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Motivational Interviewing in SUD Treatment
FOCUS:
applying MI for positive outcomes.

Teen Screening and Treatment of SUD
FOCUS:
Youth screening, and treatment.

Addressing Suicidal Behaviors in Treatment
FOCUS: strategies to address suicidal behaviors.

Group Therapy in Substance Use Treatment
FOCUS: How to support favorable outcomes.

Prescribing Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol
FOCUS: Medication & for alcohol use.

Family Therapy in SUD Treatment
FOCUS:
Goals for effective family counseling.

Substance Use Disorder Counseling Competency Framework: An Overview
FOCUS: Overview of competency elements.

Screening,Intervention, & Referrals
Suicide Prevention in Education
Topics in Mental Health Services

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RECORDINGS

Partnership to End Addiction’s On-Demand Whether you’re the parent or caregiver of a young child, adult child, or anywhere in between, we’ve developed evidence-based trainings to help support you in educating yourself about substance use and techniques to talk with and work with your child.

Taking Time to Pause - When your child knows exactly how to push your buttons, it's easy to react before you even realize what's happening. Learning to catch yourself in those charged moments can change everything. In this mini-course, you’ll learn how to slow things down using the STOP skill, so you can keep your cool, respond thoughtfully, and model healthy ways to handle stress - even in the heat of the moment.

 Reflections - When it feels like every conversation with your teen hits a wall, it’s easy to assume they’re just not listening. But often, the real issue is that they don’t feel understood. Learning to shift how you respond can open the door to more meaningful connection. In this mini-course, you’ll discover the power of reflection - a simple communication skill that helps teens feel heard, lowers defensiveness, and encourages them to open up.

 How You Say It Matters - How you say it matters when it comes to talking with anyone, but especially with teens and young adults. In this mini-course, we break down what makes a question open-ended or closed, why that matters, and how each type can shape a conversation.

 Parenting Skills - This course is designed to help you understand why your child may be using substances and what you can do to help them make better choices. Among other skills, you'll learn how to have better conversations with your child and use behavior management techniques that can make a big difference. While the examples used in this training are geared towards parents and caregivers of younger teens (13 to 17-year-olds), the skills can be applied to older teens and young adults as well.

 La Manera en que Lo Dice Importa - Cómo lo dices importa cuando se trata de hablar con cualquier persona, pero especialmente con adolescentes y adultos jóvenes. En este mini curso, analizamos qué hace que una pregunta sea abierta o cerrada, por qué importa eso y cómo cada tipo de preguntas puede influir en una conversación.

 Harm Reduction Through the Family Lens - This course was developed in partnership between National Federation of Families, the National Family Support Technical Assistance Center, and Partnership to End Addiction. Harm Reduction Through the Family Lens is meant to provide basic information related to harm reduction and how it can be especially useful for family members and other professionals as they support a loved one through substance use. It is an online self-paced training that offers an introduction to harm reduction, including tips for how families can incorporate these principles with loved ones. The course features educational content, learning exercises, and personal narratives. It takes about 1-1.5 hours to complete, including a brief pre-test and post-test.

Designing Crisis Systems for Children with Complex Needs - Crisis Jam Episode 270
In this episode of Crisis Jam, we explore how to design more responsive, coordinated, and compassionate crisis systems for children and youth with complex needs. This conversation with Nancy Thaler highlights practical strategies, real-world insights, and system-level approaches to better support children, families, and communities. From cross-system collaboration to person-centered care, this episode provides valuable perspectives for leaders, providers, and policymakers working to strengthen behavioral health crisis response.

Nitrous Oxide: An increasingly Common Substance of Abuse This webinar reviewed what nitrous oxide is, how it is used and misused, the legal loopholes that allow its recreational sale, and the effects and risks of nitrous oxide misuse. Presented by New England PTTC.

The Partnership @drugfreeNH Partnership Convenings The Partnership hosts bi-monthly convenings to gather dedicated professionals and individuals throughout NH who are interested in learning about issues related to substance misuse and substance use prevention efforts. The Partnership Convenings are opportunities to engage with best practices and discuss upcoming prevention activities and initiatives.

Unregulated Intoxicants in NH: Kratom, Inhalants, and other “Convenience Store” Substances (May 15, 2026)
Explore a new and growing category of dangerous substances available for purchase in gas stations and convenience stores across the state. Many of these products are marketed to young people as being natural, safe, or beneficial to health or performance. It is critically important to include information about these products in our prevention efforts and support policy efforts that limit youth access. Expert presenters covered: 1) Why these substances are attractive to young people and how they impact health, 2) Context around the situation in NH stores, 3) The collaborative process that has taken place in NH on this issue, and 4) An update of proposed legislation this session in NH.

Ÿ Unregulated Intoxicants in NH: Why young people use them, and what they do to the body and brain slides

Ÿ NH Liquor Commission Division of Enforcement slides

Ÿ Unregulated Intoxicants in NH: A collaborative process to address the issue slides

Ÿ Unregulated Intoxicants – Legislative Update slides

 

Beyond the Lecture: Building Trust to Guide Youth Conversations About Cannabis (March 6, 2026)
For young people, cannabis (THC) use can profoundly worsen mental health and even increase a risk for developing serious conditions, however youth perceptions about the harms can be surprisingly low. In this special three-hour workshop, our expert panelists equipped partners with the latest New Hampshire policy updates, neuroscience and communication strategies to effectively address youth cannabis use.

Ÿ Cannabis Policy in NH (New Futures) slides
Ÿ
Today’s Cannabis & The Adolescent Brain slides
Shifting from confrontation to collaboration

Investigating Cannabis-Fentanyl Contamination
As the presence of fentanyl has increased in recent years, so have concerns and reporting about fentanyl contamination of other substances like cannabis. This webinar looked at toxicological evidence, case studies and drug sample data and discussed what we know and don’t know about cannabis-fentanyl contamination and how to share these risks with the public to provide accurate information and avoid spreading misinformation. Presented by New England PTTC.

The Blunt Truth: Building Collaborative Voices & Strong Partnerships to Educate on Dangers of THC
PAN Director, Crissy Groenewegen, moderates a conversation with Dr. Raymond Wiggins, Sue Homola, and three PAN parent advocates, discussing the importance of personal stories, science, and collaborative efforts in educating parents about today’s high-potency products. This conversation brings to light how PAN works with others to offer parent advocates opportunities beyond legislative action. Join us for this profound discussion on how PAN supports efforts in providing important parent stories, and why it is so important to educate parents.

Best Practices to Provide Integrated Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) & Neurodevelopmental Needs
View this dynamic webinar on integrated care strategies to strengthen community‑based services for children with co‑occurring serious emotional disturbance and neurodevelopmental needs. This session will explore how children’s behavior serves as communication, how to work effectively across complex systems of care, and how to deliver coordinated, high‑quality treatment within bidirectional primary and behavioral health care integration settings. This webinar is ideal for providers, mental health providers, governmental employees, educators and researchers seeking practical insights to enhance collaboration, improve outcomes and better support children and families.

Contingency Management for Treatment of Stimulant & Other Substance Use Disorders
Discusses evidence to support the effectiveness of contingency management (CM) as a treatment for stimulant use disorder and other substance use disorders (SUDs), reviews the current landscape of CM implementation in the United States, describes current challenges to using CM including in rural healthcare settings, and reviews the CM certificate course now available through VCBH and UVM’s Professional and Continuing Education.

Providers Clinical Support System-Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) Webinar Archives
PCSS-MOUD provides an archive of previous and past webinars available to access and view at no cost. Searching can be done by selecting the preferred audience, specific topic, and/or desired format, as well as being able to search by key terms to precisely identify what you are searching for. Below are some recently recorded webinars available for viewing:

 Evidence-based Treatments for Stimulant Use Disorder - Stimulant use, including cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription stimulants, continues to be a growing and urgent public health concern. Though opioids are often the focus of overdose conversations, stimulant-related overdose deaths reached an estimated 51,630 in 2024, while 59% of all overdoses from January 2021 through June 2024 involved a stimulant (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2025). These trends underscore the critical need for effective treatment and engagement strategies. Several evidence-based behavioral therapies exist to help providers treat stimulant use disorder. This webinar will outline the clinical and administrative approaches to assess, treat and support people experiencing stimulant use disorder.

Case Study on Interdisciplinary Care for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder - Using a detailed case example, this webinar will follow a single patient from the initial prenatal visit through delivery and the postpartum year, demonstrating how medical providers, behavioral health clinicians and peer recovery coaches work together to support pregnant women with OUD and improve outcomes for both mother and child. This webinar will outline the clinical reasoning, team-based strategies and patient-centered approaches that support engagement across the perinatal continuum, with an emphasis on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) management, mental health treatment, trauma-informed care and child welfare planning.

 Supporting Individuals Engaged in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Peer Professionals, Recovery Coaches, Mentors, and Related Helpers - Designed specifically for peer professionals and related helpers, this webinar focuses on effective ways to support individuals engaged in treatment for opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders. Participants will explore the unique role of peer-based support, including how to build trust, encourage treatment engagement, reinforce recovery goals, and navigate boundaries while working alongside clinical providers. Participants will explore negative biases and myths regarding individuals treated with medications for opioid use disorder. Practical tools and real-world scenarios will help strengthen skills in supporting sustained engagement and long-term recovery outcomes.

 Ethical Issues and Best Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Clinical Supervisors, Counselors, and Interns - This webinar examines common ethical challenges encountered by certified addiction counselors, clinical supervisors and interns working with individuals affected by opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders. Participants will review core ethical principles, boundary management, confidentiality concerns, and decision-making frameworks relevant to real-world practice. Participants will be equip with practical tools to identify ethical risks early and respond in ways that protect clients, professionals, and the integrity of treatment services.

 Suicide and Substance Misuse: Supporting Safety - Explore how to effectively address the association SUD and OUD to improve care for individuals at risk for and/or experiencing co-occurring SUD and suicidality. Attendees will hear from two leading experts in suicide prevention and behavioral health.

Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Children & Youth Impacted by Family & Community Addiction - This webinar is intended to explore practical strategies for preventing opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders among children and youth affected by addiction in their families and communities. Participants will learn how early exposure to substance use, chronic stress, and community conditions can increase vulnerability over time - and how protective factors like connection, stability, belonging, and healthy coping skills can reduce risk. The session highlights what families, schools, and community helpers can do early to support resilience and interrupt cycles of addiction before they take hold.

Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Addiction: Perspectives from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Provides an overview of prevention research supported by NIDA and recent scientific advances and future directions in prevention research and innovation. There is ongoing research to develop effective, sustainable, and scalable strategies to prevent the initiation of substance use and its progression to substance use disorders, as well as preventing other related health consequences. Evidence-based prevention interventions can have a profound and lasting impact, in addition to reducing substance use, as prevention approaches can improve long-term health and help prevent a range of adverse outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

Healthy Workplace Culture: Boundaries and Expectations
Unclear boundaries and expectations in the workplace can lead to confusion, emotional fatigue, and burnout among staff. In this session, we will examine what healthy, professional boundaries and expectations look like. Participants will gain language and strategies for articulating and setting boundaries and expectations. Access presentation slides HERE.  

Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists (4-Part Series)
4-part series on pharmacology for prevention specialists.
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Alcohol
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Opioids
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Psychostimulants (Cocaine & Methamphetamine)
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Cannabis

 Substance Misuse Prevention Essentials
This category contains foundational courses on the topic of substance misuse prevention. Popular courses in this category are Ethics (self-paced), and Intro to Prevention Core Competencies.

Ÿ Prevention Specialist Performance Domains
Ÿ Introduction to the Prevention Core CompetenciesŸ Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (Pre-SAPST Course)
Ÿ Ethics in Prevention Foundations: A Guide for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners (self-paced)
Ÿ Advanced Ethics for Prevention Professionals
Ÿ Ética en la Prevención: Guía para los Profesionales de la Prevención del Abuso de Sustancias (ritmo propio)

Trauma-Informed Care for Healthcare Professionals
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Institute for Health Policy and Practice, through funding from the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation, has developed this self-guided online training program. This course is designed to offer anyone involved in patient care a comprehensive, practical, and flexible learning experience aimed at enhancing trauma-informed care and promoting resilience in healthcare settings. The goals of the course are to:

Ÿ Understand trauma and its effects on children, families, and health care workers.
Ÿ Learn practical strategies for trauma-informed care.
Ÿ Enhance ability to recognize and respond to trauma-related behaviors.
Ÿ Foster resilience in patients and healthcare staff.
Upon conclusion of the 9 modules, participants are eligible for a UNH Digital Badge and an optional 5 hours of CEU’s. Interested individuals can use this link to request access: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1UoUbTGEipXIxCe.

Apprenticeship as a Pathway for Enhancing Workforce Recruitment and Retention

Innovative apprenticeship in behavioral health and health care expand and enhance the workforce through paid, structured, career‑pathway training models that blend on‑the‑job learning with classroom instruction. Across the U.S., these programs are being used to address severe shortages in mental health, substance‑use treatment, and broader health care roles. This work requires intentional non-traditional partnerships and investments to create lasting impacts on the workforce gap. We will explore a number of models of apprenticeship as well as understand key features for a successful apprenticeship approaches.

 

 

 

 

2026 TRAININGS

Nov 4 Ethical Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision
6 hrs $185

Nov 6 *HIV Update for Substance Use Professionals
6 hrs $60

Nov 9 DBT for Adolescents
6 hrs $199

Nov 9 *Ethics: Telehealth and Technology Assisted Services
5 hrs $60

Nov 9 Gambling in Justice-Involved & Re-Entry Populations
1.5 hrs Free

Nov 16-19 *SAPST - SPF: Application for Prevention Success Training 31 hrs $175

Nov 17-18 2026 New England Rural Health Association Conference
12 hrs $100-$400

Nov 19, Thu New Futures Policy & Advocacy Conference - Speaking Up for What Matters 8 hrs Free

Dec 1 *Identification and Treatment of Peripartum Depression and Anxiety Disorders 2 hrs $30

Dec 7-8 NH Behavioral Health Summit 9 hrs $225-$300

Dec 10, Thu *The 12 Core Functions of a Substance Use Counselor
6 hrs $60

Dec 11, Fri *Understanding and Applying the CRSW Performance Domains in Supervision of CRSWs 6 hrs $60

Dec 17, Thu *Understanding Suicide: From Understanding Suicidal Despair to Effective Response 6 hrs $60

Dec 18, Fri *Confidentiality Updates: 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPAA
6 hrs $60

Jan 14 *Self-Care for Counselors Serving Rural Communities 6 hrs $75

Jan 15 *MOUD Access in Rural Communities: Clinical Strategies for Connection and Care 6 hrs $75

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Ÿ Unregulated Intoxicants in NH: Why young people use them, and what they do to the body and brain slides

Ÿ NH Liquor Commission Division of Enforcement slides

Ÿ Unregulated Intoxicants in NH: A collaborative process to address the issue slides

Ÿ Unregulated Intoxicants – Legislative Update slides

Ÿ Cannabis Policy in NH (New Futures) slides

Ÿ
Today’s Cannabis & The Adolescent Brain slides
Shifting from confrontation to collaboration

Investigating Cannabis-Fentanyl Contamination
As the presence of fentanyl has increased in recent years, so have concerns and reporting about fentanyl contamination of other substances like cannabis. This webinar looked at toxicological evidence, case studies and drug sample data and discussed what we know and don’t know about cannabis-fentanyl contamination and how to share these risks with the public to provide accurate information and avoid spreading misinformation. Presented by New England PTTC.

The Blunt Truth: Building Collaborative Voices & Strong Partnerships to Educate on Dangers of THC
PAN Director, Crissy Groenewegen, moderates a conversation with Dr. Raymond Wiggins, Sue Homola, and three PAN parent advocates, discussing the importance of personal stories, science, and collaborative efforts in educating parents about today’s high-potency products. This conversation brings to light how PAN works with others to offer parent advocates opportunities beyond legislative action. Join us for this profound discussion on how PAN supports efforts in providing important parent stories, and why it is so important to educate parents.

Best Practices to Provide Integrated Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) & Neurodevelopmental Needs
View this dynamic webinar on integrated care strategies to strengthen community‑based services for children with co‑occurring serious emotional disturbance and neurodevelopmental needs. This session will explore how children’s behavior serves as communication, how to work effectively across complex systems of care, and how to deliver coordinated, high‑quality treatment within bidirectional primary and behavioral health care integration settings. This webinar is ideal for providers, mental health providers, governmental employees, educators and researchers seeking practical insights to enhance collaboration, improve outcomes and better support children and families.

Contingency Management for Treatment of Stimulant & Other Substance Use Disorders
Discusses evidence to support the effectiveness of contingency management (CM) as a treatment for stimulant use disorder and other substance use disorders (SUDs), reviews the current landscape of CM implementation in the United States, describes current challenges to using CM including in rural healthcare settings, and reviews the CM certificate course now available through VCBH and UVM’s Professional and Continuing Education.

Providers Clinical Support System-Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) Webinar Archives
PCSS-MOUD provides an archive of previous and past webinars available to access and view at no cost. Searching can be done by selecting the preferred audience, specific topic, and/or desired format, as well as being able to search by key terms to precisely identify what you are searching for. Below are some recently recorded webinars available for viewing:

 Evidence-based Treatments for Stimulant Use Disorder - Stimulant use, including cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription stimulants, continues to be a growing and urgent public health concern. Though opioids are often the focus of overdose conversations, stimulant-related overdose deaths reached an estimated 51,630 in 2024, while 59% of all overdoses from January 2021 through June 2024 involved a stimulant (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2025). These trends underscore the critical need for effective treatment and engagement strategies. Several evidence-based behavioral therapies exist to help providers treat stimulant use disorder. This webinar will outline the clinical and administrative approaches to assess, treat and support people experiencing stimulant use disorder.

Case Study on Interdisciplinary Care for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder - Using a detailed case example, this webinar will follow a single patient from the initial prenatal visit through delivery and the postpartum year, demonstrating how medical providers, behavioral health clinicians and peer recovery coaches work together to support pregnant women with OUD and improve outcomes for both mother and child. This webinar will outline the clinical reasoning, team-based strategies and patient-centered approaches that support engagement across the perinatal continuum, with an emphasis on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) management, mental health treatment, trauma-informed care and child welfare planning.

 Supporting Individuals Engaged in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Peer Professionals, Recovery Coaches, Mentors, and Related Helpers - Designed specifically for peer professionals and related helpers, this webinar focuses on effective ways to support individuals engaged in treatment for opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders. Participants will explore the unique role of peer-based support, including how to build trust, encourage treatment engagement, reinforce recovery goals, and navigate boundaries while working alongside clinical providers. Participants will explore negative biases and myths regarding individuals treated with medications for opioid use disorder. Practical tools and real-world scenarios will help strengthen skills in supporting sustained engagement and long-term recovery outcomes.

 Ethical Issues and Best Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Clinical Supervisors, Counselors, and Interns - This webinar examines common ethical challenges encountered by certified addiction counselors, clinical supervisors and interns working with individuals affected by opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders. Participants will review core ethical principles, boundary management, confidentiality concerns, and decision-making frameworks relevant to real-world practice. Participants will be equip with practical tools to identify ethical risks early and respond in ways that protect clients, professionals, and the integrity of treatment services.

 Suicide and Substance Misuse: Supporting Safety - Explore how to effectively address the association SUD and OUD to improve care for individuals at risk for and/or experiencing co-occurring SUD and suicidality. Attendees will hear from two leading experts in suicide prevention and behavioral health.

Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Children & Youth Impacted by Family & Community Addiction - This webinar is intended to explore practical strategies for preventing opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders among children and youth affected by addiction in their families and communities. Participants will learn how early exposure to substance use, chronic stress, and community conditions can increase vulnerability over time - and how protective factors like connection, stability, belonging, and healthy coping skills can reduce risk. The session highlights what families, schools, and community helpers can do early to support resilience and interrupt cycles of addiction before they take hold.

Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Addiction: Perspectives from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Provides an overview of prevention research supported by NIDA and recent scientific advances and future directions in prevention research and innovation. There is ongoing research to develop effective, sustainable, and scalable strategies to prevent the initiation of substance use and its progression to substance use disorders, as well as preventing other related health consequences. Evidence-based prevention interventions can have a profound and lasting impact, in addition to reducing substance use, as prevention approaches can improve long-term health and help prevent a range of adverse outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

Healthy Workplace Culture: Boundaries and Expectations
Unclear boundaries and expectations in the workplace can lead to confusion, emotional fatigue, and burnout among staff. In this session, we will examine what healthy, professional boundaries and expectations look like. Participants will gain language and strategies for articulating and setting boundaries and expectations. Access presentation slides HERE.  

Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists (4-Part Series)
4-part series on pharmacology for prevention specialists.
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Alcohol
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Opioids
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Psychostimulants (Cocaine & Methamphetamine)
Ÿ Basics of Pharmacology and Cannabis

 Substance Misuse Prevention Essentials
This category contains foundational courses on the topic of substance misuse prevention. Popular courses in this category are Ethics (self-paced), and Intro to Prevention Core Competencies.

Ÿ Prevention Specialist Performance Domains
Ÿ Introduction to the Prevention Core CompetenciesŸ Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (Pre-SAPST Course)
Ÿ Ethics in Prevention Foundations: A Guide for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners (self-paced)
Ÿ Advanced Ethics for Prevention Professionals
Ÿ Ética en la Prevención: Guía para los Profesionales de la Prevención del Abuso de Sustancias (ritmo propio)

Trauma-Informed Care for Healthcare Professionals
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Institute for Health Policy and Practice, through funding from the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation, has developed this self-guided online training program. This course is designed to offer anyone involved in patient care a comprehensive, practical, and flexible learning experience aimed at enhancing trauma-informed care and promoting resilience in healthcare settings. The goals of the course are to:

Ÿ Understand trauma and its effects on children, families, and health care workers.
Ÿ Learn practical strategies for trauma-informed care.
Ÿ Enhance ability to recognize and respond to trauma-related behaviors.
Ÿ Foster resilience in patients and healthcare staff.
Upon conclusion of the 9 modules, participants are eligible for a UNH Digital Badge and an optional 5 hours of CEU’s. Interested individuals can use this link to request access: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1UoUbTGEipXIxCe.

Apprenticeship as a Pathway for Enhancing Workforce Recruitment and Retention

Innovative apprenticeship in behavioral health and health care expand and enhance the workforce through paid, structured, career‑pathway training models that blend on‑the‑job learning with classroom instruction. Across the U.S., these programs are being used to address severe shortages in mental health, substance‑use treatment, and broader health care roles. This work requires intentional non-traditional partnerships and investments to create lasting impacts on the workforce gap. We will explore a number of models of apprenticeship as well as understand key features for a successful apprenticeship approaches.

 

RESOURCES

  Helping Your Child Handle Stress in Healthy Ways

For tweens and teens, big feelings can show up in small moments - like homework struggles, friend problems, or busy days at school. Learning how to handle these feelings is an important skill. Helping young people handle stress early can build confidence and keep them healthy as they grow. Here are a few ways parents and caregivers can help:

 - Help your child name their feelings. Ask how they feel and listen without judging.

 - Teach simple ways to cope. Taking a break, moving their body, or talking to someone can help.

 - Stay connected. Make time to talk so your child knows they can come to you.

Ÿ Coping Skills for Tweens: How to Help Your Middle Schooler Handle Big Feelings

Ÿ Why Does My Tween Fall Apart Over Small Things? How to Build Emotional Resilience

Ÿ School Stress: Raising Resilient, Self-Aware Kids

Ÿ Healthy Coping vs Risky Coping - Why the Difference Matters

Partnership to End Addiction’s Sports Betting and Gambling: What Families Need to Know

When we talk about teens and young adults, we often focus on substance use - alcohol, vaping, marijuana, or other drugs. But there’s another behavior that is concerning parents - gambling is growing rapidly among high school and college students. With sports betting apps and online gambling open 24/7, placing a bet is now as easy as scrolling on social media. What may seem like harmless fun is built on math that makes sure the “house” wins most of the time. These apps also use tricks - like “almost winning” - that light up the brain and release dopamine, the same brain chemical involved in substance use. Young adults are especially at risk. The part of the brain that helps with impulse control and decision-making is still developing into the mid-20s. That means they’re more likely to chase their losses, think, “I can win it back,” and take bigger risks. Here’s the bottom line for parents: Just like alcohol or other drugs, gambling can ramp up faster than you think. Early, calm conversations really do make a difference. Dive deeper into this topic with our latest articles:

Ÿ College Gambling & Substance Use: A Parent’s Guide to Risks, Warning Signs, and Help

Ÿ Problem Gambling vs. Gambling Disorder: Key Differences

Ÿ Teen Sports Betting: Why the House Always Wins

Ÿ How to Help Your Child With a Gambling Problem: The CRAFT Approach for Families

Partnership to End Addiction’s Guides for Parents

How to Stay Connected With Your College Freshman (Without Hovering): A Parent’s Guide - Your child just left for college. The house feels quiet. Your phone feels heavy. You want to call - but should you? How often is too often? What if they’re struggling and you don’t know? You wonder when and how to stay connected to your college freshman. These feelings are completely normal. And here’s the truth: staying connected is a good thing. The goal isn’t to disappear from your child’s life. It’s to be there in a way that helps them grow - not one that holds them back.

Is Your College Student Using Alcohol or Drugs to Cope? A Parent’s Guide - College is exciting, but it can also be a really hard transition. There are new classes, new people, less sleep, and big life decisions to deal with all at once. It’s normal for your kid to feel stressed or anxious. But sometimes, students turn to alcohol or other drugs to deal with those tough feelings. As a parent, knowing what to look for - and how to help - can make a big difference.

How to Help Your Child to Say No to Drugs and Alcohol: A Parent’s Guide to Refusal Skills - As a parent, you can’t be there for every moment, but you can help your child get ready for situations where someone offers alcohol or drugs. The goal is not just to refuse - it is to help your child handle pressure, stay safe, and make choices they feel good about.

Partnership to End Addiction Vaping Resources

These resources offer practical guidance for parents navigating teen vaping. Learn how to recognize the signs of nicotine use, understand the health risks, start productive conversations, and access proven tools to support quitting.

Ÿ Effects of Vaping on Teens

Ÿ Found a Vape Pen in Your Teen’s Backpack? What to Do Next (and What to Say)

Ÿ How to Help Your Teen Quit Vaping and Nicotine: Signs, Risks, and Proven Tools for Parents

Ÿ Videos: Vaping Playlist on YouTube

FDA’s The Real Cost Cigarette Prevention Campaign

FDA’s first tobacco prevention campaign, “The Real Cost,” is recognizing 10 years of success. Research shows “The Real Cost” prevented up to 587,000 youth ages 11 to 19 from initiating smoking between February 2014 and November 2016, half of whom might have gone on to become established adult smokers. By preventing youth from becoming established smokers between 2014 and 2016, "The Real Cost" campaign will save more than $53 billion for youth, their families and society at large by reducing smoking-related costs like early loss of life, costly medical care, lost wages, lower productivity, and increased disability. Today, the campaign continues to reach teens and impact their beliefs on the negative health consequences of smoking. Our Goal: Educate youth ages 12 to 17 who are at-risk for smoking cigarettes in the United States about its harmful effects.

CDC’s Clinical Drug Test Dashboard

The purpose of this dashboard is to report trends in illegal use of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine using results from clinical urine drug tests. Urine drug tests included in this dashboard are ordered by clinicians as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for adult patients diagnosed with a substance use disorder. This data covers only a small number of people who use illegal drugs. This dashboard uses a convenience sample of urine drug test results that cannot  estimate drug use rates nationally or regionally. However, the large number of urine test results may help quickly identify national and regional changes in drug use.

Clinical Approach to Preventing Suicide: An Introduction - An introductory overview of the clinician’s role in preventing suicide among patients, and covers risk and protective factors, warning signs, screening tools, brief interventions, and treatment options.

AI and Suicide Prevention: A Health Equity Lens - Watch this recent virtual panel discussion on how artificial intelligence can better serve marginalized communities using culturally informed approaches to preventing suicide.

There Are No Positives for Young Adult Cannabis Users

 Our “Cannabis” Vocabulary Is Eroding Public Health Safeguards

 Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds

 Ketamine, Buprenorphine, Hopelessness, and Suicidal Suffering

 Young Adults With Suicidal Ideation: Who Reaches Out by Texting for Help and Why Do Others Hold Back?

 As sports betting grows, so does concern about problem gambling in young adults

 75% of fathers feel isolated. Let's talk about mental health for dads

 The Importance of Ongoing Surveillance in Prevention Planning

 The upstream health literacy opportunity for health plans 

RECORDINGS

 Partnership to End Addiction’s On-Demand, No Cost Trainings

Whether you’re the parent or caregiver of a young child, adult child, or anywhere in between, we’ve developed evidence-based trainings to help support you in educating yourself about substance use and techniques to talk with and work with your child.

 Taking Time to Pause - When your child knows exactly how to push your buttons, it's easy to react before you even realize what's happening. Learning to catch yourself in those charged moments can change everything. In this mini-course, you’ll learn how to slow things down using the STOP skill, so you can keep your cool, respond thoughtfully, and model healthy ways to handle stress.

 Reflections - When it feels like every conversation with your teen hits a wall, it’s easy to assume they’re just not listening. But often, the real issue is that they don’t feel understood. Learning to shift how you respond can open the door to more meaningful connection. In this mini-course, you’ll discover the power of reflection - a simple communication skill that helps teens feel heard, lowers defensiveness, and encourages them to open up.

 How You Say It Matters - How you say it matters when it comes to talking with anyone, but especially with teens and young adults. In this mini-course, we break down what makes a question open-ended or closed, why that matters, and how each type can shape a conversation.

 Parenting Skills - This course is designed to help you understand why your child may be using substances and what you can do to help them make better choices. Among other skills, you'll learn how to have better conversations with your child and use behavior management techniques that can make a big difference. While the examples used in this training are geared towards parents and caregivers of younger teens (13 to 17-year-olds), the skills can be applied to older teens and young adults as well.

Truth or Hysteria: Investigating Cannabis-Fentanyl Contamination

As the presence of fentanyl has increased in recent years, so have concerns and reporting about fentanyl contamination of other substances like cannabis. This webinar looked at toxicological evidence, case studies and drug sample data and discussed what we know and don’t know about cannabis-fentanyl contamination and how to share these risks with the public to provide accurate information and avoid spreading misinformation. Presented by New England PTTC.

The Blunt Truth: Building Collaborative Voices & Strong Partnerships to Educate on Dangers of THC

From Evidence to Practice: Contingency Management for Treatment of Stimulant & Other Substance Use Disorders

This presentation discusses evidence to support the effectiveness of contingency management (CM) as a treatment for stimulant use disorder and other substance use disorders (SUDs), reviews the current landscape of CM implementation in the United States, describes current challenges to using CM including in rural healthcare settings, and reviews the CM certificate course now available through VCBH and UVM’s Professional and Continuing Education. e online training program.

Apprenticeship as a Pathway for Enhancing Workforce Recruitment and Retention

Innovative apprenticeship in behavioral health and health care expand and enhance the workforce through paid, structured, career‑pathway training models that blend on‑the‑job learning with classroom instruction. Across the U.S., these programs are being used to address severe shortages in mental health, substance‑use treatment, and broader health care roles. This work requires intentional non-traditional partnerships and investments to create lasting impacts on the workforce gap. We will explore a number of models of apprenticeship as well as understand key features for a successful apprenticeship approaches.

 RESOURCES

 Partnership to End Addiction’s Helping Your Child Handle Stress in Healthy Ways

For tweens and teens, big feelings can show up in small moments - like homework struggles, friend problems, or busy days at school. Learning how to handle these feelings is an important skill. Helping young people handle stress early can build confidence and keep them healthy as they grow.

Ÿ Coping Skills for Tweens: How to Help Your Middle Schooler Handle Big Feelings

Ÿ Why Does My Tween Fall Apart Over Small Things? How to Build Emotional Resilience

Ÿ School Stress: Raising Resilient, Self-Aware Kids

Ÿ Healthy Coping vs Risky Coping - Why the Difference Matters

Ÿ College Gambling & Substance Use: A Parent’s Guide to Risks, Warning Signs, and Help

Ÿ Problem Gambling vs. Gambling Disorder: Key Differences

Ÿ Teen Sports Betting: Why the House Always Wins

Ÿ How to Help Your Child With a Gambling Problem: The CRAFT Approach for Families

How to Stay Connected With Your College Freshman (Without Hovering): A Parent’s Guide - Your child just left for college. The house feels quiet. Your phone feels heavy. You want to call - but should you? How often is too often? What if they’re struggling and you don’t know? You wonder when and how to stay connected to your college freshman. These feelings are completely normal. And here’s the truth: staying connected is a good thing. The goal isn’t to disappear from your child’s life. It’s to be there in a way that helps them grow - not one that holds them back.

Is Your College Student Using Alcohol or Drugs to Cope? A Parent’s Guide - College is exciting, but it can also be a really hard transition. There are new classes, new people, less sleep, and big life decisions to deal with all at once. It’s normal for your kid to feel stressed or anxious. But sometimes, students turn to alcohol or other drugs to deal with those tough feelings. As a parent, knowing what to look for - and how to help - can make a big difference.

How to Help Your Child to Say No to Drugs and Alcohol: A Parent’s Guide to Refusal Skills - As a parent, you can’t be there for every moment, but you can help your child get ready for situations where someone offers alcohol or drugs. The goal is not just to refuse - it is to help your child handle pressure, stay safe, and make choices they feel good about.

Ÿ Effects of Vaping on Teens

Ÿ Found a Vape Pen in Your Teen’s Backpack? What to Do Next (and What to Say)

Ÿ How to Help Your Teen Quit Vaping and Nicotine: Signs, Risks, and Proven Tools for Parents

Ÿ Videos: Vaping Playlist on YouTube

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Resources

Clinical Approach to Preventing Suicide: An Introduction - An introductory overview of the clinician’s role in preventing suicide among patients, and covers risk and protective factors, warning signs, screening tools, brief interventions, and treatment options.

Safe Storytelling Studio: Guidance for Journalists, the Entertainment Industry, and Social Media Creators - This resource exists to support journalists, entertainment industry professionals, filmmakers, influencers, and digital storytellers with researched-based guidance in portraying suicide and mental health safely and accurately.

AI and Suicide Prevention: A Health Equity Lens - Watch this recent virtual panel discussion on how artificial intelligence can better serve marginalized communities using culturally informed approaches to preventing suicide.

Coping with Bereavement and Grief -

Bereavement and grief are individual, yet universal experiences that nearly everyone faces within their lifetime. Everyone experiences loss in their own personal way. Many can navigate grief with the support of those who are already in their lives, but others may need more help. There are resources and organizations available to ensure individuals receive the appropriate care they need. The type of support required can be influenced by the nature and timing of the loss, the specific resources available, and many other factors.

For A Complete list of trainings:
NH Training Institute on Addictive Disorders
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