Objectives
Focused on substance use prevention and early intervention systems in school contexts. Prevention work is complex, interprofessional, and requires strong partnerships. Sessions will exemplify successful models, empower teams to vision together, and assist champions to advance their own prevention efforts. Funded by Oregon’s Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.
Topics will include:
- Evidence-Based Early Intervention
- Universal and Culturally Specific Screening
- Family-Integrated Interventions
- Youth Diversion: Early Intervention
- School-Community Organization Partnerships
- Collaboration and Leveraging Cross-Sector Funding
- Compliance with ODE Division 22
Details
Audience: School counselors, teachers, coaches, athletic directors, school-based health professionals, school administrators, youth services officers, youth behavioral health professionals, youth peer support, public health professionals, juvenile justice professionals
Schedule: 12 sessions. Biweekly. Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 p.m., PT, January 7 – June 3, 2027
Register at: www.oregonechonetwork.org/youthprevention
Benefits
- Offered at no cost to you or your facility
- Build a community of practice with others working to advance substance use prevention in schools
Faculty
- Rae Wright, MD, Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine Specialist
- Jenny Cary, LCSW, Mental and Behavioral Health Coordinator,Hillsboro School District
- Mike McCart, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC)
- Ashley Silver, QMHA-II, CADC, Case Manager, Assertive CommunityTreatment (ACT) team, Jackson County
