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Welcome to our June 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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Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'
from NPR
Choose between a quick three minute listen or reading the short article to learn more about how Medetomidine, a chemical long used by veterinarians and doctors, is now turning up in the street drug supply and triggering a new wave of overdoses.
Access here.
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IPS: Learning Collaborative
from Wisconsin DHS
The Wisconsin Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Learning Collaborative brings together people using the IPS model across the state to share ideas on how to serve people better.
July 16, 2024
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST
IPS providers, tribal and county behavioral health providers, counselors associated with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, certified peer specialists, and people who want to expand their knowledge, skills, and abilities related to supported employment practices are invited to attend the 2024 IPS Wisconsin Annual Meeting.
The primary purpose of the annual meeting is to provide a professional development opportunity for the IPS Wisconsin community. It also serves as an opportunity to grow the IPS Wisconsin community by giving agencies interested in offering IPS an opportunity to learn about the benefits of IPS.
Learn more here.
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M.O.M.S. Tour
from SAMHSA
Saturday, June 15, 2024
11:00am to 2:00pm CST
Join us at The M.O.M.S. Tour (Maternal Outcomes Matter Shower) on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Daniels Mardak Boys N Girls Club, 4834 N. 35th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53209, from 11:00am to 2:00pm CT. This Community Baby Shower Tour is specifically designed to support expectant mothers and moms with children under two years old in communities facing high maternal mortality and morbidity rates.
At The M.O.M.S. Tour, we are dedicated to providing you with more than just baby resources. You'll have access to educational information, essential health-related services, free giveaways, and nutritious food to nourish both you and your little ones. We've also prepared exciting activities for kids and dads to enjoy!
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Open Exchange
from WISAM
The Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine hosts a monthly "Open Exchange" virtual series for discussion on issues affecting one's practice, patient care or the overall addiction medicine landscape. The teleconference calls serve as an open forum for members and non-members alike to informally interact with WISAM leaders. These are free to attend, but registration is required.
Date & Time: Monday, June 24, 2024 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. via Zoom
Topic: Cannabis: Updated on Adverse Effects - Speaking with Patients
Guest Speaker: David Galbis-Reig, MD, DFASAM
David Galbis-Reig, M.D, DFASAM, received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in 1999 and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2004. He is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in the sub-specialty of Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is currently the Medical Director of Addiction Services at Ascension Wisconsin – All Saints. He is also a Past President of the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine.
Register here.
Learn more here.
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Funding Opportunity: Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center
from Wisconsin DHS
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health is opening a request for applications to establish a Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center (HRTAC). The HRTAC project is a focused intervention that will help provide support to harm reduction organizations that connect people who use drugs with harm reduction resources such as information regarding syringe service programs, access to Narcan® and/or naloxone, as well as educational materials encouraging safer use amongst people who use drugs.
This project will require the awarded organization to partner with and provide support to existing harm reduction organizations, local health departments, and coalitions to increase access to harm reduction services and support programming to reduce overdose. In consultation with agencies who provide direct services to people who use drugs, the HRTAC will be expected to support tailored community response by raising awareness, disseminating information, providing resources, and implementing trainings and education interventions.
DHS intends to give one award of up to $250,000 per year.
The deadline to apply for this funding opportunity is 11:59 p.m. on July 1, 2024.
View more information about this funding opportunity.
If you have a question, email Lataysha James at lataysha.james@dhs.wisconsin.gov with the subject line "HRTAC RFA Question" by June 26, 2024. Answers will be posted to the RFA webpage on the DHS website on a weekly basis.
Apply here.
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MATRIX Trainings
from Wisconsin CONNECT
We have the entire year's worth of MATRIX trainings on the calendar! Here is what's upcoming:
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Youth and Young Adult
Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20
9:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
both days
Virtual
Register here
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Key Supervisor
Friday, June 20
9:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
Virtual
Register here
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Peer Recovery
Wednesday, July 17 through Friday, July 19
9:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
every day
Virtual
Register here
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Connecting the Dots
from Wisconsin CONNECT
On Demand Training
In a podcast format, Kyle Mounts and Lonnetta Albright from the original Women and SUD ECHO team will host experts in the field. Experts will also come from our provider community who will discuss relevant and current research in the field of substance use recovery for women-- to spark meaningful discussion aimed at facilitating practice change.
Our goal is simple—to provide current, relevant information intended to: Increase Awareness & Knowledge; and Identify Application Strategies for changes in practice to support the work you do. On the second Friday of every month, a new podcast will go live.
Available episode topics:
- Self-Care and Wellness
- Principles of Care for Pregnant and Parenting People
- Harm Reduction
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FASD Self-Paced Training Series
from Wisconsin Connect
On Demand Training
Many medical, allied health care providers, educators, and others work with individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure—diagnosed or undiagnosed—but may lack training to identify, refer, and/or provide effective services. Few agencies offer FASD training to address these important issues.
This FASD self-paced learning series helps decrease the knowledge gap by providing on-demand educational opportunities to learn more about the prevention, identification, and treatment of FASD.
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Ethics & Boundaries
a learning series from UW-Stevens Point
Cognitive Bias, My Internal Disguise
Friday, August 9, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST
Emotions impact the decisions we make, including the ‘good,’ the ‘bad,’ and the ‘ugly’ influencers that rest in the deep areas of our mind: heuristics. We say we are not biased individuals but the reality; our underlying thoughts and emotions are based on preconceptions and lived experience. We will take a deep dive into the cognitive biases that are subconsciously impacting your decision making, your role as a helper, and may be blinding you from making the best decisions. We will explore how these biases affect your personal relationships, judgments regarding equity, diversity, and inclusion, and the day-to-day responses in working with others. Take a journey to provide light and clarity, removing the blindfold of bias.
Visit the website for more dates and topics.
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New Podcast Features Conversations with Leading Women Psychiatrists
Podcast from American Psychiatric Association
APA’s Medical Mind Podcast covers the latest in psychiatric medicine and emerging trends in the field of mental health care. APA members and other health care professionals provide insight into the intersection between mind, brain and body. The Medical Mind is the home for all of APA’s podcast content, and features new series and as well as highlights from AJP Audio, Finding our Voice, Psychiatric Services from Pages to Practice, and more.
Find episodes here.
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Consumer and Family Education Grant Opportunity
from Wisconsin DHS
We are seeking applications for a consumer and family education program that will support and create opportunities for consumers and families to be actively engaged in efforts to transform Wisconsin's mental health system in partnership with state and local agencies.
Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. July 29, 2024.
View more information about this grant opportunity.
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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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We do this in partnership with the Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery within the Wisconsin Department of Health Service's Division of Care and Treatment Services, UW-Milwaukee, and our network of training providers. |
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