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 […]

This webinar will discuss the different strategies that can be implemented within neighborhood pharmacies, ways in which prevention providers can support their neighborhood pharmacies in implementing prevention efforts and ensuring that services are responsive to community members. Learning Objectives: Describe strategies that can be implemented by neighborhood pharmacies to prevent opioid use harms. Build partnerships […]

Individual's behavioral health needs exist along a continuum, with differing and overlapping challenges at varying points. Recognizing this, the U.S. Institute of Medicine created the Behavioral Health Continuum of Care Model. This model identifies the numerous types of behavioral health services that exist and illustrates the connections between them. Substance use prevention is a key […]

There is frequent discussion in the field of behavioral health of the existence and problems associated with the siloing of services and its negative impact. This webinar will explore the many connections between prevention and recovery. Participants will explore opportunities for collaboration and mutual support and benefit. By the end of this webinar, participants will […]

Stigma around opioid and other substance use create barriers for people to seek prevention and recovery supports. Add layers of race and ethnicity, and you have racial stigma, referring to how people of diverse backgrounds are perceived and unfairly treated. This interactive four-hour workshop will review mitigating factors that influence differential treatment on stigmatized communities. […]

This webinar will discuss cocaine use in African American Communities from clinical, justice, and policy lenses. It will identify clinical presentations produced by acute and chronic cocaine use. Strategies for addressing acute intoxication, withdrawal, and stimulant-induced psychosis will be identified. The status of treatments for cocaine use disorder will be highlighted. It will also include […]

What is the LGBTQ Community's connection to substance use, misuse, and substance use disorder? How has it shifted over time? What are the most effective ways to screen, intervene, and support sexual and gender minority people who wish to change the role of substances in their lives? Our expert panel will feature four members of […]

Through the "One Pill Can Kill" campaign the DEA is bringing awareness to the dangers of fentanyl, the threat of fake pills, and resources to keep people safe. Additionally, this webinar will share a best-practice communication strategy for sharing information to the public. The overarching goal is to provide participants with information about the "One […]

It's Kinship Care Month! NCSACW invites you to a webinar on services and supports for kinship and grand families affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Kinship care promotes stability and a sense of belonging, particularly as children maintain connections with their family and cultural identity. However, kinship and grandfamilies can face unique […]

Individual's behavioral health needs exist along a continuum, with differing and overlapping challenges at varying points. Recognizing this, the U.S. Institute of Medicine created the Behavioral Health Continuum of Care Model. This model identifies the numerous types of behavioral health services that exist and illustrates the connections between them. Substance use prevention is a key […]

The U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates that there are 44 million people of African origin living in the country, comprising 13.4% of the total population. African Americans are overrepresented among drug abusers in the U.S., but they are also more likely to seek treatment for their drug addiction. In 2020, around 7,095 people aged […]

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) coordinated by the National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ), and the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) invite you to a webinar on implementing Plans of Safe Care (POSC) to support infants, parents, […]

We all know that collaboration and partnerships are the key to success in prevention efforts, including connections between closely related fields such as suicide and substance misuse prevention. This session will provide an overview of a framework for collaboration, the SPRC Collaboration Continuum, which provides tools and resources for prevention programs to strengthen connections and […]

Beginning on September 21, 2022, this monthly 3-session series will host a diverse panel of Native Americans to address both personal and collective barriers to living heathier. The panel will explore ways to navigate a linear colonial system, in a good way, while maintaining balance, and share teachings on helping both ourselves and the Native […]

This webinar will provide: 1) an overview of contingency management including the implementation with different cultural populations, 2) the implementation experience of a Regional Partnership Grant grantee (Montefiore Medical Center from New York), 3) a closer look at the myths and stigma associated with contingency management, and 4) practical strategies for agencies to implement contingency […]

Peer professionals provide an array of recovery-oriented supports and person-centered care which include empathetic engagement with survivors of trauma circumstances. This work at times can increase the peer's vulnerability to vicarious trauma or secondary stress.Potentially it can result in the loss of ability to objectively help others find their recovery pathways and can affect the […]

This webinar will highlight findings from SAMHSA’s guide titled, Adapting Interventions for Under-resourced Populations, which explores evidence-based, organization-level strategies and promising practices to adapt and evaluate evidence-based practices in culturally humble and effective ways. Following a presentation of the goals and framing of the guide by SAMHSA’s Mary Roary, PhD, Angela Weeks, DBA of The […]

Substance use disorders (SUD) are some of the most highly stigmatized health conditions worldwide, and stigma creates barriers to early intervention, screening, treatment, and effective recovery. Addressing addiction like a disease instead of a moral failing requires shifts in practice as well as understanding. To challenge stigma, we must revise outdated ways of thinking about […]

This is part one of our Confronting Implicit Bias in Society and Ourselves learning series. Role of Bias in Education Disparities In the first workshop, participants will review what bias is, examine the role of bias in educational disparities, and consider the implications of their learning in their own contexts.

ONDCP is inviting you to participate in a webinar on Friday, October 7th at 2PM ET titled Understanding the Impact of Youth Substance Use on the Adolescent Brain by Dr. Ruben Baler from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Dr. Baler is an excellent presenter and true advocate for prevention efforts.

Substance use disorders (SUD) are some of the most highly stigmatized health conditions worldwide, and stigma creates barriers to early intervention, screening, treatment, and effective recovery. Addressing addiction like a disease instead of a moral failing requires shifts in practice as well as understanding. There is also a significant body of research defining the most […]

This is part two of our Confronting Implicit Bias in Society and Ourselves learning series. Recognizing and Readdressing Implicit Bias In the second workshop, participants will delve deeper into how implicit bias is formed, how to recognize and readdress it in one’s self, and practice some talk moves to support them in addressing others’ biases.

Data sources estimate that between 25 to 75% of people who survive different forms of abuse and/or a violent trauma develop issues related to substance use. Despite the prevalence of trauma, it often goes undetected particularly in people already dealing with life challenges and at high risk of substance use, misuse, and mental health problems. […]

This is part three of our Confronting Implicit Bias in Society and Ourselves learning series. Impact Over Intention: Addressing Microaggressions in School In the third workshop, participants will explore how implicit bias can surface and harm others through microaggressions, how to address these on an individual scale, and consider strategies to establish a culture of belonging for every […]

This is part four of our Confronting Implicit Bias in Society and Ourselves learning series. From Theory to Praxis: Exploring Real World Scenarios Lastly, in the fourth workshop, participants will have an open frame to explore the culmination of their learning, delve into resources to continue their work in this topic, and examine scenarios to authentically push […]

The Southeast PTTC is pleased to present a 3-part series focused on alcohol policies. In collaboration with the Center for Advancing Alcohol Science to Practice and the US Alcohol Policy Alliance, interactive webinar #2 will discuss alcohol policy strategies that are effective in reducing excessive and underage drinking and their associated community-level harms. We will […]