Mobilizing communities to prevent substance misuse, suicide and other unhealthy coping skills and increasing awareness of how negative childhood experiences can impact us throughout our lives.
12:00 PM In this session, Dr. Blake Colaianne reimagines mindfulness through the lens of human flourishing education. Drawing from Penn State’s Art and Science of Human Flourishing course, Dr. Colaianne will share innovative work co-designed with youth to adapt flourishing education for K–12 settings, along with a professional development model that empowers educators with the same skills.
2:00 PM This watercooler chat will build on a panel discussion on college student cannabis prevention and interventions taking place at this year's Cannabis Symposium. Attendance of the Cannabis Symposium is not required to participate in the watercooler chat. All are welcome to attend. Water cooler chats are semi-structured conversations led by a facilitator that provide opportunities to both share with and hear from other professionals working with collegiate students across the country. Water cooler chats typically take place the second Tuesday of every month at 2:00 p.m. ET.
10:00 AM Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Interface Training teaches participants about adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and how adversity in childhood can impact adult health. Learn the steps to address trauma, how to create safe environments and improve relationships so that healing can begin and allow all children to reach their full potential.
This two-hour training will provide a more in-depth look at the brain and the effects of trauma on the brain.
* Training session is limited to 30 participants.
10:00 AM (Re)STORE: Self-Compassion continues an interactive program of wellness and resilience topics to facilitate ongoing recovery by using a strengths-based approach to empower individuals toward self-advocacy. Format: This live 90-minute Zoom training is free of charge and intended for Virginia crime and/or trauma survivors. Topics include: Self-compassion, mindfulness Facilitators: Kevin Kelly, CPRS and Heather Fossen, CPRS
2:00 PM This session highlights strategies to reduce stigma and improve parent engagement in services, assess safety and risk factors with families affected by substance use, and strengthen protective capacities in families. It’s designed for professionals across child welfare, substance use treatment, courts, and health care systems. Topics include • How do evolving substance use patterns affect children and families? • How does stigma shape access to services and outcomes for families affected by substance use? • What are some strategies to assess safety and risk while building protective capacities in families?
2:00 PM The GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA), known nationally for its work regarding people with behavioral health needs involved in the criminal justice system, is soliciting applications from communities, agencies, and organizations interested in developing a capacity to provide trauma-informed training. Informational Webinar We will be holding an informational webinar on December 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET on what this opportunity includes and how to submit your strongest application. This training is designed for professionals who support justice-involved adults, including: Community-based adult criminal justice system professionals Reentry staff Court personnel Community corrections officers (probation, parole, and pretrial services) Law enforcement officers (including local Crisis Intervention Team [CIT] trainers) Mental health and substance use disorder treatment service providers It is also appropriate for those working in the civil justice system, particularly those involved in: Civil commitment proceedings Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) programs The GAINS Center will offer these TTT events free of charge to selected applicants between April and August 2026. Click here for details!
9:00 AM Colonial Behavioral Health - Prevention Services is proud to offer FREE Mental Health First Aid – Youth training on Monday, January 12 from 9 am – 5pm, lunch is provided. Registration is limited to 15 individuals - click the images below to register for the training of your choice. Please share with your staff, colleagues, friends, and family members!
9:00 AM Colonial Behavioral Health - Prevention Services is proud to offer FREE Mental Health First Aid – Youth training on Monday, February 23 from 9 am – 5 pm, lunch is provided. Registration is limited to 15 individuals - click the images below to register for the training of your choice. Please share with your staff, colleagues, friends, and family members!
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12:00 PM In this session, Dr. Blake Colaianne reimagines mindfulness through the lens of human flourishing education. Drawing from Penn State’s Art and Science of Human Flourishing course, Dr. Colaianne will share innovative work co-designed with youth to adapt flourishing education for K–12 settings, along with a professional development model that empowers educators with the same skills.
02:00 PM This watercooler chat will build on a panel discussion on college student cannabis prevention and interventions taking place at this year's Cannabis Symposium. Attendance of the Cannabis Symposium is not required to participate in the watercooler chat. All are welcome to attend. Water cooler chats are semi-structured conversations led by a facilitator that provide opportunities to both share with and hear from other professionals working with collegiate students across the country. Water cooler chats typically take place the second Tuesday of every month at 2:00 p.m. ET.
10:00 AM Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Interface Training teaches participants about adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and how adversity in childhood can impact adult health. Learn the steps to address trauma, how to create safe environments and improve relationships so that healing can begin and allow all children to reach their full potential.
This two-hour training will provide a more in-depth look at the brain and the effects of trauma on the brain.
* Training session is limited to 30 participants.
10:00 AM (Re)STORE: Self-Compassion continues an interactive program of wellness and resilience topics to facilitate ongoing recovery by using a strengths-based approach to empower individuals toward self-advocacy. Format: This live 90-minute Zoom training is free of charge and intended for Virginia crime and/or trauma survivors. Topics include: Self-compassion, mindfulness Facilitators: Kevin Kelly, CPRS and Heather Fossen, CPRS
02:00 PM This session highlights strategies to reduce stigma and improve parent engagement in services, assess safety and risk factors with families affected by substance use, and strengthen protective capacities in families. It’s designed for professionals across child welfare, substance use treatment, courts, and health care systems. Topics include • How do evolving substance use patterns affect children and families? • How does stigma shape access to services and outcomes for families affected by substance use? • What are some strategies to assess safety and risk while building protective capacities in families?
02:00 PM The GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA), known nationally for its work regarding people with behavioral health needs involved in the criminal justice system, is soliciting applications from communities, agencies, and organizations interested in developing a capacity to provide trauma-informed training. Informational Webinar We will be holding an informational webinar on December 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET on what this opportunity includes and how to submit your strongest application. This training is designed for professionals who support justice-involved adults, including: Community-based adult criminal justice system professionals Reentry staff Court personnel Community corrections officers (probation, parole, and pretrial services) Law enforcement officers (including local Crisis Intervention Team [CIT] trainers) Mental health and substance use disorder treatment service providers It is also appropriate for those working in the civil justice system, particularly those involved in: Civil commitment proceedings Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) programs The GAINS Center will offer these TTT events free of charge to selected applicants between April and August 2026. Click here for details!
09:00 AM Colonial Behavioral Health - Prevention Services is proud to offer FREE Mental Health First Aid – Youth training on Monday, January 12 from 9 am – 5pm, lunch is provided. Registration is limited to 15 individuals - click the images below to register for the training of your choice. Please share with your staff, colleagues, friends, and family members!
09:00 AM Colonial Behavioral Health - Prevention Services is proud to offer FREE Mental Health First Aid – Youth training on Monday, February 23 from 9 am – 5 pm, lunch is provided. Registration is limited to 15 individuals - click the images below to register for the training of your choice. Please share with your staff, colleagues, friends, and family members!
ACEs Interface training teaches participants about adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and how adversity in childhood can impact adult health.
Learn the steps to address trauma, how to create safe environments and improve relationships so that healing can begin and allow all children to reach their full potential..
Audience: Parents/Guardians, Teachers, Medical/Mental Health Professionals and Community Members.
LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.
Audience: Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop. Anyone 16 or older can learn and use the ASIST model.
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
Audience: Parents/Guardians, Teachers, Medical/Mental Health Professionals and Community Members.
REVIVE! training provides information on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency using naloxone for lay rescuers. This training also covers understanding opioids, how opioid overdoses happen, and the risk factors for opioid overdoses.
Audience: Parents/Guardians, Teachers, Medical/Mental Health Professionals and Community Members
SafeTALK is a 4 hour LivingWorks workshop that teaches participants to be more alert to people thinking about suicide and better able to connect them to suicide intervention resources.
Participants will be better able to reach out to someone thinking about suicide, promptly connect them to further support, overcome personal and community attitudes that act as barriers to help and learn the powerful 4-step TALK model.
Audience: Everyone over the age of 16 years who wants to help keep the people around them safe from suicide should attend.
The Historic Triangle Drug Prevention Coalition is always willing to train individuals, groups, agencies, and the like! Once you complete this form Joi Tramuel, HTDPC Coordinator, will reach out to you directly with more information on how to schedule your training.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not check messages sent through this form every day. If you have not received a response within three business days, please contact Joi Tramuel, HTDPC Coordinator at (757) 713-9670.
