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/*-->*/ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ /*--> April 26, 2022 A study team from the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital will discuss their recent trial which found that training doctors and CHWs in evidence-based practices for smoking cessation more than doubled quit rates for individuals with SMI. An active discussion will follow to listen and learn from those with field experience, particularly psychiatric rehabilitation workers, and to brainstorm ways to incorporate an emphasis on tobacco cessation into routine client care.    To watch the recording, please go to: https://youtu.be/80hU5pqedco   /*-->*/ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ /*--> Presenters: Dr. Kristina Schnitzer, Dr. Eden Evins, and Dr. Corinne Cather    

Recording of the PTTC event The Extent and Risk Factors for Youth Vaping, originally held on December 2, 2020.   Slide Presentation

Recording for the event Policy Recommendations and Promising Practices for Addressing Youth Vaping, originally held on December 15, 2020.   Slide Presentation

Recording of the event "LGBTQ Youth Tobacco Prevention: COVID-19 and Lung Vulnerability," originally held on December 9, 2020.   You may access the original event page here.

The Northwest MHTTC invites you to read this special edition of our newsletter from April 2020, which compiles a variety of resources on the subject of providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a virtual conference, a Telemental Health Toolkit, and guidance from leaders of First Episode Psychosis programs.

A virtual resource from the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center's Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative (C-TLC) designed to help families and schools cultivate mindful habits to reduce stress and anxiety and increase happiness and connection.

Read the Northwest MHTTC's February newsletter: we honor Black History Month and share a compilation of related resources. Learn about our upcoming live webinars on trauma-informed care and integrated care for people with HIV and our newly available products, including recorded webinars on smoking cessation and youth peer support workforce retention. We are also pleased to announce the launch of a new online course: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) ePrimer. We also share some important events: the Northwest Rural Health Conference and the 46th Annual National Association for Rural Mental Health Conference: "Beyond Treatment: Tackling Social Determinants to Improve Rural Mental Health." 

This webinar, presented by Dr. A. Eden Evins, is designed for those who treat and prescribe medications for people with schizophrenia spectrum, bipolar and serious mood disorders who smoke tobacco. It introduces recent clinically-relevant information that should influence treatment practices and improve provision of evidence-based care for nicotine dependence for people with serious mental illness who smoke.     Speaker A. Eden Evins, MD, MPH  Dr. A. Eden Evins is founder and director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and The Cox Family Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Evins holds an MD from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Evins studies the efficacy of pharmacotherapeutic cessation aids in smokers with and without serious mental illness, and the effect of nicotine on cognitive performance in those with and without schizophrenia. She has conducted a series of studies that have changed clinical practice guidelines for tobacco-smoking cessation for those with and without serious mental illness, including a multi-site study in six US states and a PCORI Large Pragmatic Trial which enrolled over 1100 tobacco smokers in Greater Boston. Dr. Evins has been honored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her work.     Additional Resources References for this presentation Presentation by Dr. Evins. This file is password-protected; contact the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center for the password at [email protected].  

See the Northwest MHTTC's January newsletter. Read about some important collaborative meetings our staff traveled to, 2 webinars we are hosting in February, a CBTp research brief, and some valuable resources we wanted to share with you.    

In 2018, one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students reported that they had “vaped” in the past 30 days, a substantial increase from the previous year. In this webinar, we outline exactly what E-cigarettes are, explore the youth vaping epidemic, and introduce CATCH My Breath as one possible solution. CATCH My Breath is a youth E-cigarette and Juul prevention program developed by the University of Texas Health Science Center. The program provides up-to-date information to teachers, parents, and health professionals to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about the use of E-cigarettes, including JUUL devices. CATCH My Breath uses a peer-led teaching approach and meets national and state health education standards. And best of all, it’s FREE!!  

Learn how one Wisconsin school district partners with the county restorative justice program to to engage with youth caught vaping on school grounds. Featured presenters: Tim Wavrunek, Eau Claire County Restorative Justice Program, and Kim Koller, Director of Administrative Services, Eau Claire School District.