The Nexus Between Opioid Misuse Prevention and Suicide Prevention Webinar Materials

Prevention is an essential part of the continuum in addressing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people, but it can be a challenge to define and implement. Understanding the robust and trusted field of prevention science can help guide our planning and efforts to make a tremendous impact, especially when working toward suicide and substance use disorder prevention outcomes simultaneously.

Learning Objectives:

• Understood evidence-based guiding principles in prevention
• Recognized the value of shared risk and protective factors
• Learned how to integrate stigma and social norms work for increased success

Presenter:

• Heidi Peterson Dutson, Prevention Specialist