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National Prevention Week (NPW) is a national public education platform bringing together communities and organizations to raise awareness about the importance of substance use prevention and positive mental health. SAMHSA’s NPW is May 8 through 14, 2022, so check back often for new resources and send questions or requests to SAMHSA's NPW coordinator David Wilson […]

The Pacific Southwest and Mountain Plains  Addiction Technology Transfer Centers Present:  The Organizational Process Improvement Initiative (OPII)     Looking to create a more empowered and dynamic team that embraces change?   Are you looking to adopt or implement new behavioral health practice or Recovery Support routines?   Does your agency need to take your […]

May 5, 2022, is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. In the U.S., Native women face murder rates more than 10 times the national average. As of October 2021, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Database had 748 cases of missing Indigenous people, but experts estimate the true number could […]

The Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Use Disorder: Making the Connections toolkit merges the content on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and substance use disorders (SUD) to expand capacity to address both issues in treatment. The author, Dr. Carolyn Lemsky, is a board-certified neuropsychologist with over 25 years of experience working in rehabilitation settings in the […]

This Issue: Growing Our Own: Planting Seeds for the Future of Latino Behavioral Health This issue highlights the work of the National Hispanic and Latino ATTC & PTTC and NLBHA to move the behavioral health needle towards impactful change. This issue focuses on "Planting Seeds for the Future of Latino Behavioral Health". Read and learn […]

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The mission of ONDCP is to reduce substance use disorder and its consequences by coordinating the nation’s drug control policy through the development and oversight of the National Drug Control Strategy and Budget. President Biden's strategy includes: […]

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are teaming up to present a series of FREE webinars this May to celebrate National Mental Health Awareness Month!   The […]

Join us on Wednesday, April 27th (12-1pm PT) for our next webinar, Harm Reduction in Rural Alaska. Register here! Presented by Sarah Spencer, MD, a physician specializing in family and addiction medicine, this webinar will talk about Alaska's unique challenges when it comes to access to harm reduction services. Prior to 2016 only 3 urban […]

  Check out the Great Lakes ATTC's podcast series, Encouraging Change: Using Motivational Interviewing in Peer Support, hosted by Kris Kelly, BS and Laura Saunders, MSSW.  We invite you to listen and learn with us as Laura and Kris share their expertise and insights on the integration of these evidence-based practices and recovery-oriented systems of care.  […]

Webinar Announcement: Thursday, April 28, 2022, 1-2:30 p.m. ET Presenting OVC Grantees: Capacity Builders, Inc. – Farmington, New Mexico Modoc Nation – Miami, Oklahoma Native American Community Clinic – Minneapolis, Minnesota Nez Perce Tribe – Lapwai, Idaho Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians – Bayfield, Wisconsin Southern Indian Health Center – Alpine, California […]

Alcohol and Drug Exam Preparation Courses: Alcohol and Drug Exam Preparation Coming to Sioux Falls, SD in May 2022! The National AI/AN ATTC will be offering a four-day hybrid face to face/virtual zoom training on the following dates May 23-26 (Registration open to Sioux Falls Area treatment providers only) 9am-4pm MST (one hour lunch break […]

TOR: Pre-Application Webinar The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is hosting a webinar for prospective applicants interested in applying for the fiscal year 2022 Tribal Opioid Response Grant (Short Title: TOR), NOFO TI-22-006. The webinar will be led by SAMHSA Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy staff. The purpose of the TOR […]

The SAMHSA Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy is looking to fill two positions on its policy and grant management teams. The application period is from 04/29/22 to 05/12/22. See the link to the posting below for more information and steps to apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/651608500

In recognition of the opioid epidemic impacting communities across Indian Country, Kauffman & Associates, Inc. (KAI) and Pew Charitable Trusts are collaborating to convene this virtual event series to discuss the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people and the various ways that opioid treatment is delivered and viewed in Native communities. Through […]

 

A mother returns home from residential substance use disorder treatment. This is her third treatment episode, and she is filled with enthusiasm, joy, and hope as she begins early recovery. But when she opens her front door and enters the living room, she discovers her two teenage sons injecting heroin.   Substance use disorders (SUDs) […]

National Alcohol Awareness Month is observed annually throughout April and encourages communities and organizations to host events to increase public awareness and educate people about the treatment and prevention of alcohol use disorders. This month-long campaign highlights information about alcohol use and alcohol use disorders as a preventable disease and encourages people who are experiencing […]

NIH-funded study shows screening for substance use disorder in teens may help predict adult prescription drug use and misuse and prevent overdose Link to News Article

Many clients seeking care for their substance use disorder also have co-occurring mental health disorders – and vice versa. Treating both types of conditions at the same time by providing quality integrated services is more effective than treating each disorder separately.  Yet while integrated care has been increasingly prioritized, it remains an often elusive goal. […]

SAMHSA launched their 988 webpage, https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988, that includes the following: About 988 988 Partner Toolkit that includes: Key Messages FAQs 988 Factsheet in English and Spanish As well as news, info on partners etc.   Also, 988 is just one piece of a larger crisis continuum. Here are some additional SAMHSA resources: National Guidelines for […]

The National American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC offered a hybrid Native Warrior Wellness training session in Flagstaff, AZ, in February, but weather conspired to keep most participants online. The Native Warrior Wellness training program prepares behavioral health providers to better work with Native veterans and address their mental health concerns in a culturally relevant […]

On March 16, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published provisional data indicating another annual record high in drug overdose deaths. Nearly 106,000 people died of drug overdose between October 2020 and October 2021, according to the data, and about two-thirds of those deaths involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Alaska had the highest […]

Talking To Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, hosted by Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan, is a series of conversations exploring Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its influence on supporting individuals and groups as they make positive health and lifestyle changes. In the latest episode, Episode 52: MI in Primary Care Part 2, Glenn and Sebastian talk to […]

President Biden addressed the country on March 1, 2022 for his first State of the Union address. He announced his plans to address the national mental health and opioid crisis. He identified several key initiatives to strengthen system capacity, connect Americans to care and create a continuum of support to transform the infrastructure to address […]