Event Calendar

Please see this opportunity from the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, "The Legislative Process & Youth Civic Engagement Town Hall". This is a virtual event that aims to encourage young people to become involved in their government. It is tomorrow, January 5th, 2021 from 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm. If you are able, please share the registration link, https://forms.gle/SeEtvSJk1NqjzgW69, to any interested young people. The flyer for this event is also attached.

This training is for new Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI) Coalition Coordinators. We will cover the basics of the CPWI system and its requirements, build on our understanding of prevention science, and learn how the strategic prevention framework can assist your work. It is a requirement that all new Coordinators complete this training within six months of being hired.

NOTE: The meeting link shows a start time of 8:00 AM, but there is one hour of setup built in. The training will begin promptly at 9:00 AM.

This underage drinking prevention training will cover:

• An overview and trends of Fake IDs
• Considerations & Statistics in Fake ID use, during COVID
• What to look for with underage drinking (pre-pandemic and during)
• Popular alcohol products among youth
• Over-the-Counter drugs that enhance alcohol use and abuse
• Products to “get around” a breathalyzer

Please join us for our virtual talking circle. This event is held on the fourth Monday of each month. This group will be facilitated by a Native guest and will focus on concerns about yourself, your family, your work, and/or your tribal community that you may be experiencing during these uncertain times. There is no fee or expectation to participate in this event. This is a respectful meeting space. Come share your concerns, offer support, and respect the group’s privacy.

 

We Are A Community of Practice

• We welcome you to join Healthy Native Youth’s Community ofPractice virtual gatherings held the second Wednesday of everymonth at 10-11:30 am PST.
• Sessions include new resources and opportunities to engage withtopical experts. As a community, we share our strengths andexpertise 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.

How To Join

• At the time of the Community of Practice meeting:
• Click here for zoom link (https://echo.zoom.us/j/99982426703?pwd=dHlFVnNaT0lOaUloNnA4QnFPVDlTZz09)
• Password:587626
• Meeting ID: 999 8242 6703

To join by phone only: 1-253-215-8782

• Press *6 to mute your line when not speaking.

Text HEALTHY to 97779 and receive Community of Practice connection info each month on your phone!

Staff from Auburn and South Kitsap School District will share how they are using teams to serve students. Learn tips about the roles their team members take on, structures that help them collaborate, and how their relationship building strategies are helping kids. We’ll have breakout rooms so you can share ideas on how you might apply these ideas in your own setting and learn from colleagues from across the state.

Being an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic can feel overwhelming and stressful for a myriad of reasons. Helping professionals report increased and unique work demands, struggling to take care of oneself and others during work hours, loss of social outlets, and loss of the ability to connect with others. Additional stressors may include a fear or dread of oncoming illness and the potential loss of friends and loved ones. More of us are experiencing anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, and helplessness each day. Self-care is essential to maintain your physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual health. The PEMSS model is a holistic approach that focuses on five areas (Physical, Emotional, Mental, Social and Spiritual) and the proper implementation of direct self-care in these areas. Using this model will eradicate the challenge of identifying effective self-care behaviors so that one can maintain personal and professional well-being in the face of uniquely stressful times.

Did you know hope can be measured and planned for? We’ll be reviewing Social Emotional Learning Standards to answer the question – Does Hope Matter? Learn from Kitsap Strong and South Kitsap School District about the work they’ve been doing and how to implement Hope-Centered Education. You’ll also get a chance to exchange thoughts and ideas with others in small groups.

This two-part, four-hour training will renew your spirit and bring fresh energy to your work. Join us to learn about this powerful framework for reducing harm, improving health and strengthening community cultures. We will unpack the power of the positive approach and provide you with effective communication skills that you can put to use immediately. Great for newcomers as well as those looking for an updated overview.

Are you passionate about starting an ACEs Initiative in your community but need help getting started with the fundamentals of community organizing and coalition-building? You're in luck—Donielle Prince, Community Facilitator for the Bay Area, California at ACEs Connection, is an expert!

Learn the organizing framework, Growing Resilient Communities, and discuss initiative success stories, as well as common challenges that arise in the process of growing resilient communities. Meeting planning, cross-sector outreach, communication strategies, and more will be covered.

Our GRC tool is interactive and offers links to resources at every phase. For example, you can find:
+Sample presentations, elevator pitches, handouts, and videos
+Sample proclamations, resolutions, letters of commitment and MOUs (we promise to explain what an MOU is) to connect to city, county, and state government to local initiatives

This two-part, four-hour training will renew your spirit and bring fresh energy to your work. Join us to learn about this powerful framework for reducing harm, improving health and strengthening community cultures. We will unpack the power of the positive approach and provide you with effective communication skills that you can put to use immediately. Great for newcomers as well as those looking for an updated overview.

How do we apply the Science of the Positive in times of uncertainty? What does positive messaging look like during a global pandemic? Can we apply Positive Community Norms to messaging about COVID19? How can we continue messaging about anything else?  

This team-led series of five virtual workshops will address these questions and show how the Science of the Positive can be a touchstone and a guide for public health practitioners during difficult and confusing times. No previous experience is necessary, but we recommend that newcomers also register for the Introduction to Positive Community Norms. 

We are often called upon to message during difficult times, such as in the aftermath of a drug-related student death or a natural disaster. How can the principles of the Science of the Positive and Positive Community norms help us now? How can we effectively engage with positivity and hope in our work and messaging?

This MENTOR webinar will feature a panel of youth mentees who will provide insights to mentoring practitioners and mentors on ways they can engage and support young people to ensure their voices are represented and elevated. Panelists will discuss what they have learned from participating in a mentoring program, provide guidance for young people to understand ways they can approach their mentoring relationship, and provide suggestions for programs on how to engage youth on a critical level to create meaningful, lasting connections with adults. The goal of this webinar is to share information that is not only beneficial to the adults of mentoring relationships, but also to young people who may not receive training or know what to expect when beginning a mentoring relationship.

There are growing concerns of the physical and mental impacts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among adolescents. The Washington Poison Center has closely tracked poison exposures among this age group, and has noted increasing trends in both self harm and substance use. Join the poison center for a discussion of these trends, the facts behind adolescent substance use, and key strategies to prevent and reduce harm among the youth in your lives.

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Questions will be taken in the order submitted and you are welcome to listen in on the call to learn from others.​

 

 

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Hosted by: Opioid Response Network

Presenters: Ryan Springer, MPH and Deena Murphey, PhD

This training will focus on:

• Reviewing baseline language to ground us in a shared understanding of DEI issues
• Exploring local equity data on the impact of DEI issues on health care access, experiences, and outcomes
• Unpacking myths about DEI and those impacted by these issues
• Reviewing situational examples and their implications for opioid and substance use disorder

Registration is limited. Priority given to State Opioid Response (SOR) funded projects.

If interested please email isaac.derline@hca.wa.gov and erika.jenkins@hca.wa.gov.

 

The Rural Network is for rural prevention providers in Washington State to come together for networking, compiling resources, and discussing best practices for prevention in rural communities. This is a recurring meeting that occurs on the Last Tuesday of the Month fromjm 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Link to join meeting and agenda emailed out the day prior. For more information visit www.preventcoalition.org/rural or contact preventcoalition@esd112.org .

What are the implications of pandemic life on the health and well-being of our young people? How can parents and professionals equip and empower teens to make healthy decisions and adopt resilient behaviors? Join prevention expert Deirdre Flynn to examine emerging research about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent health. Discussion will focus on translating research findings into practical prevention efforts aimed at keeping the kids in your care healthy.

Objectives

• Review research about the effects of pandemic life on adolescent mental health and substance use
• Consider potential, far-reaching consequences of the pandemic on teen mental health
• Identify practical primary and secondary prevention efforts to keep the kids in your care healthy

How do we apply the Science of the Positive in times of uncertainty? What does positive messaging look like during a global pandemic? Can we apply Positive Community Norms to messaging about COVID19? How can we continue messaging about anything else?  

This team-led series of five virtual workshops will address these questions and show how the Science of the Positive can be a touchstone and a guide for public health practitioners during difficult and confusing times. No previous experience is necessary, but we recommend that newcomers also register for the Introduction to Positive Community Norms. 

For those of us who are continuing to work on other public health issues, how do we carry on against the backdrop of COVID? Does positive, normative data still hold in a crisis? Is it tone-deaf to message about alcohol, vaping, or marijuana use during this epidemic? How can we best address these important prevention issues with youth and families during a pandemic?

 

COVID-19 moved substance use issues and drug overdose deaths from front-page headlines, but emerging evidence suggests America's drug problems have intensified since the pandemic started. RAND research shows that limiting policy responses to traditional methods for addressing drug problems will be insufficient and condemn many more people to early deaths.

In this RAND Remote presentation, Beau Kilmer will discuss how RAND is identifying and evaluating innovative approaches to tackle some of our most pressing drug problems and help strengthen and safeguard communities. Ideas he will talk about range from using sewage water as an early warning system for drug outbreaks to revoking someone's "license to drink."

Join Mental Health America for a 2.5 hour live event on loneliness and social isolation where we will begin with subject matter experts discussing the science of loneliness and social isolation and the benefits of addressing it. The program will also focus on solutions to the self-isolation and loneliness crisis.

Topics covered:

• Impact of loneliness and isolation on individuals and communities
• The benefits of ending loneliness and isolation
• How to access the “Program in A Box” toolkit

Presenters include:

• Dr. Louise Hawkley Principal Research Scientist at the University of Chicago
• Patrick Corrigan, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the Institute of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
• Clarence Jordan, MBA. Vice President of Wellness & Recovery for Beacon Health Options.
• Real participants from MHA’s SSDC program