Research suggests that race and ethnicity are predictors of how services are delivered, and implicit bias is one component that has been identified as influencing the provision of poor care. The elusiveness of unconscious bias underscores provider perception, unwitting use of stigmatic language, and influences assumptions and microaggressions affecting a person's capacity to respond to […]

During this virtual training we call for preventionists to shift their approach in response to the changing cannabis policy and industry landscape. Cannabis marketing trends have moved far beyond selling a “high” to promoting a lifestyle. In this session, we’ll highlight prevention strategies applicable to a variety of state regulatory frameworks and build confidence and skills […]

Prevention professionals should ensure that the interventions implemented in their communities are effective for and appropriate to people in need of services. This includes ensuring that populations which are under-served or disadvantaged have access to preventions services tailored and relevant to their needs. Due to various systematic issues, many populations have historically not received such […]

Exposure to traumatic and stressful events can impact the physical and mental health as well as overall well-being of families and providers of primary care. This 1-hour webinar will define and explore the impacts of trauma and ways health care organizations can provide trauma-informed care. Objectives: Summarize foundational overview of traumatic life experiences and outcomes Discuss […]

COVID-19 changed how people access healthcare, how people receive healthcare, and how healthcare professionals deliver care. Regardless of your professional role during COVID-19 or your personal feelings about COVID, the pandemic has been a collective trauma in our history and the residue on health professionals is real. While trauma is often experienced individually, a collective […]

In this 90-minute virtual training, participants will learn skills to present data in a manner that best resonates with their audience. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After this session participants will be able to: ● Choose the most effective chart for their data ● Use color for emphasis and action ● Use data in context for maximum (and […]

Mitigating bias in hiring and promoting practices in the behavioral health field is a priority.  Behavioral health practitioners are required now more than ever to pay closer attention to these challenges in the workplace. Join us for a discussion around increasing awareness, effectively navigating challenges, and moving towards action. Learning Objectives:  Define what professionalism means […]

National data cite “inadequate housing” as a factor in over 13% of child removals that result in a termination of parental rights (2020 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System). The term includes unhoused (homeless) families; unsafe housing; as well as housing that lacks enough bedrooms, adequate water and sanitation, power, heat, etc. This forum […]

Data now show that girls and young women, ages 12 to 20, are drinking more alcohol than their male counterparts. There are some key considerations that prevention specialists should know as they design strategies to curb harmful drinking behaviors among girls, such as the association between underage drinking and mental health conditions including depression and […]