The National Summit on Opioid Awareness, with partners the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, DEA 360 Strategy and WISN 12, presents What Every Family Needs to Know about Opioids, which will examine the opioid epidemic from a local perspective and focus on how this crisis impacts our schools, families, law enforcement, and healthcare systems. An expert panel will answer your questions about how opioids affect the human brain, signs of substance use disorder and what recovery options are available in our state.

Guests include Hannah Lepper, Coordinator of the Southeast Region of the Alliance for Wisconsin Youth, Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul, Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Coach Vin Baker, and Ashleigh Nowakowski of Your Choice to Live. This special will be broadcast on April 21 at 7 p.m. on WISN 12, with a live discussion online at WISN’s Facebook page and DrugFreeIsUpToMe.org.

YWCA USA’s 15th annual Stand Against Racism campaign will take place April 22-25. YWCAs and allied groups are invited to focus their events and organizations on racial justice issues that impact the health and safety of communities of color. The theme this year is From Declarations to Change: Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis:

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MCSAP and Vivent Health are offering this session on this history and impact of alcohol and opioids, as well as a Narcan training to prevent overdose. It’s scheduled for 1 to 2 p.m. on April 29. RSVP at this link.

Zoom burnout is real! This webinar explores game-based substance use prevention activities that will engage youth across the continuum of care, from face-to-face interactions to virtual learning. This session is open to AWY and MCSAP members only. It will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on April 30. RSVP at this link.

Learn about methods of self-compassion for parents and teens/preteen ages 11-15 years. This class will help parents and teens reduce stress and anxiety, handle difficult emotions and reconnect with your values. The class will be held live virtually Thursday nights through May 27 from 6 - 7:30 pm. To register click here. Contact Jamie Lynn at jamielynn@whollymindful.com with questions.

Join presenters Carlton Hall and Tracy Johnson to learn key strategies and practical methods to implement prevention in the urban and Black community. The presenters will review African American history and how it impacts the way organizations learn and ultimately define what prevention is or is not for their targeted population. The webinar will be held Wednesday, April 21, from 1-2pm. Click here to register.

The Great Lakes PTTC offers this training in collaboration with the National Hispanic and Latino PTTC for prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. The webinar will explain important aspects of evidence-based programs (EBPs) that prevention providers should consider when selecting an EBP for use with Latino populations. The webinar will be held Thursday, April 22, from 1 - 2:30pm CST. Register here.

Healing Hearts of Waukesha County is offering free support groups to young adults impacted by death, relocation, changes in relationships, COVID-19 or other losses. Meetings are held every other week on Thursdays from 6 - 7:30 pm via Zoom. To register, call/text 262-751-0874 or email info.hhwc@gmail.com

CADCA is offering a special learning opportunity to support your substance misuse prevention learning and help you engage with the sectors. This series will focus on strategies for recruiting and engaging members of the 12 community sectors. Michael Buckley, Deputy Chief from the Dedham Police Department, will discuss recruiting and engaging the law enforcement sector and there will be a live Q&A for CADCA community members. You do not need to register ahead of time, simply log on to the CADCA Community to participate.

Dr. Jim Mercy, Director of CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), and special guest Dr. Melissa Merrick, President and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America, will be discussing childhood adversity prevention strategies and current activities and initiatives for promoting healthy child development. The event will be held on Facebook Live. You can find the page by clicking here.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice will be coordinating a Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative for Saturday, April 24. Drug Take Back Day shares safe and responsible ways of disposing prescription medications that may be harmful if accidentally ingested, stolen, misused and abused. This initiative also strives to educate the general public about public health and safety concerns in households.

Bring prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, non-aerosol spray, inhalers, creams, vials and met medications to participating law enforcement agencies near your location. Click here to find a Drug Take Back location near you.To read more about Drug Take Back Day and what you can do to participate, visit the Department of Justice.

The Great Lakes PTTC offers this training in collaboration with the National Hispanic and Latino PTTC for prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This training will help participants incorporate cultural considerations in the context of the Strategic Prevention Framework and address substance abuse and mental health concerns in communities effectively. It will be held from 11 am to 1 pm on April 26. Register here.

Amplifying Youth Voice and Increasing Engagement is the theme of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Bureau of Youth Services conference for youth workers from a variety of disciplines. The conference addresses topics including youth justice services, health and well-being, education and employment, homelessness and runaway services, transition-age youth, prevention, and best practices. This conference is supported by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System. A half-day pre-conference summit will be held on April 27, with the full day conference to be held April 28-29. Get details and register here.

Substance use disorder (SUD) has been on the steep rise in recent years, and the global COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this dangerous trend. Join Lindsay De Stefano, CHES, MHA, Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Specialist, and dive into the substance use disorder epidemic to better understand the scope, signs and symptoms, and evolving treatment options. The webinar will be held Wednesday, April 28, from 12 noon - 1 pm. You can register for this webinar here.  

This training from Convergence Resource Center is to equip human trafficking service providers with additional tools to enhance their care for survivors. This free two-day training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 28 and 29. A Spanish speaker will be on hand to provide translation. Get details and RSVP here.

Building on their 2020 theme of Reframing the Narrative, Mental Health America of Wisconsin and Prevent Suicide Wisconsin will be Expanding the Conversation in 2021 with topics of peer support, the intersection of mental health and race, social justice frameworks for suicide prevention, and centering lived experience. On April 29 and April 30 via Zoom, they will be exploring current efforts in Wisconsin, what’s working and what we could be doing better, and continuing to reimagine a world worth living in. Keynote speakers are Caroline Mazel-Carlton, Kelechi Ubozoh, and IV Staklo. A preconference clinical training will be held on Wednesday, April 28. Get details and register at this link.

Registration is open for this buprenorphine x-waiver training webinar sponsored by the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The webinar is part of an effort to increase treatment capacity for opioid use disorder through expanded prescribing of buprenorphine. This course is open to MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs. Registration is required. There is no registration fee. It will be held on April 30 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Register here.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services is presenting a new training opportunity in 2021: the Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit. This virtual event will feature keynotes and workshops on strategies to address the harmful use of opioids and stimulants in Wisconsin. Presentations will also focus on the intersection of trauma and harmful substance use. All people interested in building healthy communities are invited to participate. The 2021 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit will feature a keynote presentation followed by workshops.

All participants will be required to register. The registration fee will be $50 per day. CEHs/CEUs will be available. Click here for details and to register.

From APHA, this toolkit is designed to "stimulate and guide smaller nonprofit organizations as they integrate E-D-I best practices into their governance and organizational structure." Download it here.