Substance Misuse Prevention

2021 Idaho Opioid Misuse & Overdose Strategic Plan Annual Retreat
2021-04-27 - 2021-04-28 | Virtual
The Idaho Opioid Misuse & Overdose Workgroup is a multifaceted group of stakeholders deeply concerned and committed to reducing the burden of the opioid crisis in Idaho. The Idaho Opioid Misuse & Overdose Strategic Plan is the guiding document for the Workgroup and identifies four key goal areas to address the epidemic in a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the plan’s 2022 vision of “A safe and healthy Idaho, free of opioid misuse and untreated opioid use disorders.” You can learn more about the Workgroup and Strategic Plan here.
Each year the Workgroup convenes at an Annual Retreat to review the progress, successes, and challenges of the past year and update the Strategic Plan for the year ahead. You can review the 2020 Update for the Idaho Opioid Misuse & Overdose Strategic Plan here.
The 2021 Annual Retreat will take place on April 27 & 28, 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s retreat will be held virtually.
Day one of the Retreat on April 27 is only open to current Workgroup members. However, day two of the Retreat on April 28, from 9am-4pm MST, is open to everyone at no cost.
Registration is now closed.
If you are interested in participating in future Idaho Opioid Misuse & Overdose Workgroup activities email Jessie Dexter at jessie.dexter@odp.idaho.gov

2021 Idaho Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependency
2021-05-24 - 2021-05-27 | Virtual
The 2021 Idaho Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependency (ICADD) will be held virtually on May 24-27. Earn prizes, connect with colleagues, and earn 24 continuing education hours!
Keynote speakers include:

Dr. Jaime Brower, Psy.D, ABPP will present live on the topics “Morale & Resiliency,” “Trauma in the Workplace,” and “Communication/De-Escalation” (Tuesday, May 25).
Eric Martin, MAC, CADC III, PRC, CPS will present live on “Contemporary Trends in Drug Use, Addiction, & Treatment” (Monday, May 24), as well as a pre-recorded session on “Ethics: Sexual Violations & Sex-Positive Supervision.”
Roy Huggins, LPC, NCC will present live on “Teletherapy Standards and Practice Refresher for Covid-19 and Beyond” (Monday, May 24).

Live sessions will be on-demand from Wed., May 26 – Tues., June 8. All other sessions will be on-demand from Mon., May 24 – Tues., June 8, allowing attendees time to earn the full 24 CEUs.
Your CE certificates will be sent to the email address you used to register with ICADD, no later than June 22, 2021. If you have not received your CE certificate by June 22, 2021, please email ICADD at info@attendicadd.com.
If you have any questions, please email ICADD organizers at info@attendicadd.com or call 208-466-2519.

Region 10 Opioid Summit | Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
2021-08-03 - 2021-08-05 | Virtual
The 2021 Summit will take place August 3 – 5, 2021 in a virtual format! Check back mid-May for registration info!
About the Summit
The Region 10 Opioid Summit is an opportunity for professionals from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Indian Nations, urban Indian health programs, and recognized American Indian organizations to meet and explore ways to address the opioid crisis. We invite you to attend the virtual summit!
Conference Schedule
The Opioid Summit will be held on Tuesday, August 3 – Thursday, August 5, 2021 in a virtual format! The conference schedule will be available soon, so stay tuned! Watch for an email announcement or visit the conference website for updates at region10opioidsummit.org.
Sponsors
The Region 10 Opioid Summit is brought to you by the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Division of Behavioral Health, Oregon Health Authority, and the Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

3rd Annual Prevention Training Institute
2021-08-12 08:00 - 2021-08-13 16:00 (America/Boise) | Boise State University
Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Prevention Training Institute educating prevention professionals. Equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to address underage substance use and implement prevention programming.
WHAT: 3rd Annual Prevention Institute – Professional Development Training for Prevention Providers, Certified Prevention Specialists, Counselors, Educators
HOSTED BY: Boise State University Institute for the Study of Behavioral Health and Addiction & RADAR Center
EVENT DATE: Thursday and Friday, August 12th and 13th, 2021
TIME: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
LOCATION: This will be an in-person training at Boise State University
COST: Free
LEARN MORE: https://odp.idaho.gov/3rd-annual-prevention-institute/
REGISTER AT: https://forms.gle/xzNZndeMFUjst2AH6
Registration Deadline: August 7, 2021
Certified Prevention Specialist credits and NBCC Continuing Education Hours available.
THURSDAY SESSIONS INCLUDE:

Risk Factors for Alcohol Use and Web-Based Individual and Parent-Based Prevention Strategies(9 am – 12 noon). Dr. Diana Doumas and Dr. Robin Hausheer. In this session, participants will learn about individual and parent risk factors for adolescent alcohol use and low-cost, easy to disseminate online prevention programming. Maps to CPS Domain: Planning & Evaluation
Neuro-Based Resiliency and Substance Use Prevention (1 pm – 4 pm). Dr. Raissa Miller and Dr. Michael Russo. In this session, participants will learn about neuroscience-informed frameworks of resilience and the relationship between resiliency and substance misuse prevention. Maps to CPS Domain: Professional Growth & Development

FRIDAY SESSIONS INCLUDE:

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resiliency (9 am – 12 pm). Dr. Susan Esp. In this session, participants will learn about adverse childhood experiences, resiliency, and their relationship to the prevention of substance misuse. One hour of ethics training will also be included. Maps to CPS Domain: Professional Growth & Development/Ethics
Ethics in Prevention(1 pm – 4 pm). Leah Kalk. In this session, participants will learn about ethical issues specific to prevention. Maps to CPS Domain: Professional Growth & Development/Ethics

Registration information will follow in July – the registration deadline will be August 7th

2022 Dialogue for Health: Community Prevention Webinar Series
2021-09-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-09-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-10-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Dialogue for Health: A Community Prevention Webinar Series

All Webinars will start at 12pm MST
Registration – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G23PNYB. You can register for one or more of these topics at the same registration link. Links to specific webinars will be sent once you have registered.

This series is brought to you by Drug and Alcohol Trends Education, Cottonwood Police Department, Idaho North Central Public Health, and the Region 2 Behavioral Health Board through a Partnerships for Success Grant from the Idaho Office of Drug Policy.
**POST Credit available through Cottonwood Police Department, email Danielle D.A.TrendsProgram@gmail.com with your POST Roster info after EACH webinar you attend. **
September 7th – Alcohol & Youth
Alcohol has been around for generations and is one of the most widely abused substances by youth under 21. The current trends around alcohol today are to be more potent, flavorful, and overall dangerous.
This 1-hour webinar will explain the most common ways alcohol is abused and how dangerous this abuse can truly be especially to the still developing youth brain. From binge drinking, to alcopops, to combining alcohol with other substances alcohol abuse continues to be a rising problem with youth.
October 12th – Rx & OTC Medication Abuse
Prescription and Over the Counter Medication abuse is a drastically growing trend among both youth and adults. They are easy to acquire, use, and conceal when compared to most “street” drugs.
This 1-hour webinar will break down the most abused types of medications and the possible effects they could have on the user.
November 9th – Marijuana Concentrates
Marijuana today is not what it was “back in the day”. Today’s marijuana is like the early 1900’s tobacco, an old product being marketed in a new way.
This 1-hour webinar will discuss the trends of Marijuana, specifically relating to concentrates and their significant potency increases.
December 7th – Vaping/E-Cigs
Vaping has become and extremely popular trend, especially among youth. Even with a lot of the new regulations in place. Many new vaping devices can be extremely difficult to identify and notice.
This 1-hour webinar will provide you with the history of vaping, how E-cigarette’s work, the difference in devices, as well as the negative impacts they could pose on the user’s health.
2022 TBD – Media Influence
Youth can be extremely impressionable, especially by big name influencers and brands. Not all brands and influencers have a positive impact on youth though and promote delinquency and substance abuse. It is also common to keep substance abuse on the down low from those who oppose it.
This 1-hour webinar will discuss the current media influencers including clothing, music, and the lingo.
2022 TBD – Diversion Safes/Stash Containers
The methods of keeping use and abuse concealed from the public is constantly evolving and become increasingly discrete.
This 1-hour webinar will discuss varying types of stash containers and diversion safes.
2022 TBD – Illicit & Semi-Illicit Substances
Drug abuse is constantly evolving and is extremely difficult for researchers and scientists to keep up with. From plant-based substances to lab created synthetics the world of substance abuse is massive.
This 1-hour webinar will cover newer substances of abuse and the possible effects and dangers they could pose to users and responders.
2022 TBD – First Responder Alerts
First responders are expected to assist in any situation

CCI Virtual Fall Prevention Conference
2021-10-04 08:00 - 2021-10-05 17:00 | Virtual
Community Coalitions of Idaho’s Virtual Fall Prevention Conference | October 4th & 5th, 2021
Workshops include:

Illegal Marijuana Use in Teens
Vaping & Teens
Drug & Alcohol Trends Education
Public Policy, How to Work with Your State Legislators

Learn more and get registered at www.communitycoalitionsofidaho.org/calendar-of-events

On-the-Spot Discussion Panel on Behavioral Health Equity and Prevention
2021-12-15 14:00 - 15:30
Description:
Join the Northwest PTTC for a conversation on how regional partners are more intentionally integrating race, equity, and inclusion into their prevention work. Regional prevention practitioners and presenters from our fall series on Behavioral Health Equity and Prevention will share examples to further our conversation on the importance of narrative in advocating for prevention, integrating issues of race and equity in comprehensive planning, and focusing on using the power of culture to promote wellness. Please join the conversation with your success stories, lessons learned, and questions!
Objectives
By the end of the discussion panel, participants will have:

Identified strategies for building equity and advocating for better health outcomes.
Explored regional examples that build equity into behavioral health prevention initiatives.

Audience
Community, state-level, and tribal prevention practitioners, allied health partners, and community members working to prevent substance misuse in HHS Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).
Date and Time
December 15, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. MST
(view in your time zone)
Registration: Register for the On-the-Spot Discussion Panel on Behavioral Health Equity and Prevention
Cost is Free!
Questions? Contact Karen Totten (ktotten@casat.org) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen (clamyuen@casat.org).

PCSS Clinical Roundtable: Scope of the Fentanyl Crisis
2022-01-11 11:00 - 12:00
Topic: PCSS Clinical Roundtable – Dr. Edwin Salsitz – Scope of the Fentanyl Crisis
Description: This discussion is designed to promote interactivity through an informal “round table” conversation. Attendees will be given the opportunity to speak directly with the presenter to ask questions and discuss issues.
IPCE Credit Available
Date: January 11, 2022
Time: 11:00am-12pm MST
Learn more & register here.

Balancing Fidelity and Adaptation: Tools and Strategies for Successful Evidence-Based Program Implementation and Sustainability
2022-01-12 12:00 - 13:30
Webinar Description:
The adoption of an effective program is only the first step toward achieving the positive youth and family outcomes community-based organizations aim to achieve. Research has demonstrated time and time again that high-quality implementation and capacity to sustain evidence-based programs over time is critical to attaining improved youth and family outcomes. However, there continues to be substantial debate about whether programs should be flexibly adapted to fit local contexts or delivered with strict fidelity to the original program model. Increasingly, evidence from research and practice indicates that there must be a balance between the two to achieve positive and sustained program outcomes. This webinar will provide an overview of the latest research on the fidelity vs. adaptation debate and will share best practice tools and strategies for community organizations aiming to balance program fidelity and adaptation to meet the needs of their local communities.
Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, participants will:

Increase understanding of research on evidence-based prevention program fidelity, adaptation, and sustainability
Learn four key ingredients for successful evidence-based prevention program sustainability
Learn five best practices for how to balance evidence-based prevention program fidelity and adaptation to achieve positive and sustained program outcomes

Date and Time:
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pacific
12:00 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. Mountain
Audience:
Prevention practitioners, allied health partners and community members working to prevent substance misuse in tribes, communities, and states in HHS Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).
Learn more and register here.

Enhanced Prevention Learning Series: Getting Ready for Sustainability Planning
2022-01-20 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-01-27 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-02-03 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-02-10 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-02-17 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-02-24 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-03-03 13:00 - 14:30
Description:
This seven-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore how to develop a sustainability plan. Sustainability planning is an intentional process of looking critically at your current prevention infrastructure, strategic planning process, and strategies to sustain meaningful prevention outcomes beyond current funding. Additional steps in sustainability planning include priority setting, resource, and feasibility analysis, communication planning, and resource and grant development.
The trainer will demonstrate how to use a set of tools to facilitate sustainability planning with community partners and will coach participants to set actionable steps and timelines to complete a plan over the next year. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussions.
Dates & Times:

January 20, 2022 – 1:00-2:30pm MST
January 27, 2022 – 1:00-2:30pm MST
February 3, 2022 – 1:00-2:30pm MST
February 10, 2022 – 1:00-2:30pm MST
February 17, 2022 – 1:00-2:30pm MST
February 24, 2022 – 1:00-2:30pm MST
March 3, 2022 – 1:00-2:30pm MST

Learn more and register here.

Dialogue for Health Webinar Series: Media Influence
2022-01-26 12:00 - 13:00
Dialogue for Health: A Community Prevention Webinar Series

All webinars will start at 12pm MST
Registration – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G23PNYB. You can register for one or more of these topics at the same registration link. Links to specific webinars will be sent once you have registered.

This series is brought to you by Drug and Alcohol Trends Education, Cottonwood Police Department, Idaho North Central Public Health, and the Region 2 Behavioral Health Board through a Partnerships for Success Grant from the Idaho Office of Drug Policy.
**POST Credit available through Cottonwood Police Department, email Danielle D.A.TrendsProgram@gmail.com with your POST Roster info after EACH webinar you attend. **
January 26, 2022 – Media Influence
Youth can be extremely impressionable, especially by big-name influencers and brands. Not all brands and influencers have a positive impact on youth though and promote delinquency and substance abuse. It is also common to keep substance abuse on the down-low from those who oppose it.
This 1-hour webinar will discuss the current media influencers including clothing, music, and the lingo.

Additional Dialogue for Health Webinars
February 15, 2022 – Illicit & Semi-Illicit Substances
Drug abuse is constantly evolving and is extremely difficult for researchers and scientists to keep up with. From plant-based substances to lab-created synthetics the world of substance abuse is massive.
This 1-hour webinar will cover newer substances of abuse and the possible effects and dangers they could pose to users and responders.
March 15, 2022 – Alcohol and Youth
Alcohol has been around for generations and is one of the most widely abused substances by youth under 21. The current trends around alcohol today are to be more potent, flavorful, and overall dangerous.
This 1-hour webinar will explain the most common ways alcohol is abused and how dangerous this abuse can truly be especially to the still-developing youth brain. From binge drinking to alcopops, to combining alcohol with other substances alcohol abuse continues to be a rising problem with youth.
April 19, 2022 – Diversion Safes/Stash Containers
The methods of keeping use and abuse concealed from the public are constantly evolving and become increasingly discrete.
This 1-hour webinar will discuss varying types of stash containers and diversion safes.
May 17, 2022 – First Responder Alerts

Dialogue for Health: A Community Prevention Webinar Series
2022-02-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-15 12:00 - 13:00
Dialogue for Health: A Community Prevention Webinar Series

All webinars will start at 12pm MST
Registration – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G23PNYB. You can register for one or more of these topics at the same registration link. Links to specific webinars will be sent once you have registered.

This series is brought to you by Drug and Alcohol Trends Education, Cottonwood Police Department, Idaho North Central Public Health, and the Region 2 Behavioral Health Board through a Partnerships for Success Grant from the Idaho Office of Drug Policy.
**POST Credit available through Cottonwood Police Department, email Danielle D.A.TrendsProgram@gmail.com with your POST Roster info after EACH webinar you attend. **

February 15, 2022 – Illicit & Semi-Illicit Substances
Drug abuse is constantly evolving and is extremely difficult for researchers and scientists to keep up with. From plant-based substances to lab-created synthetics the world of substance abuse is massive.
This 1-hour webinar will cover newer substances of abuse and the possible effects and dangers they could pose to users and responders.
March 15, 2022 – Alcohol and Youth
Alcohol has been around for generations and is one of the most widely abused substances by youth under 21. The current trends around alcohol today are to be more potent, flavorful, and overall dangerous.
This 1-hour webinar will explain the most common ways alcohol is abused and how dangerous this abuse can truly be especially to the still-developing youth brain. From binge drinking to alcopops, to combining alcohol with other substances alcohol abuse continues to be a rising problem with youth.
April 19, 2022 – Diversion Safes/Stash Containers
The methods of keeping use and abuse concealed from the public are constantly evolving and become increasingly discrete.
This 1-hour webinar will discuss varying types of stash containers and diversion safes.
May 17, 2022 – First Responder Alerts

Dialogue for Health: A Community Prevention Webinar Series
2022-04-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-17 12:00 - 13:00
Dialogue for Health: A Community Prevention Webinar Series

All webinars will start at 12pm MST
Registration – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G23PNYB. You can register for one or more of these topics at the same registration link. Links to specific webinars will be sent once you have registered.

This series is brought to you by Drug and Alcohol Trends Education, Cottonwood Police Department, Idaho North Central Public Health, and the Region 2 Behavioral Health Board through a Partnerships for Success Grant from the Idaho Office of Drug Policy.
**POST Credit available through Cottonwood Police Department, email Danielle D.A.TrendsProgram@gmail.com with your POST Roster info after EACH webinar you attend. **
April 19, 2022 – Diversion Safes/Stash Containers
The methods of keeping use and abuse concealed from the public are constantly evolving and become increasingly discrete.
This 1-hour webinar will discuss varying types of stash containers and diversion safes.
May 17, 2022 – First Responder Alerts
