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In this Issue:
- News
- Events & Webinars
- Community Resources
- Los Recursos Familial en Español
- Family Resources in English
- Job Opportunities
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Spotlight On:
Get Your Ticket to Hear
Ben Westhoff, Author of Fentanyl, Inc.
Thursday, November 2
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Community Advocates Public Policy Institute's
15th Anniversary Celebration
An Evening with Ben Westhoff, Author of
Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
Thursday, November 2
Grace Center, 250 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee
VIP Meet and Greet with Ben Westhoff: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Doors Open, Food & Silent Auction: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Main Event with Local Leaders & Ben Westhoff: 6:30-10 p.m.
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As we mark our 15th anniversary, we at Community Advocates Public Policy Institute are recommitting to enhancing our community members’ health, mental health, and wellness to by addressing the harms posed by opioids and other drugs to individuals, families, and communities.
To help us understand how various forms of opioids and other deadly substances find their way into our community and what we can do about it, on November 2, we will host a special night with investigative reporter Ben Westhoff, author of Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic.
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Community Advocates Public Policy Institute
Anniversary Silent Auction
Taking Bids Now
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We're happy to announce that our silent auction in conjunction with our 15th anniversary celebration is now taking bids! Generous donors contributed a wide variety of items and services, including a dinner for six at a MFD firehouse, a signed Milwaukee Bucks jersey, artwork, jewelry, pampering, dance lessons, date night and getaway packages, and more! Bidding closes during our event on November 2.
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Nurturing a Sense of Belonging
Wednesday, November 1
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Some fields often underestimate the importance of soft skills like communication, adaptability, teamwork, and critical thinking. However, prevention professionals rely on these skills every day. To that end, the Southeast PTTC is pleased to present “Practical Skills in Prevention: A Series Focused on Soft Skills."
Session 1, “Nurturing a Sense of Belonging,” will be held at 12 p.m. on November 1. Join presenter Colber Prosper as he explores the concept of belonging in our communities and its application in the prevention field. The interactive webinar will look at how forms of exclusion can contribute to substance misuse. Participants will brainstorm strategies to recruit diverse community members to lead prevention efforts.
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Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute Wednesday, November 1 & Thursday, November 2 | |
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Join the Great Lakes MHTTC for a two-day, no-cost, training experience for the mental health and school mental health workforce. In honor of Children's Grief Awareness Month, join the MHTTC Network and leading grief experts across the country to strengthen grief sensitivity skills, techniques, and interventions. The theme for their 2023 GSVLI is Working with grief in the context of violence: Strengthening our skills to strengthen ourselves. Day 1 will include general mental health workforce sessions, and Day 2 will include school mental health workforce sessions. Come for some or all of the Institute.
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Adult Mental Health First Aid
Monday November 13
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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 Zoom session will be held on Zoom from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on November 13.
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Verbal De-Escalation Techniques
Tuesday, November 14
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During this virtual workshop, 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. This session will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom.
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Empowerment Coalition of Milwaukee:
Peer Support Services
Wednesday, November 15
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The Empowerment Coalition of Milwaukee (ECOM) is a monthly gathering of social services professionals, advocates, and consumers organized by Community Advocates Public Policy Institute. ECOM explores topics that are vital to Milwaukee’s human services professionals. This month's topic is Peer Support Services.
ECOM will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Wednesday, November 15, at Community Advocates, 728 N. James Lovell St., Milwaukee. Fee is $5 for light refreshments and materials and are not refundable. Kindly make sure to RSVP by Friday, November 10.
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Recognizing Racial Stigma and Opportunities for Change
Thursday, November 16
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Stigma is associated with negative and often fear-based perspectives and misunderstandings of people with mental health or substance use problems, or physical disabilities. Add layers of race and ethnicity, and you have racial stigma, referring to how people of diverse backgrounds are unfairly perceived and treated. The combined impact plays a major role in why many who would benefit from treatment do not seek care.
This interactive four-hour workshop will review how mitigating factors such as stress, discrimination, microaggressions and societal attributions influence racial stigma and differential prevention services.
This session from the Northeast Caribbean PTTC will begin at 8:30 a.m. on November 16.
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Hey, there,
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Job openings?
- Upcoming events?
- News to share?
- Suggestions?
Forward the information to Prevention@CommunityAdvocates.net.
Thank you for your service to Milwaukee!
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Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth — Webinar and Series of Guides | |
This series of guides can help professionals, families, and communities support the mental well-being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) youth. The series includes a resource guide and four companion focus guides designed for specific populations. Developed by Suicide Prevention Resource Center in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago, the guides center the input of LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and those who have experienced suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Access them here. | |
Los Recursos Familial en Español | |
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Con niveles crecientes de ansiedad, depresión, angustia emocional y muertes por sobredosis, es fundamental que las personas tengan a dónde acudir cuando están en crisis. El suicidio es una de las principales causas de muerte en los Estados Unidos, mientras que la cantidad de personas con un trastorno por uso de sustancias continúa aumentando. 988 Lifeline es una conexión directa a apoyo y recursos inmediatos y gratuitos para cualquier persona en crisis.
Ayuda de texto para to 988.
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Family Resources in English | |
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With rising levels of anxiety, depression, emotional distress, and overdose deaths, it is critical that people have somewhere to turn when they're in crisis. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States while the number of people with a substance use disorder continues to increase. The 988 Lifeline is a direct connection to immediate and free support and resources for anyone in crisis.
Simply calling or texting 988 or chatting at 988lifeline.org will connect a person in crisis to compassionate care and support for any mental health or substance use-related distress. Anyone—a person in crisis, or someone supporting a person in crisis—can reach 988 in the United States through any land line, cell phone, and voice-over internet device.
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