SOR application deadline looming
The State Opioid Response Community Based Organization Request for Applications closes next Monday, August 15.
Don't miss this opportunity to potentially receive one of the multiple contracts that will be awarded to Tribal governments or Urban Indian Organizations, public or private Community-Based Organizations, and government agencies (e.g., school districts, law enforcement agencies, city/county, and Educational Service Districts).
Tomorrow at 5 p.m. is the deadline to nominate an exceptional prevention professional, group, or program
Successful 2022 prevention professionals, groups, or programs will be honored at the 2022 Prevention Summit Awards Ceremony in November in these eight categories:
- Tribal Prevention
- Youth Leadership
- Young Adult Leadership
- Professional and/or Exemplary Community Prevention Leader
- Community Coalition and/or Community Prevention Group
- Contributions to Prevention by an Organization, Business, or Agency
- Outreach or Implementation of a Prevention Program
- Early-Career Prevention Professional
Nomination forms are attached to the awards program overview along with a document detailing each awards category.
Please email nominations to Martha Williams by Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 5 p.m.
Minerva 2.0 updates
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- The KPIs on the dashboard have been disabled temporarily. We are working through the functionality of the KPIs. Once the functionality is finalized, we will work to reestablish the KPIs on the dashboard.
Help Ticket Reminders
- We are sharing out a reminder that all Help Tickets submitted through Minerva 2.0 must be under 250 characters in length. If a ticket has more than 250 characters in length, it will not be submitted to the Minerva 2.0 Help Desk. If you have a ticket that exceeds this character length, please send an email to support@collaborateandgrow.com.
Seeking members for school safety council
The School Safety and Student Well-Being Advisory Council’s Youth Advisory Council (SS-SWAC-YAC) is seeking new membership for the 2022-23 school year.
Feel free to share the membership recruitment message.
Membership is open to youth between the ages of 13–19 who live in Washington State and are currently attending a K-12 school, or have attended one in the past two years.
Nominations are due by 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 18.
National Overdose Awareness Day
Overview
Each year on August 31, National Overdose Awareness Day (NOAD) is observed to remember the lives taken by overdoses, without stigma or shame. Overdose death is preventable. Everyone can take simple steps to prevent opioid misuse and keep your loved ones safe.
This Overdose Awareness Day, remind your communities that 75 percent of opioid misuse starts with people using medication that wasn’t prescribed for them—usually taken from a friend or family member. Locking up medications or safely disposing of unused medications can stop them from being misused. People can protect their loved ones by finding a medication take-back program near them.
Events and resources
Reference materials (including Facebook posts) about how to communicate about overdose awareness in your community can be found on the Athena Forum as well as on the Starts With One website. You might also want to attend these online events:
Become a Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Youth Ambassador
Registration for the Tobacco-Free Kids’ sponsored “2022 Youth Advocacy Tour”, is now open. It will be held in Vancouver, WA on August 17 & 18.
Deadline to register: Friday, August 12.
Happiness calendar
According to the World Health Organization, “Mental health is about enhancing competencies of individuals…and enabling them to achieve their self-determined goals.” Check out the Greater Good Science Center’s Happiness Calendar for daily ideas to boost your creativity, connect with your body, and improve your mental health.
 Apply now for a Policy and Project Manager position!
HCA/DBHR is hiring a Policy and Project Manager - an exciting opportunity to contribute to workforce development efforts within the substance use disorder prevention field! This position helps lead the strategic direction of the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery's Workforce Development Training Plan, to include overseeing the Fellowship Program, and facilitating and coordinating training and professional development opportunities for both internal staff and external providers.
New resources, more languages!
Check out the Start Talking Now toolkit for new Parent Guide infographics in 22 languages. The Start Talking Now website has also been expanded with Parent webpages in 37 languages! A new video in the Focus On toolkit - Find Your Moment - can be used on organic social or as a paid ad.
Prevention in Native American Communities
We wanted to share the latest edition of this newsletter put out by the National American Indian and Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network.
The newsletter is a valuable resource for culturally relevant prevention information and training.
Rural Prevention Conference
The Rural Network, a group of volunteers and leaders across Washington state who work towards building resiliency and preventing youth substance misuse in rural communities, are hosting their first annual Rural Prevention Conference September 22 – 23 at the Yakima Convention Center.
This conference will be an opportunity for those doing youth substance prevention work in rural areas to meet in person, and share ideas for helping to create healthy, thriving rural communities free of substance misuse, focusing on strategies that work in rural areas.
Current HCA grants
Other funding opportunities
HCA job openings
Other job openings
Check out existing job openings in the field or post your own at The Athena Forum.
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