This session provides perspectives and insights for those seeking to address drug and alcohol issues; helpful for professionals and volunteers with limited or extensive experience, the Pyramid of Success helps anchor strategies, tools and tips that incorporate both “the head and the heart.”  

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand how the Pyramid of Success (Competence, Confidence and Commitment) can aid with quality prevention efforts
2. Become inspired by insights from long-term advocates of drug and alcohol abuse prevention
3. Enhance skills and attitudes helpful for achieving positive outcomes

Presenter:

David Anderson, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, where he worked for 28 years; he served as Professor and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Health.  Prior to that, he served as a college administration at The Ohio State University, Radford University and Ohio University. He has managed hundreds of national state and local projects while teaching graduate and undergraduate classes.  

An active researcher and writer, he has decades-long research on college drug and alcohol issues, high school youth and community efforts. The focus of his work is upon practical applications for youth, young adults, and leaders at the campus, community, state and national level, and he continues with training, speaking and research.  His most recent book is Leadership in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention: Insights from Long-Term Advocates (Routledge, 2020).  Other recent books include Health and Safety Communication: A Practical Guide Forward (2017), Wellness Issues for Higher Education (2015) and Further Wellness Issues for Higher Education (2016).  He is co-authoring a new book focusing on college drug and alcohol abuse prevention and preparing the College Alcohol Survey (1979 –2021).

He was recently appointed to a four-year term on the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s National Advisory Council.  He is active as a community leader in Celebration, Florida, where he serves as a Director and immediate past President of the Board of Directors ofthe Celebration Residential Owners Association.

Deaths by overdose and suicide continue to increase despite state and national efforts.  Individuals with substance use disorders are at increased risk for suicide.  Efforts to jointly address substance use and suicide are warranted.  This webinar describes suicide risk among those who misuse substances and details multiple strategies for joint prevention, intervention, and treatment in the community and in various service settings.

Presented by Brett Harris, DrPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, University at Albany School of Public Health

This webinar will run for one hour from 1:00-2:00pm ET.

This webinar will orient you to the basics of virtual facilitation and online learning. We’ll cover foundational strategies for initial implementation of a virtual platform, setting yourself up for success in utilizing the technology to meet your goals, and selecting an effective learning design depending on your audience.

PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited for attendance of this live webinar and the meeting will not be recorded, so we encourage you to join promptly at the start time.

This webinar developed by the Central East Prevention Technology Transfer Center (CEPTTC) will discuss strategies used by the Baltimore City Police Department to shift the attitudes and culture of law enforcement officers from a “criminalization focus” approach to “chronic disease focus “approach when responding to calls for individuals using illicit substances. The webinar will discuss how law enforcement can team up and strategically collaborate with preventionists.

Learning Objectives:

• Introduce the Baltimore City Police Department and their history with addressing the opioid epidemic and other illicit substances
• Identify the strategies used to shift the attitudes of Law Enforcement Officers
• Share how the changed attitude/mind shift of officers affect the interactions and response to calls for individuals misusing substances
   

This session will look at ways to utilize technology to manage coalition staff and engage your coalition members. The session will focus on the use of Zoom, Slack and Trello to manage staff, activities and engage the coalition. 

Adult Trainer: Rick Collins

Join Meeting

Visit https://www.preventcoalition.org/rural/get-involved/ for a calendar invitation.  

The Rural Office Hours are dedicated time to support coalition staff, leaders and volunteers implement their work and get technical assistance for program planning. These are drop-in meetings with no formal agenda or required preparation. Rural Representatives and staff are ready and waiting to share about the Rural Network, or support providers with prevention. 

Who We Are

The Rural Network is a group of volunteers and leaders across Washington state building resiliency and safeguarding youth. We all represent rural populations and create a unified prevention approach. We’re parents, youth, school staff, business owners, medical professionals, law enforcement, government workers, faith-based organizations, and more. Together we’re convening a network of rural voices and developing supports to meet population needs.

The Rural Network is an initiative of Prevent, funded by the Youth Marijuana Prevention & Education Program of the Washington State Department of Health. Huge support comes from the fiscal agent, ESD 112. Prevent has been connecting and supporting communities since 2003. Additional initiatives are funded by state and federal grants, made possible by volunteers like you.

Who We Serve

We represent the voices of rural populations across Washington. A map of rural communities is located on our website at www.preventcoalition.org/rural. 

Our Work

We’re identifying key populations in Washington, assessing the unique risk and protective factors rural communities face, developing tools and supports, uncovering the greatest gaps in prevention/education resources and seeking to bridge these gaps. Together we’ll discover what works and what doesn’t with prevention in rural communities.

More Information

Visit www.preventcoaliton.org/rural. This meeting is open to all who work/live/play in rural communities, who serve rural populations, who self identify as rural or anyone who is simply interested in this program. Contact preventcoalition@esd112.org for more details. 

Stay tuned for registration information

Last minute questions about a CPWI Action Plan or Budget for 2020-21?  Want a reminder of resources and documents that are helpful when working on an Action Plan or Budget?  This semi-structured webinar will provide you an opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and hear from DBHR staff.

Ideal audience is Coordinators of CPWIs in cohorts 1-4 working towards the June 15 deadline.

Data sources like the HYS can be a bit daunting. Nevertheless, at the same time, understanding the behavioral health challenges and other experiences our youth are having is paramount to effective engagement. Our comfort with data can ultimately support the health of our young people, the financial stability of our organization regarding grant application and donor communication and ultimately make us a stronger more productive source for change. The session will show how to use the Healthy Youth Survey to find local information, compare it to statewide statistics, and suggest ways of using that information to adjust program and secure additional funding. (Open to your participants and staff).

During this first webinar in the two-part series, we will talk about the importance of gathering data for assessment and evaluation and describe the types of data to gather. Key risk and protective factors associated with substance use and mental health will be discussed. We will explore existing sources of data, assessment of data gaps, and options for collecting primary data at the local level.During this first webinar in the two-part series, we will talk about the importance of gathering data for assessment and evaluation and describe the types of data to gather. Key risk and protective factors associated with substance use and mental health will be discussed. We will explore existing sources of data, assessment of data gaps, and options for collecting primary data at the local level.

In anticipation of an uncertain return to school in the fall, planning for the long-term support of students’ social and emotional wellbeing is critical. This free webinar brings together experts from the field to discuss how schools can use the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework to plan for SEL and mental health supports for the coming academic year. The webinar will provide an interactive forum for participants to share challenges, opportunities, and ideas with one another. Sponsored by the Education Development Center and Transforming Education.  

Hosted by the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network. A series: Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 work environment will be held Mondays and Fridays from May 4, 2020 to June 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Topic: How to create training people love to attend

• Monday, June 1 – Part 1
• Friday, June 5 – Part 2

Making a Good Connection: Engaging Students and Families in School Tele-Mental Health is a three-part webinar series geared toward providers who are making the transition from in-person to telehealth services. Session content will focus on practical strategies and equity concerns related to engaging children, adolescents and families using distance technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions upon registration, enabling our Technology Transfer Center (TTC) Network specialists to shape their content to meet your needs. The presenters will devote the first segment of each hour-long presentation to a specific topic, then address attendee-submitted questions.

Certificates of attendance will be available to viewers of 50% (30 minutes) or more of the live webinar. CEUs are not offered for these sessions.

Hosted by the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network. A series: Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 work environment will be held Mondays and Fridays from May 4, 2020 to June 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Topic: Bringing your work online

• Monday, June 8 – Part 1
• Friday, June 12 – Part 2

Hello Prevention and public health partners:   

We hope you will join WA State Liquor and Cannabis Board Chair, Jane Rushford, for our first-time-ever all virtual LCB-Prevention Roundtable on Monday, June 8^th, from 10a-12p via WebEx. Register in advance here: https://tinyurl.com/LCBJune8th. See flyer for additional information.

The goal of the Roundtable is for LCB leadership to hear from you about how LCB's rules and the products we regulate are impacting the communities you serve, as well as share suggestions and solutions. It’s a chance to let LCB leadership know where you are and share your knowledge with them. I’m working with a handful of prevention folks who have come forward to help plan and make sure the topics and format are as useful as possible to everyone. Stay tuned for an agenda when we have it.

Note that this is for prevention and public health practitioners only. If there are other partners you’d like to be there (coalition members from other sectors, etc), let me know so I can approve their registration.

We appreciate your partnership as always and urge you to take care of yourselves and each other! Looking forward to “seeing” you all in June.

... Cheers, Sara

Sara Cooley Broschart | Public Health Liaison | Liquor and Cannabis Board

This message is to let you know that the symposium “Marijuana Research in Washington: People, Products and Places,” originally scheduled for June 9, 2020 has been postponed.

We are living in unprecedented times, and though we did consider keeping the symposium as a virtual event,  we feel that the spirit of networking and collaboration that has been a trademark of these events would be lost online. We also considered that a full day of online presentations would be disruptive to the lives of many of us who are trying to balance family needs, overwhelmed Wi-Fi systems, and professional lives.

As things settle, we will schedule the Symposium for sometime between Fall 2020 and Spring 2021.

Thanks for your interest and with wishes of health and well being,

Bia Carlini, on behalf of the Symposium organizing committee

Changing Behavior Through Policy Change
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
Learn about Rescue’s Policy 360® model for creating environmental changes that impact behavior. Explore strategies for engaging supporters and reaching decision-makers.

Attendance to one or all of the webinars is free; however, space is limited and registration is required to attend. Upon approval, a confirmation will be sent to you with further instructions.

Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gpLaIJ7PTjKP02OgeRH4Kw

Description: In the second webinar of the series, “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Complex Trauma, and Risk Associated with Opioid Use Disorder”, Dr. Natalie Turner-Depue will review ACEs and complex developmental trauma and discuss the risk factors related to opioid use associated with trauma exposure, in particular as it relates to rural and/or marginalized communities.    

The Center for Rural Opioid Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (CROP+TR) aims to provide training and technical assistance to rural communities for prevention, treatment, and recovery from opioid misuse. This webinar is part of a CROP+TR webinar series for prevention specialists on “Connecting Prevention to Treatment and Recovery for Opioid Use Disorder”.

CROP+TR is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and led by faculty from the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, and Extension. To learn more about CROP+TR activities, visit www.croptr.org.

Presenter: Natalie Turner-Depue, PhD, Director, Child and Family Research Unit (CAFRU) Washington State University Extension  

MW invites you to a virtual meeting with other youth mentoring programs in Washington to share what you're doing, learn from others, and discuss options.

Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) teaches best practices recommended by the nation's leading experts in the research and delivery of safer suicide care.

Substance use disorder treatment professionals make decisions every day about how to support individuals in care who may also be at risk of suicide.

For a limited time, Zero Suicide Institute at EDC's comprehensive AMSR training is being delivered virtually. Sign up now to learn about the latest safer suicide care strategies.

Date: June 10, 6 a.m.- 2 p.m. with scheduled breaks

Audience: Substance use disorder treatment professionals

Cost: $135/person (includes trainer fee, manual, and shipping)

Register by: May 27

Questions? Contact amsr@edc.org

Healthy Native Youth holds virtual gatherings the second Wednesday of every month from 10-11 a.m. Upcoming topic:

• June 10 - Prevention: Emerging topics and challenges youth face

We Are A Community of Practice

We welcome you to join Healthy Native Youth’s Community of Practice virtual gatherings held the second Wednesday of every month at 10-11 am PST. Sessions include new resources and opportunities to engage with topical experts. As a community, we share our strengths and expertise about how we will improve the lives of Native youth. Who should attend? Tribal health educators, teachers, parents, prevention specialists; people who share a passion for improving the lives of Native youth!

Remaining 2019-2020 Schedule and Topics:

• 6/10/20: Prevention: Emerging Topics & Challenges Youth Face

Text “HEALTHY” to 97779 to get a reminder with zoom connection info – OR – visit the Healthy Native Youth website for details.

Your media sector has the potential to greatly increase the impact of your strategies and sustainability.  How can you harness that power? Join this online session to learn how to build effective relationships with the media sector from first time engagement through making an ask for monetary PSA support. 

Adult Trainer: Kristina Clark

Learn from behavioral health experts in program development, implementation, and evaluation to position your program for sustainable success!

Featuring Pam Baston, MPA, MCAP, CPP; and Kathy Meyers, PhD

This is a free training opportunity intended for committed individuals looking to gain skills in:

• Identifying and documenting needs of tribal communities
• Identifying effective practices aligned with the needs of your tribal population (s) of focus 
• Strengthening workforce and organizational capacity
• Documenting and evaluating outcomes
• Bringing it all together to make the case for sustainability opportunities 

This training will be followed by self-directed project development assignments that will be reviewed with written feedback. A time commitment of 1.5 hrs. per week over a 5-6 week period will be required. A group of no greater than 20 highly motivated participants will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/national-american-indian-and-alaska-native-mhttc/event/virtual-project-enhancement-and

The purpose of this workshop is to provide education on substance use in the African American community. By participating in this workshop, participants will become educated on substance use and the stigma associated with seeking treatment in the African American community. Lastly, this workshop will discuss the lack of best practices and how to engage African Americans in substance use disorder treatment.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the impact of substance use disorder.
• Examine substance use disorder and African Americans.
• Discuss substance use disorder treatment among African Americans.

Presented by Lori Raney, MD, Jennifer Edwards, MD, and Denise Middlebrook, PhD.

The goal of this presentation is to discuss the various integrated care approaches and screening tools that are appropriate for patients with a substance use disorder. By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to accomplish the following objectives:

1. Examine and assess the different models of integrated care as compared to the substance use disorder model.
2. Identify the challenges of developing a substance use disorder model.
3. Engage substance use disorder providers in developing a substance use disorder integrated care model.

Learn about Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) tribal outreach and education resources and strategies to increase American Indian and Alaska Native enrollment in CMS programs.

These are difficult times for many families struggling to cope with job losses or working from home while managing the added responsibility of child care and home schooling. This webinar will focus on the mental health and well-being of children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic and the early data that provides insight into the challenges and opportunities for substance misuse prevention practitioners to support families and communities during this time. The webinar will also highlight many of the resources available from Child Trends, the nation’s leading research organization focused exclusively on improving the lives of children and youth, especially those who are most vulnerable. The webinar will also discuss how these resources can be applied in your agency and community setting.

Presenter: Jessica Bartlett, MSW, PhD, Co-Director, Early Childhood Research, Child

We all know about mindfulness. We’ve read the articles and books, listened to the speakers and the podcasts. But how do we integrate mindfulness into our lives, in a meaningful way? Mike Sacco has been quietly living a life of meditation and mindfulness while working, being in relationship as husband, father, friend, and not incidentally the founder and director of the UDistrict Foundation Mentoring Program in Spokane.

Goal:
Practical ideas and practices so that we can use mindfulness in the workplace and relationships. This will be about the inner landscape that impacts relationships between mentoring program staff or mentor and mentee.

Course Content:

• A brief working definition of mindfulness: Being present:
- Attention or bringing presence.
- Intention or bringing our best selves to relationships and circumstances.
• Barriers to being present and bringing presence.
• Pathways to present/presence.
• Personal practices:
- Sitting meditation (various types)
- Walking meditation
- Guided meditation
- Reminders
- Writing
- Resources

Life changing objectives for attendees:
I’m unconcerned about what any of us learn in this brief time together. I’m hopeful that we all take away one change that edges us closer to sanity. Just one thing that makes a difference in the parts of life that are really hard. My husband. My daughter. My coworker. The constant activity in my mind that I can’t shut off.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is pleased to announce a Mental & Behavioral Health Webinar Series. The 4-part series will address anxiety, substance misuse, suicide prevention, and intimate partner violence among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN).

The second Mental and Behavioral Health webinar will explore substance use and misuse during the COVID-10 pandemic in American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) communities. The discussion will include general background on substance use; how feelings of anxiety, fear, stress and/or worry during the current global pandemic may contribute to increased use; resources and coping mechanisms that may help; and treatment and harm reduction strategies that could help those struggling with addiction; as well as time for questions and answers with all attendees. This webinar is designed for community members, Tribal health and behavioral health professionals, Tribal leaders, and partners alike.   

Hosted by the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network. A series: Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 work environment will be held Mondays and Fridays from May 4, 2020 to June 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Topic: Brining your work online

• Monday, June 8 – Part 1
• Friday, June 12 – Part 2

Coalitions that are sustainable are better-positioned to affect long-term population-level change. Similarly, coalitions that utilize effective business practices are more sustainable. This session will explore simple business principles and give coalitions tools to effectively run their coalition like a business. 

Adult Trainer: Stephanie Strutner

As the country’s leading champion of lung health, the American Lung Association puts the well-being and health of our community first and foremost. We have been closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), state and local health departments and our medical experts throughout this emerging public health situation. We are working to minimize the risk to all, especially those with lung disease or an impaired immune system. With that in mind, we are taking extra measures to adapt our mission delivery to a temporary virtual platform.

As a result, all Freedom From Smoking® Facilitator Trainings will take place virtually through June 30, 2020.

The first three modules of the training are available online on-demand and must be completed prior to the three-hour live web-based Facilitator Skill Builder Workshop:

• Module 1: Tobacco Basics (40 minutes)
• Module 2: How to Help People Quit (60 minutes)
• Module 3: Freedom From Smoking Facilitator Training (3 hours)

The three-hour live web-based Facilitator Skill Builder Workshop will take place on June 18, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Registration is required to attend. Space is limited. Cost to participate in the training is $400, which includes a 3-year Freedom From Smoking® Facilitator certification.

By completing the Freedom From Smoking® Facilitator Training program, you are helping to make a positive impact in your community. Participants will be certified to lead Freedom From Smoking® group clinics and help tobacco users end their addiction and begin a new tobacco-free phase of their lives.

Please call Rachel Ram at 917-210-5643 if you do not receive a confirmation or if you have any questions.

This webinar will run for one hour from 1:00-2:00pm ET.

This webinar will build upon foundational concepts of virtual facilitation by taking a deeper dive into best practices in this space. You’ll learn how to creatively shape your content and format to align with meeting goals as well as effective strategies for engaging with your audience - whether they be staff, training participants or clients.

PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited for attendance of this live webinar and the meeting will not be recorded, so we encourage you to join promptly at the start time.

This webinar is the first installment in the webinar series: Key Elements of Effective Coalitions. The initial webinar will introduce and define, through research, the six elements to have a strong relationship to effective coalitions. These six elements are the starting place for prevention practitioners and community coalition’s members to reflect upon and discuss as part of healthy coalition building and maintenance efforts.

Webinar Learning Objectives:

• Introduce the six-part series for the “Effective Coalition”
• Define each of the six elements of an effective coalition
• Describe the relationship of the six elements to the adoption of a science-based approach to prevention
• Examine how to apply the six elements to achieve intended outcomes
• Share examples of how the six elements can be used to strengthen a coalition during a time of national crisis

Presenter: Kevin P. Haggerty, MSW, PhD, Professor, UW School of Social Work, Director, Social Development Research Group, PI/Director, Northwest PTTC

Contact Hours offered: 1 (free) NAADAC contact hour upon attendance.

Join Meeting

Visit https://www.preventcoalition.org/rural/get-involved/ for a calendar invitation.  

Who We Are

The Rural Network is a group of volunteers and leaders across Washington state building resiliency and safeguarding youth. We all represent rural populations and create a unified prevention approach. We’re parents, youth, school staff, business owners, medical professionals, law enforcement, government workers, faith-based organizations, and more. Together we’re convening a network of rural voices and developing supports to meet population needs.

The Rural Network is an initiative of Prevent, funded by the Youth Marijuana Prevention & Education Program of the Washington State Department of Health. Huge support comes from the fiscal agent, ESD 112. Prevent has been connecting and supporting communities since 2003. Additional initiatives are funded by state and federal grants, made possible by volunteers like you.

Who We Serve

We represent the voices of rural populations across Washington. A map of rural communities is located on our website at www.preventcoalition.org/rural. 

Our Work

We’re identifying key populations in Washington, assessing the unique risk and protective factors rural communities face, developing tools and supports, uncovering the greatest gaps in prevention/education resources and seeking to bridge these gaps. Together we’ll discover what works and what doesn’t with prevention in rural communities.

More Information

Visit www.preventcoaliton.org/rural. This meeting is open to all who work/live/play in rural communities, who serve rural populations, who self identify as rural or anyone who is simply interested in this program. Contact preventcoalition@esd112.org for more details. 

All too often, our young people are engaged and invested in structures that run counter to the development of resilience and a growth mindset. Young people are discovering they lack the flexibility and malleability they need to manage adversity.
Resilience is the ability to achieve in the face of adversity: to bend, rather than break. So, how can mentors help youth become more resilient, and what are the structures around us that get in the way. Let’s explore how our differences, struggles and investments make us more gracious and productive participants in these complex times. (This workshop is designed for students, parents, educators and the community at large).

Learning objectives:
• Participants will gain an understanding of the nature of crisis and the disorganization and recovery that follows.
• Participants will understand the foundations of resilience building and connect these structures to practical application.
• Participants will become invigorated in their work to support the self-worth, esteem and general success of those they serve.

About Minerva TA Calls:

During this second webinar in the two-part series, we will discuss data quality and quantity – having enough data, and having the right data. Processes for prioritizing risk and protective factors to determine which to address with prevention efforts will be described, and examples will be shared. This webinar will conclude with recommendations for ongoing monitoring to inform evaluation efforts.

Hosted by the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network. A series: Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 work environment will be held Mondays and Fridays from May 4, 2020 to June 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Topic: What's next: Transitioning back to the office environment

• Monday, June 15 – Part 1
• Friday, June 19 – Part 2

Marijuana edibles, synthetics and other popular youth based drug products/trends
Friday June 19, 2020 - (9am to 10:30am Pacific)

This session will highlight various forms of popular marijuana edibles.  Furthermore, the session will talk about various different synthetic drugs some of which can be placed into edible forms.  Attendees will also learn the differences between the different drug edibles and the various forms of synthetic drugs.  Finally, this session will cover popular youth drug clothing and drug terms.

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HrCawuiVSxiiDlDkqTRwXQ

This webinar will examine data on the rise and scope of vaping, and how it contrasts with previous tobacco use data. It will also examine the known risk factors that contributed to this rise, such as ease of availability, low perceptions of harm, and lack of environmental strategies to prevent use. The webinar will also discuss the issue and current status of acute lung injuries caused by vaping.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the importance of youth vaping as a prevention priority
• Explore prevalence data on vaping and tobacco product use
• Discuss known risk factors for vaping use
• Identify areas where further research is required
   

Course Description:
This webinar will examine data on the rise and scope of vaping, and how it contrasts with previous tobacco use data. It will also examine the known risk factors that contributed to this rise, such as ease of availability, low perceptions of harm, and lack of environmental strategies to prevent use. The webinar will also discuss the issue and current status of acute lung injuries caused by vaping.

Learning Objectives:
·       Explain the importance of youth vaping as a prevention priority

·       Explore prevalence data on vaping and tobacco product use

·       Discuss known risk factors for vaping use

·       Identify areas where further research is required

This is a a follow-up from the 2019 Provider Meeting, and based on feedback from providers at the January Learning Community Meeting, we will be offering a second Listening Session on June 25th from 11:30-1:00. During this time providers will have an opportunity to answer some key questions and provide feedback to the SUD Prevention and MH Promotion leadership.

Participants completing this course will be able to:

1) explain how the response to COVID-19 is exacerbating the opioid crisis in America

2) explain why excessive and prolonged isolation and social distancing is compromising patients suffering from anxiety, depression, and addiction.

3) describe major changes in SAMHSA guidelines related to COVID-19.

4) describe new guidelines for prescribing Methadone, Buprenorphine, & Naloxone.

5) outline the effects of opioid addiction on pulmonary and immune function.

6) describe practical strategies for managing chronic pain and protecting access to medical care despite pandemic precautions.

7) describe how the information in this course can be utilized to improve patient care and patient outcomes.

These calls are for all DBHR providers, including those from prevention, mental health, substance use, and gambling support services. They will now be held every other Tuesday starting on May 19.