Announcements

The King County Department of Community and Human Services’ Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (DCHS/ BHRD) used a Washington State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant for project designed to ensure language access to opioid prevention materials. The end result was the translation of the Stop Opioid Overdose brochure and Starts With One campaign materials into 22 different languages. An overview of this project is attached. 

The English materials and 22 translations are available...

The Washington State Department of Veteran's Affairs (WDVA) is holding a branding competition. Entrants are asked to design a brand/logo to represent the Washington State Governor’s Challenge to end Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families, and the Suicide Prevention Program within the WDVA. 

Logos MUST include:

• The identifier “Service Members, Veterans, and Families”
• The phrase “Identify, Connect, Save”
• A Semicolon...

This list of trainings, webinars, and resources includes a number of prevention, treatment, and recovery webinars that are previously recorded and easy to access! The offerings are from both prevention and addiction Technology Transfer Centers, as well as the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence. Many of these may count for your prevention credential too, so check them out!

Applications are for the 2022 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards are open through February 20, 2022. 

This awards program honors outstanding youth advocates who are leading the way to the first tobacco-free generation. It is offered by Take Down Tobacco, a program of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 

The office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) appreciates all that schools are doing to help serve their students during this very difficult time, and realize they have a lot going on. While this may sound like an oxymoron and be thought of as…”one more thing to do”, we just want to make sure that schools who serve students in grades 6 to 12, are aware of the opportunity they have to administer a quick 15 minute student perspective survey...

The Washington State Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) is a collaborative research study conducted by the Department of Health, Health Care Authority, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Liquor and Cannabis Board. It focuses on health risk behaviors, such as violence and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use that can result in injury and impact positive development among youth. The survey also includes questions about protective factors, hope, and community.  The HYS contains...

The annual Washington Poison Center Poster Contest is now open! Any Washington student, kindergarten through 6^th grade, may submit their art on the theme “Mr. Yuk Helps Everyone!” This year’s winner will receive a Kindle, a classroom party, and a visit with their local state representative. 

The last day for a student to submit their entry is Friday, February 11. ...