The Community Prevention Initiative will be hosting a webinar series entitled, Identifying, Interrupting, and Transforming Inequities. The series will include three 90-minute, interactive webinars. The presenter, Dr. Gregory Peters, will review the concepts of bias and racial microaggressions and introduce San Francisco Coalition of Essential Small Schools’ (SF-CESS) framework for interrupting and transforming inequities (Framework […]
Supporting Young People and Health and Wellness Practitioners through Crisis & Loss
The session will focus on how to provide practical support to young people and health and wellness practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The presenter will summarize the unique challenges health and educational providers confront when supporting grieving young people. Instruction will also promote the need for professional self-care and share solutions to increase our own […]
Navigating the Opioid Crisis Amidst a Pandemic
Join the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) for an upcoming two-part presentation on the role that coalitions can play in addressing the opioid crisis. The first session takes a deep look at the Opioid Continuum of Care (e.g., prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare) and discusses the unique characteristics of each stage, plus COVID-19’s […]
Adaptive Leadership: Leading in Times of Chaos
Leadership during chaos requires practitioners to reflect and learn about existing challenges; find solutions collaboratively with other professionals and team members; and determine new solutions. The unpredictability and severity of the challenges also influence organizational leadership. At times like this, prevention professionals can apply adaptive leadership principles to continue to “weather the storm” and lead […]