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.
Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training
The Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training, SAPST, developed by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), provides an introduction to the fundamentals of substance abuse prevention. A broad base of science and research guide us in how to prevent negative behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. This training is designed to provide prevention providers with skills to reduce the likelihood of substance abuse and promote well-being among individuals, and within families, workplaces, schools, and communities through a comprehensive strategic approach, the Strategic Prevention Framework. Training is free. There are no CEUs.
Tobacco Treatment Groups as Healing Process: Exploring the Possibilities
Providing evidenced-based tobacco treatment in a group setting is an effective way to help people stop smoking or using other forms of tobacco. Group treatment can help to articulate and resolve a client’s ambivalence, raise awareness of tobacco related issues, increase self-esteem, and increase readiness for change. Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families Training is for those who provide programs that support families. The training will offer opportunities to increase capacity to build protective factors that promote optimal development and prevent abuse and neglect. Registration is free – Must pre-register – Lunch can be purchased during registration.
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families Training is for those who provide programs that support families. The training will offer opportunities to increase capacity to build protective factors that promote optimal development and prevent abuse and neglect. Registration is free – Must pre-register – Lunch can be purchased during registration.
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families Training is for those who provide programs that support families. The training will offer opportunities to increase capacity to build protective factors that promote optimal development and prevent abuse and neglect. Registration is free – Must pre-register – Lunch can be purchased during registration.
Tobacco Intervention: Basic Skills Training
Join other health professionals in this one-day training to learn more about nicotine addiction and how to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice. Led by licensed health professionals, this training will increase participants’ confidence for working with patients or clients who use tobacco. Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families
Protective Factors in Strengthening Maine Families Training is for those who provide programs that support families. The training will offer opportunities to increase capacity to build protective factors that promote optimal development and prevent abuse and neglect. Registration is free – Must pre-register – Lunch can be purchased during registration.
Tobacco Intervention: Basic Skills Training
Join other health professionals in this one-day training to learn more about nicotine addiction and how to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice. Led by licensed health professionals, this training will increase participants’ confidence for working with patients or clients who use tobacco. Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
Southern Maine Harm Reduction Conference
Please join the University of New England, the Collaborative SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) Training Grant, and the City of Portland’s Public Health Division for a series of workshops about ideas and strategies aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with substance use and other high-risk behaviors. Introductory, intermediate, and advanced sessions are available during all three workshop blocks. There will also be resource tables and an interactive, harm reduction-focused installation that explores the benefits of community health engagement locations. Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and a light lunch.
2018 Prevention Professionals Day
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Prevention Professionals Day is designed to offer Maine's Prevention Community a broad range of learning opportunities. The day will focus on providing tools and resources for the field of prevention including the basics of primary prevention, the state, regional, and local landscape of prevention, workforce development opportunities, etc. The program includes both panel presentations and plenary sessions that will provide the opportunity for interaction among the participants.
Target Audience:
The target audience of this conference includes community prevention coalition professionals and members; substance use and mental health prevention and health promotion practitioners; program managers and administrators; state agency prevention staff; volunteers and task force members; and others who deliver substance abuse and mental health prevention services or who are interested in prevention issues and practice.