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Learning Effective Prevention Engagement in African American Communities & Sharing Successes

April 21, 2021 @ 12:00 pm

Participants will learn key strategies and practical method to implement prevention in the urban and black community. The presenters review African American history and how it impacts the way organizations learn and ultimately define what prevention is or is not for their targeted population. Participants will explore what the national data offers about African Americans drug and mental health concerns, learn specific prevention principles, and how to apply these principles within the African American/urban communities. By the end of the training participants will:

Learning Objectives:

  1. Know the history of African American community as it related to substance misuse
  2. Learn Prevention basics to apply to African American communities.
  3. Learn the SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework and how it can be an effective method for African American serving organizations .
  4. Identifying best evidence-based practice programs and organizations for African American serving organizations.

 

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