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Webinar - Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults: Findings from the SAMHSA Evidence-Based Resource Guide

Thu, Mar 12, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Presented by: Kim Dash, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Education Development Center

SAMHSA’s National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention have collaborated to develop a new evidence-based resource guide, “Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Prevention for Emerging Adults”. This guide is one of many that was developed to fulfill the charge of the 21st Century Cures Act to disseminate information on evidence-based practices and service delivery models to prevent substance misuse and to help individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), serious mental illnesses (SMI), and serious emotional disturbances (SED) get the treatment and support that they need. This webinar will review the process of developing the guide with technical experts around the country, review the literature and science in the guide, examine emerging and best practices, determine key components of peer-reviewed models that affect policies and programs, and identify challenges and gaps in implementation.

BIO: Kim Dash, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Research Scientist at Education Development Center with more than 25 years' experience translating research and practice on disease and risk prevention into evidence-informed interventions that improve public health. She collaborates with diverse clientele, including healthcare professionals, school officials, and community-based organizations, to support the uptake, adoption, and implementation of best practice in real-world health settings. She possesses deep expertise in population-based substance misuse and violence prevention solutions, program and policy evaluation, implementation science, and knowledge translation techniques. In addition, Kim is or has been an investigator on several research studies examining trauma and help seeking; and brings extensive experience in the area of youth and young adult risk behaviors, managing federally-funded research projects to develop and test innovative parent education an Download the PDF guide here: https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Substance-Misuse-Prevention-for-Young-Adults/PEP19-PL-Guide-1

Link to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5648017914208009484