Events

Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This webinar focuses on ways to engage and support family members who have a loved one with Substance Use Disorder. Day 1 will focus on ways to help support parents, caregivers and other family members who […]

Research indicates that integrated treatment is more effective than sequential treatment and parallel treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. This presentation will introduce the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) and the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Mental Health Treatment (DDCMHT) instruments and toolkits for improving co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment […]

NIDA Director Nora Volkow and Emergency Care researcher Gail D’Onofrio will have a live “fireside chat” on Facebook live related to opioid use disorder, COVID-19, and the emergency room. You can view the chat live on the NIDA Facebook page.  

Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This webinar focuses on ways to engage and support family members who have a loved one with Substance Use Disorder. Day 1 will focus on ways to help support parents, caregivers and other family members who […]

This is a conversation in Motivational Interviewing,(MI), to illustrate the power of one person in the lives of the people we serve. During this healthcare crisis, providers are transmitting all the goodness conveyed to them in their lives by influential people and experiences. The evidence of one harsh comment can undo a person's sense of […]

Youth Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders Facilitated by Jordana Willers, Ed.M Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Live Webinar This training examines the relationship between mental health disorders, trauma history, and substance use disorders in youth and young adults. We will examine the data, trends, and complexities of these related developmental disorders and […]

This ten (10) session series will kick-off June 23rd and run until July 28Th,. offering one contact hour per session. The series will be hosted via webinar with topics that include: Maintaining health and well-being in our local community How digital technology can be used when treating substance abuse disorders Better understanding medicated clients and […]

This webinar, presented by Dominique Simon-Levine, PhD, MPH and John Fitzgerald, PhD, LPC, CAS, will introduce two digital health tools to address addiction in families and patients, both free during the COVID-19 pandemic. An overview of the evidence-base for the programs, how they work, benefits and risks, and ways they can be incorporated into present […]

Speaker: John T. Broderick Jr. Senior Director of External Affairs Dartmouth-Hitchcock(Former Chief Justice, NH Supreme Court) Register Here

Speaker: Franc Hudspeth, PhD, NCC, LPC-S, ACS, RPT-s, Rph Register Here

Speaker: Christopher Stawasz Regional Director American Medical Response Register Here

This webinar will review the use of technology-based interventions related to treating individuals with substance use disorders and providing recovery support services focused on asynchronous tools, such as social media, blogs, podcasts, online support groups, videos, and text messaging. Finally, recommendations for clinicians and peer recovery coaches for developing their own tools will be highlighted. […]

Description Substance use developmentally peaks during emerging adulthood (ages 18-25). Many emerging adults who develop problematic substance use during this developmental period have been exposed to environmental, individual, and interpersonal stressors throughout their life that place them at risk for ongoing difficulties with substance use as they transition to adulthood. This transition into substance use […]

Speaker: Donna Proulx, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Nursing Programs, Rivier University Register Here

Presenter: Dr. Nicholas C. Jacobson is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and completed his clinical fellowship and post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jacobson researches the use of […]

With recent developments in wearable biosensors and portable electronics (collectively referred to as digital health technology – DHT), many clinical trials propose measuring endpoints using a DHT.  DHTs record data at a higher frequency than traditional clinician/patient observed data.  For example, a wearable accelerometer records data multiple times a second every day during follow-up (lasting […]

Speakers: Jake Cavanaugh: Founder & Executive Director, The NAN Project Donna Kausek, LMHC, Clinical Director, The NAN Project Register Here

Join us for this interactive session to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19, Complex PTSD, and strategies for working with individuals with opioid use disorder. Session objectives: 1. Explore and resolve issues related to Complex PTSD 2. Learn about typical long-term and residual effects of traumatic life experiences 3. Develop strategies to help cope with […]

With the rapid onset of the public health emergency, COVID-19, the use of technology and social media by behavioral health practitioners, for personal and professional purposes, has increased dramatically. As such, ethical and practice issues, like self-disclosure in postings, unintentional boundary crossings and violations, privacy and security issues, and social media concerns, reflect just some […]

Overview Youth and young adults are bombarded with media depicting substances in a positive light, increasing the likelihood that they will use alcohol and other drugs. Building skills in youth and young adults to critically analyze media messages may help reduce the impact of the pro-substance messages on youth and young adults. This webinar will […]

Speaker: Donna Plourde Executive Director & Co-Founder Real Life Giving Register Here

COURSE DESCRIPTION Substance misuse and behavioral health overall, are an intrinsic part of public health. Many people with substance use disorders also live with mental health disorders, including serious mental illness, as well as preventable and treatable medical health issues. Often, the same root causes and care disparities are responsible for most or all of […]

Join this NNED virtual roundtable hosted by the NNED National Facilitation Center and SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity in partnership with SAMHSA’s Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network Coordinating Office to learn how faith-based NNED partner organizations are supporting the mental health concerns of racial/ethnic minorities and providing opportunities to receive support and connection […]

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and the Pacific Southwest ATTC are partnering with Advocates for Human Potential to present the Sustainable Reimbursement of MAT Webinar Series. The series will be held the third Thursday from May-September 2020. Each month will feature a different topic. July’s webinar Getting Paid: Medicare, Opioid Screening, Intervention, and Treatment and […]

On July 15, 2020, SAMHSA finalized changes to 42 CFR Part 2 ("Part 2"), the regulations for the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. These changes will go into effect August 14, 2020. On Thursday, July 16th at 4:00PM EST, the Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information will facilitate a free national webinar […]

Need assistance applying and/or integrating the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria? Join On-the-Spot the 3rd Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. MT / 11:00 a.m. CT for a one-hour session with an ASAM professional who will answer and discuss questions related to: Program development; 6-dimensional assessment and treatment planning; and continued service, […]

Speaker: Dan Hale, MD, FAAP, SFHM Pediatric Hospitalist, Floating Hospital for Children Lawrence General Hospital Chief Professional Development Officer Lawrence General Hospital Register Here

Marjorie Meyer, MD, Associate Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT . Women are at particularly increased risk of developing opioid use disorder related to prescribed opioids.  This webinar will review the literature on women and the development of chronic opioid use and review prescribing recommendations to reduce excessive opioid prescribing for acute pain related […]

Governor Janet Mills will host her second Opioid Response Summit on Thursday, July 23. The annual summit is part of the state’s commitment to fighting the opioid epidemic, and convenes leaders from around Maine to share ideas, strategies, and best practices to help Maine people affected by this crisis. This year’s event, originally scheduled for […]