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.
2:00 PM NCSACW has created a new webinar series featuring practical, ready-to-use tools that apply directly to your work. Each 30-minute session highlights a new resource equipping cross-system professionals with tools to enhance collaboration across child welfare, substance use treatment, mental health services, and courts for improved child and family outcomes.
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!
9:00 AM Keith Cartwright, DBHDS ACE Coordinator, and Master ACE Interface Trainer is returning to Fredericksburg to facilitate a train-the-presenter for the Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Building Self-Healing Communities. RACSB Master Trainers Michelle Wagaman and Amy Jindra will co-facilitate. The train-the-presenter will be held in-person at the RACSB at River Club office (10825 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408). Participants must commit to full attendance each of the three days. (Day 1 and Day 2 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Day 3 9:00 a.m. to noonish) Space will be limited to 25 participants. Registration will close 10 days prior to the train-the-presenter or when 25 participants are confirmed. Advance reading will be emailed a week prior to the in-person training.
2:00 PM Collegiate Recovery Programs provide incredible support on campus, many students face difficulty after graduation. If your students are heading into unfamiliar environments without a clear plan, they may face preventable roadblocks to their long-term well-being. This webinar encourages you to consider the unique barriers students face during this transition, and gain understanding of how to develop programming that reduces these barriers to care. Highlights: Identify specific challenges students face when leaving a structure recovery environment. Discover recovery-centered coping tools, including mindfulness to building new sober networks. Learn how to help students create personalized post-graduation recovery plans.
12:00 PM Date: Last Friday of each Month starting again in February 2026, 12-1PM EST Featuring: Matt Britt, Tom Dozier, and Pamela Spurgeon The Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health (VPGH) and the Virginia Office of Recovery Services (ORS) are partnering to provide essential education on problem gambling through a monthly Lunch and Learn series for peer recovery specialists, clinicians, administrators, and more.
8:30 AM SAPST provides prevention professionals with foundational knowledge and skills to apply the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). Participants will learn to:
1. Understand behavioral health foundations
2. Use a public health approach to prevention
3. Identify community-level risks and protective factors
4. Plan, implement, and evaluate data-driven prevention strategies.
Completion of SAPST may count towards IC&RC certification. Requirements vary by board; participants should verify with their local board.
Participants must attend the full training to receive credit.
You will also have to complete pre-work prior to attending the course. The hours noted above do not include the time needed to complete pre-work.
At this time, we have 12 seats available. If you are interested in joining this SAPST cohort, please email me to register — barrett.marshall@dbhds.virginia.gov.
Seats are first come, first served. If the course is full, you will be placed on a waiting list for the next SAPST course.
Click Here for more details
2:00 PM This webinar will explore evidence-informed strategies, emerging trends, and innovative models that support recovery and resilience among SMVF. Presenters will discuss the importance of coordinated care across systems including the Department of Veterans Affairs, state health authorities, and community-based organizations. The presenters will highlight programs that are improving access to effective substance use treatment and long-term recovery support. Eliza Lloyd, Krithika Prakash, MS, and Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, (2024) Veterans & Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Evidence-Based Strategies & Programs, with contribution from Cheryl Holm-Hansen, MA, PhD, and edited by Emily Warthman, JD, MPH (University Park, PA: Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Pennsylvania State University). https://evidence2impact.ps
9:00 AM This event brings together prevention leaders, behavioral health professionals, community organizations, and lived‑experience advocates to explore emerging trends in gambling and gaming harm across Virginia. The conference also includes updates from the Virginia Council on Problem Gambling, the Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health, and a review of the latest gambling and gaming laws in Virginia, offering attendees a comprehensive look at current trends, resources, and policy developments. This conference offers 4.5 contact hours for participants. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of a supportive environment that promotes healthy choices and resilience. Click here for more information!
2:00 PM The U.S. retail market for intoxicants has been rapidly transforming, with regulators and communities struggling to keep up. Many intoxicating products – including hemp-derived cannabinoids, kratom, hallucinogens, and inhalants – are widely accessible in gas stations and smoke shops across the country. This session explains how gaps in laws and enforcement have allowed these markets to grow and highlights ongoing research and advocacy supporting effective prevention and control.
12:00 PM Featuring: Marsha Wood The Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health (VPGH) and the Virginia Office of Recovery Services (ORS) are partnering to provide essential education on problem gambling through a monthly Lunch and Learn series for peer recovery specialists, clinicians, administrators, and more.
9:00 AM Keith Cartwright, DBHDS ACE Coordinator, and Master ACE Interface Trainer is returning to Fredericksburg to facilitate a train-the-presenter for the Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Building Self-Healing Communities. RACSB Master Trainers Michelle Wagaman and Amy Jindra will co-facilitate. The train-the-presenter will be held in-person at the RACSB at River Club office (10825 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408). Participants must commit to full attendance each of the three days. (Day 1 and Day 2 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Day 3 9:00 a.m. to noonish) Space will be limited to 25 participants. Registration will close 10 days prior to the train-the-presenter or when 25 participants are confirmed. Advance reading will be emailed a week prior to the in-person training.
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02:00 PM NCSACW has created a new webinar series featuring practical, ready-to-use tools that apply directly to your work. Each 30-minute session highlights a new resource equipping cross-system professionals with tools to enhance collaboration across child welfare, substance use treatment, mental health services, and courts for improved child and family outcomes.
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!
09:00 AM Keith Cartwright, DBHDS ACE Coordinator, and Master ACE Interface Trainer is returning to Fredericksburg to facilitate a train-the-presenter for the Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Building Self-Healing Communities. RACSB Master Trainers Michelle Wagaman and Amy Jindra will co-facilitate. The train-the-presenter will be held in-person at the RACSB at River Club office (10825 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408). Participants must commit to full attendance each of the three days. (Day 1 and Day 2 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Day 3 9:00 a.m. to noonish) Space will be limited to 25 participants. Registration will close 10 days prior to the train-the-presenter or when 25 participants are confirmed. Advance reading will be emailed a week prior to the in-person training.
02:00 PM Collegiate Recovery Programs provide incredible support on campus, many students face difficulty after graduation. If your students are heading into unfamiliar environments without a clear plan, they may face preventable roadblocks to their long-term well-being. This webinar encourages you to consider the unique barriers students face during this transition, and gain understanding of how to develop programming that reduces these barriers to care. Highlights: Identify specific challenges students face when leaving a structure recovery environment. Discover recovery-centered coping tools, including mindfulness to building new sober networks. Learn how to help students create personalized post-graduation recovery plans.
12:00 PM Date: Last Friday of each Month starting again in February 2026, 12-1PM EST Featuring: Matt Britt, Tom Dozier, and Pamela Spurgeon The Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health (VPGH) and the Virginia Office of Recovery Services (ORS) are partnering to provide essential education on problem gambling through a monthly Lunch and Learn series for peer recovery specialists, clinicians, administrators, and more.
08:30 AM SAPST provides prevention professionals with foundational knowledge and skills to apply the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). Participants will learn to:
1. Understand behavioral health foundations
2. Use a public health approach to prevention
3. Identify community-level risks and protective factors
4. Plan, implement, and evaluate data-driven prevention strategies.
Completion of SAPST may count towards IC&RC certification. Requirements vary by board; participants should verify with their local board.
Participants must attend the full training to receive credit.
You will also have to complete pre-work prior to attending the course. The hours noted above do not include the time needed to complete pre-work.
At this time, we have 12 seats available. If you are interested in joining this SAPST cohort, please email me to register — barrett.marshall@dbhds.virginia.gov.
Seats are first come, first served. If the course is full, you will be placed on a waiting list for the next SAPST course.
Click Here for more details
02:00 PM This webinar will explore evidence-informed strategies, emerging trends, and innovative models that support recovery and resilience among SMVF. Presenters will discuss the importance of coordinated care across systems including the Department of Veterans Affairs, state health authorities, and community-based organizations. The presenters will highlight programs that are improving access to effective substance use treatment and long-term recovery support. Eliza Lloyd, Krithika Prakash, MS, and Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, (2024) Veterans & Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Evidence-Based Strategies & Programs, with contribution from Cheryl Holm-Hansen, MA, PhD, and edited by Emily Warthman, JD, MPH (University Park, PA: Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Pennsylvania State University). https://evidence2impact.ps
09:00 AM This event brings together prevention leaders, behavioral health professionals, community organizations, and lived‑experience advocates to explore emerging trends in gambling and gaming harm across Virginia. The conference also includes updates from the Virginia Council on Problem Gambling, the Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health, and a review of the latest gambling and gaming laws in Virginia, offering attendees a comprehensive look at current trends, resources, and policy developments. This conference offers 4.5 contact hours for participants. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of a supportive environment that promotes healthy choices and resilience. Click here for more information!
02:00 PM The U.S. retail market for intoxicants has been rapidly transforming, with regulators and communities struggling to keep up. Many intoxicating products – including hemp-derived cannabinoids, kratom, hallucinogens, and inhalants – are widely accessible in gas stations and smoke shops across the country. This session explains how gaps in laws and enforcement have allowed these markets to grow and highlights ongoing research and advocacy supporting effective prevention and control.
12:00 PM Featuring: Marsha Wood The Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health (VPGH) and the Virginia Office of Recovery Services (ORS) are partnering to provide essential education on problem gambling through a monthly Lunch and Learn series for peer recovery specialists, clinicians, administrators, and more.
09:00 AM Keith Cartwright, DBHDS ACE Coordinator, and Master ACE Interface Trainer is returning to Fredericksburg to facilitate a train-the-presenter for the Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Building Self-Healing Communities. RACSB Master Trainers Michelle Wagaman and Amy Jindra will co-facilitate. The train-the-presenter will be held in-person at the RACSB at River Club office (10825 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408). Participants must commit to full attendance each of the three days. (Day 1 and Day 2 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Day 3 9:00 a.m. to noonish) Space will be limited to 25 participants. Registration will close 10 days prior to the train-the-presenter or when 25 participants are confirmed. Advance reading will be emailed a week prior to the in-person training.
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.
