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!

EVIDENCE-BASED EVENTS

17th Annual Spring Conference & Masterclasses  |  April 26, May 3 & May 10  |  Learn More & Reserve Slots

~ Only 1 more masterclass left! ~

• 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)
  - View details & Register

Webinars

• Working with Employees (& Succeeding): Core Skills for "New & Less Tenured" Supervisors and Managers (Online Live Webinar)
  May 4 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST |  Learn more & register
  
  
• Employee Performance Reviews: How To Prep, Write & Deliver, On-Time Appraisals Every Time! (Online Live Webinar)
  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

Email: [email protected]

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