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Faith institutions have the potential to touch a broader range of the community than other sectors because they reach people of all ages, economic levels and ethnicities. This webinar will present a strong, clear rationale for the role of faith leaders in working across the continuum of care, including substance use prevention. Drew Brooks is the Executive Director of Faith Partners, a non-profit organization providing leadership, administration, and training for a congregational addiction team ministry model. He has been active in church all his life and provided leadership in a number of ministries. Drew has worked in the prevention, treatment, and public health fields for more than 36 years with Hazelden, Johnson Institute, and other organizations, including providing training and consultation to faith communities, schools, and community organizations across the country. He recently served as co-chair of the Austin Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) Initiative, member of the Texas Recovery Initiative (TRI), and a member of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) 12-person team to assist the State of Texas in designing and implementing recovery-oriented supports, services, and systems.   Ben Spooner has contributed to technical assistance (TA) efforts in communities across  the nation, including work with multiple American Indian tribes. He has served as a TA provider for the Massachusetts TA system since 2012. Prior to this,his most recent work was with the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Training and Technical Assistance Center and with the Tribal Youth Program Training and Technical Assistance Center providing TA on youth substance use and violence prevention.      Additional Materials:  /media/2764 Engaging the Faith Comm. (Part 1): https://youtu.be/OH89_1QWBjk Engaging the Faith Comm. (Part 2): https://youtu.be/eypRelytCNg

Monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. October 2020 issues features project updates from our project co-directors, a state spotlight on Illinois, and the results of our National Recovery Month 2020 recovery word cloud project. 

Monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC.  September 2020 issue focus: National Recovery Month

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. 

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 COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the longstanding structures, policies and systems that have produced unfair differences in how long and well people live. This conversation will offer strategies for conducting a community assessment as part of the response to this public health emergency. Understanding how COVID-19 has impacted the social and economic factors in your community can assist leaders in prioritizing strategies critical for a customized response. This webinar will introduce resources that can help participants understand how social determinants of health affect the health of their community and evidence- based programs and policies for addressing identified priorities. Speaker:  Aliana Havrilla Ali is an Action Learning Coach at County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. She is part of a team that develops online tools to connect communities to evidence-informed strategies and community change resources, fosters peer learning and connections, delivers knowledge and skill building sessions, and recognizes and celebrates health improvement.       PPT_AccessingLocalImpactCOVID19_Havrilla_6.26.20 Transcript_AccessingLocalImpactCOVID19_Havrilla_6.26.20

Mental health professionals are bracing for what may be an epidemic of clinical depression related to COVID-19. In this webinar, Dr. Jonathan Kanter will: 1. Review the science on risk factors for depression that cause this grave warning, 2. Share the latest information on how individuals are responding to the current crisis, and 3. Propose best practices for depression prevention and treatment moving forward. Although actual rates of future depression are hard to predict, organizations will need innovative and scalable solutions, given that our mental health services delivery systems are underpowered to meet demands before this crisis. The presentation will highlight online strategies that include disseminating evidence-based mental health tips, identifying and targeting risk groups, and conducting stepped-care treatment groups, stepping to individual treatment as needed.   Presenter  Dr. Jonathan Kanter is Director of the University of Washington’s Center for the Science of Social Connection. Over the course of his career, Dr. Kanter has investigated psychosocial interventions for depression, including how to disseminate culturally appropriate, easy-to-train, evidence-based approaches, with emphasis on evidence-based treatments such as Behavioral Activation for groups who lack resources and access to care. More recently, the Center has produced research on how to improve relationships and social connectedness and on relational processes that predict relational well-being and quality of life. Dr. Kanter has published over 100 scientific papers and 9 books on these topics and his work has been funded by NIH, SAMHSA, state governmental organizations, foundations, and private donors. He is regularly invited to give talks and workshops nationally and internationally. When the COVID-19 crisis hit Seattle, the Center pivoted its resources to understand and mitigate the relational and mental health consequences of the crisis, to assist with public health efforts, and to inform the public dialogue with scientifically informed advice. Dr. Kanter has been asked to comment on the relational and mental health consequences of the crisis by, and the Center’s response to the crisis has been featured on, NPR, the BBC, the New York Times, the Huffington Post, National Geographic, and other local and national news outlets. PPT_ClinicalDepressionandCOVID19_Kanter_6.11.20 Transcript_ClinicalDepressionandCOVID19_Kanter_6.11.20

While racism and classism are not exclusive to the United States, the American paradigm is unique due to its history of slavery, conquest, and immigration.  Each new wave of immigrants to America has experienced systematic inequality in a system based on ethnic and racial oppression. The pressure of conforming and confronting this system produces stress and mental anguish, which primarily afflicts minority communities.  In the recorded presentation Liberty, Humiliation, and Identity: Race and the Suffering of America, Albert Thompson will cover how to engage in a dialogue about physical and mental health that encompasses societal morbidity. We will examine how particular events in our history demonstrate the consequences of racial views and our need to listen and engage. Behavioral health providers must consider race and the impact it has on leadership. Change leaders need to be politically and socially knowledgeable, listen, and understand a broader perspective of historical foreign and domestic policy related to race, ethnicity, and culture. To gain the agility necessary to navigate within an ever-growing diverse population in need of mental health and addiction services in our country, we must consider elevating skills that transcend culture and human-made racial boundaries.

Moving prevention strategies from in-person to a virtual environment requires thoughtful planning and multiple considerations.  The Great Lakes PTTC has created a series of resources to help prevention practitioners through this planning process, from selecting technology to adaptations and fidelity considerations. Below is a guide and two planning tools to use to support the best decision-making for moving prevention strategies into virtual environments. Click "download" above to access:  The Prevention Practitioner's Resource Guide for Virtual Events Moving "The CSAP 6" Strategies to Virtual Settings  Organizational Technology Capacity Assessment Moving Prevention To Virtual Settings Planning Worksheet              

Providing mental health services in the present and future conditions will require a new consideration for cultural elements and linguistic tools via a re-imagined perspective on policy and technology when serving culturally diverse communities. Dr. Michelle Evans will guide us through the use of these tools, the challenges, and the opportunities we now have amid a crisis. PPT_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services (PART 2, Factors To Consider)_M.Evans_04_17_20.pdf Transcript_Providing_Culturally_Relevant_Services_2.pdf

Dr. Rhodes offers insight on the effects of social distancing and stigma within Hmong communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Rhodes elaborates on the struggles facing Hmong Americans and provides social and historical context of Hmong culture that should inform providers' treatment methods and crisis response services during this difficult time. PPT_Culturally Relevant Services in Crisis(Part 3)_Rhodes_04_28_20.pdf Transcript_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services Part 3 (Hmong).pdf Hmong Transcript_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services Part 3 (Hmong).pdf

Regional Webinar: Engaging Prevention in Virtual Environments (Part 2) Recorded on May 28, 2020 Presented By: Kris Gabrielsen & Erin Ficker This 90 minute webinar will provide regional (region 5) prevention providers with the information and skills to facilitate engaging online meetings and prevention services. We will explore challenges and tips associated with working in online platforms and how to best use them in prevention work.  Transcript_EngagingPreventionVirtuallyPart2_FickerGabrielsen_5.28.20 PreventionPractionersResourceGuide_FickerGabrielsen_5.21.20 MovingCSAPVirtualEnviroments_FickerGabrielsen_5.21.20 Worksheet_TechCapacity_FickerGabrielsen_5.21.20  

This 90-minute webinar will provide Region 5 prevention providers with the information and skills to facilitate engaging online meetings and prevention services. We will explore challenges and tips associated with working in online platforms and how to best use them in prevention work.  Transcript_MovingPreventionVirtual_FickerGabrielsen_5.21.20 PreventionPractionersResourceGuide_FickerGabrielsen_5.21.20 MovingCSAPVirtualEnviroments_FickerGabrielsen_5.21.20 Worksheet_TechCapacity_FickerGabrielsen_5.21.20 CSAPStrategies_FickerGabrielson_5.21.20  

Electronic newsletter for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC, May 2020 edition

Brian Williams, MD, is an assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He works as an adult and pediatric hospitalist. His academic interests include helping protect children from second and thirdhand smoke exposure as well as reducing adolescent vaping.          Jake Levinson joined Prevention First in 2019. Jake’s areas of expertise include planning and implementing youth prevention education, school-based communication campaigns, coordinating community coalitions, engaging stakeholders in community assessment and data analysis, and grants management. Jake earned his B.A. in education from the University of Illinois at Chicago.      This webinar is a collaboration of Prevention First and the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center.  Intended Audience: ATOD prevention specialists; education administrators; teachers; community stakeholders PowerPoint: Vaping 101 Trends Among Illinois Youth Transcript: Vaping 101 Trends Among Illinois Youth

This webinar record is Part 1 of the "Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services During COVID-19" series.  Presented By: Albert Thompson Although COVID-19 continues to be a daily concern, large-scale epidemics are certainly not solely a 21st century issue. In this presentation, Thompson expands our focus from the world's present circumstances so we can better understand how society has responded to past health crises and the disproportionately devastating impact these events had, and continue to have, on marginalized populations as a result of prejudicial treatment and economic disadvantage.  TRANSCRIPT_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Serv(Part1)_Thompson_04_22_20.pdf PPT_Culturally Relevant Services in Crisis (Part 1)_A.Thompson_04_22_20.pdf  

As people stay at home and alcohol sales increase, concerns escalate among prevention professionals and public health officials around the emotional and mental risks of substance misuse amid the outbreak. We understand that economic dislocation, job loss and fear of death by disease can be triggers for substance use, which heightens the risk of other issues like suicide and domestic violence.  This webinar will be a starting point for a regional dialogue as we prepare for recovery and the important role that prevention professionals will play in the response. Transcript Presentation Power Point Speakers: Jennifer Myers, MA Training Development Manager Violence and Trauma Team at EDC   Jennifer Myers, M.A. is a mental health professional, consultant, and trainer who has worked to create trauma-sensitive systems throughout her career. She is currently the Training Development Manager for the Violence and Trauma team at Education Development Center (EDC). Jennifer is a thought leader and content expert developing violence prevention, resiliency, and trauma-informed resources and trainings across the prevention spectrum nationally and internationally. She has advised and guided community, school, and health systems in the areas of violence and suicide prevention, mental health promotion, and resilience. She has over 18 years of mental health, crisis response, and substance misuse counseling experience in a variety of settings working with diverse populations including university students, veterans, and LGBTQ individuals. She is a master trainer for Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk and H.O.P.E. Suicide Prevention for Crime Victims. Prior to joining EDC, she was the Assistant Director of Mental Health Initiatives and the Coordinator of Suicide Prevention at the University of South Carolina. At the University, Jennifer led the mental health response to critical incidents including natural disasters and campus violence. Jennifer holds an MA in Counseling and a BS in Psychology from Ball State University. Chuck Klevgaard, BSW Chuck Klevgaard  delivers training and technical assistance to support substance misuse prevention throughout the Midwest. Klevgaard has supported communities and health agencies as they adopt evidence-based alcohol, opioid, and other substance misuse programs or policies. Klevgaard also serves as a prevention manager to the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center. Klevgaard earned his BSW from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is a Certified Senior Prevention Specialist through the Illinois Certification Board, Inc.

As sheltering in place becomes the new normal in many areas of the US, millions are experiencing isolation, financial insecurity, and unprecedented levels of stress—at a time when physical distancing separates people from the support systems they need most.   And as we move into the planning for our response, let’s remember that prevention practitioners have a proven track record of success in coordinating local public health responses to health emergencies. National emergency epidemiologic data demonstrate that state and local prevention efforts work: the overall prevalence of drinking among 12- to 20-year olds has declined by 32.9 percent since 2004, due in part to effective prevention initiatives.   

April 2020 issue of the Great Lakes Current, with a special focus on responding to COVID-19.  Includes links to resources and information produced by the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC, as well as the other TTC programs across the country. 

The Great Lakes Current YouTube Channel brings you recorded webinars hosted by the Great Lakes PTTC as well as our partner projects,  Great Lakes ATTC and Great Lakes MHTTC. Subscribe to the Great Lakes Current to receive automatic notifications of new recordings.   

The Great Lakes Wave podcast channel is available on all of the top podcasting platforms, including Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Breaker. New episodes and podcast series are added regularly!  

Part 2 of the Alcohol Policy Series is presented by Kellie Henrichs (Prevention First) and Chuck Klevgaard (Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center). Lawmakers have developed, enacted, and applied a variety of policy strategies that target society- and community-level influences to reduce underage drinking and its associated consequences. This webinar will highlight Social Host Liability Laws aimed at decreasing social access to alcohol by underage youth and deterring underage drinking parties.   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Transcript_Alcohol Policy Series (2) Social Host Liability Laws