The Behavioral Health Workforce has faced many challenges the past few years; and our next Community of Practice on May 23rd from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. provides a platform for BH Professionals to ask questions of their peers, share new strategies and network.

As a follow-up to the All Hands on DEC event, DEC Connect is a Community of Practice Session on May 25th from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. This session will take a deep dive to help participants understand how to build and foster awareness of a drug endangered children alliance.

Through a collaborative effort, The Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC), and Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) will hold space for current and emerging as leaders in these behavioral health disciplines who want to participate in dialogue and begin to create space for our industries leaders of tomorrow.  

·       Workforce and Business Models (6/16)

·       Equity and Inclusion in the Workforce (7/21 & 8/18)

·       Relationship Building (9/15)

I recently upgraded my phone, which I don't do very often, but I was immediately impressed by the versatility and speed of the new device. To me it's a tool that helps me stay connected, to work and play, friends an family, and it reminds me just how mobile we really are as a society. It's a fast paced world and we're seemingly always on the go, so I try to use theses devices to help me learn and play.

With that said, are you a podcast listener? According to Buzzsprout, 73% of podcast listeners use their smartphone to connect to this medium, and while not everyone is listening to a podcast, 62% of the population over 12 years of age has heard a podcast. It's an emerging market and the Mid-America PTTC podcast is just a small voice in this huge and growing bucket, but we think it's important to have that voice for prevention. We hope you find value in what we provide and encourage you to listen, subscribe and share our content with others who want to make a difference where they live.

You can find all the episodes from our library on our website, or wherever you get your podcast content. Episode #50 was just released and features a conversation Mitchell Moore, who is a dynamic educator and has a passion for training people, and serves those who serve by designing and delivering trainings. If ya don't know Mitch, and you listen, you'll think he's channeling Mr. Rogers!