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Welcome to our October newsletter!
Wisconsin CONNECT is a collaborative. We seek to provide technical assistance and training opportunities for substance use prevention and treatment grantees, providers, clinicians, social workers, and support staff.
We draw on local and national academic and community resources to reduce and prevent substance use and improve overall health and wellness in Wisconsin.
To that end, we want to help you connect the dots with this newsletter. It is a tool to support our efforts to promote new research, share tools and trainings that aim to help you engage in different communities, enhance practice and improve the health of your clients and program participants.
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DAWN Drug-Related ED Visits Involving Suicide Attempts Short Report
from SAMHSA
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Drug-Related ED Visits Involving Suicide Attempts Short Report focuses on national estimates and characteristics of drug-related ED visits involving suicide attempts. There were 51 drug-related ED visits involving suicide attempts per 100,000 population. The short report identifies higher rates of suicide attempts among adolescent (age 12 to 17) females compared to adolescent males (231 per 100,000 vs. 66 per 100,00) and young adult (age 18 to 25) females compared to young adult males (145 per 100,000 vs. 73 per 100,000). Lastly, this short report identifies the top five substances mentioned in drug-related ED visits involving suicide attempts: alcohol (24%), antidepressant (20%), acetaminophen (16%), benzodiazepine (12%), and ibuprofen (10%).
Click here to learn more.
Click here to view the report.
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Milwaukee Data Day 2023
Wednesday, October 18
Data Day, hosted by Data You Can Use, provides an opportunity for leaders from neighborhoods, nonprofits, universities, the public sector, and beyond to better understand what data are available, the implications of data on community revitalization, and how to increase connections between research and practice. Data Day 2023 will be Milwaukee’s 9th annual Data Day celebration, and the theme this year is “Journey to Justice: Using Data for Systems Change in Milwaukee.” Registration will open soon. However, you can apply for a Data Dream, sign on to be a sponsor, and apply to offer a five-minute Ignite Presentation on your data work.
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Recovery and Resiliency Forum
from Wisconsin Community Services
"We here at Wisconsin Community Services (WCS) are so encouraged by the numbers we have seen registering for our Recovery and Resiliency Forum! Your enthusiasm for this event gives us encouragement and motivation to continue these types of forums. If you can't attend this set, we will be offering these same sessions in the winter.
We invite service providers, community members, and people in recovery (that’s right, everyone) to join us for a four-part Recovery and Resiliency Forum!
We have assembled a team of incredible presenters who will share their wisdom within the following sessions:"
Session 3: Engagement Strategies and Lived Experience: Connecting Effectively with Others
Thursday, October 12
9am-11am CST
Session 4: Promoting Emotional Learning and Building Relationship-The Art of Connection: Community Building Skills in Uncivil TimesSession
Tuesday, October 17
9am-11am CST
•This one is approved by the National Association of Social Workers, Wisconsin Chapter for 2 hours of Continuing Education Credit•
"Thanks to a generous grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services, WCS is providing this training to everyone at no cost.
You must register to attend; each event will be held within Eventbrite and will use Zoom."
This series did begin in September, but you are more than welcome and encouraged to register for the remaining sessions and catch the rest when they do the series again this winter.
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October is Prevention Month
from SAMHSA
October is Youth Substance Use Prevention Month and Substance Misuse Prevention Month.
- This year, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Talk. They Hear You.®” and looking ahead to SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day.
- Prevention strengthens protective factors and reduces risk factors ― in individuals, families, schools, communities, and across society.
- Prevention science, and decades of community-based experience and scientific research, shows that prevention works.
Click here to access SAMSHA's toolkit and learn how to get involved.
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Project Homeless Connect
Project Homeless Connect, organized by United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County, is an annual event that brings resources and services together under one roof to best serve those experiencing homelessness. Over 700 guests and 400 volunteers attend Milwaukee Project Homeless Connect for this one-day event. Milwaukee has hosted this event since 2009, and Waukesha had its first event in 2019. Organizers are looking for donors, sponsors, outreach organizations, and volunteers.
MILWAUKEE Project Homeless Connect
Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Marquette University's Memorial Alumni Union
1442 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
WAUKESHA Project Homeless Connect
Thursday, October 26, 2023 | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Carroll University Campus Center
101 N. East Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186
Click here to get details.
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Apply for Qualified Treatment Trainee Grant Program
from Wisconsin DHS
In partnership with the UW-Whitewater Center for Inclusive Transition, Education, and Employment, we are seeking applications from behavioral health agencies that hire post-graduate trainee positions (qualified treatment trainees) in social work (APSW), marriage and family therapy (MFT-IT), and counseling (LPC-IT) for qualified treatment trainee (QTT) programs. Expanding agency awards will support agencies that have previously hired post-graduate QTTs and are increasing the number of placements available. Continuing expanding agency awards will support agencies that previously received an Expanding Agency Award to continue to add QTT positions and support further professional development for supervisors. The deadline to apply for one of these programs is October 6, 2023.
View more information about this grant funding opportunity.
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Peer Crisis Survey
from Wisconsin DHS
"Do you identify as a peer? You are invited to share your expertise!
We are conducting a 30-question survey to learn more about peers in systems transformation, specifically in crisis models. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The deadline to participate is November 30, 2023.
Survey details
Participation in this survey is intended for individuals at least 18 years of age who identify as a peer. We need your peer perspective to:
- Assist us with transformation of the crisis services system.
- Help us understand how peers are currently working in crisis services system.
- Help us understand how comfortable peers are working in crisis services.
- Help us understand the needs in the state and availability of peers to work in regional areas/types of programming.
We ask that you do not complete this survey if you solely identify as a parent peer specialist or youth peer specialist. This specific survey does not apply to those groups.
If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Katie Sparks."
Click here to take the survey.
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Second Call for Applications - Opioid Abatement Efforts by Law Enforcement
DCTS Action Memo 2023-16
This memo outlines a funding opportunity for law enforcement agencies working to address the opioid epidemic in Wisconsin. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. October 12, 2023.
View the entire memo
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Apply for Next Class of Emerging Leaders Program
from Wisconsin DHS
"We are now accepting applications for the 2024 Emerging Leaders Program. This workforce development program is for community-based behavioral health professionals who support underserved communities. There is no cost to participate in this program. Attendance at virtual training sessions scheduled for January, February, March, April, May, and June is required. All participants must complete a project and present it at the graduation ceremony scheduled for September."
Apply today.
Applications due October 27, 2023
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Using Cultural Elements and Brief Interventions to Reduce Substance Use with Hispanic and Latinx Communities
from Northeast & Caribbean PTTC
Friday, October 13, 2023
Prevention with Latinx communities includes a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and inclusive framework conducive to screening and early intervention. This session from the Northeast and Caribbean PTTC will inform on how taking a few minutes to conduct a person-centered brief intervention can help motivate reduction of substance use with Hispanic, Latino and Latinx communities. The approach further identifies those with high potential for a substance use disorder and opportunities for accessing culturally relevant resources. It will begin at 9 a.m. on October 13.
RSVP now.
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Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit
from University of Wisconsin School of Nursing
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
The Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit focuses on education for the interprofessional team about evidence-based approaches for optimal, culturally congruent health care for Native American people and communities. Summit speakers will highlight best practices for holistic care, interprofessional collaboration, whole-person care, and culturally specific trauma-informed care.
The event includes:
- Information about pathways to healing professions for middle and high school students.
- Career advancement opportunities within nursing.
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Continuing education for RNs, advanced practice nurses, physicians, psychologists, and social workers. Learn more about continuing education credit.
UW-Madison School of Nursing is partnering with Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University and the College of Menominee Nation’s Seven Generations Summit. The Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit will serve as the pre-convening for the Seven Generations Summit on Wednesday, October 11. There will be additional nursing and health-related sessions during the Seven Generations Summit on October 12 and 13.
Both summits will take place at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University in Hayward.
Click here to get details.
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Intersection of Race, Trauma, and Mental Health
from ERI Training Center
October 10, 2023
11am-12:30pm
BIPOC (Black, indigenous, people of color)/women of color often confront challenges rooted in systemic oppression, such as racism, discrimination, misogyny, or bigotry, that can impact their mental health and overall well-being.
These experiences can manifest in various settings, including the workplace, academic institutions, or everyday interactions. Dr. Christine Coleman, Founder and CEO of POC Thriving, will delve deeply into why this doesn't have to be the prevailing narrative. Drawing from her clinical expertise and social activism, Dr. Coleman will provide examples of how allies have supported women of color and will outline ways in which mental health practitioners can contribute to advancing behavioral health equity.
Visit their site to enroll.
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Caring for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: A Toolkit for Organization Leaders and Providers
from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Click here to access the tool kit.
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Adult Mental Health First Aid
from Community Advocates Public Policy Institute
Monday, October 16, 2023
RSVP by October 9
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
What the Mental Health First Aid Course offers:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental illness
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use
- How to interact with a person in crisis
- How to connect the person with help
- Content on trauma, addiction, and self-care
This session will be held on Zoom from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on October 16.
RSVP here.
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LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Series
from Community Advocates Public Policy Institute
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Concerned about providing culturally informed, inclusive services to your LGBTQ+ clients? PPI’s new Improving Behavioral Health Services and Care for Your Sexual and Gender Diverse Clients: A Series of LGBTQ+ Educational Opportunities for Health Providers is a six-part monthly convening to promote greater awareness of the experiences of sexually and gender diverse individuals in the behavioral health care system to improve services.
Sessions are provided free of charge thanks to generous support from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Care and Treatment Services. Save the date for the next session on October 26.
Watch archived videos here.
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Save the Date for Conferences
Wisconsin Perinatal Conference
October 9-11, 2023
In-person at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, WI.
Wisconsin Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Conference
October 10, 2023
Virtual.
Mental Health & Substance Use Recovery Conference
October 19-20, 2023
Hybrid. In-person at Kalahari Resort and Convention Center Wisconsin Dells, WI.
WISAM 2023 Annual Conference
October 19-20, 2023
In-person at the Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.
Wisconsin Working Together Conference
October 24-25, 2023
In-person at the Oshkosh Convention Center.
National Association of Social Workers Wisconsin Chapter Conference
October 25-27, 2023
Hybrid. In-person at the Crowne Plaza in Milwaukee, WI.
Wisconsin Counseling Association Annual Conference
November 3-4, 2023
In-person at the Double Tree in Madison, WI.
Children Come First Conference
November 6-7, 2023
In-person at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.
FOCUS 2023 Conference
November 15-16, 2023
In-person at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Check out our video archive to find a session you might have missed.
You can also go back to the training session webpage to find other resources, slides and handouts.
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