Blue Hills Community Health Alliance (CHNA 20) Substance Misuse* Prevention Coalition Newsletter October 2015
Greetings! Please share this information with your community. If your coalition would like to highlight an event or a successful strategy, please contact Arlene: chna20@baystatecs.org
Opportunity for Coalition Parents to Participate in a Research Study* from the Brown University School of Public Health The study is for parents or legal guardians of teens ages 12-19 who are concerned about their teen's current or future use of alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs.
Marketing Adolescent Substance Use Treatment: A Web-Based Survey of Parents The goals of the research survey are to learn how parents of teens would prefer to: 1) receive information about substance use treatment options 2) evaluate the quality of their teen's treatment What are the benefits? All data collected within the CHNA 20 catchment will be shared with our coalitions Community results will help to improve how information about treatment is shared and how parents evaluate treatment Data is confidential - number identification used
Survey asks both substance and mental health questions After completing the 25-45 minute survey, the parent electronically receives either a $10 or $20 Amazon gift card (email becomes confidential) If your coalition wants to share the study with your parents, please forward the link below.
Parents click here to see if you qualify for the survey (If you qualify, it will then link you directly to the survey) *This research project is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and is being conducted by a licensed clinical psychologist and researcher at the Brown University School of Public Health.
Happy One Year Anniversary Milton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition! Help Them Celebrate Their Many Accomplishments All are welcome, bring family, friends and neighbors
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Milton Library 6:30 PM
Milton Event Information Flyer Something to Think About... Language Matters: Could Your Coalition Be Contributing to Substance Stigma?
I recently attended a Sharon Coalition event where John Kelly, PhD, spoke about language and stigma. Stigma remains the biggest barrier to addiction treatment faced by patients. The science of addiction has begun to show how the language we use around the issues of substance misuse impacts outcomes. Please follow the link to Dr. Kelly's research study done on the impact of language. After, you may want to share this article with your members and discuss the ways in which your coalition can encourage, support and enlighten your community; it might even mean a coalition name change.
John Kelly, PhD
*Notice CHNA 20 has changed the name of the newsletter.
Assoc.Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine Harvard Medical
Link to Dr. Kelly Article
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South Shore Peer Recovery hosts Community Meeting November 10 Learn about the Addiction Treatment System
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The School Administrator's Role in Youth Suicide Prevention Workshop Thursday, November 5, 2015
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BAMSI Annual Conference 2015:
The Anatomy of Addiction A full day conference on November 12, 2015 offering best practice solutions through the lens of mind, body and spirit. Dr. Kevin Hill, noted addiction expert, is the keynote speaker. Enrollment is through the link provided on the conference brochure (NOT through Remote Registration). The conference brochure is posted on myBAMSI at: Follow this link to register
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We believe the path to sustainable change for the health of our communities lies in multi-sector, collaborative, interdisciplinary efforts that address the roots of health disparities. Serving the towns of Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Hingham, Hull, Milton, Norwell, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate, Sharon, and Weymouth. Blue Hills Community Health Network Alliance (CHNA 20) | chna20@baystatecs.org | www.chna20.org
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