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Presenter: Jeffrey Sung, MD, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences In the U.S., firearm-related suicides account for almost half of suicide deaths and for most fatal firearm injuries. In clinical settings, lethal means counseling has been proposed as a way of addressing this risk. Implementation efforts, however, have been accompanied by growing awareness of a “culture gap” between clinicians with low familiarity with firearms and patients with potential distrust of clinical interventions. This has resulted in calls for cultural competency training among clinicians engaged in discussions about firearms with patients. This webinar provided an introduction to selected cultural factors related to firearm ownership and use with the intent of improving cross-cultural communication and the quality of suicide care. Download slides | Download handout   Webinar category: Other

This event took place virtually on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (ET). The New England ATTC hosted the inaugural SAMHSA Region 1 Diversity Inclusion Project Showcase (DIPS): Promoting Recovery-Oriented Organizations! This showcase was introduced by Assistant Regional Administrator Taylor Bryan Turner, with remarks by national and state leaders Tom Coderre, Deidre Calvert, and Nancy Navaretta. Moderators Dr. Haner Hernandez, Michele Stewart-Copes, and Daryl McGraw introduced four recovery-oriented community-based organizations that serve historically marginalized communities: Recovery Support Services; New Life II Ministries; Stairway to Recovery; and STEPRox Recovery Support Center. Learn more about the showcase here. __________________________________________________________________ The video recording of this session may be accessed by clicking on the "view resource" button above. Please click here to access the event agenda and here to access each community-based organization's presentation slides, which shared their organization’s mission statement, services, successes, challenges, and contact information. ___________________________________________________________________ For more information about the history of the DIPS initiative, please contact SAMHSA's Public Health Fellow Tim Jean at [email protected].

Recording of ESAS: Clinical Evaluation - Screening. This event took place on October 6th, 2021. This presentation focuses on the screening process for Substance Use Disorders. The first step in this process is determine whether the patient recognizes the need for change in his/her behavior. The next step is to interview the patient to determine whether he/she describes behaviors predictive of substance use disorders and then to ask specific questions that will further discern the extent of the problem or eliminate the need for further additional follow-up.

Slides from the session ESAS: Clinical Evaluation - Screening. This event took place on October 6th, 2021. This presentation focuses on the screening process for Substance Use Disorders. The first step in this process is determine whether the patient recognizes the need for change in his/her behavior. The next step is to interview the patient to determine whether he/she describes behaviors predictive of substance use disorders and then to ask specific questions that will further discern the extent of the problem or eliminate the need for further additional follow-up. 

  This event took place virtually on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (ET).    The New England ATTC hosted the inaugural SAMHSA Region 1 Diversity Inclusion Project Showcase (DIPS): Promoting Recovery-Oriented Organizations! This showcase was introduced by Assistant Regional Administrator Taylor Bryan Turner, with remarks by national and state leaders Tom Coderre, Deidre Calvert, and Nancy Navaretta. Moderators Dr. Haner Hernandez, Michele Stewart-Copes, and Daryl McGraw introduced four recovery-oriented community-based organizations that serve historically marginalized communities: Recovery Support Services; New Life II Ministries; Stairway to Recovery; and STEPRox Recovery Support Center. Learn more about the showcase here. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________   The event agenda and each community-based organization's presentation slides of this session may be accessed by clicking on the "view resource" button above. Please click here to access the showcase recording.   ________________________________________________________________________________________________________   For more information about the history of the DIPS initiative, please contact SAMHSA's Public Health Fellow Tim Jean at [email protected].    

  The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.   Register to join us on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central (11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern). Each session will feature a new expert presenter.    DESCRIPTION  Alcohol is STILL a drug.  The opioid crisis, increase in stimulant misuse, and marijuana legalization dominate the news— yet alcohol remains the number one substance causing health, social, legal and financial problems throughout the US.  While this series will focus on the hopefulness of recovery from alcohol use disorder, we’ll also take a deep dive into what we know about the full impact of alcohol overuse and the ways it affects every person in the US.   PRESENTER Ruby Warrington Ruby Warrington is creator of the term Sober Curious. Author of the 2018 book of the same title, her work has spearheaded a global movement to reevaluate our relationship to alcohol. Other works include Material Girl, Mystical World (2017), The Numinous Astro Deck (June 2019), and The Sober Curious Reset (Dec 2020). With 20+ years’ experience as a lifestyle journalist and editor, Ruby is also the founder of self-publishing imprint Numinous Books, and is known as a true thought leader in the “Now Age” wellness space.  

Mid-America ATTC is please to promote a new training series offered through a collaboration between the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, MO Healthnet, Missouri Telehealth Network’s Show-Me ECHO, Missouri Primary Care Association, Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and Swope Health. This training will be at no cost to the provider and will provide information on hepatitis C testing, linkage to care, and treatment. It will also equip the provider with tools on how to implement a hepatitis C clinic and expand provider capacity within Missouri to serve individuals who need hepatitis C treatment.  With the general rise in hepatitis C cases, more providers are needed to treat hepatitis C. A provider does not need to be a specialist to treat hepatitis C. With advancement of medicines, education and resources, treatment of hep C is easier than before! The weekly, four-part webinar series will be held four consecutive Fridays in October from 12-1 p.m. Continuing education credits will be provided for CME/Pharmacy hours. Sessions will be recorded for later viewing, but training participants must attend live for continuing education credits. Download the flyer to for training schedule and registration information. 

Recovery is defined as a ‘process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential’ (SAMHSA Definition). A key dimension of the recovery process is the engagement with supportive relationships and with networks that may be available to respond to and encourage an individual’s recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs). It has been documented that rural communities experience a range of social, economic, health disparities that can, at times, limit access to needed supports by individuals in recovery and their family members. However, groups and networks do exist and can be drawn upon to assist/support those in recovery and their family members. This webinar will provide highlight some of the challenges but more importantly strengths of rural communities that can be used to promote recovery. Strategies that could be employed to enhance support for those in recovery will be shared, particularly those that engage with faith supports and faith-based communities.   Supporting Recovery in Rural Communities: Engaging Faith Supports     Learning Objectives: Define the recovery process and the 10 guiding principles of recovery. Recognize the prevalence of SUDs in rural communities. Describe how providers can engage with faith communities to assist individuals and their family members in recovery. Identify strategies for developing responsive approaches to respond to community recovery needs.   Presenter: Kenneth Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW is a Curriculum Developer for the Mountain Plains ATTC and an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of North Dakota.    

CRTIC: Pour a Cup of Tea and Sit With It    Episode 4, with Erika Holliday and Lauren Ragan Wilkerson   This episode features Erika Holliday, Substance Use Coordinator for the Unified Government (Kansas City, KS) Public Health Department, and Lauren Ragan Wilkerson, Board-Certified Music Therapist at the University of California-San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. In this conversation, we challenged ourselves with questions that rarely have clear answers, and our guests offered both macro- and micro-level strategies for effecting change and maintaining well-being through it.  

In honor of Recovery Month 2021, the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, Faces & Voices of Recovery, ATTC Network, and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing are pleased to collaborate to bring you Journey Toward Recovery Rich Communities. In this two-hour webinar, we host a diverse panel of experts who take us through the past, present, and future of recovery-ready communities. Together, we explored the elements of the recovery ecosystem, the role of advocacy, and what it takes to create recovery-rich communities.

  The National American Indian and Alaska Native Addiction Technology Transfer Center would like to share with you Volume 7, Issue 3 of our newsletter, Addressing Addiction in our Native American Communities for Fall 2021: Recovering from Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19. Please take a few moments to explore this issue. It is available at the link below to download.

The switch from in-person to virtual service delivery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic not only changed how clinical services are provided, but also the way clinical supervision is conducted. This self-paced training describes the key skills and tools necessary to provide high quality clinical supervision virtually. Topics include creative engagement strategies for the virtual format, best practices, goal setting, and a discussion about the future of clinical tele-supervision.   Steps to participate: Register for the no-cost, self-paced course. Login to your account on mtplainsattc.org. Watch the webinar. Complete the post-test with a score of at least 80%. Download your 1 CE certificate.  

Slides form the session ESAS: Adolescent Brain Maturation and Health: Intersections on the Developmental Highway. This event took place on September 22, 2021. Featuring Ken Winters, PhD! This session will cover what is actually happening in the brain of an adolescent as they mature, and how drug use can particularly affect the teen brain. The maturation of the adolescent brain likely contributes to behaviors that are characteristic of this developmental period. This maturation also informs our understanding of risk for substance use disorders and other behavioral disorders. Service providers can leverage teen brain science when working with adolescents and parents.

Recording of ESAS: Adolescent Brain Maturation and Health: Intersections on the Developmental Highway. This event took place on September 22, 2021. Featuring Ken Winters, PhD! This session will cover what is actually happening in the brain of an adolescent as they mature, and how drug use can particularly affect the teen brain. The maturation of the adolescent brain likely contributes to behaviors that are characteristic of this developmental period. This maturation also informs our understanding of risk for substance use disorders and other behavioral disorders. Service providers can leverage teen brain science when working with adolescents and parents.

   September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. If you or a loved one needs support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available to you: 1-800-273-8255 We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. For resources, please visit: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/ https://www.bethe1to.com/?_ga=2.202412946.2037725760.1632240281-2095456634.1632240281 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/lgbtq/   Español  Septiembre es el Mes Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio. Si usted o un ser querido necesita apoyo, la Línea Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio está disponible para usted: 1888-628-9454 Todos podemos ayudar a prevenir el suicidio. El Lifeline proporciona 24/7, soporte gratuito y confidencial para personas en peligro, también proporciona recursos de prevención y recursos de crisis para usted o sus seres queridos, y las mejores prácticas para profesionales. Para obtener más información, visite: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/en-espanol/ https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/  https://www.bethe1to.com/bethe1to-pasos-evidencia/?_ga=2.176832166.2037725760.1632240281-2095456634.1632240281   Português Setembro é o Mês Nacional de Conscientização sobre a Prevenção do Suicídio. Se você ou alguém querido (a) precisa de apoio, a Linha Nacional para Prevenção do Suicídio está disponível para você: 1800-273-8255 Todos nós podemos ajudar a prevenir o suicídio. A lifeline oferece ajuda, 24 horas por dia, 7 dias da semana, suporte gratuito e confidencial para pessoas em risco, também oferece recursos de prevenção e recursos de crise para você ou seus seres queridos (as) e as melhores práticas para profissionais. Para mais informações visite: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/  https://www.bethe1to.com/?_ga=2.202412946.2037725760.1632240281-2095456634.1632240281 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/lgbtq/  

Slides from the session TOR Regional Meeting: Southwest IHS Regions. These included Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, and Navajo areasThese meetings are intended to allow grantees to share ideas, discuss difficulties, and learn from experts on managing your grant. We will also have open discussions on topics, issues, and questions that you are most interested in related to your TOR grant/program, so please let us know what you would like to discuss! 

Recording of Walking the Long Road: AI/AN Recovery Stories of Experience, Strength, and Hope.  This event took place on September 15, 2021. In honor of National Recovery Month, this 2-hour Behavioral Health webinar event offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from Native individuals in long-term recovery. A panel and moderator will address questions related to each person's pathway to sobriety and ongoing recovery from a personal, cultural, and spiritual perspective. Please plan to attend this special broadcast as our panelists share their experience, strength, and hope with one another.

The Mid America Addiction Technology Transfer Center partnered with the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, the Opioid Response Network, and Saint Louis University, developed a new series in response to the rising needs of serving clients with Stimulant Use Disorder (StimUD). The purpose of the series is to provide education on treating clients with StimUD. This is the 3rd session in the series, Treating Stimulant Use Disorder: Doing What Works. Click here to watch the recording

The Mid America Addiction Technology Transfer Center partnered with the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, the Opioid Response Network, and Saint Louis University, developed a new series in response to the rising needs of serving clients with Stimulant Use Disorder (StimUD). The purpose of the series is to provide education on treating clients with StimUD. This is the 2nd session in the series, Harm Reduction for Stimulant Use Disorder. Click here to watch the recording

The Mid America Addiction Technology Transfer Center partnered with the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, the Opioid Response Network, and Saint Louis University, developed a new series in response to the rising needs of serving clients with Stimulant Use Disorder (StimUD). The purpose of the series is to provide education on treating clients with StimUD. This is the 1st session in the series called Contingency Management Roundtable Click here to download the recording!  

    The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.   Register to join us on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central (11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern). Each session will feature a new expert presenter.    DESCRIPTION  Alcohol is STILL a drug.  The opioid crisis, increase in stimulant misuse, and marijuana legalization dominate the news— yet alcohol remains the number one substance causing health, social, legal and financial problems throughout the US.  While this series will focus on the hopefulness of recovery from alcohol use disorder, we’ll also take a deep dive into what we know about the full impact of alcohol overuse and the ways it affects every person in the US. Kris Kelly, a peer recovery expert, will launch the series by highlighting September as National Recovery Month and specific resources related to recovery from alcohol use disorder.   PRESENTER Kris Kelly, BS Kris Kelly is a project manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health, and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers, a woman in long-term recovery, and subject matter expert on peer-based recovery support services. Kris is also leads the Recovery Community Organization Capacity Building core area for the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence. She has worked with state and local government, recovery community organizations, treatment courts, withdrawal management/detoxification, and clinical treatment developing best practices for integrating recovery supports into systems and services. As a former executive director and director of programs of a Minnesota-based recovery community organization, Kelly is a leader in the peer support movement in Minnesota. Kelly has presented at state and national conferences on topics ranging from supervision in peer-based recovery support services and integrating peer support services into behavioral health organizations to recovery-oriented systems of care.  

A Tour of Motivational Interviewing: An Interprofessional Road Map for Behavior Change is a four-hour course in Motivational Interviewing (MI), a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a person's own motivation and commitment to change, by eliciting and exploring the person's own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. This course takes the learner on a tour of the essential skills used to strengthen an individual’s motivation for behavior change. This is the updated course version as of September 2021. 4.0 Hours Continuing Education Credit Available, NAADAC, CHES

This webinar will review the pharmacological characteristics of stimulant medications and also medications that provide a stimulant effect and review which medications are most effective in enhancing natural recovery and improving fatigue and cognitive functioning in TBI survivors. A discussion regarding the similarity of ADHD symptoms to TBI symptoms will be presented. Frontal lobe and temporal lobe syndromes will be described, and specific medications will be reviewed that are likely to have a positive impact on the TBI survivor. Case studies will also be presented exemplifying the complexity of brain injury, cognitive impairment and effective use of medications.   Learning Objectives: Review the definitions, similarities and differences between Stimulant medications Describe the symptoms of TBI following or during rehabilitation Differentiate levels of TBI cognitive severity Understand the Psychopharmacology of Stimulant Medications Describe atypical stimulants, non-stimulants and antidepressants Understand the complexity of choosing a stimulant medication in a patient with TBI   Presenter Information Dr. Sparadeo began his career as the Director of the Mayor’s Task Force on Substance Abuse in the City of Providence, R.I. and he was also the Director of Substance Abuse Services for the Providence Mental Health Center at that same time. After creating a system of clinical services for the City of Providence he was appointed as CEO of Talbot House. Talbot House was the largest residential substance abuse treatment facility in New England. Dr. Sparadeo then completed his doctoral studies with a residency at the Boston V.A. Medical Center followed by a 2-year fellowship at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH). The focus of his clinical training was neuropsychology and chronic pain. He completed his fellowship and was appointed to the Brown University School of Medicine faculty and the Rhode Island Hospital medical staff in the position of Director of Rehabilitation Psychology. Dr. Sparadeo trained numerous interns and fellows at Brown University. As Director of Rehabilitation Psychology, Dr. Sparadeo created the first comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program for survivors of traumatic brain injury. After 8 years in his position at RIH Dr. Sparadeo was appointed National Director of Substance Abuse and TBI rehabilitation services at New Medico Health Systems in Boston, Massachusetts. He created inpatient substance abuse treatment programs in 8 rehabilitation facilities throughout the U.S. He returned to RIH and Brown University to become the director of the Concussion Care Center in the Emergency Department at RIH. He was also the chief clinical consultant to the Trauma Center and Stepdown Unit, and he was the co-director of the Interdisciplinary Spine Center in the Neurosurgery Department at RIH for 5 years before opening a private practice specializing in the neuropsychological assessment, pain assessment and pain management. He developed a specialized substance abuse treatment program for people with both TBI and substance abuse. Eventually, he developed a specialized treatment program for people with chronic pain and opiate addiction. Over the many years of his career Dr. Sparadeo has been a consultant to many agencies and healthcare programs throughout the U.S. He has also served on numerous boards of directors. He was the founder and president of the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island. He was also the Chairman of the Governor’s Permanent Advisory Commission on TBI. He was also a member of the national committee on substance abuse and disability at SAMHSA in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Dr. Sparadeo has been a consultant and chief trainer on a federally funded grant at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. Dr. Sparadeo’s career has also included the publication of many scientific papers and book chapters, and he has been on the faculty of Salve Regina University graduate program in Rehabilitation Counseling where he teaches the Neuroscience of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness, Psychopharmacology for Counselors and the Neuroscience of Opioid Abuse.   Traumatic Injury & SUD: Implications of Stimulants on Traumatic Brain Injury

This webinar will seek to describe the complex dilemma families find themselves in when a loved one has TBI and further when that loved one develops the additional problem of SUD. The impact of SUD on TBI recovery will be reviewed as well as the impact of SUD on ongoing cognitive and physical rehabilitation. Models of family therapy will be described taking into account the complexity of working with a person who has the combined problem of TBI and SUD. Click here to watch the presentation!