Evidence-Based Professionals' Monthly - August 2024

Summer Surge: Your Business Update
- On-demand Certification Masterclass for New Human Services Entrants: Excellent program for "New and Less Tenured" staff. [Learn more]
 
Check out these featured articles and other news happening in the industry.
FEATURED
- Collegiate Recovery Program Thriving at the College of Charleston
 - Now in Its Second Year, 988 Lifeline Continues to Help Millions of People
 - The advice mental health experts give experienced Olympians
 - Hope Not Handcuffs Program Coming to Lenawee County; Will Provide Drug Treatment Services
 - Today in Juvenile Justice: Administrator Update, July 24, 2024
 - Cascade County adds new prescription drug drop-off locations to enhance public safety
 - Project ReConnect to support individuals involved in criminal justice system who have substance use and mental health needs
 
MORE NEWS
- Biden-Harris Administration Awards $45.1 Million to Expand Mental Health and Substance Use Services Across the Lifespan
 - Lawmakers Join KY’s Largest Addiction Treatment Provider to Oppose Medicaid Payment Cuts
 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces $27.5 Million in Funding Opportunities Enhancing Women’s Behavioral Health
 - SAMHSA Releases Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health
 - NC schools should have naloxone, train staff on signs of drug abuse, student group says
 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces Another $31.4 Million in Funding Opportunities for Priority Behavioral Health Needs
 - Nearly a third of adolescents getting mental health treatment, federal survey finds
 - The Top 5 drugs fueling the overdose crisis in Indianapolis
 - Sun Life U.S. Expands Coverage to Include Family Planning, Behavioral Health
 
- On-demand Certification Masterclass for New Human Services Entrants: Excellent program for "New and Less Tenured" staff. [Learn more]
 
- New! Supervisors use ReviewTrak to Prep, Write and Deliver On-Time Performance Reviews - Every Time! - [Learn more]
 
GRANTS & FUNDING
- Check here for OJJDP Announcements of New Funding Opportunities and here for open funding
 - 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!
 
Here is our excellent line-up of webinar sessions and full-day masterclasses to help you start instituting in-house capacity, and be less reliant on outside trainers all the time!
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 Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills Series (Live Online Masterclasses)  | 
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 - Step-1: MI Skills Training for Frontline & Direct Services  | 
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 - Step-2: MI Skills Training for Supervisors & In-house Trainers  | 
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| Oct. 9, 10 & 11 | 
 Evidence-Based Case Management (CM) Skills Days (Live Online Masterclasses)  | 
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 - Step-1: Skills for Engaging Individual Clients  | 
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 - Step-2: Skills for Engaging Clients' Families  | 
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 - Step-3: Skills for Engaging & Coordinating Resources  | 
Editor: Amaka Obinna Nwoko
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