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Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement Released

The Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) was recently released. The due date for grant applications is March 3.

SAMHSA has revised the STOP Act grant funding opportunity announcement by increasing the anticipated award amount from $50,000 annually for 4 years to $60,000 annually over the same term. Current or former Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients are stronglyMore

Engaging Youth Voices to Improve Substance Misuse Prevention: Tips & Tools

Presented by Southeast PTTC
January 25, 2023 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

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Youth Engagement (YE) is an approach to prevention in which prevention organizations effectively engage youth as leaders or partners in planning, tailoring, implementing, or evaluating prevention programming. In this webinar, Dr. Ballard will describe different models of YE for prevention, share tips forMore

Indigenous Behavioral Health Series: Fundamentals of Substance Use

Hosted By: National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC
Registration Deadline: January 24, 2023

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Session 1: Overview of Substance use and Substance Use Disorders (1/24)
Session 2: Prevention (2/7)
Session 3: Treating Substance Use Disorders (2/14)
Session 4: Case Illustrations (2/21)
Session 5: Reflections Upon Important Substance Use Topics – Q/A (2/28)

Self-Care Basics for Prevention Staff

Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network Resource

January 31, 2023
1:00 pm to 2:00 EST

COURSE DESCRIPTION
During safety demonstrations, flight attendants will remind you to put on your safety mask before helping others. The same applies to individuals in the substance use disorder (SUD) field. Working in the addiction field can expose professionals to additional stress and trauma, which canMore

National Prevention Week

Each May, SAMHSA spronsors National Prevention Week (NPW) to raise awareness about substance use prevention and positive mental health. NPW is the culmination of the work in treatment, prevention, and recovery – that is being done every day to strengthen communities, build resilience, and create hope.

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Blueprints For Healthy Youth Development

A registry of evidence-based interventions to prevent or reduce the likelihood of antisocial behavior and promote a healthy course of youth development.

For more than 25 years Blueprints has served as a resource for governmental agencies, foundations,More

Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

Please join the PTTC Network and SAMHSA for an upcoming webinar highlighting findings from SAMHSA’s new guide.

Friday, December 16 @ 12-1 MST / 1-2 CST

By engaging community members, prevention systems learn firsthand from individuals and community systems about substance use problems and social determinants that influence behavioral health. Community engagement brings together the skills, knowledge, and experiencesMore

Got Funding?

Notice of Funding Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services via it’s Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA) has published a list of Forcasted Grants Opportunities for FY23. What a great resource!

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Teens in Foster Care

Youth in foster care face unique risk and protective factors related to substance misuse. 

LGTBQ+ youth in foster care need explicit support and acceptance; however, few caseworkers and caregivers receive specialized training. To address this,More

New Tool for Parents

Screen4Success, is a NEW screening tool from SAMHSA’s Talk. They Hear You.® prevention campaign and can help parents quickly learn if youth are at elevated risk for potential problems and where they can find support.

How does Screen4Success work?
Parents and caregivers are encouraged to fill out the screener with their kids—this provides opportunities for discussion in the moment—but if that’s notMore