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GREAT LAKES RURAL OPIOID TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGIONAL CENTER
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Great Lakes ROTA-RC Reporter May 2025
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month–a time to shine a light on the importance of mental well-being for all. We are pleased to share SAMHSA's Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit, an essential resource to help you promote mental well-being. The toolkit includes ready-to-use social media graphics, outreach ideas, fact sheets, and messaging to support individuals, families, and communities. Use it to raise awareness, fight stigma, and spark meaningful conversations in May and all year round.
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ROTA-RC Hosted Events Calendar-At-A-Glance
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Survey Says: Leveraging School-Community Partnerships to Promote Student Well-Being
Friday, May 2
11am–12pm CDT/12pm–1pm EST
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During this session, participants will review youth survey data and learn about considerations for building successful school-community partnerships in their communities.
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Professional Development-Regional & National
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Breaking Intergenerational Patterns of Trauma, Addiction, And Dark Family Secrets
May 2, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM CST / 12:00PM–1:00PM EST
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Trauma and substance use often pass silently through generations–but they don't have to. Presenter Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, explores how providers, families, and communities can break intergenerational cycles by supporting children, engaging those in recovery, and learning from successful programs in a variety of settings.
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Parenting in an Addictive World: When to Step in & How to Help
May 6, 12–1PM CST/1–2PM EST
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Parenting in today’s world means navigating a minefield of addictive temptations—social media, pornography, and substances can pull kids in before they even realize what’s happening. So how do you know when to step in, and how can you help without pushing them away? Join Kriya Lendzion, a counselor and prevention expert with over 30 years of experience, as she shares real-world strategies to help you guide your child through these challenges with warmth, structure, and impact.
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Conflict to Connection: Create the Conditions for Healthy Disagreement
May 8, 10–11:30 AM CST/ 11:00 AM–12:30 PM EST
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Conflict is ever-present in our professional and personal lives. Our knee-jerk reaction is to avoid it at all costs. However, healthy disagreement is in fact essential in our work. How can we encourage different viewpoints and use conflict as an opportunity for growth? In this 90-minute peer sharing session, a series of guided questions will be used to gain a deeper understanding of our collective relationship with conflict, discuss ways to reframe it and strategies to embrace it.
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Substance Use Disorders Boot Camp
May 15–16, Hayward, WI
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This training aims to enhance confidence and competencies related to the management of substance use disorders in general medical settings. Through case-based and interactive didactic content, the workshop will explore issues related to assessment, monitoring, prevention, and management of issues that commonly occur with substance use (for example addiction, infectious disease, mental health issues).
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Our Partner Portal links you to our trusted partners, expanding your access to evidence-based resources from across the region and beyond.
Explore the Portal today to learn about SAMHSA, the Technology Transfer Centers, Opioid Response Network, and National Centers of Excellence.
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Thank you for reading the Great Lakes ROTA-RC Reporter!
Questions, suggestions, or story ideas?
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The Great Lakes Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (ROTA-RC) is funded by SAMHSA to serve rural areas in Il, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension leads ROTA-RC in partnership with the University of Illinois-Extension, Purdue Extension, Michigan State University Extension, University of Minnesota Extension, and Ohio State University Extension. Learn more at our website, greatlakesrota.extension.wisc.edu
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An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements. La Universidad de Wisconsin-Extensión, un empleador con igualdad de oportunidades y acción afirmativa (EEO/AA), proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en empleo y programas, incluyendo los requisitos del Titulo VI, Título IX, y de la Ley para Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA).
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