Resources, Events and Information


Mental Health Resource 
 
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has published a 2022 Mental Health Awareness Month Partner Guide. In the guide, NAMI shares their awareness campaign, calls to action, and ways to engage in events. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the guide showcases many activities to highlight the month including walks, virtual film watch parties, book clubs, and fundraisers. Also included are social media posts, sample graphics, and other resources. 

Read more here

 

 

Workshop Series: Leadership That Builds a Healthy Culture
 
The “storm of COVID” has dealt a blow not only to students, but the hearts and minds of administrators, program directors, and frontline youth workers who have been emersed in managing the chaos. This workshop series focuses on communication and leadership practices that are essential to building and sustaining a culture where joy, purpose, and community are recovered and celebrated.

Session 1: April 11, 2022, 10:30am EST
Reclaiming Your Soul Through Self-Leadership
Over 90% of educators and youth workers agree that struggling with burnout is an issue. In a world in which feeling overwhelmed seems to be accepted as “the new normal,” this workshop will invite participants on a journey toward self-leadership that has the power to transform day-to-day workplace attitudes and behaviors.

Session 2: April 20, 2022, 10:30am EST
Leadership That Builds A Healthy Culture
Over 50% of staff teams reported increased anxiety levels from week to week this past year. Stress has had a severe impact on staff morale, team cohesion, and engagement. This workshop reveals the powerful connection between a leader’s personal wellbeing and practices for influencing, growing, and sustaining a healthy culture.
Register for the Indiana Afterschool Network training here. 

 

 

Study Finding: A Dramatic Rise in Alcohol-Related Deaths 
During the first year of the pandemic, alcohol-related deaths increased dramatically by 25 percent, according to a new study. In 2020, deaths jumped from about 79,000 a year to 99,000, with the spike seen across all drinking-age groups. Katherine Keyes, an epidemiologist at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, discussed this with PBS. 

Katharine shared factors that contributed to the acceleration, "One is the loss of connection with alcohol-related services and treatment programs for people who have a history of alcohol-related problems. And that's then combined with the stress of the pandemic and financial stressors that are associated with it that created the conditions that led to relapse and other increases in heavy drinking, especially among people with a history of heavy drinking and related problems." 

Read it in full here. 


Conference: CADCA Mid-Year 
CADCA's 21st Annual Mid-Year Training Institute is returning in-person and registration has officially opened.

Mid-Year Offers:

  • Training from top experts in the field
  • Information, tools, and strategies to take your prevention work to the next level
  • The latest science, news, and trends on substance misuse issues
  • The opportunity to network with thousands of advocates passionate about prevention
  • Specialized youth leadership training

Who attends Mid-Year?
Educators | Faith Leaders | Individuals in Recovery | Justice Personnel | Law Enforcement | Mental Health Consumers | Military and Military Families | Parents | Prevention Specialists | Public Health Professionals | Researchers | State and Local Coalition Leaders | Substance Use & Mental Health Professionals | Treatment Providers | Youth   

Register here
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