COSSAP Webinar: Making Positive Change During America’s Heroin Epidemic (June 23, 2022)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) leadership in collaboration with the
Virtual PREA Specialized Investigations Training
Join The Moss Group for an informative virtual training that will provide key information on the requirements outlined in the PREA Standards, as well as best practices to investigate sexual abuse. This training covers PREA for adults only.
Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Drug Endangered Children and Challenges in Tribal Communities
This roundtable/listening session will be a discussion around how substance misuse is impacting our tribal communities, the importance of collaboration, the challenges communities are facing with available services, as well as the challenges of collaboration between professional disciplines and community members. Discussion outcomes will inform future training and technical assistance and resource development focused on supporting drug endangered children in tribal communities. This session is held in partnership with the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children.
Webinar: Peer Recovery Support Services in Tribal Communities
Discuss an overview of peer recovery support services (PRSS) as part of a comprehensive program to address substance abuse within tribal communities. Explore specific models of PRSS implementation within tribal communities. Identify benefits of PRSS as well as common challenges and barriers. Examine important considerations related to building comprehensive intervention strategies to respond to alcohol and substance abuse issues in tribal communities including PRSS.
Webinar: Examining the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use among Tribal Populations
Examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use, with an emphasis on research specific to tribal communities and youth. Discuss the confounding effects of social economic factors and ethnicity-based differences in prevalence rates. Review culturally enhanced treatment options for ACEs. Explore specific strategies for caregivers, prevention specialists, treatment providers, criminal justice professionals, and community members. Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Summarize research on the prevalence of ACEs among Native American/Alaska Native youth.
- Explain the relationship between social economic factors, ethnicity-based differences, and prevalence rates.
- Identify culturally-enhanced treatment options for ACEs.
- Describe specific strategies to increase positive outcomes for youth impacted by ACEs.
Webinar: Building Stress-Resilient Tribal Communities
Review stress factors, the toxic stress of poverty, and the protective nature of community on stress resilience. Discuss the generational impact on stress resilience. Explore the predictive quality of social and community support on building stress resilience and stress management and reduction strategies. Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Webinar: Examining the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use among Tribal Populations
Examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use, with an emphasis on research specific to tribal communities and youth. Discuss the confounding effects of social economic factors and ethnicity-based differences in prevalence rates. Review culturally enhanced treatment options for ACEs. Explore specific strategies for caregivers, prevention specialists, treatment providers, criminal justice professionals, and community members.
Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
Webinar: Strategies to Reduce Underage Substance Abuse in Tribal Communities
Examine key predictors of underaged substance abuse. Discuss the long-term impact of underaged substance use, prevalence rates among tribal communities, and strategies to reduce or delay underaged substance use in tribal communities.
Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
- List key predictors of underaged substance use
- Explain the critical importance of delaying use
- Identify skills and strategies specific to tribal communities in reducing underage substance use
Webinar: Intro to Neurobiology of Addiction
Given the high rates of addiction and co-occurring disorders in a criminal justice population, familiarity with the latest research on addiction is essential to attend to the needs of clients we serve. A very high percentage of domestic violence and higher risk offenders struggle with addition in addition to other criminogenic needs. This webinar will focus on the latest research on addiction and the brain. We will cover strategies and skills to support someone through the recovery process.
Webinar: Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Alliance Development - A Successful Tribal Model
Attend this webinar for a discussion on Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) of the Flathead Nation's journey to implement a successful Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Alliance including the steps they took, key community stakeholders they involved to achieve success, and how they have been able to sustain their Alliance.