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This free, 1-hour online course for fire and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel provides information on stressors and behavioral health issues and conditions that are more common in fire and EMS. It also covers techniques for healthy coping and stress management. The course is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-hospital Continuing Education for continuing education credit.
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This tip sheet describes some of the challenges involved in disaster response work and how these challenges may make responders more vulnerable to substance misuse. It lists signs of substance misuse, suggests ways to address substance misuse issues in yourself or someone you care about, and identifies resources for additional support.
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This web page features a compilation of resources that explore individual and community health disparities and tools for improving healthcare access for affected populations. It includes background information regarding systemic racism and health inequities and provides resources that offer best practices for providing accessible and competent care.
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This web page explores behavioral health equity and its importance in reducing health disparities and promoting the provision of high-quality healthcare services for all. It features several populations of focus, including American Indians/Alaska Natives, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and more, to emphasize the need for equitable and accessible health care.
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Through this center, SAMHSA provides training and technical assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, tribal SAMHSA grantees, and individuals and organizations who work with AI/AN people. Topics include mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and mental and substance use disorders. The center’s website provides information and links to print materials, websites, and webinars.
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This free online course is designed to help first responders cope with the opioid overdose crisis. The course highlights stressors first responders face due to the crisis, as well as coping and stress management strategies.
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This website provides information on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment, which it describes as "an approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment to people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders."
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This web page focuses on SAMHSA’s National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, which aims to improve treatment and services for youth and families who have experienced traumatic events. It explores childhood trauma and links to resources for parents and caregivers, educators, health professionals, and more.
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Few public safety personnel are adequately trained to implement drug misuse prevention programs in communities of people who are Black, Indigenous, or other people of color. This resource is an environmental scan including a literature review, 11 key informant interviews, and two roundtable discussions.
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many services offered to people who use drugs moved to a telehealth model. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing developed a resource with five strategies on how to continue to provide services in this environment.
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This web page offers information on the risks of substance use or misuse after a disaster or other emergency. It also gives an overview of short- and long-term risks of substance misuse. It offers tips for how to manage alcohol or drug use and signs that your substance use may have become a problem.
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Noting the prevalence of suicide and substance misuse in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, this resource from the Education Development Center highlights the possibility of promoting protective factors in AI/AN communities to support prevention. It includes examples of positive AI/AN youth development programs and explores unique community factors that can protect against suicide and alcohol misuse.
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