Connecting the Dots
Welcome to our fall 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.
Methamphetamine Deaths Soar, Hitting Black and Native Americans Especially Hard.

Check out a brief radio story on NPR.


Supporting Women with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities with Complex Needs in the Perinatal Period.

In case you missed August's SUD and Women ECHO, please check out the recorded session to learn more about how to support this specific community.


Simply scroll to the bottom of the page to review the archive.
Foundations of FASD provides information for substance use and mental health services providers to understand the impact of alcohol exposure during pregnancy on physical, cognitive, and emotional development; tools for screening for FASDs; resources for referrals for assessment and diagnosis; and intervention strategies for children and adults affected by FASDs.

Learning Objectives: 
By the end of the program, participants will be able to
  • Describe the potential impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing fetus
  • Differentiate diagnostic criteria for the FASD spectrum
  • Describe developmental implications associated with prenatal alcohol exposure
  • Identify basic intervention strategies for individuals affected by FASD

Foundations of FASD is a 2-session training taking place Thursday, October 21st and Thursday October 28th from 12:00 pm-4:00 pm Central Time.

Professional Development Opportunities

Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine (WISAM) is excited to host their 2021 Annual Conference virtually on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16. Please mark your calendars and register today! Register by September 30 in order to receive the virtual attendee care package!

17th Annual Mental Health & Substance Use Recovery Conference

Navigating Change With Courage, Strength, and Hope
October 27-29, 2021
A virtual conference via Zoom

This conference is intended for behavioral health professionals, people in recovery and family members, clinicians in the criminal and juvenile justice system, adolescent treatment professionals and educators, and anyone interested in the topics discussed.
Upcoming Events
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.
 
The sessions take place the 2nd Thursday of every month from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon.
Upcoming Topics

October 14:    Framing Care for Pregnant Persons with OUD in Rural Areas

Objectives:
  1. Describe two challenges to providing care to pregnant persons with OUD in rural areas.
  2. Describe a framework for improving support to pregnant persons with OUD in rural areas.
  3. Describe one strategy to improve care for pregnant persons with OUD in rural areas.

Speaker:      Sheila Wiex


November 11: Cannabis and Pregnancy.

Speaker:       Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Upcoming Trainings
Click here below to see all the upcoming trainings and events across topics.
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.
Powered in Partnership
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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