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The January 2019 Dialogue features the MHTTC Systems Transformation Initiative, Vaping/E-Cigarettes, SAMHSA funding news, and upcoming health observances and training events. The Dialogue is designed to inform behavioral and mental health professionals of news and upcoming events in the Central East states. This electronic newsletter is disseminated on the first Tuesday of each month. We encourage you to provide any feedback or submit articles and topics for discussion in future issues of the newsletter. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive the Dialogue, news, and training announcements, sign up here.

 Monthly electronic newsletter, Great Lakes ATTC, January 2019. 

Great Lakes ATTC Newsroom December 2018 This month's issue features an update on 2018, tips on staying in recovery over the holidays, an invitation to visit the new Great Lakes ATTC website, along with news from SAMHSA and the Network Coordinating Office and best wishes of the season from the Great Lakes ATTC staff.   

The December Dialogue features the opioid epidemic in HHS Region 3, and UMB Center for Addiction Research, Education and Service (UMB CARES).

The November Dialogue features the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force (ARPO) and rural health.

Each quarter in the “Meet the Researcher” series, the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) and the ATTC Network have partnered to introduce you to some of the scientists working hard to make an impact in the lives of individuals battling the disease of addiction. The first profile was that of Clive Harper, M.D., FRCPA, winner of the 2009 RSA Begleiter Research Award.

The ATTC Messenger is a monthly e-publication that communicates tips and information on best practices along with features including Addiction Science Made Easy articles, information about national professional development events and funding opportunities, links to state-of-the-art online resources and other electronic publications relevant to the field.

The purpose of the HIV Integration Training Package is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case mangers) with an overview of integrated treatment for individuals living with HIV. The main focus of the training is the integration of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services with HIV care.

The New England ATTC, the Northeast & Caribbean ATTC, and the National SBIRT ATTC at IRETA, have collaborated to create the six video vignettes below as a component of the ATTC Network’s HCV Current Initiative. The HCV Current Initiative provides materials to help health professionals address patients’ needs in the evolving field of HCV treatment. The New England and National SBIRT ATTCs developed, filmed, and edited the videos.

E-newsletter focused on management of benzodiazepines in medication-assisted treatment.

Blog produced by the ATTC Network and NIATx. Features bimonthly posts on topics related to improving clinical services and business practices. Features posts by ATTC Network staff and guest bloggers.

Monthly newsletter announcing training and events in the Great Lakes ATTC region. Editor/writer: Maureen Fitzgerald

Electronic newsletter announcing trainings and events in Great Lakes ATTC region. Some national events. Editor/writer: Maureen Fitzgerald.

Electronic newsletter announcing training and events in Great Lakes ATTC region. Writer/editor: Maureen Fitzgerald

Electronic newsletter announcing events and trainings in Great Lakes Region. Writer/editor: Maureen Fitzgerald

Electronic newsletter announcing Great Lakes and national training and events.

Monthly electronic newsletter featuring Great Lakes ATTC training events and other topics.

Monthly electronic newsletter highlighting Great Lakes ATTC training events and other topics.

The July 2018 Dialogue discusses the STR-TA Consortium, Minority Mental Health Month, awareness events, Central East on the Move, and regional news.

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Dr. Yifrah Kaminer from the University of Connecticut Health gives an overview of the latest research on the marijuana's effects on the brain and how legalization affects states' SUD treatment and prevention systems.

Featuring Recovery Month, accepting stories of recovery, International Overdose Awareness Day, new resources, Central East on the Move, and Region 3 news.

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Monthly electronic newsletter