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Prevention Plus Wellness Resources: Free Webinar

October 10, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Describe the free resources for prevention substance use and promoting wellness behaviors among youth and young adults found at PreventionPlusWellness.com.
  2. Explore Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program and training offerings and steps for implementation.
  3. Identify PPW purchasing resources and how to get free webinars, program samples and news.

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Integrating Wellness into Substance Use Disorder Prevention: Multi-Risk Behavior Interventions: Free Webinar

October 10, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Explain the need for and benefits of integrating wellness promotion into substance use prevention.
  2. Describe a marketing-related conceptual model and steps for creating integrated prevention with wellness content, programs and campaigns.
  3. Explore evidence-based resources for providing prevention with wellness programs.

Register: ...

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Campus video PSA contest

October 8, 2020

The...

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New This is Quitting flyers and social media graphics!

October 5, 2020

The Department of Health Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP) is pleased to share new flyers and social media graphics to help promote This is Quitting, the text-to-quit vaping program from Truth Initiative, launched in Washington state earlier this year. The two flyers and three social media graphics are available for download, below. As a reminder, per the...

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Preventing Youth Substance Use by Promoting Anti-Racism: Implementing the Racial Justice Prevention Plus Wellness Program: Free Webinar Training

October 2, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Describe and practice correctly implementing the Racial Justice Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program to individuals and groups of youth with fidelity using the program scripts and instructor’s survey. 
  2. Identify tools for assessing program fidelity and efficacy. 
  3. Explore strategies and resources for tailoring your program, promoting your program, providing follow up lessons, and implementing your program...
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One-Session Opioid Prevention Plus Wellness Programs & Training: Free Webinar

October 2, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Explore the contents in the Opioid Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program manuals for adolescents, high risk young women and high-risk young men.
  2. Compare scripts for providing these PPWs to participants individually and in group settings both in-person as well as online.
  3. Review PowerPoint slides and reproducible materials found in the program digital downloads.
  4. Identify online program implementation and...
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Alcohol Literacy Challenge (ALC) Available for Implementation

September 23, 2020

Amerigroup is offering a WSIPP supported online prevention education program, the Alcohol Literacy Challenge, free of charge. This program is an evidence-based practice aimed to change alcohol expectancies and reduce alcohol consumption among youth in grades 7th-12th. For further details, please see the attached letter. If you have any interest, please reach out to Ashley Waschow and Tonya Niverson.

 

Ashley Waschow,...

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Substance Use Prevention Plus Wellness in Faith-Based Settings: Implementing the In God’s Image Program: Free Webinar

September 23, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Describe the critical need for multiple health risk behavior interventions that integrate substance use prevention with wellness promotion (i.e., Prevention Plus Wellness programs) and core knowledge of these programs.
  2. Describe and practice correctly implementing the In God’s Image PPW program to groups of youth with fidelity using the program scripts and instructor’s survey. 
  3. Identify tools for assessing program...
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M-VAPE Density Survey - submit by October 5

September 18, 2020

This toolkit is for the revised M-VAPE Survey (2020 Neighborhood Density Survey of Youth Exposure to Marijuana/CBD, Vapor, and Glass Shop Products and Messaging).

Attached is the M-VAPE Density Survey tool kit for everything you may need to participate in the M-VAPE Survey Project, including

  • The survey itself (in both .pdf and .docx formats) 
  • The link for a recording of the presentation and a Q&A session for more MVAPE...
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Training Youth to Implement the SPORT Alcohol/Drug Prevention Plus Wellness Program to Peers: Free Webinar

September 18, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Review pre-intervention concepts for youth to provide the one-session SPORT Alcohol/Drug Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs to their peers.
  2. Provide steps for and practice implementing the SPORT PPW programs to same or younger aged youth peers.
  3. Identify post-intervention strategies to ensure high quality PPW program implementation to youth peers.

Register: ...

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One-Session Vaping (E-Cigarette) & Marijuana Prevention Plus Wellness Programs: Free Webinar

September 16, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Explore the contents in the Vaping and Marijuana Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program manuals for high school, middle school and elementary school-aged youth.
  2. Compare scripts for providing these PPWs to participants individually and in group settings both in-person as well as online.
  3. Review PowerPoint slides and reproducible materials found in the program digital downloads.
  4. Identify online program...
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One-Session SPORT & InShape Alcohol/Drug Prevention Plus Wellness Programs: Free Webinar

September 16, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Explore the contents in the SPORT and InShape Alcohol/Drug Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program manuals for high school, middle school and elementary school-aged youth and young adults.
  2. Compare scripts for providing these PPWs to participants individually and in group settings both in-person as well as online.
  3. Review PowerPoint slides and reproducible materials found in the program digital downloads.
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One-Session Alcohol, Vaping, Marijuana & Opioid Use Prevention: Intro to Prevention Plus Wellness Programs: Free Webinar

September 11, 2020

Session Objectives:

  1. Examine alcohol, vaping, marijuana & opioid use Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) screening & brief interventions.
  2. List differences between typical substance use prevention and Prevention Plus Wellness programs.
  3. Explore theory and research supporting brief and multi-health risk behavior interventions.
  4. Describe options, settings and adaptations for implementing and evaluating PPW programs.

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Updated Substance Use PPW Program Online Webinar, Training Slides & Protocols

September 7, 2020

Updated Online Strategies for Providing Substance Use Prevention Plus Wellness Programs: Free Webinar

Session Objectives:

  1. Describe protocols for providing Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs remotely online to youth/young adults individually and in groups.
  2. Explain protocols for providing PPW programs by combined in-person and online and by video and telephone.
  3. Explore tools for monitoring and evaluating online...
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Please complete this survey - Planning for leadership trainings

September 2, 2020

At DBHR, we are planning future trainings for our prevention providers and would like your feedback on what our prevention providers are needing in regards to leadership training, such as facilitation skills, creating action-oriented coalitions, etc.

This survey should take no more than 2 minutes and will help us in the planning for future leadership trainings. 

Survey link: https://hca.surveymonkey....

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