MAY 2017 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.

PREVENTION SUSTAINABILITIES: PLANNING FOR SUCCESS

This 3-hour, self-paced online course offers prevention practitioners step-by-step guidance for developing a written plan for sustaining successful prevention practices. Endorsed by the IC&RC. Visit Course  >

ANNOUNCEMENTS
SAMHSA"s National Prevention Week is May 14-20, 2017.
Mark your calendars!   Learn More   >

NEW CAPT TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Selected Strategies and Associated Risk Factors
Presents strategies that address common risk factors associated with the non-medical use of prescription drugs.    Read More  >
The Messenger Matters: Using Social Media Influencers and Content Champions to Promote Prevention Efforts
Describes the unique role influencers and champions can play in helping prevention practitioners expand their online audiences and increase the visibility of their prevention efforts .   Read More  >
Examples of Community- and State-Level Logic Models for Addressing Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths
Presents three examples of logic models to guide practitioners in developing state- and community-level responses to the opioid crisis .   Read More  >
SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Collaboration Toolkit Story: Kentucky Partnership with PDMP Enhances Opioid Prevention Efforts
A lasting partnership between Kentucky's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and the state's Division of Behavioral Health broadens access to vital data to prevent opioid misuse and abuse .    Read More  >
UPCOMING EVENTS
Webcast: National Prevention Week (NPW) 2017 Kick-off Event Live
May 15, 2017 at 11:00 am, EDT. This kick-off event will feature live broadcasts from NPW events happening in communities around the country, as well as remarks from Kana Enomoto, SAMHSA's Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and CSAP Director Frances M. Harding.  Read More  >
Webinar: Opioid Addiction and Prevention
May 17, 2017 at 1:30 pm, EDT. This featured NPW webinar will explore the growing issue of opioid addiction and how partner engagement can support prevention efforts. It will feature experts from SAMHSA, the American Society for Addiction Medicine, and our state partners.  Read More  >
Webinar: Strategies to Reduce the Harm of Prescription Drug Misuse
May 30, 2017 at 3-4:30 pm, EDT. The third in a series of CAPT webinars on preventing prescription drug misuse, this event will explore strategies that seek to prevent nonfatal and fatal overdose from prescription drugs.   Read 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:
Looking for guidance on how to sustain your substance misuse prevention efforts? Register for the new self-paced online course series "Prevention SustainAbilities" from SAMHSA's CAPT. This two-part series explores what sustainability looks like in the context of prevention and leads you through a step-by-step process for developing a written sustainability plan. https://captonline.edc.org/mod/page/view.php?id=19630
Learn how to sustain your community's successful #prevention efforts with this two-part online course from SAMHSA's CAPT https://captonline.edc.org/mod/page/view.php?id=19630