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Translations     Hispanic and Latinos are expected to reach one quarter of the U.S population by the year 2050, and are at a disproportionate risk for negative behavioral health outcomes such as substance use and alcoholism (National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2007), sexually transmitted illnesses such as HIV (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007), and mental health concerns (Prado et al., 2006). With this knowledge, researchers have developed Evidence Based Practices that focuses on culturally based risk factors within the Latino community. Familia Adelante: Multi-risk Reduction Behavioral Health Prevention for Latino/Hispanic Youth and Families (FA) addresses the impact of acculturative stress on Latino communities and equips Latino-serving organizations with a psycho-educational curriculum that helps Latino families manage negative behavioral outcomes associated with stress exposure, and their families in family and peer communication, substance abuse prevention, HIV knowledge and perceptions of harm about high-risk behavior, and positive school bonding and behavior. Familias Unidas: is a family-centered, evidence-based substance use and sexual risk behavior prevention intervention for Hispanic youth and their families. Familias Unidas is a multi-level intervention that targets risk (e.g., poor adolescent communication) and protective factors (e.g., parental involvement) at the family, peer, and school level.

Monthly electronic newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC.  Features news stories, upcoming events, and new products the Great Lakes programs. Also features updates from SAMHSA and the ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC Network Coordinating Offices. 

Overview Many states maintain data on substance misuse and suicide-related problems, including death rates. Mapping is used frequently to communicate this data to stakeholders. However, individual states do not always have access to the data from neighboring states, or the data is not easily comparable across state lines. In HHS Region 7, important population centers and transportation routes exist at and across state borders. Therefore, it makes sense to map and share data that is easily comparable across state boundaries. In this example, data on deaths related to ATOD use is combined with data on deaths by suicide to provide a more complete picture of behavioral health-related mortality in the across the region. Hopefully, this model of data sharing can facilitate cross-state and region-wide planning and collaboration to address behavioral health problems.    

The November 2019 Dialogue, features articles on: Addiction: National Rural Health Day | Mental Health: School Mental Health | Prevention: Engaging Primary Care Providers | ORN: Adolescent Prevention | FindTreatment.gov.  Additional sections include upcoming training and webinar events, behavioral health observances, new resources, Region 3 news, and New Resources. The Dialogue is designed to inform behavioral and mental health professionals of news and upcoming events in the Central East states. This electronic newsletter is disseminated on the first Tuesday of each month. You are encouraged to provide us with any feedback or submit articles and topics for discussion in future issues of the newsletter. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive the Dialogue, news, and training announcements, sign up here.          

Preventing Opioid Misuse and Opioid Overdose: Moving Upstream Date October 31, 2019   Description The “all hands on deck” call to address the opioid crisis has challenged our efforts to implement primary prevention that complements other efforts to address the crisis across the spectrum of behavioral health care services. This interactive webinar will explore ways to expand prevention to move our work more upstream--beyond preventing deaths from opioid overdoses to preventing the misuse that leads to those overdoses. This webinar will include an overview of 2018 NSDUH data and the risk and protective factors associated with opioid misuse and overdose, as well as a range of promising and evidence-based strategies to consider as part of creating a comprehensive plan to move the work of prevention upstream. The webinar will also explore community mobilization strategies and ways to build additional partnerships.   Learning Objectives • Describe what is known in the research about risk and protective factors associated with opioid misuse. • List a variety of interventions that prevent opioid misuse and overdoses. • List strategies that have strong evidence of effectiveness and those that have emerging or promising evidence.   Presenters Kevin Haggerty, MSW, PhD specializes in prevention programs at the community, school, and family levels. 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 for the Community Youth Development Study, which tests the effectiveness of the Communities That Care program. Michelle Frye-Spray, MS, CPS is a Project Manager at the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Michelle leverages her passion for upstream prevention with over 25 years of prevention-related experiences working with schools, communities, states, tribal organizations, and jurisdictions. Her skills include training design and facilitation; community capacity-building; and navigating culturally complex communities and systems to oversee the delivery of prevention services that are culturally appropriate and audience-specific. Alyssa O'Hair, MPH, MA, CPS is a Senior Manager, Workforce Development at the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies at the University of Nevada, Reno. With over 10 years of experience providing training and technical assistance, she currently serves as the Project Director for the Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center, which aims to build the skills of the substance abuse prevention workforce. Alyssa has extensive subject matter knowledge in training and technical assistance provision; public health approach for prevention; community needs assessments; data-driven decision-making; and evaluation design and methodology.    Webinar Slides Download Slides Here   Additional Resources Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health Read Chapter 3 on Prevention Programs and Policies   The Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids Download Document   The Prevention Paradox View the 4-minute video   Targeting Youth to Prevent Later Substance Use Disorder: An Underutilized Response to the US Opioid Crisis Download Article   Evidence for State, Community and Systems-level Prevention Strategies to Address the Opioid Crisis Download Article   Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental and Relational Health in a Statewide Sample: Associations Across Adverse Childhood Experiences Levels Download Article      

This document, available in English and Spanish, provides a list of potential state- and community-level partners to engage in opioid overdose prevention efforts.      

This document is intended to support substance use prevention stakeholders in improving their cultural competency and capacity to serve minority and vulnerable populations. It was created through a literature review of recent academic journal publications and evidence-based resource databases.   Readers will learn about: Resources and recommendations from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to improve outreach and communication with minority and vulnerable populations The impact cultural competence can have on reducing behavioral health disparities among minority and vulnerable populations Evidence-based strategies and conceptual frameworks for implementing organizational change to improve cultural competence

This tri-fold brochure gives a brief overview of the Great Lakes ATTC, PTTC, and MHTTC. Contact your Great Lakes PTTC state project manager to request hard copies. You can also use the PDF file to print your own! Great Lakes Tri-fold Brochure

Engaging the Faith Community in Substance Use Prevention: The Rationale for Partnering and Resources to Support Your Efforts  This resource guide was created as a companion to the Great Lakes PTTC two-part webinar series, Engaging the Faith Community in Substance Use Prevention.  The four-page guide gives an overview of the role of the faith community in prevention efforts and lists prevention toolkits and other resources developed by faith communities.  Click to Download: Engaging the Faith Community in Substance Use Prevention: The Rationale for Partnering and Resources to Support Your Efforts

Focus: Leadership in Prevention    

Prevention in Higher Education

Marijuana in a Changing Legal Climate

Epidemiology, the Foundation that Supports Prevention

The PTTC Network has identified seven areas to focus on the development of new resources and training for the prevention workforce across the country. One of those areas of focus is marijuana risk. A network-wide workgroup has been convened to develop and produce resources for the prevention field to use to support their efforts in implementing marijuana prevention and education. The mission of the PTTC Network Marijuana Risk Work Group is to develop training and technical assistance tools, products, and service, related specifically to marijuana risk education and prevention, that can be deployed across the nation. New England PTTC's Director, Scott Gagnon serves as the chair of this workgroup. The Marijuana Risk Work Group is pleased to release the first set of marijuana prevention and education resources. There are four products that are being released.  Each product is listed below along with a short description of the product, the suggested use, and a link to download the product.  For any questions or technical assistance needs for the utilization of these products, please contact the Northwest PTTC: [email protected]   Facts Vs Myths Information Sheet: This information sheet covers 7 common myths or misunderstandings related to marijuana. These include myths on addiction, impairment, and other health effects. Each of the 7 myths is countered with the current evidence, including citations. The goal is to provide a tool for prevention providers to help respond to and educate the public around these common myths. Use: Tool for use in prevention messaging and education to help dispel misconceptions that may persist in the community around marijuana. This tool may be also useful as a handout at prevention education events. Link to download   Cannabis Glossary – Terms by Topic There are many terms, slang words, and other nomenclatures related to marijuana. This glossary will help prevention professionals be more familiar with these terms, to increase competency when discussing these topics. Categories include plant anatomy, slang terms, terms related to marijuana products, cannabinoids, and other terms. Use: A Reference Guide for prevention providers to familiarize themselves with the many terms related to marijuana. Link to download Marijuana Science Education Slide Banks Two PowerPoint slide banks for prevention professionals to use in marijuana prevention and education work in their communities. The purpose of these slide banks is to provide prevention providers with researched and vetted tools they can feel confident in using in their marijuana prevention presentations.   “Marijuana and the Brain” focuses on the pharmacology of marijuana and how it affects the brain.Link to download “The Varied Forms, Potency, and Health Effects of Today’s Cannabis” covers the many forms of marijuana products, as well as trends in potency, and known health impacts. Link to download   Use: You can provide one or both of these slide banks as stand-alone presentations or integrate them into a presentation including local data, trends, and strategies for marijuana prevention. Each slide bank includes presenter notes to guide the speaker on presenting the information contained in the slides.  The slide banks also include references to all of the literature used to source the information presented.   NOTE: Please do not alter any of the slides. If you need additional information, please contact the Northwest PTTC: northwestpttcnetwork.org  

Our guest speaker is Officer Ryan Snow. Ryan serves fulltime as a police officer with a large university police department where he educates the community about DUI and drug-related issues. He is a certified drug recognition expert instructor and has completed hundreds of hours of training related to drugs and the impact they have on the human body. As a police officer, Ryan has firsthand knowledge of the danger that drugs bring to communities. He has spoken at numerous national and state conferences on topics related to drugs, and he has also developed training opportunities for campuses and delivered those classes at colleges and universities across the nation. Ryan’s work has been featured in webinars, newspapers, television and educational articles, and prior to law enforcement Ryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in educational administration. Before we get into the content, we would like to thank our funder the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Quick note, although funded by SAMHSA, the content of this recording does not necessarily reflect the views of SAMHSA. Ryan's interview on the DEA's Campus Drug Prevention podcast.  

What is the Connection to Infectious Disease? What is the Connection to Opioid Misuse Prevention? What are the Shared Risk Factors? What Can We Do?  

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.

---This brochure is in Spanish/Este documento es en Español--- NHL PTTC has the pleasure to share the Vaping Guide in Spanish.  This product was developed in partnership with Parents for Drug Free Kids who recently merged with Center for Addiction. Here is the link to the guide on our site that you can access and share with your contacts: https://drugfree.org/download/guia-de-vapear/

Today we will be talking with about kratom. Our guest speaker is Officer Ryan Snow. Ryan serves fulltime as a police officer with a large university police department where he educates the community about DUI and drug-related issues. He is a certified drug recognition expert instructor and has completed hundreds of hours of training related to drugs and the impact they have on the human body. As a police officer, Ryan has firsthand knowledge of the danger that drugs bring to communities. He has spoken at numerous national and state conferences on topics related to drugs, and he has also developed training opportunities for campuses and delivered those classes at colleges and universities across the nation. Ryan’s work has been featured in webinars, newspapers, television and educational articles, and prior to law enforcement Ryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in educational administration. Before we get into the content, we would like to thank our funder the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Quick note, although funded by SAMHSA, the content of this recording does not necessarily reflect the views of SAMHSA. Ryan's interview on the DEA's Campus Drug Prevention podcast.                

COURSE DESCRIPTION The lecture will provide an understanding of the current opioid epidemic and the confluences of factors that paved the way for our current state of unprecedented high rates of overdose deaths. The course will discuss and define harm reduction, and focus on one tool that is currently being employed to reduce overdose among people who use drugs (PWUD). Ultimately, the course will discuss data from studies that demonstrate PWUDs’ ability and implementation of novel life saving methods. LEARNING OBJECTIVES To learn about the phases of opioid epidemic, that resulted in the current state of a highly adulterated drug market. To understand harm reduction as a holistic response to the overdose epidemic. To learn about the history of drug checking, validated technologies, and the evidence that supports acceptability among people who use drugs. Learn about the policy barriers and facilitators of implementing drug checking as a part of a holistic response to the opioid epidemic. PRESENTER Dr. Susan Sherman is a Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Behavior and Society.  She is a social scientist whose focuses on the documenting and intervening on structural drivers of HIV/STIs and violence among people who use drugs and engage in sex work. She has conducted extensive research in India, Thailand, and Pakistan examining the role of microeconomics and peer influence on reducing HIV risk among people who use drugs and women who sell sex.  She is the Co-Director of the Baltimore HIV Collaboratory as well as the Addiction and Overdose focus area of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative.  She has recently examined the validity, acceptability, and implementation of several fentanyl testing technologies. That study led to a change in the law in Maryland regarding the legality of drug checking and informed programs  throughout the U.S.                  

Today we will be talking with about inhalants. Our guest speaker is Officer Ryan Snow. Ryan serves fulltime as a police officer with a large university police department where he educates the community about DUI and drug-related issues. He is a certified drug recognition expert instructor and has completed hundreds of hours of training related to drugs and the impact they have on the human body. As a police officer, Ryan has firsthand knowledge of the danger that drugs bring to communities. He has spoken at numerous national and state conferences on topics related to drugs, and he has also developed training opportunities for campuses and delivered those classes at colleges and universities across the nation. Ryan’s work has been featured in webinars, newspapers, television and educational articles, and prior to law enforcement Ryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in educational administration. Before we get into the content, we would like to thank our funder the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Quick note, although funded by SAMHSA, the content of this recording does not necessarily reflect the views of SAMHSA. Ryan's interview on the DEA's Campus Drug Prevention podcast.

This 90-minute webinar, part 1 of a 2-part series, will define stigma for prevention practitioners and the various levels at which it can occur. Presenter Phillip Babour will address common myths about substance use disorders that can perpetuate stigma. He will also describe changes in terminology and attitude that emphasize "person-first" rather than the de-humanization of people with substance use disorders. PowerPoint Slides 

The October 2019 Dialogue contains articles on: Addiction: National Addiction Treatment Week | Mental Health: Mental Illness Awareness Week | Prevention: Substance Abuse Prevention Week | ORN: Increasing Treatment Providers | Vaping. Additional sections include upcoming training and webinar events, behavioral health observances, new resources, Region 3 news, and New Resources. The Dialogue is designed to inform behavioral and mental health professionals of news and upcoming events in the Central East states. This electronic newsletter is disseminated on the first Tuesday of each month. You are encouraged to provide us with any feedback or submit articles and topics for discussion in future issues of the newsletter. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive the Dialogue, news, and training announcements, sign up here.          

This webinar builds upon MI’s fundamental concepts and continues development of the necessary skills to access motivation and strengthen commitment to change. Presenter Laura A. Saunders, MSSW, is the Wisconsin state project manager for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. Laura is an experienced MI trainer and a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.