Training and events are available for practitioners through many of SAMHSA's Training and Technical Assistance Centers. Some of these are highlighted below. Visit SAMHSA's Practitioner Training webpage for a more complete listing.
July 25, 2019 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT
SAMHSA's Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to join national experts in a conversation about ethics and boundaries for providing treatment and recovery support services.
Registration will close 60 minutes before start time.
July 29, 2019 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT
Join the Suicide Prevention Resource Center for a webinar on addressing the intersection of serious mental illness (SMI) and suicide in health and behavioral health settings. This webinar will provide an overview of the relationship between SMI and suicide; highlight some of the resources available to support health and behavioral healthcare organizations in their care for individuals with SMIs; as well as how to assist their loved ones.
July 29, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT
Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, and significant sources of stress. This webinar will review resiliency factors and present strategies for enhancing personal resilience.
Registration Deadline: July 28, 2019
July 30, 2019 10:00 a.m. Central Time
This webinar, part one of a two-part series, will present the complicated relationship between substance use disorders and suicidal thinking and behaviors. Presenters will explore the implications of this information for prevention and early intervention, including opportunities for collaboration.
Registration deadline: July 30, 2019
July 31, 2019 2:00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. EDT
Note: this is the second webinar in a series of three. The third webinar takes place on August 7, 2019.
SAMHSA's BRSS TACS invites you to join a three-part virtual learning series focusing on recovery supports for people considering, or using MAT for OUD or co-occurring disorders. Session 2 will examine peer-delivered recovery supports for people using MAT. Session 3 will explore the role of peer support workers in engaging and supporting people with OUD who are considering the use of MAT.
Registration will close 60 minutes before the event start time.
July 31, 2019 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Methamphetamine use is increasing in the wake of the opioid crisis, particularly in the Western United States. This webinar will describe current trends, including methamphetamine use among people who inject drugs, health consequences like recent HIV outbreaks, non-fatal and fatal overdose, and treatment interest and options.
Registration Deadline: July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Alaska
- 12:00 p.m. –1:30 p.m. Pacific
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mountain
Substance misuse prevention efforts are often under-funded and under-resourced. This webinar will discuss the current federal funding trends and funding landscape related to substance misuse prevention. The webinar will discuss the five key steps in strategic finance planning and will highlight specific tools to support finance planning in their sites.
Registration Deadline: July 31, 2019.
August 5, 2019, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. PDT Session 1 (Technology Orientation Session)
August 6, 2019 – September 24, 2019 Sessions 2-7: Tuesdays
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hawaii
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. American Samoa
This series offers a uniquely interactive online introduction to the field of substance misuse prevention. Participants examine the history of substance misuse prevention, key concepts, and foundational research informing the Strategic Prevention Framework, SAMHSA's five-step, data-driven planning process. Note: In order to receive up to 21 continuing education hours, participants are expected to view the video tutorial; attend the live technology introductory/orientation session; complete individual readings and learning activities as assigned; be prepared for and join each session; and actively engage in group discussions. Please defer this registration opportunity to others if you cannot commit to the full participant requirements.
Registration Deadline: August 2, 2019
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