Events
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention and Control Program and its related public health and non-profit partners frequently offer training, events, and conferences focused on the many different areas of tobacco and substance use prevention and control.
If you have an conference in Maine that is relevant to the prevention and control of tobacco, substance use, suicide or injury; submit information to tsup.dhhs@maine.gov. We will review and post if appropriate.
Opiate and Medication Use, Misuse and Abuse in Seniors
Opiate and Medication Misuse in Seniors will address the challenges and barriers in identifying elders who may be misusing or abusing opiates and other medications. Join Dr. Fingerman as she discusses the effects of these medications on the aging brain and body and the differences between symptoms of addiction compared to symptoms of aging and cognitive decline. Registration fee $30.00 if paid by March 15th.
Understanding and Identifying Problem Gambling
As more and more opportunities for gambling are made available, it is increasingly important to improve the capacity and capability of behavioral health treatment providers to learn effective ways of addressing and treating gambling problems. This interactive training will offer a broad overview and definitions of gambling and problem gambling and how to begin to address this issue in a range of clinical settings. Effective strategies for screening and assessing problem gambling will be presented along with initial strategies for introducing intervention strategies to clients at risk for or experiencing gambling problems.
Basics of Student Threat Assessment: Hit Lists and Bad Poetry
Student safety is always of the highest importance. The field of threat assessment is well researched, and relies on strong theoretical foundations to provide the safety your students need to reach their highest potentials. The practices you will learn in this training cut through fear and poor decisions to give you the tools you need to effectively develop and maintain a threat assessment protocol for your institution. By the end of the day, participants will be able to: 1) Identify risk and protective factors, 2) Detail the development and maintenance of a threat assessment team, and 3) Set a threat level regarding students of concern. (Regular fee $95.00 plus $7.35) (Early bird fee if paid by 4/15/2018, $85.00 plus $6.79)
Maine Annual Gambling Awareness Conference
The purpose of this conference is to raise awareness across the state about problem gambling, the important role of education, prevention efforts, treatment services and recovery supports.