HopeYA Newsletter #13

HopeYA Monthly Meeting June 21, 2024 12 noon FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FREE, statewide Youth Mental Health First Aid training.  This opportunity is being provided by Everstand (formerly known as the Board of Child Care) thanks to a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).   If you are interested in setting…

Contribution/ Member Spotlight

Good Day HopeYA Members! We hope to get to know our members better. We have started adding a Member’s Spotlight Section to our Newsletter, which will go out to the community. This will have a video, a picture, and a written statement highlighting each member monthly. We ask all members to please send a picture and…

Comparison of High-Dose vs Lower Dose Naloxone

Good Afternoon Harm Reductionists, Please see the linked drop-in session open to individuals working in the field of addiction. This month, authors Emily R. Payne, Sharon Stancliff, and Michael W. Dailey to discuss “Comparison of Administration of 8-Milligram and 4-Milligram Intranasal Naloxone by Law Enforcement During Response to Suspected Opioid Overdose. Click here for the open access article.…

OOOMD TAY Projects

TAY Projects June Events!Click Here To View All OOOMDs Upcoming Events Register!Beyond Labels: Understanding Dissociative Psychotic Disorders and Mental Health Hear from Jordan Damon, a Young Adult Peer Advocate, who will share their lived experiences, including the impact of being Black and male in the context of mental health, to break stigmas and address misconceptions.…

HopeYA Newsletter #12

Middle River Basketball Thursday Nights Martin Blvd. Elementary Adult Open Gym Kids Basketball 6-Weeks Click here for more Information! Central East Training Bulletin May 28, 2024 | 1:00 PM | PTTC: Preventing Youth Vaping, Cannabis, and Tobacco Use Part 1: Identifying and Understanding the Data, webinar May 30, 2024 | 12:00 PM | MHTTC: Anxiety and Phobic Disorders in the Black Community, webinar…

HOPEYA Newsletter #11 May 10, 2024

HOPEYANewsletter#11May10,2024

HopeYA Monthly Meeting Friday May 17th 2024 @12 noon   Annual Stroll & Roll: 5K & Family Fun Walk Saturday, May 11 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Stroll & Roll is a family-fun morning featuring a 1.8-mile loop walk and 5K to raise awareness about body safety and boundaries as a part of sexual violence prevention. Free…

HopeYA Newsletter #10

APRIL IS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH | HOPEYA Newsletter #10

APRIL IS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH Alcohol Awareness Month means raising awareness around the harms of alcohol and that it is the most used substance by youth in Illinois. SAMHSA released its Short Report on Alcohol-related ED visits through the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) last month. Alcohol was the most prevalent substance involved in substance-related ED visits, with twice the number of…