AUDIENCE: Any providers in Rhode Island who interact with youth and young adults (aged 11-24), including but not limited to: educators, health care providers, social workers, counselors, faith and community leaders, and others. OBJECTIVES: Participants will leave...
Events
Social and Emotional Development: Skills for Lifelong Success
This event - presented by Rhode Island Partnership for Community Schools and Child Opportunity Zones and sponsored by Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island - is for educators, administrators, child care providers, and parents. The keynote, "Everything is not...
The Opioid Crisis: Supporting Women & Families
In the midst of a national and statewide opioid crisis, women and children are among those most directly impacted. Women have unique needs which are positively impacted by early intervention in the addictive process and increased connections to community based...
Women Recover! Relationships
Save the date for this conference that will focus on the relational context of addiction. Intimacy, boundaries, self-attunement, and isolation will be featured topics in a day packed with panels, workshops, and opportunities to learn and connect! CEUs will be...
Suicide: Screening, Prevention and Response
The first step in effective suicide prevention is to identify someone in need of help. Asking three to six simple questions can help determine whether someone needs help and if immediate action is needed. In this training, participants learn to administer the Columbia...
Suicide: Screening, Prevention and Response
The first step in effective suicide prevention is to identify someone in need of help. Asking three to six simple questions can help determine whether someone needs help and if immediate action is needed. In this training, participants learn to administer the Columbia...
Suicide: Screening, Prevention and Response
The first step in effective suicide prevention is to identify someone in need of help. Asking three to six simple questions can help determine whether someone needs help and if immediate action is needed. In this training, participants learn to administer the Columbia...
National Drug Take Back Day
National Drug Take Back Day is a safe, responsible, and convenient way to dispose of unused prescription drugs.
Breaking Down the Opioid Crisis
Welcome Address Rebecca Boss, Director of RI BHDDH The Keynote Speaker Dr. Bertha Madras will discussthe history of the opiate crisis, the connection between prescription drugs and heroin epidemic, and what our communities can do to address this serious issue. She...
Tobacco-Free Generation Advocacy Day
This is a youth driven press conference. Check-in is from 2:45-3pm, followed by a short speaking presentation and quick training, then you will be provided with talking points and materials and then off to educate your legislators and share your reasons prior to...