What’s Going On
Funding Opportunities, Resources & Articles
October 2018
Grants/Funding Opportunities
HEALing Communities Study: Developing and Testing an Integrated Approach to Address the Opioid Crisis
The HEALing Communities Study will test the immediate impact of implementing an integrated set of evidence-based interventions across healthcare, behavioral health, justice, and other community-based settings to prevent and treat opioid misuse and Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) within highly affected communities.
Resources
Federal Reserve System’s Connecting Communities® Webinar: The Opioid Epidemic: What We Know and How We Connect Community Practices
DATE: October 18
TIME: 3 – 4pm
Scholarship Application Period for the 2019 Winter School is Now Open
Scholarship applications for Winter School are accepted between October 1st and October 31.
Twenty (20) Foundation scholarships will be awarded to persons in the following disciplines:
· Professionals working full-time in the treatment field.
· Professionals working full-time in the areas of intervention, prevention, or education.
· Retirees desiring to maintain certification status.
· Para-professionals and substance abuse volunteers.
· Students working towards substance abuse certification.
· Nurses
Dose of Prevention Challenge
Help raise awareness of the dangers of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine abuse during National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month in October, and take part in the Dose of Prevention Challenge.
First Place
· Wins the prestigious Dose of Prevention Award and is honored at CADCA’s National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.
· Receives a $1,500 cash award for their coalition
· A full scholarship to Forum (covers registration and travel expenses)
· Recognition in CADCA’s publications
Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
This new Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center aims to provide communities, clinicians, policy-makers and others in the field with the information and tools they need to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings. The Resource Center contains a collection of scientifically-based resources for a broad range of audiences, including Treatment Improvement Protocols, toolkits, resource guides, clinical practice guidelines, and other science-based resources.
DEA National RX Take Back Day
Partnership Toolbox
Download posters, handouts and other materials to promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Reports and Detailed Tables From the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
These reports and detailed tables present estimates from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
2017 Survey Results of College-age Youth Drug and Alcohol Use
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director, Dr. Nora Volkow discusses the 2017 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey findings on substance use among college-age youth. Dr. Volkow briefly shares results on drug and alcohol use, including vaping and marijuana.
Surgeon General Releases Spotlight on Opioids and Digital Postcard
The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids and Digital Postcard calls for a cultural shift in the way Americans talk about the opioid crisis. Read the Spotlight and see the actions you can take.
“What is Addiction” Video
CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) and Addiction Policy Forum have partnered together to create “What is Addiction?” a video highlighting the nature of addiction and its effects on the human body, brain and development. The video is a “crash course” about how to prevent substance use disorders, how addiction can hijack the brain, and what can be done when faced with addiction.
Articles
Non-Traditional Partners Help Pennsylvania Reduce Access to Prescription Opioids
Prevention practitioners in Blair County, Pennsylvania are employing new prevention efforts with “non-traditional” partners to combat the opioid crisis that has been overwhelming their communities. With funding from SAMHSA’s Partnerships for Success 2013 grant, the county’s substance misuse prevention and treatment agency, Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships, is forging relationships with real estate agents and funeral directors to reduce the availability of prescription drugs in the county.
Don’t treat e-cigarettes like cigarettes, say experts
“We’ve done so much to convince our youth that cigarettes and smoking are bad, and overall, it’s been a relatively successful campaign when you look at how much smoking has decreased and continued to decrease,” Olonoff said. “If teens use the device and they see it differently than the rest of the nicotine products, the researchers should adopt a different philosophical belief, too.”
Teen cannabis use is not without risk to cognitive development
In a context where policies and attitudes regarding substance use are being reconsidered, this research highlights the importance of protecting youth from the adverse effects of consumption through greater investment in drug-prevention programs.
Free Events
Release of the 2018 Youth Drug Survey Data and Community Conversation
DATE: October 19
TIME: 8 am-12 pm
LOCATION: Charlotte, NC
Free Event in Spanish
Foro Comunitario: Nuestros jóvenes, el alcohol y las drogas
DATE: October 20
TIME: 10 am-1 pm
LOCATION: Charlotte, NC
Free Training
Anxiety in Children
DATE: October 23
TIME: 11:30 am – 1pm
LOCATION: Sandford, NC
Free Webinar
What is the TTA Center and How to Access Online Resources
DATE: October 25
TIME: 11 am – 12 pm
Prescription Drug Take Back Day
DATE: October 27
TIME: 10 am – 2 pm
Free Training
25 TOOLS IN 180 MINUTES: Real Tools to Raise Our Youth Engagement Game!
DATE: October 29
TIME: 12 pm – 3 pm
LOCATION: Winston-Salem, NC
The list of support groups has been moved to the NC Parent Resource Center’s website.
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