The 10th Annual
National Prevention Week is this Month!
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Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, mental health and/or substance use disorders. National Prevention Week (NPW) is held each year during May. Originally, SAMHSA chose this timing because it is near the start of summer, an important time for school, communities, and prevention professionals to re-focus on prevention. Prevention Week
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will take place May 10 - May 14 this year. Adolescents and full-time college students most often use substances for the first time during June or July, according to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data on adolescents and NSDUH data on full-time college students. Each year, National Prevention Week includes daily themes to focus on major substance use and mental health topics.
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The 2021 daily themes are:
Monday, May 10: Preventing Prescription Drug and Opioid Misuse
Tuesday, May 11: Preventing Underage Drinking and Alcohol Misuse
Wednesday, May 12: Preventing Illicit Drug Use and Youth Marijuana Use
Thursday, May 13: Preventing Youth Tobacco Use (E-Cigarettes and Vaping)
Friday, May 14: Preventing Suicide
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" By promoting healthy behaviors and preventing drug and alcohol misuse, we reduce the risk of substance use disorder. "
– Karel Homrig, Executive Director
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How alcohol policies and suicide correlate is a very intriguing concept. A review of the literature was conducted in 2016, examining 20 different research studies worldwide. (Source: Xuan, Z., Naimi, T., Kaplan, M., Bagge, C., Few, L., Maisto, S., Saitz, R. and Freeman, R., 2016. Alcohol Policies and Suicide: A Review of the Literature. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 40(10), pp.2043-2055) They found the protective effect of restrictive alcohol policies can carry over to have an impact on preventing suicide. Some of those policies they discuss include Alcohol Price & Taxation, Alcohol Outlet Density, and Zero Tolerance Laws. This concept reinforces our efforts to incorporate restrictive alcohol policies for positive youth outcomes.
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The APRC can assist you in analyzing your IYS data, selecting strategies, and building capacity on alcohol policy. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Kellie Henrichs or Jody Heavilin.
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Two Upcoming Webinar Events |
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The APRC is excited to present the Alcohol Prevention is Suicide Prevention webinar on May 5th from 10:00 am - 11:00 am (Central).
Heavy episodic (or “binge” drinking) is associated with higher reports of suicidal thoughts, making a suicide plan, and attempting suicide. Research has looked at distal risk factors and proximal risk factors. In this presentation, these factors will be reviewed, with a spotlight on how alcohol impacts judgment and decision making directly related to suicide. Studies that make the assertion that “alcohol prevention is suicide prevention” will be summarized, along with other associated variables. Implications for prevention and intervention will be discussed.
Speaker: Jason R. Kilmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
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The APRC is also thrilled to bring back Jermaine Galloway for the Special Event Enforcement Operations webinar on May 18th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Central Time).
This Special Event Enforcement Operations webinar focuses on how to prepare and regulate special events that can involve heavy alcohol use. Officer Galloway will explain how to work with event promoters and security companies. He will also provide guidance on dealing with large numbers of people with a small number of enforcement officers. Topics may include:
- Over-serving of alcohol
- Underage drinking trends
- Stash compartments
- Drug identifiers
- Signs and symptoms of drug use
Special Events Management includes law enforcement and coalitions that focus on preventing and reducing underage alcohol use.
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Introducing Prevention First's YPRC Student Advisory Board |
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The Youth Prevention Student Advisory maintains, facilitates, and supports a diverse Student Advisory Board (SAB). We'd like to congratulate the 2021-2022 YPRC Student Advisory Board! This Advisory Board has a strong voice and is a guiding force for all prevention efforts, including resource development and advocacy. Practicing leadership skills is shown to have profound effects throughout life. We give our SAB members opportunities to hone those skills into positive outcomes through prevention strategies and advocacy.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid |
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Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. First Aiders will complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, then participate in a 4- to 5-hour Instructor-led videoconference. |
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Offerings |
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Prevention Forst is proud to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid training. Due to overwhelming interest, our initial Youth MHFA training dates filled up within days. In response, we have added seats to the May 14th and June 4th trainings and scheduled an additional free Youth MHFA training for June 29th.
Don't delay. We anticipate that seats will go quickly once again.
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The technical assistance offered at Prevention First expands professional development beyond training to assist substance use prevention providers in applying what they have learned in their communities. Timely, flexible and provider-tailored technical assistance is available to meet the individual needs of providers. |
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Upcoming Trainings from the
Great Lakes PTTC:
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Promote Your Prevention Efforts and Build Support
Preventionists throughout the state work daily to enhance the development of youth in their communities. But often, the work can go unseen or unacknowledged. Prevention First has developed a training to help ensure that does not happen – Promote Your Prevention Efforts and Build Support.
In this online training, you will learn effective methods of promoting your services and how you can build and utilize community support to enhance your effectiveness and sustainability.
Learn about the ways of appealing to community members and stakeholders to leverage their support and resources for your programs.
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Online Self Study Courses |
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For more information about technical assistance or other services we offer,
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FDA FOCUSED ON BANNING MENTHOL
CIGARETTES & FLAVORED CIGARS
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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will propose a ban on methanol-flavored cigarettes and ban all characterizing flavors (including menthol) in cigars. Scientific evidence showing the addictiveness and harm of these products drove the FDA to make this decision. Read the full FDA statement here.
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Professional Development at Your Pace |
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Archived Webinars
Don't miss out on Prevention First's collection of live webinars to watch at your own convenience:
For APRC Webinars, visit their GoTo Stage for archived webinars.
For Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Webinars, visit their webpage.
For SUPR Treatment & Recovery Webinars, visit SUPR Training Events- Archived Webinar on the sidebar.
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