Last Chance to Register for Advocacy Week |
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Registration Closes TODAY at 5:00 p.m.! |
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Prevention Action Alliance is hosting Advocacy Week Monday March 1st through Friday March 5th, 2021. Advocacy Week is a traditional opportunity to provide prevention professionals a supported opportunity to speak with your state elected officials (Representatives and Senators).
Please register here to participate in this week of advocacy. Prevention Action Alliance is happy to manage scheduling legislative appointments on your behalf. Please provide us with all relevant information by 5pm on February 5, 2021 to assist us in scheduling your appointment. All appointments will be virtual and will take place via Zoom. More logistics about the day will be sent after appointments are made.
After registering please email [email protected] directly if you would like to meet with members besides your personal state senator and state representative.
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Get in the Game with the Big Bowl Vote |
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The Big Bowl Vote is just a few days away!
If you need help getting your game plan ready, here’s a sample game plan you can use:
- Watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7.
- Make note of any ads for alcohol products that might be attractive to youth. Ask yourself what choices the advertisers made that made the ad attractive to youth and what other choices they could have made.
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On Monday, February 8, have the young people you work with take the Big Bowl Vote at preventionactionalliance.org/survey. Surveys must be completed by Tuesday at 5 p.m. PST to be included in our official results and press release.
- After they take the survey, lead a conversation about the ads shown during the Super Bowl. Ask them what ads they found attractive and what choices those advertisers made. Then, ask them if any of the ads for alcohol products made similar choices and what the advertisers could do to make ads for alcohol products less attractive to youth.
After the Big Bowl Vote, use the results to talk about media literacy with the young people you work with. To help you get started, here are resources about a wide variety of deceptive advertisements from Truth in Advertising (TINA), a nonprofit dedicated to empowering consumers to protect themselves and one another against false advertising:
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Upcoming Events and Trainings |
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Addressing Maternal Mental Health;
Best Practices in Screening, Identification, and Referrals
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This training webinar from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is targeted towards screening providers and those working with pregnant and postpartum women. the focus is directed to screening and referral for maternal depression and available resources. Accreditation of 1.5 CE hours.
This webinar will be offered twice, on February 18th from 10:00am - 11:30am and March 4th from 1:30pm - 3:00pm.
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National PAX Partner Training
March 25-26, 2021 | 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Registration is now open for the upcoming Two-Day National PAX Partner Training. This will be in a virtual format with a live trainer. Participants must attend both sessions and have already completed initial PAX GBG training. Cost for the two-day training is $850 per person and includes PAX Partner Kit, training materials, and shipping/handling. |
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May 20, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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Prevention Education Coordinator at
the Ohio Department of Education
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The Ohio Department of Education is looking for a Prevention Education Coordinator who will have an integral role in supporting the whole child, as envisioned in Each Child, Our Future, Ohio's five-year strategic plan. The Prevention Education Coordinator will be regarded as the Department's leading expert in policies, practices, and partnerships specific to prevention education. Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and prevention certification. Click here for the entire job announcement and description. |
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Youth and Adults Mental Health and Wellness Outreach Resources |
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OhioMHAS and the Ohio Department of Education have partnered to develop a list of resources and tools needed to support mental health awareness campaigns in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each initiative has a built-in education and stigma-reduction component, aimed at changing attitudes and strengthening supports for those in need. The toolkits found in the guide include downloadable educational resources, including videos, for parents and educators.
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Feeling Stressed, Anxious, or Depressed? |
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Help Is Available. Call 1-800-720-9616. |
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The Ohio CareLine is a toll-free emotional support call service created by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and administered in community settings.
Behavioral health professionals staff the CareLine 24 hours a day, 7 days/week. They offer confidential support in times of personal or family crisis when individuals may be struggling to cope with challenges in their lives. When callers need additional services, they will receive assistance and connection to local providers.
Call 1-800-720-9616 to connect.
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