“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama
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February Is Black History Month |
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MCSAP wants to take time to recognize that February is Black History Month. Throughout the month, we are highlighting important Black scholars, advocates, and experts in the fields of prevention and recovery on our Facebook page.
"African American communities have often been portrayed as passive victims to alcohol and other drug problems (AOD) within their communities. Such portrayals fail to capture the long history of indigenous resistance to and recovery from such problems among African Americans and their community institutions. As part of a larger effort to reconstruct the history of addiction treatment and recovery within African American communities in the United States, the authors would like to briefly profile a few of the African Americans who addressed, and are addressing, AOD problems in the United States."
-- Mark Sanders and William White
(find the full article here)
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Black History Month Reading List |
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness: Michelle Alexander
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I’m Black and I’m Sober: Chaney Allen
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Return of the Lost One: My Bout with Alcoholism: Paul Austin
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The Black Alcoholic: Growing Up Black and Proud: Peter Bell
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Manchild in the Promised Land: Claude Brown
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The Children of Ham: Claude Brown
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Angel on My Shoulder: Natalie Cole
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The Farm and The Scene: Clarence L. Cooper Jr.
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Family Resource:
Black History Month Reading Challenge
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The Milwaukee Public Library is holding a month-long reading challenge for kids and adults to mark Black History Month. MPL will be providing booklists, book recommendations and even prizes for kids and adults who complete their reading challenges. For more information on MPL’s reading challenge, click here.
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MCSAP January 27th Meeting |
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Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our full coalition meeting on January 27th
Our next meeting is March 24th from 12-1:30.
Addiction and Stigmatizing Language presentation here
Whip-it Project presentation here
Whip-it Presentation here
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MCSAP's Light & Unite Red Mini Grant |
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Light & Unite Red Week 2022 will be held March 26th-April 1st with the theme of mental health and reducing stigma, focusing on family events. Light & Unite Red promotes community-wide prevention education and is led by MCSAP. Community organizations, local health departments, high schools, libraries, and government entities work together to shine a light on the dangers of substance use and to unite the Milwaukee community to engage in prevention, encourage treatment, and support recovery throughout the year.
We also will hold an end-of-week resource bash on April 1st in person if COVID numbers begin to drop and we feel it's safe to meet, but if not we'll meet virtually.
Please let me know if you would like to host a table.
Mini-grant application here
*Application deadline is extended to February 16th
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Mental Health Awareness Trainings
Offered by Community Advocates
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Community Advocates is hosting free workshops for individuals who work or live in Milwaukee County to improve emotional literacy and provide better access to services. These trainings include:
- Mental Health First Aid for Adults
- Mental Health First Aid for Adults Who Work with Youth
- QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Trainings
If you are interested in a workshop for your organization or community members, please contact me at akohn@commnityadvocates.net to help get you set up with these FREE trainings.
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Working Virtually with Youth:
Tools for Prevention Leaders
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To register click the links below:
Session 1: February 16
Session 2: February 23
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Resource of the Month:
Community Advocates
Mental Health and Wellness Resource Guide
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Check out the 50+ page resource guide developed by Community Advocates here
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Position Open at MCW
Research Program Coordinator II
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In the role of Research Program Coordinator II, located in Milwaukee, WI. You will be working closely with the Program Manager to coordinate the daily administrative activities of the program. Provide support to the team to facilitate the achievement of the goals for multiple programs, including local programs focusing on violence and overdose prevention. This work will support efforts at the intersection of public health and public safety with a focus on the development and implementation of prevention and intervention strategies with state and local public health and public safety agencies and service providers. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team with a diverse community and academic partners. Provide coordination to the various subject areas, including but not limited to violence (homicides, shootings, domestic violence, and sexual violence) and overdose and broader issues related to substance misuse.
Find the application here
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Community Events: Safe & Sound |
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Podcast of the Month: The Stoop |
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"The Stoop podcast explores stories from the Black diaspora that we don’t always share out in the open. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba start conversations about what it means to be Black, and how we talk about blackness in America, and globally. It’s a celebration of Black joy in all its diversity, with a mission to dig deeper into stories that we need to talk about."
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Check Out MCSAP’s Website |
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MCSAP has upgraded and enhanced our website with new resources, videos, calendar, and blog to provide better engagement with our partners and community members. Take a look at mcsapcoalition.org. And don’t forget to Like MCSAP on Facebook, where you’ll find continually updated news and resources.
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September 27, 2021 – The US Drug Enforcement Administration warns the American public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. International and domestic criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills, falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills, and killing unsuspecting Americans.
Pills purchased outside of a licensed pharmacy are illegal, dangerous, and potentially lethal. This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by pharmacists. Click here to learn more.
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