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The suicide rates for Black children ages 5 to 11 has exceeded that of any other ethnic group, according to new research by Dr. Michael Lindsey. He will present this data along with the disparate health outcomes between Blacks and Whites tied to socioeconomic issues, poverty, nutrition, violence, and racism. This webinar will review signs and symptoms of depression, suicide and anxiety in Black children. It will also explore the importance of access to care, particularly school mental health services, as well as preventive measures.

Presenter: Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH, is the Executive Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University (NYU), the Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow. He also leads a university-wide initiative to reduce inequality. In this role, he leads a team of researchers, clinicians, social workers and other professionals who are committed to creating new knowledge about the root causes of poverty, developing evidence-based interventions to address its consequences, and rapidly translating their findings into action through policy and best practices. Previously, He was an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland (UMD) School of Social Work and a Faculty Affiliate at the UMD Department of Psychiatry’s Center for School Mental Health. Dr. Lindsey also leads the working group of experts supporting the Congressional Black Caucus’ Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health. Dr. Lindsey holds a PhD in social work and MPH from the University of Pittsburgh, an MSW from Howard University, and a BA in sociology from Morehouse College. Learning Objectives:

• Examine the prevalence rates of child and adolescent suicide in the U.S.
• Examine the prevalence rates regarding mental health treatment among U.S. children and adolescents, including some of the antecedent reasons.
• Examine the implications for policy-level interventions, research, and practice solutions to combat this epidemic.

Learn how the city of Denver, Colorado planned for and implemented its “High Cost” Marijuana Prevention Campaign. The following information will be provided:

• How the city of Denver determined a campaign was needed
• How the campaign is funded
• Process by which the campaign was created and implemented
• Lessons learned from when the campaign started until now
• Overview of the “High Costs” campaign website, social media, etc.

Presenter: Eric Escudero

Solicitation webinar to discuss the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) FY20 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination of these types. Applicants in all categories must initiate mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger at the time of admission to the program. Funding can be used to support new mentoring matches or continue existing mentoring matches at the time of application. 

Preregistration is required for all participants. Due to the limited time, OJJDP encourages participants to review the solicitation and submit any questions they may have in advance and no later than 3 days prior. 

• Submit your questions to grants@ncjrs.gov with the subject as “Questions for OJJDP FY 2020 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative Webinar.”
• After the webinar, you will find the webinar recording uploaded here. 

All applicants applying to the FY 2020 DFC Program are encouraged to attend at least one of the FY 2020 DFC Applicant Workshop Webinars.

• Wednesday, March 4, 2020
  11am-1pm (Pacific)
  Conference Phone Number: 1-800-369-1994
  Participant Passcode: 7789476
  Link: https://comm.adobeconnect.com/drugfreecommunities

• Monday, March 16, 2020
  11am-1pm (Pacific)
  Conference Phone Number: 1-800-369-1994
  Participant Passcode: 7789476
  Link: https://comm.adobeconnect.com/drugfreecommunities

There is no advanced “registration” with these links.  Instead, use the links above to join the webinar at the date/time they are being offered.

Learn about the scope of administrative law, why it is important for public health, and foundational principles. Engage with the speakers to learn how these legal principles influence the broad range of public health powers and set limits that protect individual rights.

Dr. Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH, will present on assisting community leaders on the psychosocial impacts of disaster with annotations for pandemics. He will focus on understanding the importance of risk communication to mitigate mental health problems during disasters, review the phases of disaster as it pertains to mental health, and provide an overview of risk and protective factors for individuals and communities faced with disaster.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of risk communication to mitigate mental health problems during disasters.
• Learn the phases of disaster as it pertains to mental health.
• Understand risk and protective factors for individuals and communities faced with disaster.

Presenter: Dr. Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. McLean was previously the Medical Director of the North Dakota Department of Human Services. He has served on a number of clinical, administrative and regulatory boards including medical licensing and professional health programs. In 2011, Dr. McLean received the American Psychiatric Association Bruno Lima Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Psychiatry and brings this notable experience to the session. He is Technical Trainer with the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.
 

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) new Rural Youth Engagement Toolkit was created for Grangers, young people, coalitions, community-serving organizations, religious organizations and any other group that seeks to meaningfully engage rural youth to address substance misuse issues in their communities and achieve positive community change through comprehensive strategies with a focus on policy and advocacy.

This toolkit was created by CADCA, in partnership with The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry with the generous support of the Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative (RALI), with content contributions from the STAND Coalition of Scott County, Tennessee and the Rural Youth Advisory Council, composed of rural youth throughout America who care about positive community change.

In spring 2015, the HIV outbreak caused by injection drug use in rural Scott County, Indiana, made headlines around the world. More than 200 cases were confirmed in the town of Austin, affecting one-fifth of its population of 4,200. This rural county faced multiple challenges in addressing the outbreak: poverty, high unemployment, and limited access to medical care, compounded by a devastating shortage of substance use disorder treatment and recovery services.

Today, nearly all the people who contracted HIV during the 2015 outbreak are virally suppressed. In just four years, the number of people in recovery has increased by 1000%, new Hepatitis C cases are declining, and new HIV cases have plummeted by over 97% to just 5 in 2018.

In this 1.5 hour webinar, Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health shares insights on some of the upstream life events, traumas, and challenges that may contribute to opioid misuse for people living in rural communities. Dr. Will Cooke of Scott County will provide an overview of the community-based approach that is helping to reclaim the lives of people with opioid use disorder and transform Scott County.

POSTPONED - The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) is hosting a Listen and Learn forum about draft conceptual rules regarding the voluntary cannabis licensee consultation and education program.

The meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 20020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. has been changed to Wednesday, March 17, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. via zoom only. This meeting is being conducted in a virtual environment in alignment with guidance and recommendations issued by the Governor’s office.

As you may recall, the Board began to consider revisions to existing enforcement guidelines by initiating a formal rule inquiry under in October, 2018. Those efforts were extended by the passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5318 during the 2019 regular session of the Washington State legislature, and a completely redesigned penalty rule framework was adopted on January 22, 2020.

ESSB 5318 emphasized a strong focus on compliance, education, and enforcement in the oversight of the regulated cannabis market. The bill mandated that in addition to revising existing penalty rules, that the Board adopt rules to perfect and expand existing programs for compliance education for licensed cannabis businesses and their employees. The program must include recommendations on abating violations described in chapter 69.50 RCW, and be developed in consultation with licensees and their employees. The Board approved the filing of a CR101 on July 17, 2019 as WSR 19-15-074 to begin this work.

Following recruitment of licensees, WSLCB held two meetings to develop the draft conceptual rules we’ll be discussing during this Listen and Learn session. These draft conceptual rules reflect an engaged and inclusive developmental process that embodies not only WSLCB’s commitment to regulatory stability and consistency, but the intent of ESSB 5318, and the input of licensees.  

An agenda is attached to help you prepare. Please come prepared to offer feedback and suggestions regarding this new rule section and the draft conceptual rules.

Please remember that we are still in the developmental phase of rulemaking, and these are not proposed or final rules. To help you prepare for this listen/learn/contribute forum, please review the guidance document prepared for this and future forums.

Questions? Contact Kathy Hoffman at katherine.hoffman@lcb.wa.gov

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Webinar Objectives:

1. Explore the contents in the SPORT PPW program manuals for high school, middle school and elementary school youth.
2. Compare scripts for providing SPORT PPW to youth individually and in group settings.
3. Review PowerPoint slides and reproducible materials found in the program digital downloads.
4. Identify online program implementation and evaluation support materials.

Michael A. Nader, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, will be discussing the way different classes of drugs impact specific regions of the brain. He’ll also talk about how various models of laboratory research on substance misuse can shape future prevention and treatment efforts.

This webinar will introduce the Center for Health and Safety Culture, our diverse staff, the Positive Culture Framework for improving health and safety, and the multitude of services offered to support communities and organizations in their efforts to transform culture. At the Center, we understand the challenges of cultural transformation and use the latest science to address complex social issues to improve health and safety in a sustainable way. Learn about the organization’s logic model, framework, and what we can do to help your organization and community reach their health and safety goals.

CBO Check-In Call - March 2020
Wed, Mar 18, 2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (PDT)

Please register for CBO Check-in Call - March 2020 on Mar 18, 2020 2:00 PM PDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/720488383877805837. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar and your unique meeting link.

You can also join by phone by calling +1 (415) 655-0060.

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Webinar Objectives:

1. Explore the contents in the Vaping and Marijuana PPW program manuals for high school and middle school adolescents.
2. Compare scripts for providing Vaping and Marijuana PPW to youth individually and in group settings.
3. Review PowerPoint slides and reproducible materials found in the program digital downloads.
4. Identify online program implementation and evaluation support materials.

Join us for training on the Science & Power of Hope, featuring Dr. Chan Hellman.  Hope is real, hope is measureable, and hope is malleable.  Youth who demonstrate higher hope do better in school, report less substance use, and experience less anxiety and depression.  Learn how motivation and pathways are keys to achieving goals and experiencing a better life.  Space is limited!  See attached flyer for more details.

SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) provides practitioners with comprehensive guidance to more effectively address substance misuse and related behavioral health problems in their communities. This seven-part webinar series will explore this five-step, data-driven process to identify genuine prevention needs, build capacity and plans to address those needs, implement effective programs and interventions, and evaluate and continually improve prevention efforts.

At each step of the SPF, and in separate sessions, practitioners will learn to integrate the guiding principles of cultural competence and sustainability to help support the implementation of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). 

Certificates for prevention hours will be available upon registration and completion of the webinar.

Each webinar is one hour and will begin at 8:00 a.m. PST

• February 25, Part 1: Assessment, will introduce the SPF and explore how to identify the needs of the community using data.

• March 24, Part 2: Capacity Building, will guide participants through the process of improving community readiness and increasing the resources available to address prevention efforts.

• April 21, Part 3: Planning, will prepare participants to plan to address identified needs

• May 19, Part 4: Implementation, will provide participants with the tools needed to implement prevention programs, policies, and practices with fidelity and effectiveness.

• June 23, Part 5: Evaluation, will offer helpful guides for the collection and analysis of prevention strategies and teach participants how to modify programming for future enhanced results.

• July 21, Part 6: Sustainability, will provide participants with the elements of a sustainable prevention program and how to integrate sustainability into each step of the SPF.

• August 25, Part 7: Cultural Competency, will prepare the participant to demonstrate cultural competence at the individual, organizational and system-level at each step of the SPF.

This presentation will introduce the science of hope and its ability to 1: buffer adversity and stress, 2: lead to positive outcomes, and 3: is a strength that can be nurtured with targeted intervention. Hope is an important protective factor that enables individuals and families to thrive.  Hope is also an important coping resource to vicarious trauma and burnout among service providers.  This workshop will present the science of Hope as a psychological strength in our ability to cope with traumatic experiences and flourish toward future goals.  This presentation will show how (1) hope predicts adaptive outcomes, (2) hope buffers the effects of adversity, and (3) hope can be influenced and sustained.  This workshop will also present “hands-on” tools to assess and nurture hope across the lifespan. Attendees will be invited to participate in small group discussions looking at their work from a hope centered approach. Attendees will also be asked to examine how they are a pathway for clients to achieve goals and how they can help clients see them as pathways and not barriers.

Presenter:

Kody Russell is the Executive Director of Kitsap Strong and an engaging and entertaining “MASTER Trainer” certified in the ACEInterface NEAR sciences (neuroscience, epigenetics, Adverse Childhood Experiences – ACEs, & resiliency) curriculum, who uses storytelling & lived experience to help people understand complex information. As Executive Director, Kody provides support to 100+ agencies working to implement NEAR sciences & become a trauma-informed community.

Drs. Nielsen and Fox are working with schools throughout the region to address student mental health. Communities of Practice (CoP) have been developed and in this third training, Drs. Nielsen and Fox will be speaking to symptoms of stress and anxiety and the impact on learning. They will explain the purpose of the Calm Moments Cards program and assist in the development of plans for using Calm Moments Cards. This training is a private event. If you are interested in similar training for your school, please contact Sarah Nielsen at at sarah.k.nielsen@UND.edu.

While schools are well-aware of the importance of supporting the social, emotional, and mental health of their students, these supports are often fragmented, resulting in patchwork programming that strains limited resources and leaves many children without the services they need.

Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) offer a practical response to this challenge. This webinar will explore a process for developing MTSS that address the social and emotional needs of all students. Specifically, we will examine practical approaches to:

• Integrating into classroom instruction and school-wide policies practices that promote social and emotional learning (SEL)

• Selecting and administering SEL assessments and mental health screeners to identify struggling students

• Selecting and implementing evidence-based interventions using data-driven processes

• Establishing clear roles and referral processes for students with significant mental health needs

• Identifying and securing outside funding to support comprehensive SEL and mental health systems

Please register for LCM March on Mar 25, 2020 8:00 AM PDT at:

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NOTE: Registration shows meeting time as 8:00-1:00 PM to allow for set-up and closeout. Actual meeting time is from 9:00-11:00 AM with a 3rd-hour training from 11:00-12:00 PM. 

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Hosted by the National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network.

This webinar will help prevention practitioners improve communications around substance use prevention in their communities with the Science of the Positive, a framework that promotes protective factors, increases healthy norms, and positively transforms community cultures. This webinar will provide attendees with a new communication skill that can be used immediately to address the very challenging issues of substance misuse prevention.

After completion of the webinar, participants will:

1. Understand the Science of the Positive Framework
2. Identify ways to use the Positive Community Norms Approach to correct misperceptions and impact behavior.
3. Identify how to balance both hope and concern in communications.

Adolescence—the developmental period that spans ages 10 through 25—is a period of growth and learning that provides opportunities for lifelong impact. Access to appropriate health care services is important for adolescents, both to ensure their well-being today, as they experience the bumps and stresses of adolescent life, and to ensure their well-being for a lifetime by addressing behaviors that impact their long-term health, such as diet, exercise, and substance use. Yet many adolescents – particularly ethnic and racial minority adolescents – face a variety of barriers to accessing health care, such as financial barriers, privacy concerns, and long wait times. In addition, many of the health issues adolescents confront are rooted in the social determinants of health (e.g., income, physical environment, housing, etc.) and driven by underlying social and economic inequalities.

This webinar will explore the opportunities for creating an adolescent-friendly health care system. Two members of the expert committee that authored The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth, Claire Brindis (University of California, San Francisco) and Stephen Russell (University of Texas at Austin) will discuss recent advances in our understanding of adolescence and opportunities for applying them to support the health of all young people. Practitioners, advocates, researchers, parents, and adolescents are encouraged to register.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB), in collaboration with the Native Center for Behavioral Health (NCBH), will present a one hour webinar on Thursday, March 26, 2020 beginning at 1:00 PM ET. This webinar will go more in depth about the services offered by NCBH and will be presented by Dr. Anne Skinstad.

The Native Center for Behavioral Health is a research center located within the University Of Iowa College Of Public Health. They have developed programs to assist behavioral health providers in understanding and implementing Native American & Alaskan Native cultural competency when providing services. They have transfer programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the areas of addiction (ATTC), mental health (MHTTC), and prevention (PTTC), as well as tribal opioid response technical assistance (TOR TA), mental health technical assistance for K-12 schools (MHTTC-Supplement), and a Tribal College and University Initiative.

NCBH's mission is to “serve subject-matter experts on culturally informed prevention practices, addiction treatment, recovery, mental health services, and support behavioral health professionals” by using evidence and experiential based methods. Services include trainings on curriculum, distance learning, newsletter, and specialty services. These trainings include Native American Curriculum, Alcohol and Drug Exam Review Training, Problem Gambling, The Spirit of Communication: Motivational Interviewing and American Indian Teachings; Ethics; and DSM-5 Training. Distance learning includes webinars on Essential Substance Abuse Skills, Mental Health Topics for Native American, Native American & Alaskan Native Behavioral Health, and Prevention for Native American & Alaskan Native. They also have a newsletter, which is released quarterly on work that has been done by ATTC. Additionally, NCBH has specialty in leadership academy, Spirituality and Behavioral Health, an annual symposium, and Dr. Duane Mackey “Waktaya Naji” Leadership. Lastly, products are for sale including publications.

This six-part webinar series developed by the Central East PTTC will support and build the capacity of the prevention workforce. The series is a skill building training that will detail the steps to implementing a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to prevention using the five stages of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework: 1) Needs Assessment, 2) Building Capacity, 3) Planning, 4) Implementation, and 5) Evaluation. The series will explain the importance of each stage and what aspects of the strategic planning process they cover, techniques for completing each stage, and strategies for overcoming obstacles. This series will also discuss other relevant topics, such as: ethical approaches to prevention, how to prioritize data, and how to modify programs, among others.

Explore the key rules that guide common responsibilities of public health agencies. Learn about speakers’ on-the-ground experiences in applying administrative law principles, including examples relevant in a range of disciplines and jurisdictions. Participate in a Q&A session with the speakers.