This important and timely workshop focuses on assisting school personnel and mental health professionals to improve their understanding of models of risk and threat assessment. Tennies will discuss the characteristics of adolescent development that makes this process so challenging as well as the changes in our society that have contributed. The differences and commonalities of
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The goal of the Summit is to prepare and empower participants to create healthy, positive and safe schools for all school personnel and students by promoting policies and environmental practices that support healthier schools, improve personal health and well-being, and enhance academic achievement. Registration fee includes morning refreshments and lunch for both days.
The Beyond the Basics conference serves as a “best practice” conference offering participant in-depth and progressive information and the latest research in the field of suicide and suicide prevention. The conference is designed for an adult audience that has attained basic training and knowledge in suicide and suicide prevention, and wishes to expand their knowledge
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Join peers from across the country to build skills needed to talk with youth about opioids. We also include the latest research about marijuana use. You’ll learn proven strategies for engaging youth in prevention activities and policy change, plus best practices for incorporating our evidence-based DVD Drugs: True Stories into your programming. Sponsor: Blake Works:
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