Hot TopicsTuesday, Feb. 9, 2010Embracing the Culture of Collaboration: Operation Medicine Cabinet New JerseyPresenter(s): Douglas Collier, Drug Enforcement Administration; Angelo Valente & Angela Conover, Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey; Angela Conover, Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Description: Collaboration is one of the main tools of success. This presentation is relevant to all Forum attendees, at it explains how to estalish a program, create a solution and execute a successful initiative. The presentation will outline Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey, the first in the nation statewide day of medicine disposal. It will include all aspects of collaboration that resulted in over 9,500 pounds of medicine being collected on November 14, 2009. The collaboration included over 450 law enforcement, business, prevention and treatment organizations. Learning objectives: (1) Apply core principles in building the foundation for the collaborative culture; (2) Develop unique skill-sets when dealing with the culture of collaboration; (3) Apply social media tools and technologies to enhance the collaboration process Level: ALL Levels Presentation: Download (6.5MB) Ur Choice, Ur VoicePresenter(s): Milton Creagh, Milton Creagh Productions and Elks National Drug Awareness Program Description: This engaging session will introduce the new music-based program, "Ur Choice Ur Voice." Produced by multi-Grammy winning producers the Avila Brothers, Ur Choice Ur Voice features former Grey's Anatomy star, Isaiah Washington and was directed by three-time Video Music Award winner, Life Garland. The program is designed to reach youth from junior high school to college-age to help them understand the realistic dangers of drug usage and drug dealing. The program is also designed to prepare kids to become involved in community-based prevention. Attendees will learn how to use this program to better educate community youth about the connections between alcohol consumption, other drug usage, and destructive behavior. All coalitions represented at the session will receive a copy of Ur Choice Ur Voice, courtesy of the Elks National Drug Awareness Program. Learning objectives: (1) Participants will learn how to use Ur Choice, Ur Voice in schools and with organizations such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boy and Girls Clubs, etc. (2) Participants will learn how to get youth involved in community based prevention. (3) Participants will also learn about utilizing social networking technology to expand their reach and impact with local kids. Level: ALL Levels A Dose of Prevention: Engaging the Community to Prevent Medicine AbusePresenter(s): Elizabeth Funderburk, CHPA; Misty Fetko, Five Moms; Wayne Frith, Substance Abuse Free Environment Description: While illicit drug use has declined over the past decade, teens also turn to over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medicines to get high. In fact, an estimated one in ten teens reports having abused OTC cough medicines to get high; and one in five teens report having abused a prescription drug to get high. During this workshop, learn how to engage stakeholders in your community to address medicine abuse. You’ll hear from a nurse who lost a child to a lethal mix of OTC cough medicine and a prescription narcotic and how she engages parents, and from a coalition leader from Richmond, VA who launched a communitywide effort to tackle this problem. You’ll also get an in-depth look at the dangers of abusing OTC cough medicine and learn about free tools developed by CADCA and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association to help you educate your community about cough medicine abuse. Learning objectives: (1) Understand the problem of over-the-counter and prescription medicine abuse among youth; (2) Learn how to engage various members of your community in addressing this issue; (3) Learn about free tools that are available to help you plan your community-based prevention efforts Level: ALL Levels Presentation: Download (3.0MB) The Forgotten Ones: Solutions for Working with Children of the IncarceratedPresenter(s): Peter Palanca, Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities, Illinois (TASC-IL) Description: This workshop will explore the unique challenges and needs of children whose parents are incarcerated in the criminal justice system. These children struggle with a variety of issues including trauma and loss brought on by the sudden and sometimes violent removal of the parent who is often the sole caregiver from the home; they may be placed in the foster care system and find themselves passed from home to home. They struggle with loss, fear, anxiety, stigma, anger, guilt, depression and other emotional issues. They may find it difficult to fit in, to trust others, and to have faith and hope in a future. Without immediate and comprehensive prevention, intervention and community support, these issues can result in behavior problems including acting out, substance use and violence which can lead to their own involvement in the criminal justice system, perpetuating a cycle of failure and hopelessness. Despite what we know about this vulnerable population, they are often a forgotten population that falls through the cracks. This workshop will discuss the demographics of children whose parents are incarcerated and will explore the many avenues available to communities to assist these forgotten children. The presenter will discuss prevention strategies that can be employed early in the process to provide some measure of hope to break the cycle and help to provide a future for “Children of the Incarcerated.” Learning objectives: (1) Understand how children are affected when their parents are incarcerated in the criminal justice system; (2) Understand the role that communities can play in providing the needed supports for the children of the incarcerated; (3) Identify ways coalitions can work closely with caregivers, parents and children to break the cycle of crime and violence resulting when children grow up under the stigma of a parent’s incarceration Level: ALL Levels Presentation: Download (632KB) Engaging and Mobilizing Physicians in Community Substance Abuse InitiativesPresenter(s): Kathy Paxton, The Ohio State University Description: It’s not always easy for community members to discuss substance abuse prevention with physicians and even more difficult to engage them in local initiatives. We believe that doctors are too busy, too specialized or just don’t care. In so many cases, physicians are our champions and gatekeepers to successful sobriety through both prevention and treatment efforts. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about relevant research on physician engagement and be able to replicate practical models of successful physician/community partnerships. Learning objectives: (1) Identify reasons why we need medical professional support in community based initiatives; (2) Learn atleast 3 strategies to engage physicians at the local level; (3) Understand the practical implications of physician support through 3 effective models Level: ALL Levels Presentation: Download (507KB) Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010Hospitals, Community Benefit and the Coalition ConnectionPresenter(s): Laura Fitzpatrick, Mercy Health Partners; Reiley Lewis, MPH, Chealsea Community Hospital - SRSLY; Julie Trocchio, Catholic Health Association; Sue Thau, CADCA Description: The presentation will take participants through the new federal requirements of non profit hospitals, their community benefit programs and the connection to local coalitions. In the era of health care reform, coalitions can capitalize on mutually reinforcing projects of interest to local hospitals and work with them to move policy, collect data, enhance activities and sustain efforts. Hear from policy experts from D.C. who will explain the Federal regulations of hospitals, the proposed health care reform changes and the opportunities for coalitions at the local level. Also meet staff from two Trinity Health hospitals in Michigan who directly support their local drug free coalitions and their muliple strategies in prevention. Learning objectives: (1) Explain how health care reform may fit into local coalition strategies; (2) Explain how to engage local hospital and health care organizations in coalition efforts; (3) Share mutually reinforcing strategies that benefit multiple partners in community Level: Intermediate Promoting Overall Wellness in Your Community: SAMHSA's 10 x 10 CampaignPresenter(s): Leslie Brenowitz, Vanguard Communications Description: This workshop will discuss SAMHSA's "10 x 10" campaign. SAMSHA-supported research has demonstrated that people with mental illnesses die up to 25 years earlier than the general population. Attendees will learn about strategies that maybe modified to improve wellness in their respective communities. Learning objectives: (1) Learn how to create wellness campaigns in local communities; (2) Learn how to organize stakeholders to address overall health in local communities Level: ALL Levels Heroin, Methadone, Buprenorphine and Narcotic AddictionPresenter(s): Joseph Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
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