Your Choice Summer Webinar Series
Every Monday during the Summer a previously recorded webinar will be posted for you to watch at your convenience. Topics include:
June 13 – The Impact of Legal Marijuana to the Workplace: What Every Employer Must Know
June 20 – Disappear Fear: Effective Strategies to Combat Anxiety
June 27 – Anxiety & Depression in Teens
July 4 – An Overview of Suicidality
July 11 – Addicted to the Screen
July 18 – Getting Past No!
July 25 – Nicotine, Tobacco and Vaping
August 1 – Methamphetamines: The Basics
August 8 – Marijuana: What Teens and Parents Should Know
August 15 – The Other Side of the Epidemic
August 22 – Youth Film Preview
The Nexus of Substance Misuse Prevention and Suicide Prevention
May 26th
11:00am-12:30pm CST
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The Great Lakes PTTC is providing a 3-part series on the nexus of substance misuse and other public health issues. The focus of this first session is on the nexus between substance misuse prevention and suicide prevention efforts. While multiple factors influence suicidal behaviors, substance use—especially alcohol use—is a significant factor that is linked to suicides and suicide attempts.
The Nexus of Substance Misuse Prevention and Problem Gambling Prevention
June 29th
10:00am-11:30am CST
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The Great Lakes PTTC is providing a 3-part series on the nexus of substance misuse and other public health issues. The focus of this second session in the series is on the nexus between substance misuse prevention and problem gambling prevention. Gambling disorders are highly comorbid with other mental health and substance use disorders. The prevalence of co-occurring gambling addiction and substance abuse is high. Approximately 1 in 10 compulsive gamblers report being concerned about their substance use.
The Nexus of Substance Misuse Prevention and Mental Health Promotion
July 28th
11:00am-12:30pm CST
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The focus of the last session in the series will focus on the nexus between substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion efforts. We recognize that drug and alcohol addiction as well as substance use disorders are commonly associated with underlying or untreated mental health disorders. Anxiety disorders, depression, and other psychiatric disorders frequently coincide with an individual’s substance abuse.
10 Steps of Policy Change
Self-paced Course
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This 1.5-hour course provides an overview of a policy framework adopted and modified by the Southeast PTTC. You will follow the path of a fictitious prevention coalition as they develop and implement a local policy campaign.
