Announcements

We are nearing the next cycle of the Communities Talk!

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will be sponsoring stipends for the next round of Communities Talk to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse, an initiative that focuses on alcohol and other drug misuse that negatively affect communities and our youth. Since 2006, the initiative has provided prevention resources and stipends to thousands of community-based organizations, colleges, and… read more

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) is collaborating with WellScreen to bring PPW’s unique evidence-based “whole-health” brief substance use prevention interventions that promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and mental health onto WellScreen’s online technology for screening for alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, including opioid consumption.

WellScreen is based on the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocol and uses evidence-based screeners like CRAFFT and… read more

What is involved? The Review Team reviews the previous year’s Overview and Nomination Packet documents during January and February, making suggestions on improvements, suggestions on how to market the awards to encourage more participation, and to make suggestions on how to simplify the nomination process. Any meetings are via Microsoft Teams. Award nominations are accepted during the April – August time frame; there are no Review Team meetings or duties during the nomination period. However… read more

This report has been submitted to SAMHSA. Public review period has concluded.

.Each year the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery compiles and submits an Annual Synar Report (ASR) to the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The report is currently available for public review. If you wish to submit a comment after reading the report, send your comments to: Ray.Horodowicz@hca.wa.gov. Please include the Section number and item… read more

The Native Center for Behavioral Health hosts a prevention fellowship program, a one-year career development and practicum for early-career professionals or students in the substance use prevention field.

On Thursday, November 30, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., this year's three fellows will present the projects they have worked on during their fellowship year:

Last month, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation hosted the annual Centennial Accord meetings, a formal collaboration between the 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington and the state government. Hundreds of Tribal leaders from Washington, Idaho, and Oregon attended and participated in the meetings.

At this year's meetings, Tribal leaders shared how fentanyl and opioids have impacted their nations and people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and… read more