This 30-minute course is intended to help community providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. 

The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to:

• Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym
• Identify the warning signs of suicide
• Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment
• Describe how to discuss lethal means
• Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.

Funding for this course was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI080816-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Certificate of Completion Available

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What Does Not Work in Prevention is a course for prevention practitioners designed to help them identify interventions that have been shown through research to NOT be effective in preventing substance misuse, understand evidence-based approaches that can be used as effective alternatives to the ineffective/counterproductive strategies, and engage in strategies to address resistance to discontinuing ineffective and/or counterproductive prevention strategies.

The course consists of an interactive content module and a completion quiz. It is estimated that the course may take up to 2 hours to complete.

This course was developed by the Great Lakes Prevention Technology transfer, which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and covers the HHS Region 5 (IN, IL, MI, MN, OH, WI).

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Health equity matters in prevention and has always mattered.  It is and should always be at the core of everything we do. This means understanding the role of structural and institutional inequality in creating disparities. With health equity in the front of mind we can ensure that we are providing the best prevention interventions possible to meet community needs. Take this course to uncover why health equity matters and how we can prioritize equity in action.

The course consists of an interactive content module and a completion quiz. It is estimated that the course may take up to 2 hours to complete.

This course was developed by the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center, which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and covers the HHS Region 5 (IN, IL, MI, MN, OH, WI).

Certificate of Completion Available

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In this 1.5 - hour video course, we discuss engaging youth prevention leaders in the virtual setting to address substance misuse prevention. By the end of this course, participants will gain an understanding of tools for communicating safely and effectively with youth, virtual project planning tools and techniques to build youth buy-in and ways to foster youth development virtually.

Developed by the Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC). 

Certificate of Completion Available

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In this 2.5 hour video course, we discuss engaging youth prevention leaders in the virtual setting to address substance misuse prevention. By the end of this course, participants will gain an understand of tools for communicating safely and effectively with youth, virtual project planning tools and techniques to build youth buy-in, and ways to foster youth development virtually. This course includes a 1-hour live Q & A following completion of the pre-recorded modules.

Developed by the Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center.

Certificate of Completion Available

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