The Guide to the Eight Professional Competencies for Higher Education Substance Misuse Prevention was designed to promote enhanced professional skills and ultimately significantly impact college students’ decisions surrounding drugs and alcohol. This work was developed through the Mid-America PTTC, in partnership with David S. Anderson, PH.D. and a planning body of subject matter experts inMore
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GGC has been rated as a well-supported practice because at least 2 studies with non-overlapping samples carried out in usual care or practice settings achieved a rating of moderate or high on design and execution and demonstrated favorable effects in a target outcome domain. At least 1 of the studies demonstrated a sustained favorable effect ofMore
November 2022
The Social Development Research Group periodically highlights publications through Research Briefs with the goal of sharing important research findings and draw attention to the outstanding work being done by SDRG researchers. The study discussed in this brief examinedMore
November 15, 2022
2:00 pm – 3:30pm Central
Hosted By: South Southwest PTTC
More than half of the US population now live in states where medical or adult-use of cannabis is allowed. As the legal landscape evolves in our own states, prevention practitioners have a role to play in addressing youth cannabis use.More
Mid-America ATTC (MATTC) partnered with the Ethnic Communities Opioid Response Network in Missouri, the Addiction Policy Forum, and the Opioid Response Network (ORN in IA, KS, MO, and NE) to translate Prevention of Opioid Use Education Materials into ten different languages and ensure they are culturally appropriate.
Five different evidence-based prevention products have been translated into 12 different languages,More
Join the PTTC Network and SAMHSA for an upcoming webinar highlighting findings from SAMHSA’s guide, Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse. The guide will focus on evidence-based, community-level policies to prevent alcohol misuse among youthMore
Upcoming Webinar
Promoting First Relationships: Supporting the relationship between parents and their children.
November 2, 2022
10:00 am – 11:30 am PT
This follow-up session will address practice-intervention strategies to support early relational health. Early relational healthMore
Check out the lastest research led by Pamela Matson, PhD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins Medicine on substance use prevention in primary care settings. SDRG’s co-founder J. David Hawkins, PhD, was a contributor to this research. Healthcare professionals in primary care settings routinely encounter patients and family members who are at risk for orMore
Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce through Organizational Strategies
Hosted by The MHTTC Network, in collaboration with SAMHSA
Description: This webinar will highlight findings from SAMHSA’s guide titled, Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce through Organizational Strategies, which explores evidence-based, organization-level strategies and promising practices to address burnout within the behavioral health workforce.More
