Connecticut Clearinghouse is a library and resource center for information on substance use and mental health disorders, prevention, health promotion and wellness, risk reduction, treatment and recovery, and other related topics. | | UPCOMING EVENTS AND TRAININGS | |
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Social Media Landscape of Gangs: Recruitment, Conflict and Prevention In the Digital Age
Presenter: Iran Nazario
Participants will learn how gangs use social media to communicate with and recruit members, and recognize online behaviors that indicate gang involvement or escalation. In addition, participants will learn how to apply prevention and intervention strategies to support youth and communities.
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Finding the Courage to Tell: Gratitude, Trusted Relationships & the People Who Open Doors
Presenter: Jacqueline Ford, MSW, LMSW
Principal Owner, Founder, Ford & Co., LLC.
Finding the Courage to Tell: Gratitude, Trusted Relationships & the People Who Open Doors is a two-hour interactive professional development experience designed for educators, social workers, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, animal-control professionals, youth serving professionals, and community partners.
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Normalized, Not Harmless: Rethinking Youth Alcohol Prevention
Presenter: Kriya Lendzion, LCMHC, LCAS, CPS
Alcohol is one of the most harmful substances, yet it’s rarely even called a “drug.” Because it’s woven into how we socialize, celebrate, and cope with stress, its use is normalized and risks minimized. Prevention can feel like swimming against the current, but youth need us to continue focusing on it. Join us for the latest research on alcohol’s impact on adolescent brains and bodies, practical ways to help youth (including those already drinking) look behind the media, marketing, and cultural messages, and tools to equip caring adults for the tricky conversations around modeling and social hosting.
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Connecticut Problem Gambling Clinical Series
Expand your expertise and strengthen your clinical practice through this dynamic Clinical Training Series for Connecticut Practitioners. This program also prepares participants for the international certification exam through the International Problem Gambling and Gaming Certification Organization. Individuals can register for one or more trainings.The Clinical Training Series is virtual, no cost, and approved for 30 CEUS with CCB and IPGGC.
| | | | New Books Available at Connecticut Clearinghouse | | New eBooks Available at Connecticut Clearinghouse | | Domestic Violence Awareness Month | |
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More than 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men in the U.S. experience contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
In the 12 months preceding the most recent National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, approximately 6.7 million women and 2.8 million men experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking from an intimate partner in the U.S.
| If you need help or just someone to talk to, visit CTSafeConnect.org or call or text (888) 774-2900. |
Connecticut Clearinghouse offers resources including books, curricula, eBooks, pamphlets and more for therapists, providers, and individuals. Click here to view our collection on Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence & Trauma. Our library materials are available to borrow in-person or via interlibrary loan. Our print resources are also available in-person or can be ordered online.
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Red Ribbon Week offers a great opportunity for parents, teachers, educators, and community organizations to raise awareness about substance abuse and prevention.
| Preventing substance use in youth is key to healthy emotional, physical and social development. Visit CT Clearinghouse for educational curricula, flipcharts, pamphlets and more. Also, check out these free evidence-based curricula available online: | | | |
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Many states with a higher prevalence of alcohol use disorder among women have fewer treatment facilities tailored to meet their specific needs | Findings from a new study led by researchers at Boston University School of Public Health indicate that states with a higher estimated prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder among women had below-average availability of services such as trauma therapy, support for those experiencing intimate partner violence, transportation, telehealth options, and childcare. | | | |
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Using AI for just 10 minutes diminishes our ability to persist with challenging tasks | Researchers found that while AI assistance initially boosts people's performance in tasks such as math and reading comprehension, performance plummets when AI assistance is removed. Further, the participants in one of the the AI condition groups gave up more frequently than the control participants. | | | | TRAININGS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES OR COLLEGE STUDENTS | |
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Staff at the Connecticut Center for Prevention, Wellness and Recovery are available to provide ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) , A-SBIRT (Adolescent Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment), Mental Health First Aid, QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention), SMART Recovery and other trainings to your employees, volunteers or college students. We can travel to your location, or schedule a training in our conference room. | | | | |
Contact Connecticut Clearinghouse to order pamphlets & posters, borrow books, ebooks, curricula or DVDs.
We offer mail or pick up. Call 800.232.4424 or 860.793.9791.
Click here to order online.
Click here to download Fact Sheets.
Browse our Library Materials here
| |  | Visit Connecticut Clearinghouse in-person at 334 Farmington Avenue in Plainville, CT. | Open Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. | Can't make it in? Library materials are available via interlibrary loan. Check with your public library to see if they participate. Note for libraries: our deliverIT Route is D-152, c/o Plainville Public Library. Please write "Connecticut Clearinghouse at Wheeler" in the Remarks on the slip. | | | Click Here if you would like to update your email address or have a colleague subscribe. | | |
Connecticut Clearinghouse is funded by the Connecticut Department
of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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