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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.

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1639 Jamestown Church
Mar 25

3rd Annual Problem Gambling & Gaming Prevention Conference

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!

Mar 26

Emotional Awareness and Management Webinar

9:00 AM Emotional awareness and management are critical social-emotional competencies that support student growth and can help prevent emotional, behavioral, and mental health crises. Through scenario-based examples and activities, these concepts will be defined, and participants will learn how schools can support their students’ growth in these areas in a multi-tiered system of support that focuses on social-emotional learning.
Objectives: 
•    Explore how the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) framework supports and promotes emotional awareness and management for students.
•    Identify and apply SEL and MTSS interventions to support a positive school climate.  
•    Identify specific strategies to support the school community's emotional awareness and management skills.  Partial In-Service Credit (PIC) for law enforcement is not available for virtual programs.   Registration Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.

Apr 8

Impact On the Brain: Alcohol & Other Drugs

2:00 PM In honor of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week the Historic Triangle Drug Prevention Coalition is hosting this webinar to explore the effects drugs and alcohol have on the brain. This webinar will be facilitated by Breonna Wilkes with the Center for child and Family Services.

Apr 14

Cannabis, Hemp, and Youth Safety Webinar

2:00 PM This webinar is aimed to inform school and public safety professionals that work with youth.   TOPICS COVERED: Roles of each agency in
regulation Cannabis and hemp laws in
Virginia Types of cannabis/hemp
products in schools Risks of underage cannabis use
and more!

Apr 22

Annual Teaching Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Conference

11:00 AM This conference is for educators, community-based organizations, school administrators, healthcare providers, school resource officers, counselors, parents, and anyone else working with youth to learn about the latest research on cannabis, e-cigarette, and other drug use. This is a two-day fully virtual conference!  Early bird registration is $100. Price will increase to $125 after March 1st, 2026. (Fees include access to all conference recordings, materials, and resources for up to one year.) For more information click here

Apr 22

Today’s Intoxicant Market and Evidence-Based Prevention Policies

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.

Apr 24

Emotional Contagion and How It's Related to Gamblers' Mood Cycle

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.

Apr 28

Emotional Awareness and Management Webinar

1:00 AM Emotional awareness and management are critical social-emotional competencies that support student growth and can help prevent emotional, behavioral, and mental health crises. Through scenario-based examples and activities, these concepts will be defined, and participants will learn how schools can support their students’ growth in these areas in a multi-tiered system of support that focuses on social-emotional learning.
Objectives: 
•    Explore how the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) framework supports and promotes emotional awareness and management for students.
•    Identify and apply SEL and MTSS interventions to support a positive school climate.  
•    Identify specific strategies to support the school community's emotional awareness and management skills.  Partial In-Service Credit (PIC) for law enforcement is not available for virtual programs.   Registration Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.

Jun 1

8th Annual CannAct Conference

11:00 AM This conference brings public health professionals, prevention specialists, equity advocates, public safety professionals, tobacco prevention professionals, partners, and other advocates together virtually to discuss the new and changing legalized cannabis landscape in our communities. Other topics include… Aligning Cannabis Policy With Prevention Goals Evaluating Prevention Programs Realistically Facilitating Youth Conversations About Cannabis Centering Community Voice in Prevention Design Registration cost vary

Jun 22

The National Council on Problem Gambling Annual Conference 2026

8:00 AM The National Council on Problem Gambling is the only national nonprofit organization that seeks to minimize the economic and social costs associated with gambling addiction. NCPG is neutral on legalized gambling.  

Aug 25

ACE Interface Train-the-Presenter in Fredericksburg

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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3rd Annual Problem Gambling & Gaming Prevention Conference

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!

Emotional Awareness and Management Webinar

09:00 AM Emotional awareness and management are critical social-emotional competencies that support student growth and can help prevent emotional, behavioral, and mental health crises. Through scenario-based examples and activities, these concepts will be defined, and participants will learn how schools can support their students’ growth in these areas in a multi-tiered system of support that focuses on social-emotional learning.
Objectives: 
•    Explore how the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) framework supports and promotes emotional awareness and management for students.
•    Identify and apply SEL and MTSS interventions to support a positive school climate.  
•    Identify specific strategies to support the school community's emotional awareness and management skills.  Partial In-Service Credit (PIC) for law enforcement is not available for virtual programs.   Registration Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.

Impact On the Brain: Alcohol & Other Drugs

02:00 PM In honor of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week the Historic Triangle Drug Prevention Coalition is hosting this webinar to explore the effects drugs and alcohol have on the brain. This webinar will be facilitated by Breonna Wilkes with the Center for child and Family Services.

Cannabis, Hemp, and Youth Safety Webinar

02:00 PM This webinar is aimed to inform school and public safety professionals that work with youth.   TOPICS COVERED: Roles of each agency in
regulation Cannabis and hemp laws in
Virginia Types of cannabis/hemp
products in schools Risks of underage cannabis use
and more!

Annual Teaching Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Conference

11:00 AM This conference is for educators, community-based organizations, school administrators, healthcare providers, school resource officers, counselors, parents, and anyone else working with youth to learn about the latest research on cannabis, e-cigarette, and other drug use. This is a two-day fully virtual conference!  Early bird registration is $100. Price will increase to $125 after March 1st, 2026. (Fees include access to all conference recordings, materials, and resources for up to one year.) For more information click here

Today’s Intoxicant Market and Evidence-Based Prevention Policies

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.

Emotional Contagion and How It's Related to Gamblers' Mood Cycle

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.

Emotional Awareness and Management Webinar

01:00 AM Emotional awareness and management are critical social-emotional competencies that support student growth and can help prevent emotional, behavioral, and mental health crises. Through scenario-based examples and activities, these concepts will be defined, and participants will learn how schools can support their students’ growth in these areas in a multi-tiered system of support that focuses on social-emotional learning.
Objectives: 
•    Explore how the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) framework supports and promotes emotional awareness and management for students.
•    Identify and apply SEL and MTSS interventions to support a positive school climate.  
•    Identify specific strategies to support the school community's emotional awareness and management skills.  Partial In-Service Credit (PIC) for law enforcement is not available for virtual programs.   Registration Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.

8th Annual CannAct Conference

11:00 AM This conference brings public health professionals, prevention specialists, equity advocates, public safety professionals, tobacco prevention professionals, partners, and other advocates together virtually to discuss the new and changing legalized cannabis landscape in our communities. Other topics include… Aligning Cannabis Policy With Prevention Goals Evaluating Prevention Programs Realistically Facilitating Youth Conversations About Cannabis Centering Community Voice in Prevention Design Registration cost vary

The National Council on Problem Gambling Annual Conference 2026

08:00 AM The National Council on Problem Gambling is the only national nonprofit organization that seeks to minimize the economic and social costs associated with gambling addiction. NCPG is neutral on legalized gambling.  

ACE Interface Train-the-Presenter in Fredericksburg

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.

OUR PREVENTION TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Preparing Our Community to Help People in Need of Support

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.

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Training and Instruction

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.

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