JANUARY 2018 ISSUE
Find out what's new this month from the CAPT! Access practical tools, timely resources, and stories of success from across the nation to inspire and support your substance misuse prevention efforts.


Find out how MO-HOPE's flexible training and distribution approach is getting naloxone into the hands of law enforcement and substance misuse treatment providers. Learn More  >



ANNOUNCEMENTS
This new data portal from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities  equips users with ready access to critical information on health disparities and their determinants.    Learn More >

NEW CAPT TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Watch Partnerships for Success 2014 Coordinator Dawn Thomas describe approaches prevention practitioners are using in Ohio to reduce health disparities across the state. Videos include:   
  • Reducing Health Disparities in Ohio: Implementing a "Wrap-Around" Approach. Watch Now >
  • Prevention in Ohio: The Importance of Building Relationships. Watch Now >
This resource describes the aims of naloxone access laws and the various forms they can take.   
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Related Resources:
  • Preparing for Naloxone Distribution: Resources for First Responders and OthersLearn More >
  • Preventing Opioid Overdose: The Value of Naloxone (Video). Learn More >
  • South Carolina Partners with Law Enforcement on Naloxone Program. Learn More >
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 5-8, 2018. National Harbor, Maryland. This four-day event offers participants the opportunity to learn about latest strategies to fight substance misuse, and hear from nationally-known prevention experts, federal administrators, and concerned policy makers. Learn More  >
February 5, 2018. National Harbor, Maryland. This event will feature presentations, training sessions, technical assistance, and resources to support prevention practitioners, community leaders, researchers, and consumers in successfully addressing emerging substance misuse prevention issues. Learn More  >
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO COPY AND SHARE
Help the CAPT promote this month's featured resource on social media. Here are some sample messages to help you get started:
The MO-HOPE Project is getting naloxone into the hands of Missouri law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Read this and other stories of collaboration success on the CAPT's Prevention Collaboration in Action toolkit. https://www.samhsa.gov/capt/tools-learning-resources/MO-HOPE-Expands-Naloxone-Training-Distribution-Eastern-Missouri
NEW Collaboration Story from SAMHSA's CAPT: Missouri's MO-HOPE Project expands #naloxone training and distribution to get this life-saving medication to those who need it most. #MoFightsOpioids.  https://www.samhsa.gov/capt/tools-learning-resources/MO-HOPE-Expands-Naloxone-Training-Distribution-Eastern-Missouri