Prevention is Better Together

Community Leaders Complete DEC Academy in Missouri

The Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) assisted the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children in presenting a DEC Academy for community leaders from across Missouri.

The DEC Academy is a seven-week training which consists of building and strengthening participants’ knowledge and awareness of DEC, analyzing community resources and readiness, learning the DEC Approach & exploring promising practices. The Missouri academy also included a broad understanding of the intersection between DEC and Human Trafficking and the harms of marijuana to children and families.

As anticipated, a core group of participants have begun the process to establish an umbrella entity known as the Missouri Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. Future leadership and guidance of this effort will be provided by ACT Missouri and any state resident interested in learning more or getting involved should contact Alicia Ozenberger at aozenberger@actmissouri.org.

The Mid-America PTTC Podcast: Listen, Subscribe, Share!

Prevention in Storytelling & Song

Heather Harlan has a unique way of connecting her audience with a message of prevention. She says, "my highest hope is to connect the audience members with each other. The most satisfying level of experience occurs when the audience members can break down walls and interact with each other."

Listen: Episode 60

Underage Drinking Prevention is a Community Issue

Twenty-three years ago Chris Davis started his journey into substance use and violence prevention. In that time he has seen communities reduce the overall impact of substance misuse when they stick to the basics and make the prevention of underage drinking their first priority.

Listen: Episode 61

THE GUIDE TO THE EIGHT PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION

The Guide to the Eight Professional Competencies was designed to promote enhanced professional skills and ultimately significantly impact college students' decisions surrounding drugs and alcohol. This work was developed through the Mid-America PTTC, in partnership with David S. Anderson, PH.D. and a planning body of subject matter experts in the field of substance use prevention on college campuses.

The Guide provides a broad understanding of the range of skills necessary for orchestrating comprehensive campus prevention efforts. The resulting compilation organizes competencies within eight core areas; further, it provides specific resources helpful for each of these areas and for overall professional development. As a whole, this Professional Competencies Guide provides a current framework that helps campus leaders and dedicated professionals move things forward, to work more efficiently, and to be more effective.

The eight core areas all center on a health enhancing environment for the college or university campus. This focus aids with the academic, cultural, social, community, and interpersonal priorities for individuals, groups and the institution.

The aim with this Professional Competencies Guide is to increase efficiencies and effectiveness with substance misuse prevention. Through the continued growth and learning embodied by these competencies, our campuses become better equipped to promote healthy living and learning environments.

The Mid-America PTTC would like to thank Dr. Anderson and his team for their dedication to this initiative, which started from an idea that Dave Closson had during his tenure at Mid-America.

If you'd like to read, share, and comment on this work, please visit our website at www.preventioncompetencies.org.

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Leadership Institute Community of Practice

This series was a collaborative effort from Region 7’s Addiction, Mental Health and Prevention Technology Transfer Center’s (TTC’s). We provided this space for current and emerging leaders in these behavioral health disciplines who wanted to participate in dialogue and begin to create space for our industries leaders of tomorrow.

If you missed your opportunity to participate, you still have a chance to listen on rewind to this four-part series by clicking the links below.

Workforce Innovations: Social Impact & Remote Working

Equity & Inclusion in Behavioral Health

Promoting Equity and Inclusion in the Workforce

Building Rapport & Working Overextensions

This training was developed for the Mid-America Addiction Technology Center (Mid-America ATTC), Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Mid-America MHTTC), and the Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center (Mid-America PTTC) under a cooperative agreement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Behavioral Health and Substance Use Awareness in the Workplace

Behavioral health and substance use are common occurrences. Everyone in the workplace can make an impact by learning more about these conditions, working to reduce stigma, and learning how to talk to a coworker who might be struggling and help them to access supportive resources.

This 1.5 hour course is designed to educate employers and employees about mental health and substance use issues that may arise in the workplace and how to manage them. It is not designed for the mental health professional, and this series does not train the viewer to diagnose, only to recognize and respond.

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The 2022 Missouri Prevention Conference is coming up November 14-15th in Columbia Missouri. During the conference you get to learn, network and collaborate.

Missouri Behavioral Health Council will be providing continuing education for the conference. MBHC will provide up to 10 contact hours for the event.

This years theme is Prevention Reunited and features three Keynote speakers and 24 presentations, including a session by Steve Miller, Director of Mid-America PTTC. For more information visit this link.