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A widely-used strategy for managing acute suicide risk is the contract for safety, also known as the no-suicide contract. Despite its widespread use across mental health and medical settings, accumulating consensus is that this approach may be ineffective. Alternative strategies such as crisis response planning or the related safety planning intervention have therefore been proposed. Written on an index card, the crisis response plan outlines simple steps for a suicidal individual to follow when in a crisis. Results of a recently completed randomized clinical trial show that crisis response planning reduces suicide attempts by 75% as compared to the contract for safety, thereby supporting the method’s efficacy. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of crisis response planning, and to differentiate the method from other, less effective means for managing suicide risk.        This Suicide Prevention Across the Educational Continuum 5-Part Webinar Series is a collaboration between the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Both Centers are located in the HHS Region 8 which includes Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. 

The prevention coalition has a specialized role in helping a community to achieve health equity. This handout is designed to assist both newly formed and seasoned coalitions to determine the who, what, and how to reduce health disparities as they implement substance misuse prevention programs. This handout can be used as an organizing and/or training resource for coalitions. Also available in Spanish

La coalición de prevención tiene un rol especializado en que puede ayudar a la comunidad con la equidad de salud. Esta hoja está diseñada para asistir a nuevas coaliciones y coaliciones maduras en determinar el quien, que y como reducir desigualdades de salud a la hora de implementar programas de prevención de sustancias. Esta hoja se puede usar como un recurso para organizar y/o entrenar a coaliciones. También esta disponible en inglés.

How Does the SPF Contribute to Sustainability?   Assessment Communities begin making decisions based on a clear understanding of local prevention needs. They also begin building relationships with data keepers and stakeholders who can play important roles in supporting and sustaining local prevention efforts over time. Capacity By increasing the ability to respond to changing issues with innovative solutions, by promoting public awareness and support for evidence-based prevention, and by engaging partners and cultivating champions, communities ensure that successful programs are sustained within a larger community context, and therefore less vulnerable to local budgetary and political fluctuations. Planning When developing a comprehensive approach to preventing substance misuse, communities consider the degree to which prevention interventions fit with local needs, capacity, and culture: the better the fit, the more likely interventions are to be both successful and sustainable. Implementation By working closely with partners to deliver evidence-based programs and practices as intended, closely monitoring and improving their delivery, and celebrating “small wins” along the way, communities help to ensure intervention effectiveness and begin to weave prevention into the fabric of the community. Evaluation Through process and outcome evaluation, communities can make important mid-course corrections to prevention efforts, identify which practices are worth expanding and/or sustaining, and examine ongoing plans for—and progress toward—sustaining those practices that work. By sharing evaluation findings, planners can also help build the support needed to expand and sustain effective interventions.1 Cultural Competence To ensure that prevention practices produce positive outcomes for members of diverse population groups, communities must engage in an inclusive and culturally appropriate approach to identifying and addressing their substance misuse problems. Prevention infused with health equity is the only type of prevention worth doing—and sustaining.

While evidence-based approaches are highly encouraged in the prevention field, it is very important to make sure strategies you select have both conceptual and practical fit, aligning with the priorities, risk and protective factors, and local issues in your community. Additionally, reviewing and weighing the evidence of effectiveness of proposed strategies gives prevention practitioners scientific support for strategy selection in a comprehensive prevention plan. This webinar will provide an 1) overview of strategic fit and its components, providing a step-by-step process of determining best fit for strategy selection; 2) describe how selecting best fit strategies can be adapted to current conditions with COVID-19; and 3) provide the opportunity to interact with fellow participants to explore the application of these strategic fit components into the work of prevention practitioners. Following the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to register for a learning lab where they will breakout into small work groups to discuss these concepts and how they are implemented locally. This is an opportunity to connect with other prevention practitioners nationally and share ideas and experiences in aligning priorities, selecting strategies using strategic fit, considering the context in which you do prevention and the evidence available.   Objectives Upon completion of this virtual learning experience, participants will be able to: 1. Define conceptual fit and understand the necessity for aligning program design with community needs. 2. Define practical fit and identify opportunities for program adaptations to improve program outcomes. 3. Identify data collection opportunities to determine program or practice effectiveness. 4. Describe the effects of COVID-19 and social distancing on the implementation of evidence-based prevention practice.   Download Presentation Slides    

Southeast PTTC July Newsletter

The fourth edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month's edition features an update from the director focusing on schools reopening, micro-learning, regionally and nationally developed trainings and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England.

This 3-hour SELF-PACED course is based on the moderated Ethics in Prevention: A Guide for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners. This course is appropriate for anyone working in the field of substance abuse prevention. It covers key terminology, the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics, and a decision-making process to use when faced with an ethical dilemma. 3.0 Hours Certificate of Completion Available. *Note: this is NOT the moderated course version and cannot be used as credit hours towards IC&RC’s prevention ethics education/training requirement for prevention specialist credentialing. You must pre-register with the PTTC for a moderated version.

Liberating Structures: Fostering Innovation & Active Participation Among Team Members Across Distances   Date: August 4, 2020   Webinar Description Join us for this exciting webinar to get yourself ready for the Northwest PTTC’s Prevention Leadership Academy to be held virtually this Fall. 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.  When it comes to coalition-building, LS offer a structured approach that is purposeful, lively, playful, and serious. In this taster session, we hope that you’ll discover some simple ways to complement, enhance, and support your existing practice around community-based work.   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 View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - Liberating Structures: Fostering Innovation & Active Participation Among Team Members Across Distances   Additional Resources Calendar of Virtual Events (most will have a Liberating Structures thread) Liberating Structures - Specific Events hosted by Anna and Fisher Liberating Structures Website Book: The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures Liberating Structures App now available Liberating Structures Slack Channels of interest: #pandemicresponse #virtual Liberating Structures in Development on Trello Annotated list of Liberating Structures related community resources (including a full slide deck) LS Sessions Playlist in Spotify

This webpage provides an inventory of national and regional (HHS 5) data sources on substance use.  Data is essential to substance use prevention planning. Below is a collection of data sources – both national and state level – that can support and guide prevention planning. While state and national data cannot directly replace the value of local data, they can provide comparison or serve as a proxy when local data is not available.  These data sources include both substance use behaviors as well as related risk and protective factors to help understand what is driving substance use problems nationally and at the state level.  Download a PDF that includes brief descriptions of each of the data sources. 

  Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Stress: Building Resilience During and After COVID-19   Webinar Description During the COVID-19 pandemic many communities follow various stay-at-home orders. Some families experienced more family bonding and other protective factors as a result. For others, these orders might have increased risk factors including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This webinar will provide an overview of ACEs, chronic stress, and opportunities to address these risks at a time when prevention practitioners’ work has been limited to almost completely web-based meetings, services, and communication.  By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Describe ACEs and their implications for development throughout the lifespan Discuss how COVID-19 and other societal and contextual factors are impacting prevention  Identify opportunities to interact and intervene to address ACEs and other factors when COVID-19 limits in-person activities Everyone who participates in the live webinar will receive an invitation to join one of three follow-up discussion sessions facilitated by Laura Porter, the presenter. These discussion sessions will allow for deeper dialogue about challenges and solutions emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic across our communities.    Presenter Laura Porter. For nearly two decades, Laura Porter directed a statewide family-community-state partnership that successfully implemented Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study concepts in Washington State. In partnership with over 30 communities and nine Tribes, she developed a model for increasing the capacity of communities to prevent ACEs and their effects. Stunning success from the model, including reduction in the rates of major social and health problems, are documented in peer-reviewed journals, an article titled “Self-Healing Communities,” published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and in the documentary “Resilience” by KPJR Films. Laura now works with leaders in over 30 states, providing education, facilitation, and empowerment strategies for building Self-Healing Communities. She provides support and services to a wide range of groups… from parents and youth who are convening neighborhood conversations, to philanthropic leaders and government officials who are using ACE science in investment and policy decisions. She and Dr. Robert Anda founded ACE Interface to help leaders to use ACE concepts to build Self-Healing Communities. Laura loves to travel, garden, learn, and play with her children and grandchildren.   Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Stress: Building Resilience During and After COVID-19 This presentation and the information contained in it is proprietary information of ACE Interface and may not be adapted, modified, or disseminated without the prior written permission of ACE Interface. This presentation is intended to be used by prevention professionals for learning purposes only. This presentation is not 508 compliant.     Additional Resource ACE Interface Website  

Prevention of Substance Misuse in Older Adults Additional Resources What's Happening Around the Region? Epi Corner: Substance Use Among Older Adults

Download the webinar presentation Download the webinar workbook   Co-Hosted By: Southeast Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network Presented by: Maureen Underwood & Associates, LCC. Description: The world climate of uncertainty, fear and worry enveloping the COVID pandemic has created new challenges for many people.  Prevention professionals are concerned about the rise in negative mental health outcomes and projected increases in suicide risk, domestic violence, and substance use.  While that risk appears to be escalating, COVID19 has made prevention both more relatable and more relevant.  This webinar takes a look at some of the challenges caused by the uncertainty of COVID19, including chronic stress, emotional distress, and loss through the lens of prevention.  It will provide strategies and solutions for health promotion, with practical tips that translate theory into workable practice.  It will also provide guidelines for implementing prevention strategies and educating clients on prevention.  A workbook via a downloadable PDF will accompany the training to reinforce the concepts provided in the webinar and for use as an ongoing resource. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify at least 3 ways people are coping with the uncertainty of COVID 2. Name 2 ways in which prevention strategies can be used to address emerging COVID concerns 3. Distinguish between emotional distress and trauma 4. Name 3 ways that post traumatic growth manifests itself 5. Identify their personal style of resilience About Maureen Underwood Maureen Underwood, LCSW was named Social Worker of the Year by the New Jersey chapter of the NASW for her work in the aftermath of 9/11. She has a practice specialty in grief and trauma and has been working with children and families impacted by trauma since the 1980s. She has just completed a May, 2020 webinar series, Trauma Informed Clinical Care During COVID19, for Monmouth County, NJ, which received an average rating of 4.79 on a 5 point Likert scale.

Southeast PTTC June Newsletter 

Central East Webinar Series: Preventing Youth Vaping Part 2: Policy Recommendations and Promising Practices for Addressing Youth Vaping Josh Esrick, MPP, and Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip August 6, 2020, 1-2 PM EST  |  View all Central East series This is part two of a two-part webinar series hosted by the Central East PTTC that focuses on preventing youth vaping and related topics. COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will examine potential policy recommendations and promising practices that may help reduce and prevent youth vaping. Due to the recency of the spread of vaping, there has been insufficient time for research to confirm evidence-based programs that can specifically prevent vaping. However, based on knowledge of the risk factors for vaping, as well as of the evidence-based cigarette and tobacco product use prevention programs, several promising practices exist. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss the current public health response to youth vaping Review challenges to youth vaping prevention Examine potential policy recommendations to prevent youth vaping Identify promising prevention practices to address youth vaping 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.               

Monthly newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC.  June 2020 issue includes resources for addressing health equity available from across the Great Lakes programs and the TTC networks. 

Monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. 

Monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. 

  The Growing Brain: A Multi-Media Presentation for Prevention Professionals   Webinar Description Are you a prevention professional looking to expand your knowledge about brain growth and the impact of substance misuse? If so, please join us for this informative webinar that will include an overview of brain anatomy, brain growth, and the chemistry of addiction. The webinar will include a number of fun and interactive components to make learning about this important topic engaging and useful. Dr. Roneet Lev will present information on the growing brain that will assist substance misuse prevention professionals in their work. At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Identify the structures of the brain including basic anatomy, the brain cell, and neurotransmitters; Describe brain growth that includes pruning, myelination, and neuroplasticity; and Identify the stages of addiction, dopamine’s hijacking role, and what can stunt brain growth.   Presenter Roneet Lev, MD, FACEP, was the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). She brought refreshing frontline medical experience to national health policy. She is a nationally acclaimed medical expert and speaker who continues to treat patients in the emergency department. As a mother of four, she relates to families who struggle. Dr. Lev uses data to drive change and is frequently quoted in print and television media. Dr. Lev is dually board certified in emergency and addiction medicine, bringing over 25 years of experience treating the frontline cases of addiction. She came to the White House as chief of the emergency department at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego.   Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - The Growing Brain: A Multi-Media Presentation for Prevention Professionals This presentation and the information contained in it is proprietary information of Roneet Lev, MD, and may not be adapted, modified, or disseminated without the prior written permission of Roneet Lev, MD. This presentation is intended to be used by prevention professionals for learning purposes only. This presentation is not 508 compliant.

The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center, and the National American Indian and Alaskan Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center are happy to invite you to a series of Virtual Learning Sessions: CULTURE IS PREVENTION. Culture is fundamental to develop a successful career or a successful organization, and building that culture is everyone's responsibility. Despite recent progress, health disparities continue a challenge among Latino/Hispanic, Native Americans, and Alaska Natives, compared with the US population as a whole. National data show the need to enhance services and access to services for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate prevention services requires an understanding of cultural competence/Humility. This session is the last of 4 sessions. Session 1: Different Cultures; One Vision (Click for Slides) Session Co-hosted by the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NHL PTTC) and the National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NAI/AN PTTC). Session 2: Spirituality In The Native American culture And Its Role In Prevention And Healing (Click for Slides) Session Hosted by the National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NAI/AN PTTC). Session 3: Spirituality in the Hispanic and Latino Culture And Its Role In Prevention And Healing (Click for Slides) Session Hosted by the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NHL PTTC). Session 4: How We Can Culturally Navigate Between The Two Communities (Click for Slides) Session Co-hosted by the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NHL PTTC) and the National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NAI/AN PTTC).

This is a recording of the fourth session in our Wellness for Providers series

Handouts for the Wellness Series Part 4: Resilience and Review event

  Lessons Learned from Implementing Evidence-Based Programs (EBPs) in a Virtual Environment   Date: July 16th, 2020   Webinar Description Join us for a conversation about what has and hasn’t worked with implementing evidence-based programs virtually. Three presenters will share their learnings. Eric Opoku Agyemang will explore what the literature suggest about best practices for virtual mentoring. Blair Brooke-Weiss will summarize recommendations for implementing Guiding Good Choices virtually and lessons from the field. Finally, AnaMaria Diaz Martinez will provide learnings from converting the Stress and Coping Program to an online format. We will also offer opportunities for participants to share their experiences from delivering evidence-based practices in virtual settings.   Presenters Eric Opoku Agyemang, is the Leadership Program Director at Puget Sound Sage where he recruits, trains, and resources emerging leaders of color to serve on decision making tables including city and municipal boards and commissions. Prior to joining Sage, Eric served as the co-founder and executive director of the Cheerful Hearts Foundation, a non-profit that uses community-based interventions to address child trafficking in the West African fishing industry. He is currently pursuing his Doctoral degree in Social Welfare at the University of Washington and an intern at the Social Development Research Group (SDRG).  Blair Brooke-Weiss, is a Senior Communities That Care Specialist, at the University of Washington, Center for Communities that Care (CTC) where she leads the Center’s training and coaching core. She is a certified Communities That Care trainer and coach. She has extensive experience providing CTC workshops and proactive technical assistance to community leaders, boards and coalitions. AnaMaria Diaz Martinez, is an Associate Professor and Human and Family Development Regional Specialist with Washington State University Extension. Her research focus is with evidence-based programs (EBPs) to address social-ecological factors through a prevention lens. She is a co-investigator on multiple federal research studies focused on cultural adaptations of evidence-based prevention programs. She is an international consultant with the PanAmerican Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) focusing on taking EBPs and addressing cultural adaptations for an international context.    Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - Lessons Learned from Implementing Evidence-Based Programs (EBPs) in a Virtual Environment   Additional Resources Best Practices for Virtual Mentoring What is Guiding Good Choices? Suggestions for Modifying Guiding Good Choices Classroom Based Training for Virtual Training using Zoom  

Media Literacy Basics for Prevention Professionals   Webinar Description Youth and young adults are bombarded with media depicting substances in a positive light, increasing the likelihood that they will use alcohol and other drugs. Building skills in youth and young adults to critically analyze media messages may help reduce the impact of the pro-substance messages on youth and young adults. This webinar will provide a basic overview of media literacy. Participants will practice identifying key concepts of media literacy and discuss ways that they can incorporate media literacy into their current prevention work.  By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: 1.    Define media literacy 2.    Describe the importance of media literacy for preventing substance misuse 3.    Identify key concepts of media literacy 4.    Name at least two new ways to incorporate media literacy into prevention practice   Presenter Kris Gabrielsen, MPH, CPS, has worked in substance misuse prevention for nearly 30 years. She served as the Associate Director of the Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), co-authored the first Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training curriculum, and co-authored the textbook Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice. She currently works with states and communities across the nation to bridge the gap between research and practice, assisting prevention professionals in maximizing their effectiveness.   Webinar Recording View Webinar   Webinar Slides Download Slides - Media Literacy Basics for Prevention Professionals   Additional Resources The Prevention Professionals' Primer on Media Literacy Media Literacy Worksheet