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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Registration for the 2023 Harm Reduction Conference is Open
The inaugural Wisconsin Harm Reduction Conference is scheduled for June 28-29, 2023, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The conference will be a time and space to learn and network. The goal of the conference is to bring together experts in the field of harm reduction along with others interested in learning about and expanding harm reduction services, resources, and policies. This opportunity will provide a chance to build relationships with stakeholders involved in the advancement of harm reduction in the state. For two days, we will come together to discuss and address the complex issues facing the harm reduction movement.
The room block registration closes on June 6, so register soon and don't miss out.
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Thank you for an amazing 2023 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit!
To those who attended virtually or in person, we sincerely thank you for making this year's OST Summit a successful one. We hope to see you all again this month at first ever the Harm Reduction Conference!
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Harm Reduction Assessment Survey
Center for Urban Population Health
"In partnership with the WI Department of Health Services, we are seeking input from organizations working with individuals who have been touched by the overdose crisis in Wisconsin.
If this is you, please click on the link below to take a brief survey on harm reduction in Wisconsin. We are looking for a diverse set of respondents. Please feel free to share this link or email with others in your organization or others in your community who have been impacted by the overdose crisis."
Work with People Who Use Drugs?
We are seeking specific input from people who use drugs in Wisconsin. If you work with PWUDs, please help us reach them by sharing the survey link below.
These surveys are anonymous and completely voluntary.
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Verbal De-Escalation Techniques for Intake/Admission Workers
It’s not easy to de-escalate a caller when all you have is your voice and your protocols.
While this informative workshop has much in common with our 10 Tips for Verbal De-escalation, this training focuses primarily on de-escalation tips for intake and admissions officers and will offer the five best steps for initial interaction with clients.
During this virtual workshop from Community Advocates Public Policy Institute, you will learn how to increase safety by utilizing verbal de-escalation techniques. Participants will explore foundational information on how to reduce the level of conflict through self-knowledge, understand how past experiences influence current behavior, and practice de-escalation. It will be held from 9 to 10:15 a.m. on June 13 and from 1 to 2:15 p.m. on June 20.
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Tuesday, June 13
9:00am-10:15am
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Tuesday, June 20
1:00pm-2:15pm
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Behavioral Health Equity Challenge
from SAMHSA
Win $50,000 for your organization!
SAMHSA is sponsoring the “Behavioral Health Equity Challenge” for community-based organizations (CBOs) serving diverse racial and ethnic populations. Different than a grant application, CBOs are invited to share innovative outreach and engagement strategies by simply answering four questions to enter. Ten winners will each receive $50,000 and opportunities to be recognized.
Share this invitation with your networks!
Visit Challenge.gov to learn about eligibility, participation rules and requirements. All submission materials must be submitted through Challenge.gov by June 8, 2023, 5 p.m. ET.
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Reality Check
from RISE Drug Free MKE
Friday, June 16
2:00pm-6:00pm
Do you know how to identify substances that can be hidden in your home? Do you know where these hiding places can be? Learn the signs that your child may be involved in risky behaviors and how to talk to them about your concerns during RISE Drug Free MKE’s Reality Check on Friday, June 16. Reality Check will also offer free Narcan training, fentanyl tests, and Small Talks information. It’ll be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at COA Youth & Family Center’s Safe Summer Kickoff on Friday, June 16, at COA’s Goldin Center, 2320 W. Burleigh St, Milwaukee. It’s free and there’s no need to register. Show up and enjoy family-friendly activities, resources, and free food. See you there!
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Friday, June 30
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
This Community Advocates Public Policy Institute-led workshop will be held on Zoom on June 30. Registration is required.
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Self-paced Professional Development & Training
from HealthKnowledge
topics related to substance use disorder, recovery, mental health, and prevention efforts. These self-paced courses are available online, anytime, anywhere! Join over 89,000 behavioral health professionals—take a HealtheKnowledge course today!
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ECHO is an opportunity for women’s substance use treatment providers to come together with clinicians who provide care to women with substance use disorders to learn and share information and strategies to improve the lives of women, their children, and their families.
The ECHO is conducted monthly for 1 hour and includes a brief educational presentation on a topic of interest, a case presentation by a collaborator, and a discussion on strategies that can help the provider offer the best possible care for the client/patient.
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The next ECHO is. . .
June 9, 2023
9am-10am CST
Topic: Harm Reduction: Meeting Pregnant Persons where They Are
Speaker: Danae Steele, MD; Fox Valley Perinatology
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Upcoming Dates for 2023
held virtually on the second Friday of almost every month. . .
July
August
September
October
November
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FASD Self-Paced Training Series
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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MATRIX: Teens and Young Adults
Monday, June 12, and Tuesday, June 13
9:00am-3:00 pm
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MATRIX and Contingency Management
Wednesday, June 14
9:00am-3:00pm
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DHS Selects Providers for New Homeless Assistance Program
Initiative provides housing consultation, transition, sustaining, and relocation supports
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded grants for a new program designed to help families and pregnant people experiencing homelessness. Using funds from the Children’s Health Insurance Program Housing Support Initiative, selected homeless assistance providers will offer a set of supportive housing services, including housing consultation, transition supports, sustaining supports, and relocation supports. Wisconsin is the first state to implement this type of housing benefit with CHIP funds.
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Improving Racial Equity through Public Policy
Thursday, June 8
9:00am-11:00am
Systematic inequities continue to plague the United States in housing, education, employment, and wealth, among other areas. While efforts over the past decades to address these issues have resulted in some progress, they have failed to substantially narrow the gaps that exist along racial lines. There remain deep and enduring variations in the life outcomes of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. On June 8, as part of the 14th annual A. Alfred Taubman Forum on Public Policy, Governance Studies at Brookings will host a virtual discussion on ways to improve racial equity in America. Experts will present ideas on ways to mitigate bias and discrimination and generate greater equity in social, economic, and political outcomes. This online discussion will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on June 8.
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There will be a movie screening of Love in the Time of Fentanyl at the 2023 Harm Reduction Conference. After a dinner on their own, attendees are invited to come back for a viewing of this documentary with discussion to follow.
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Save the Date for Conferences
June 7-8, 2023
In-person in Minneapolis, MN
June 28-29, 2023
Hybrid. In-person in Green Bay.
August 29-31, 2023
In-person in Kansas City, Missouri
September 13-14, 2023
Hybrid. In-person in the Wisconsin Dells
October 19-20, 2023
Hybrid. In-person at Kalahari Resort and Convention Center Wisconsin Dells, WI
October 24-25, 2023
In-person at the Oshkosh Convention Center.
November 15-16, 2023
In-person 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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Click here below to see all the upcoming trainings and events across topics. |
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Have a training interest? Looking for technical assistance? Simply fill out this online form with what you are seeking, and we will follow up to further explore your needs. |
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Wisconsin CONNECT Social Media |
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Go follow the new Wisconsin CONNECT social media pages for regular updates on training opportunities as well as to connect and network with other professionals. |
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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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