolkit.

Cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance in Idaho, consistent with federal law. However, two bordering states have legalized cannabis for adult use. Prevention practitioners in Idaho may wish to become familiar with the context of these neighboring states' regulations in order to inform comprehensive prevention planning. This document provides Idaho's prevention workforce with information that supports: Prevention of youth cannabis use Prevention of adult cannabis misuse (heavy use and/or risky behaviors)   The information is organized into six sections. First, a description of the regulatory bodies that create and oversee the regulatory system; then regulatory components organized as “5 Ps for Prevention.” These elements of regulation are most relevant to preventing any cannabis use by youth and unsafe use by adults.   View the other resources available in this toolkit.

This document provides a summary of Oregon’s rules and laws to regulate cannabis, and provides the prevention workforce in Oregon with information that supports: Prevention of youth cannabis use Prevention of adult cannabis misuse (heavy use and/or risky behaviors)   The information is organized into six sections. First, a description of the regulatory bodies that create and oversee the regulatory system; then regulatory components organized as “5 Ps for Prevention.” These elements of regulation are most relevant to preventing any cannabis use by youth and unsafe use by adults.   View the other resources available in this toolkit.

The purpose of this document is to provide the prevention workforce in Federal Region 10 states (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington) with information that supports the following: Prevention of youth cannabis use Prevention of adult cannabis misuse (heavy use and/or risky behaviors)   The information in this tool is intended to support capacity development specifically within the prevention workforce by increasing understanding of cannabis regulatory frameworks and policies that can affect prevention of youth cannabis use and harms. This includes by answering questions that Region 10’s prevention workforce may have:   What is cannabis regulation? This report provides information so stakeholders understand who makes policies and what kinds of policies are included in each of the four Region 10 states.   Why are specific policies important for prevention? Key components of cannabis regulatory frameworks, and how each is relevant to prevention, are discussed. Because cannabis regulation is so new, some of what we think is important for prevention is related to research about regulations for tobacco and alcohol.   What is in place in my community right now, and is it good enough? This section describes the current status of each state’s prevention-related cannabis regulations as of June 30, 2020.  Important considerations in assessing regulatory content and advocating for prevention-supportive approaches include how regulations affect vulnerable populations and the potential for unintended consequences. Notably, some local areas (cities, counties, boroughs, or villages) have already passed additional regulations; these are not included in the scope of the report, however, understanding specific state regulations, including what additional regulation is allowed locally, is a starting point for assessing the status in any specific community.   What other options exist? The existing regulations in other states may offer ideas about what is possible to strengthen cannabis regulations. This report also discusses potential policies from research on tobacco and alcohol.   What comes next? Within the discussion about regulatory areas, emerging regulatory issues are also identified. These are topics that community advocates may want to anticipate and become prepared to address, whether they are intended to strengthen or weaken regulations.   View the other resources available in this toolkit.