Qualitative Data Training - March 14th!
What is qualitative data and how do you use it? Prevent Coalition is hosting a workshop with training provided by Clark County Public Health that aims to answer that question and more. Attendees will gain the following:
- A deeper understanding of what is qualitative data, including its utility and benefits.
- An awareness of several qualitative data collection methods and corresponding references to explore these methods in more depth after the workshop.
- The tools needed to design a qualitative data collection effort – including planning, data collection, analysis and interpretation, and reporting for your coalition/ community.
- A desire to embed qualitative work into your practice!
When: March 14, 2023, from 9am-4pm
Where: In-person event, ESD 112 Conference Center, 2500 Northeast 65th Ave, Vancouver, WA
Cost: Free!
How to register: On Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qualitative-101-tickets-543241388617
Hurry, registration closes March 7, 2023!
A light breakfast and a lunch will be provided. Contact Paula Linden (paula.linden@esd112.org) for registration information or if you have questions.
ELEVATE Youth Prevention Forum
This event, hosted by Prevent Coalition, seeks to elevate youth and help them feel empowered to engage in prevention work in their communities. CADCA trainers will present tools and key essentials for youth doing prevention work.
When: April 11th, 2023, from 10:00 am- 3:00pm
Where: Educational Service District 112 Conference Center
Lunch will be provided. Contact Logan Morrow (logan.morrow@esd112.org) for registration information, location and event details, transportation, and any questions you may have!
Find Your Good Campaign - Youth Needed for Survey
Youth can help the Rural Network by completing a survey and sharing what their "good" is. This can be anything that they are good at, brings them joy, or motivates them to stay substance-free.
Access the survey by clicking the on the image with this story. Youth will need to scan a QR code to participate.
Check out the FIND YOUR GOOD campaign materials! Visit www.youthnow.me/findyourgood.
Dialogue Day
In an effort to find out what youth see and have to say about substance abuse, Prevent Coalition would like to partner with SAPs, community coalitions, and other individuals who work with youth in Southwest Washington to hold "Dialogue Day" discussions. Prevent can provide interested groups with everything they need to hold a Dialog Day event, including a data collection guide, facilitating best practices, note taking template, question bank, and technical assistance.
If you lead a youth group in Southwest Washington and would like to participate, please contact Paula Linden (paula.linden@esd112.org) for materials, information, or if you have questions.
WSU Extension Offering Virtual Facilitator Trainings for "Guiding Good Choices"
WSU Extension is offering four virtual facilitator trainings for Guiding Good Choices (GGC) in 2023. The trainings are covered by a grant and therefore free to participants; each training is limited to the first 16 registered participants.
- March 13-17, 2023 (Click HERE to register)
- April 24-28, 2023 (Click HERE to register)
- May 8-12, 2023 (Click HERE to register)
- June 26-30, 2023 (Click HERE to register)
Although the training and registration fees are covered for participants, attendees MUST purchase a Membership Subscription (either 1 year or 3 years) and the GGC Workshop Leader Guide License prior to the training. Please visit the University of Washington's GGC CoMotion Website for purchasing material: https://els2.comotion.uw.edu/product/guiding-good-choices-ggc.
All trainings follow a Monday-Friday schedule:
- Mondays from 10 am -12 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
- Tuesdays from 10 am -12 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
- Wednesdays from 10 am -12 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
- Thursdays from 10 am -12 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm
- Fridays from 10 am - 1 pm
Visit the Guiding Good Choices program website for more information, or please reach out to AnaMaria Diaz-Martinez at a.martinez@wsu.edu or Kayla Wells-Yoakum at kayla.wells@wsu.edu.
Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action is on March 31st
Every year for Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action (formerly Kick Butts Day), youth advocates and adult allies hold hundreds of events across the country to speak out against the tobacco industry. They rally, educate peers, talk to legislators and more – and take one huge step closer to creating the first tobacco-free generation.
Resources are available for youth groups to participate in this event. Access them here:
Making the Connection - New Module Development Committee
What: A new module is needed to expand the Making the Connection toolkit content and add training materials that the community has requested. We need volunteer ideas and input to help guide development.
Who: This committee is facilitated by Prevent Coalition. Members primarily come from counties in Southwest Washington. No formal commitment necessary!
Where: Meetings are held on Zoom.
When: The committee meets every 2-3 weeks. Each meeting lasts one hour. Meeting dates and times available upon request.
Want to get involved? If you would like to lend your voice and talents to this project, or have questions, please contact Matthew Cox (matt.cox@esd112.org).
Toolkit Workgroup
What: Volunteer input is needed to help design a parent-directed prevention campaign and toolkit for the southwest region.
Who: This committee is facilitated by Prevent Coalition. Members primarily come from counties in Southwest Washington. No formal commitment necessary!
Where: Meetings are held on Zoom.
When: The second Wednesday of each month at 2pm. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Want to get involved? If you are interested in participating in this opportunity, please contact logan.morrow@esd112.org. You will receive a follow up with more information.
Alcohol Prevention Resources at preventcoalition.org
Looking for alcohol prevention resources? Visit the Prevent Coalition website for data, campaigns, prevention resources, toolkits, reports, policy guidance, and links to webinars. You can find them all here:
https://www.preventcoalition.org/resources/reports/
When viewing the website, click on the "Alcohol" tab to view the resources. There are also tabs with resources for other substances and topics. More resources are added periodically, check back often!
Addressing Excessive Alcohol Use: State Fact Sheets
Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 140,000 deaths in the United States each year and it shortens the lives of those who die by an average of 26 years. Excessive alcohol use was associated with an economic cost of $249 billion in 2010.
The CDC recently released new State Fact Sheets for addressing excessive alcohol use. To explore Washington State data, visit https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/
SAMHSA Updates Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
The upgraded website, FindTreatment.gov, is easier to navigate, mobile-friendly, and packed with new features. Built to be the most comprehensive resource for persons seeking treatment for mental and substance use disorders, FindTreatment.gov offers you the ability to:
- Search for treatment from multiple sources
- Access an interactive map and search filters
- Search for a facility by entering address, city, zip code, or facility name
- Download printer-friendly search results including facility location
Check it out at https://findtreatment.gov/.
"Making the Connection" Toolkit Now Available in Spanish
Prevent Coalition is pleased to offer a newly published full Spanish language version of the Making the Connection toolkit. Resources in Spanish now include all 16 modules, all handouts, speaker notes, ice breaker activities, as well as module guides. Each module is labeled for its intended audience. Some are for youth, caring adults, or parents specifically.
You can watch an orientation video, create a user account, and access all the resources at the following website: www.youthnow.me/providers/making-connections/.
This toolkit covers important issues affecting youth including:
- Toxic Stress, ACEs, and trauma
- Teen brain development
- Coping and risk factors
- Costs of early substance abuse
- Vaping, e-cigs, & marijuana
- Mapping your resilience
- What communities can do to help
"You Can" Campaign Spanish Resources
A new summary page has been created in Spanish for the You Can campaign website. The webpage includes the same layout of the English site and includes same key elements. Connect your Spanish speaking communities to this great resource!
¿Tienen información en español?
¡Si! Tienen una página con información importante para las personas que prefieren leer en español, incluye un resumen y enlaces a otras páginas en el sitio. Ve el resumen en español.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) “Cannabis: The Facts You Need to Know”
With many states legalizing the use of cannabis for adults 21 and over, teens may have questions about whether the drug is safe. Teen brains are still developing and are particularly vulnerable to negative health effects of cannabis, such as memory problems and addiction. NIDA created an article, “Cannabis: The Facts You Need to Know,” the online interactive “Cannabis and the Brain,” and the activity sheet “Help Spread the Facts About Cannabis” along with a lesson plan that can inform teens about the negative health effects of cannabis, such as memory problems and addiction, and support teens in making healthy choices.
Click the image with this article to access the resources or visit https://nida.nih.gov.
Starting a Peer-to-Peer Conversation - SAMHSA
2023 Washington State Legislative Session
Below are links to educational resources and up-to-date information about the current session.
Search by bill number, or list bills by many other methods from links. The bottom of each bill page has links to TVW video of hearings and floor action. See the Bill Report for a useful high-level summary of the bill policy, background, and hearing testimony.
LEAP budget website provides detail on budget proposals and links to Citizen’s Guides to WA State budgets.
Current Laws (RCWs) and Rules (WACs)
Find RCWs or WAC by number or by title.
Legislative Information Center
Useful resource on the legislative website. Click on the Classes & Tutorials link to find great handouts and videos and live class info.
Find your District & Legislators
Sign Up for Email Updates on Committee Hearing Schedules
Watch Live Coverage - TVW
See unedited coverage of committee hearings, testimony, floor debate, press conferences, and much more. Search the archive for recorded events or tune in live!
Learn about the legislative process from Prevention Voices WA and Foundation for Healthy Generations
Understanding the WA Legislative Process Video
How to Use the Legislative Website Video
Rural Grant Progress
- Assess Data: Clark County Public Health is creating an online dashboard of rural Healthy Youth Survey results that will be published in June, allowing users to easily access cross-tabs and detailed results from the report in a visual and accessible way.
- Build Toolkit: We have Spanish and English surveys available to distribute to youth groups in rural areas across the state. We want to engage youth in conversations around the Find Your Good campaign and get captions/pictures from them. Spanish Survey, English Survey
- Build Toolkit: The Toolkit Workgroup led by Logan Morrow meets monthly to update the Find Your Good campaign with rural elements, captions, and images. Email Logan.morrow@esd112.org to get involved!
- Change Policy: We trained rural youth groups statewide at the Youth Advocacy Training in December, then connected with Senator Shelly Short, Republic Floor Leader to host a legislative Q&A.
- Offer Training: Thank you to Dr. Janessa Graves for presenting on rural mental health and Group Concept Mapping in February! In November and January we learned about policymaking, and in the next few months we plan to learn about Positive Community Norms.
- Offer Training: We sent several rural coalitions to the CADCA Forum in February to learn about prevention, connect with lawmakers, and build capacity.
- Promote Equity: We published Spanish translations of the entire Making the Connection Toolkit. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/connectiontoolkit.
- Promote Equity: We published Spanish translations of the entire Making the Connection Toolkit. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/connectiontoolkit.
Connection is the Best Prevention
Supported by the fiscal agent ESD 112, Prevent is a regional coalition formed in 2003 to increase collaboration, awareness, and reduce youth substance use in Southwest Washington. Prevent also implements initiatives for rural communities across Washington state. As a community mobilizer, the coalition creates a culture promoting healthy choices; advocates for policies and regulations that protect, empowers and nurtures youth; and facilitates positive opportunities for youth to be involved and thrive.
Email: preventcoalition@esd112.org
Website: www.PreventCoalition.org
Location: 2500 NE 65th Ave., Vancouver, WA, USA
Phone: 360-952-3457
Facebook: Facebook.com/PreventCoalition
Twitter: @supportyouthnow