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The 10 "Do's and Don't's" of Successful Legislative Advocacy
Part Three in a Three-Part Series on Policy in Prevention
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By Anne Roberts, Nonprofit Consultant
It can be truly rewarding to partner with your state policymakers to develop solid recommendations to benefit your clients and your community. It can also feel a bit intimidating if you’ve never done it before. In preparation for our approaching legislative sessions, I’ve compiled the following list of suggestions to help get you started and increase your chances for success.
Click here for the Do's and Don't's of Legislative Advocacy
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Happy New Year! How did you do on your goals for 2023? At the beginning of last year, we issued an invitation to consider becoming certified in prevention in 2023. We hope the many resources we provided for you were helpful. Did you get certified in 2023? We would love to hear from you in the poll below.
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New Year’s Resolutions: Building Good Mental Health Habits |
SAMHSA's latest blog focuses on setting New Year’s resolutions and how they can be a positive way to focus on self-improvement.
What self care resolutions do you have for 2024?
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Want to learn more about prevention certification? Download the IC&RC candidate guides in English and Spanish below. Note: Updated Spanish guide coming soon. |
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Complete the poll question. Did you get certified in 2023? |
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Did you get certified in 2023?
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The Ins and Outs of Advocating for Policy Change
By Iris Smith, Ph.D.
The prevention of substance use disorders is complex. Most prevention strategies involve building awareness and motivating behavior change in individuals and families and creating policy changes within communities and larger jurisdictions. Intervention strategies focused on policy change and dissemination are less frequent. Read more...
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Learn more about equity and policy by attending our upcoming policy training this year. Be sure to register for these South Southwest PTTC transformational learning events and look for more throughout the year.
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What's Happening Around the Region? |
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Unraveling Connections: Social Determinants of Health and Substance Misuse Prevention
January 25, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. MT / 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. CT / 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET
Designed for prevention professionals, this session will unravel the complex connections between social determinants and substance misuse while providing actionable strategies for addressing these issues at the community level.
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New HealtheKnowledge Online Course
Selecting Prevention Programming and Interventions Online Course
Developed by the National PTTC Implementation Science (IS) Work Group, this course includes a step wise process for selecting prevention programming and interventions utilizing prevention science.
Module 1: The Application of Prevention Science
Module 2: Environmental Strategies
Module 3: Behavioral Strategies
Module 4: Conceptual and Practical Fit
Create an account in HealtheKnowledge using the link below to complete the training.
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Alcohol, Equity, and Social Justice: Breaking the Silence
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. MT / 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. CT / 3:30 - 5:30 ET
This webinar will draw from both historical perspectives and recent events, along with research findings, to unveil the alcohol industry’s role in creating and perpetuating social, economic, and health inequities. Additionally, it will examine evidence-based alcohol policies aimed at alleviating inequities and addressing social justice issues. The session is designed for community coalition coordinators and members who are prepared to engage in policy and social change, ultimately transforming the community's relationship with alcohol and those who profit from its production and sale.
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This collection of resources created by the PTTC's Marketing and Communications Workgroup was created to provide a place for you to find prevention marketing materials which help communicate your work to interest groups and helps connect you with others who are doing similar work. Click the photo above to view the webpage..
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A New Video Series: Swimming Upstream with Data: Prevention Data Sources |
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In this video series, Dr. Beverly Triana-Tremain discusses how to use data to swim upstream in an effort to address underlying risk factors.
During this series Dr. Tremain explores LGBTQ+, rural, and military data sources to help you dive deeper into working with these unique populations. In each session she reviews key data sources to help you engage in upstream prevention related to one of the three selected populations in this series' focus, including finding and using it in your prevention work. Watch the series overview below.
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Part 1 of 3: Swimming Upstream with Data – LGBTQ Individuals and Communities |
This 10-minute instructional video with South Southwest PTTC expert epidemiologist Beverly Triana-Tremain, will review how to use the data sources; United States Census Bureau, The Trevor Project, Youth Risk and Behavior Survey (YRBS), and Map Advancement Project (MAP) to collect valuable information on LGBTQ youth and adults in your community. |
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Future releases will be distributed in our newsletters throughout the year! The newsletter in May will include Part 2, Swimming Upstream with Data: Military Individuals and Families. Sign up here to make sure you receive our newsletters and training and product announcements.
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You may have already seen the results of the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), but have you seen the Companion Infographic?
This high-level visual representation of key outcomes from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) covers results for substance use, substance use disorders, mental health issues, suicidality, and perceived recovery from substance use problems or mental health issues among the noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older in the United States.
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There's Still Time! FentAlert: Empowering Youth for Safer Choices - SAMHSA Fentanyl Awareness Youth Challenge
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Deadline: February 26, 2024
This challenge seeks the best ideas from U.S. youth, aged 14-18, on a community strategy to increase youth awareness, education, and prevention around the dangers of fentanyl.
Ideas can include any innovative ways to reach youth on this topic like social media posts, vlogs, podcasts, video journals, etc.
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