Evidence-Based Professionals' Monthly - May 2023

May is your month!!
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FEATURED
- DHS Awards $8 million for Opioid and Stimulant Treatment Services
- Walgreens Mental Health Initiative Expands To Schools
- SAMHSA to Sponsor Equity Challenge to Identify Organizations’ Successful Outreach Strategies to Connect Historically Underserved Communities to Services
- Mass. set up a mental health hotline. 6,000 people called in the first 3 months
- What is emotional health? And how it impacts your wellbeing.
MORE NEWS
- Laramie County Sheriff’s Office Working to Better Care for Inmates With Mental Illness
- New grant to support substance use prevention, collegiate recovery services at Elon
- OJJDP Supports Second Chances and First Opportunities
- Sheriff: ‘Safe schools’ initiative ravaged California with drug addiction and fueled homelessness
- Exercises like jogging or weight training may help addiction recovery
- Bernalillo County introduces a new behavioral health initiative
- Oaklawn to open ‘Recovery Café’ for those struggling with substance abuse
- How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is changing behavioral health numbers and narratives
GRANTS & FUNDING
- Check here for OJJDP Announcements of New Funding Opportunities
- SAMHSA Announces Funding Opportunities for Grants Addressing Substance Misuse, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery among Pregnant, Postpartum Women
- National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) Grant Awards
- Follow this link for more information about Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants, the application process, and more!
- View posted and forecasted FY 2023 grants for SAMHSA here!
17th Annual Spring Conference & Masterclasses | April 26, May 3 & May 10 | Learn More & Reserve Slots
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- May 10th: Evidence-Based Pathways for Family Engagement in Case Management
(Learn to apply proven approaches to leverage the strength of the traditional and non-traditional family)
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Webinars
- Working with Employees (& Succeeding): Core Skills for "New & Less Tenured" Supervisors and Managers (Online Live Webinar)
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May 11 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST | Learn more & register - Motivating Employees through Evidence-Based Leadership and Management
May 18 | 1:00 pm -2:30 pm EST | Learn more & register
Editor: Amaka Obinna Nwoko
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