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National Prevention Week

Mark your calendars! SAMHSA’s next National Prevention Week will be from May 13 to 19, 2018. Each year around this observance, communities and organizations across the country come together to raise awareness about the importance of substance use prevention and positive mental health. The theme for NPW 2018 is: Action Today. Healthier Tomorrow.

Daily Themes

  • Monday, May 14: Promotion of Mental Health & Wellness
  • Tuesday, May 15: Prevention of Underage Drinking & Alcohol Misuse
  • Wednesday, May 16: Prevention of Prescription & Opioid Drug Misuse
  • Thursday, May 17: Prevention of Illicit Drug Use & Youth Marijuana
  • Friday, May 18: Prevention of Suicide
  • Saturday, May 19: Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use

NPW toolkit offers tips, resources, and downloadable guides. Use it to plan your NPW events. Get the toolkit.

Learn more about National Prevention Week.

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Upcoming Trainings and Events:

CDPWS Monthly Meeting
Date: March 23, 2018 1pm to 3pm
Speaker: Rip Sawyer CACD II, CAPMS - Pain Management Program Location: Navos 1210 SW 136th St. Burien, WA 98166

Washington Substance Abuse Prevention Systems Training WA-SAPST
Date: March 27-30, 2018
Pasco, WA
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NWATTC Monthly Webinar: Washington State Targeted Response (WA-Opioid STR): An Overview of the Funded Projects
Presenter: Tom Fuchs, MD, MEd, DSHS Behavioral Health & Recovery Division
Date: March 28, 2018, 12-1pm
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Native American Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training
Date: April 3-6, 2018
Airway Heights, WA
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Annual Providers Conference
Date: April 5 -6, 2018
Lynnwood, WA
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Healthy Futures: Redefining Prevention
Date: April 18-19, 2018
Grand Mound, WA
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Saying It Out Loud Conference: Beyond the Binary
Date: April 23 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tacoma, WA
More information

More Trainings and Events:
ADAI Calendar of training events in Seattle and NW Region
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Jobs in Washington: See ADAI job page.

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Also of Interest:

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month (National Council on Problem Gambling).

Training for Dentists on Evidence-based Dental Pain Care
Details and Registration: http://www.agencymeddirectors.wa.gov/news.asp.

SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders grant program, which will provide up to $16.8 million over the next 5 years.

A Third of Young Adults Have Ridden With An Impaired Driver, NIH Analysis Suggests (National Institutes on Health, Press Release).

Kids Can Open Child-Resistant Pill Bottles in Seconds, Risk Accidental Poisoning (CBS News).

Deaths Due to Drug Use Rose More than 600 Percent in 35 Years (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids).

Treating Childhood Trauma (60 Minutes with Oprah Winfrey).

 

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      March 22, 2018


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