The Athena prevention newsletter - community prevention and wellness initiative edition

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 03/09/2021 02:58 PM PST

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In this issue

Announcements
Resources
Funding opportunities
Job openings

Upcoming events

For more information and to post your own event, visit The Athena Forum Calendar.

HCA trainings and events

Minerva technical assistance call
March 16
Webinar

Starts with One campaign: Drug Take Back materials and resources
March 17
Webinar

Opioid Response Network: Developing a shared language for diversity, equity and inclusion
March 18
Webinar

Learning community meeting
March 24
Webinar

Minerva technical assistance call
April 16
Webinar

Coalition Leadership Institute
May 11-13
Virtual

Spring Youth Forum
May 18
Virtual

Saying It Out Loud Conference
May 26
Virtual

Community trainings and events

Problem Gambling Awareness Month
March
Nationwide

Women's History Month
March
Nationwide

Addressing the intersection of substance use and suicide: Strategies for prevention, intervention, and treatment
March 10
Webinar

Healthy Native Youth's Community of Practice: Culture as prevention
March 10
Webinar

Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtual adaptation training, Part 1 of 2
March 10
Virtual

Trauma and its impact
March 10
Webinar

RACEing through revolving doors
March 10
Webinar

PAX chat
March 10
Virtual

Pain and pot: The facts about opioids and marijuana
March 10
Webinar

Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtual adaptation training, Part 2 of 2
March 11
Virtual

Strengthening Families/Fortaleciendo Familias: Delivery and impact on Latina families
March 11
Webinar

Supporting LGBTQ+ youth in schools: Understanding the school experiences of LGBTQ+ students
March 11
Webinar

Transforming public health through leadership, justice, and racial healing
March 12
Webinar

Guiding Good Choices new facilitator training
March 15-19
Virtual

Fatherhood Summit
March 16-19
Virtual

Institutionalizing equity: Public health leaders advance organizational change
March 16
Webinar

Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtual adaptation readiness primer
March 16
Webinar

Substance use cost calculator for employers
March 17
Webinar

Enhanced prevention learning series: Leveraging systems change for substance misuse prevention
March 18-April 22

Adolescent social isolation and loneliness
March 19
Webinar

Connecting prevention specialist to Native communities during times of crisis: Listening sessions
March 19
Webinar

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
March 22-28
Nationwide

Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtual adaptation training, Part 1 of 3
March 22
Virtual

Crafting your transformational leadership narrative, Session 1
March 23
Webinar

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery virtual water cooler chat
March 23
Webinar

Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtual adaptation readiness primer
March 23
Webinar

Prevention Ethics
March 23-April 1
Virtual

Engaging with change
March 24-April 14
Virtual

Crafting your transformational leadership narrative, Session 2
March 24
Webinar

Connecting the continuum: How prevention and social determinants of health connect
March 24
Webinar

Let's talk: Health literacy and health equity
March 24
Webinar

Problem gambling prevention: The facts, using public health models, and integrating programming with substance misuse prevention
March 24
Webinar

Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtual adaptation training, Part 2 of 3
March 24
Virtual

Strengthening Families Program 10-14 virtual adaptation training, Part 3 of 3
March 26
Virtual

Announcements

Spring Youth Forum, applications due March 15

The 2021 Spring Youth Forum will be held virtually on May 18.

Registration applications are due March 15.

National Drug Take Back Day event materials available

Are you planning on hosting a National Drug Take Back Day event on April 24? Updated promotional materials are now available.

These materials will help you promote your event and are customizable. Find more information on The Athena Forum Announcements page.

Join us for a webinar to review the materials on March 17 at 2 p.m. Find virtual meeting information found on The Athena Forum Training Calendar.

COVID-19 Student Survey

Registration for the COVID-19 Student Survey is now open to school administrators! This anonymous survey asks students grades 6-12 about their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic to help teachers, parents, and community members better understand the needs of students during this difficult time.

The survey will administered through schools between March 8 – March 26, 2021.

Questions? Contact contact@csswashington.org.

Opioid Response Network diversity, equity and inclusion webinar, March 18

Back by popular demand! This presentation by the Opioid Response Network is for anyone that was unable to join in January.

Find more information and registration details on The Athena Forum Training Calendar.

2021 Annual Survey of Coalitions

This survey is distributed by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). To receive your coalition’s unique survey link, email survey@cadca.org or call 1-800-542-2322 ext. 267.

Complete the survey by March 19 for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card.

Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Control Strategic Plan released

The Washington State Department of Health’s Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program has released the 2021-2025 Washington State Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Control Five-Year Strategic Plan.

Resources

March is Women's History Month

Join us in celebrating the role of women in our state and our nation!

Forbes - Meet 30 inspirational women this Women's History Month
commUNITY: Herald Native Women – Vision Maker Media is providing month-long online streaming of films produced or directed by Native women

Prevention resources

HCA - International Women's Day - Focusing on health and safety during the pandemic
National Hispanic & Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network - International Women's Day and Women's History Month celebration [in English, Spanish and Portuguese]
Partnership to End Addiction -
Understand the unique ways addiction impacts women
Recorded webinar - Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards in behavioral health settings: Women

Health impacts

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Preventing the use of marijuana: Focus on women and pregnancy

National Institute on Drug Abuse - Substance use in women
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Women and alcohol
Office on Women's Health - Mental Health

Washington State suicide prevention newsletter

New online pharmacology course

A new Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center course is available that includes recorded modules on the pharmacology of alcohol, opioids, psychostimulants (methamphetamines and cocaine), and cannabis. This course series is for community and state-level prevention practitioners, allied health partners and community members working to prevent substance misuse.

Visit the course site to create an account and register for each course.

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, March 22-28

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week links students with scientists and other experts to counteract myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends.

Learn more and register your event.

Funding opportunities

Current HCA grants

Substance Use Disorder Prevention (SUD Px) and Mental Health Promotion Project (MHPP) Community-Based Organization (CBO) Enhancement Grants
CPWI and CBO additional funds: HCA is offering additional funds for the expansion of prevention service implementation through June 30, 2021. These funds will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Questions? Contact your Prevention System Manager.

Other funding opportunities

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - The 2021 Communities Talk to Prevent Underage Drinking ($750 stipend for community town hall events)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Implementation
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) - Mentoring for Youth Affected by the Opioid Crisis and Drug Addiction
OJJDP - Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
SAMHSA - Tribal Opioid Response Grants [due date extended!]
HRSA - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Psychostimulant Support
OJJDP - Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence
SAMHSA - Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
SAMHSA - Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs

Job openings

Check out existing job openings in the field or post your own at The Athena Forum.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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