Training and events are available for practitioners through many of SAMHSA’s Training and Technical Assistance Centers.

Behavioral Health Crisis Response Systems: Creating and Sustaining High Quality Crisis Services: Lessons from Arizona – Webinar Series Friday, March 20, 2020 1:30 p.m. EDT Arizona has spent the past several decades developing a crisis system that is widely regarded as one of the most advanced in the nation. In this model, a robust continuum of services work together in concert to provide high-quality care in the least-restrictive setting that can safely meet the person’s needs while also ensuring fiscal sustainability and responsible stewardship of community resources.

Capacity Building: Making the Steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework Work for You – Webinar Series Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:00 a.m. EDT SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) provides practitioners with comprehensive guidance to more effectively address substance misuse and related behavioral health problems in their communities. This seven-part webinar series will explore this five-step, data-driven process to identify genuine prevention needs, build capacity and plans to address those needs, implement effective programs and interventions, and evaluate and continually improve prevention efforts. Other webinars in this series will take place on April 21, May 19, June 23, July 21, and August 25 at 1:00 PM EDT.

Addressing Mental Health Needs of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth – Webinar Tuesday, March 24, 2020 2:00 p.m. EDT Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience multiple challenges to their mental and physical well-being, which include higher suicide rates, substance use, and victimization in comparison to heterosexual youth. This webinar will address effective methods of: 1) culturally competent care for SGM youth patients, and 2) incorporating competent care for this population through illustrative case studies.

C-TLC | Courageous Conversations: A Partnering Tool to Achieve Equity in Schools – Webinar Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:00 p.m. EDT This webinar is about the power of Courageous Conversations – a model for creating safe spaces for staff and students to have challenging, but necessary conversations about inequity. The presenter will review the four agreements of a courageous conversation, explain how to use the courageous conversation compass, and discuss ideas for starting courageous conversations in your classroom or school.