#EraseStigma. Share facts. Make a difference. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a web page. An earlier version of this newsletter incorrectly included a notice that we're hiring. That position has been filled and will be announced later. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. September is Suicide Prevention Month In partnership with the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, we are excited to provide you with social media posts and email messages you can use to help raise awareness for National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8-14, 2019) and all month long. This media kit provides a series of weekly emails and social media posts with photos optimized for both Facebook and Twitter. The campaign’s tag is #EraseStigma and focuses on how we can erase the stigma if we learn and promote the facts about mental health and suicide. You and your coalition can edit any of the social media posts and email blasts messages to make more fitting to your local communities. Please tag @ohiospf with your social media posts this September! Access the Toolkit Ethics for the Prevention Professional Need ethics to obtain or renew your credential? Prevention Action Alliance is hosting Ethics for the Prevention Professional on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 from 9:30 am - 4 pm. This training is designed to help you make ethical choices in your work every day. It will cover the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics, illustrated by realistic examples designed to enhance your understanding of each principle. The training will be held at the Prevention Action Alliance. The training cost is $100 with lunch included. Members of the Statewide Prevention Coalition Association at Prevention Action Alliance are eligible to receive a $10 discount. Please email Rachael Kenter, director of community engagement programs, to receive the discount code. Register Now Join SPCA New Resources: Prescription Drug Safety Flyers and Booklets Prescription Drugs & You is a public health awareness campaign by Prevention Action Alliance. The tagline, “Everyone has a role in prevention,” emphasizes our collective responsibility to safely use, secure, and dispose of prescription drugs. This public information campaign gives you the resources you need to raise awareness about the risks of prescription drug misuse as well as the behaviors needed to mitigate those risks. It supports the protective factors in your community and provides opportunities to build awareness of your organization. The Prescription Drugs & You flyer features five concrete tips for prescription drug safety, including talking to your doctor or pharmacist, using medication as directed, not sharing medications, securely storing any prescription drugs, and disposing of them safely. 100 flyers come with each pack purchased. The Prescription Drugs & You booklet provides detailed information about how to talk to your pharmacist and doctor about your medications, how to create a medicine log, and how to dispose of unneeded prescription medicine. There are also national facts and statistics about the misuse of prescription drugs and the dangers they pose. 25 booklets come with each purchase. You can give away these resources at community resource fairs, parent-teacher nights, forums and presentations, and anywhere people may gather. You can also partner with local doctors, psychiatrists, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to make the flyers available in their businesses or to give them out to their patients. Co-brand these resources with your coalition’s or sponsor’s logo. For customization and pricing, please email us at [email protected]. Buy Flyers Buy Booklets Know! School Lockdowns, Classroom Shelters, and Bulletproof Backpacks—Oh My! School safety is on everyone’s minds, and our young people aren’t immune to it. In fact, they’re likely to be confused or anxious about lockdown drills and ballistic shelters. Regardless of how you or child may feel about these changes, it’s important that we, as parents and educators, support and guide our children as they navigate these fears. This Know! Parent Tip delved deeply into the subject of school violence, and it includes concrete tips from the National Association of School Psychologists on how to help children feel safe at school. Read the Know! Parent Tip! Sign up for Know! Parent Tips Meet the OYLPN Youth Council Balancing school and empowering young people across Ohio is a challenging task, but Dina is up to the challenge. The Ohio Youth-Led Prevention Network engages young people and youth-led organizations across Ohio to prevent drug use and addiction, teach their peers the importance of self-care, and promote positive mental health. To ensure that youth lead the efforts of OYLPN, an OYLPN Youth Council was created to engage youth voices in behavioral health. This year’s youth council includes 16 young people ranging from freshman to senior. As Youth Council members, they’ve chosen to address the low perception of risk and harm of vaping in their prevention efforts and will begin planning to address this intervening variable. In between planning sessions, they enjoyed team-building activities and a high ropes course. Photos: OYLPN Youth Council Retreat Learn More about the OYLPN Youth Council The Ohio Masters Series: Cultural Competence in Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative Implementing prevention services in two different communities must be done with the differences of those communities in mind. Cultural norms and beliefs differ from one community to another and interpreting language can be difficult. Cultural competence is care that respects the diversity of the patients served as well as the cultural and linguistic factors that can affect health and health care. It’s widely seen as the basis for reducing disparities through the provision of culturally sensitive, unbiased care. To help your organization prepare to serve individuals from diverse backgrounds, a collaborative of local, regional, state, and national entities, including Prevention Action Alliance, are offering a 4-month training and learning opportunity. The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Intensive Masters Series will give participants the skills they need to improve service delivery, enhance treatment outcomes, and integrate cultural and linguistic competence into their organizational structures. This training collaborative presents cultural competence not as a distinct knowledge base, but rather as a system that incorporates cultural awareness, communications principles, implementation science, clinical applications, leadership development, and process improvement. This design will enable participants to create and sustain culturally-informed organizations that are equipped to provide responsive services to clients from any culture or background. The application period for the Cultural and and Linguistic Competence Intensive Masters Series has been extended to September 20. Read the RFA and download the application below. Download the Application Read the Request for Applications ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Share this email with your friends! ‌ ‌ ‌ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Click here to email us. 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