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*Repeated Session

All sessions are live-hosted, screen-to-screen 1.5 hour Continuing Education Sessions (CES) with PRI Trainers. All sessions will be presented via Zoom. PRI is unable to award hours for sessions previously attended.

Please note that participants are responsible for ensuring online PRI sessions and the number of hours earned fulfill your system’s requirements. Credentialing requirements for online sessions stipulate all participants must (1) individually register, and (2) log into the online session on their own device to received credit/hours for attending. Learners who participate in an online session via shared login will not receive a certificate. Learners are also required to attend sessions in full for credit hours to be awarded.  Participants will receive a survey email after the session and will receive a certificate once the survey has been submitted. The link to the surveys are also available on the instructor site under “My Trainings.” Note, participants must attend the entire session.

PRI supports low risk driving choices. Therefore, we will remove anyone who is driving on a Zoom call hosted by our team. So as to not further distract, we will not chat or verbally ask questions first. You’ll be able to join a different Zoom session, from a stationary place, at a later date.

Description:

High-risk alcohol and drug use are more common in people with mental health conditions.  In this session, we will dig into the “what,” “why,” and “how” of this co-occurrence.  First, we will review research documenting the rates of co-occurrence of high-risk alcohol and drug use in various settings: the general population, prevention programs, treatment settings. We will then focus on what science has to say about why people with mental health disorders are more likely to use alcohol and drugs in high-risk ways including recent genetic research. Finally, this session will describe the challenges individuals with mental health conditions may experience when participating in substance use prevention or treatment programs and strategies to address those challenges.  In this session, the trainer will use a blend of didactic, discussion, and activities.

Goals:

Participants will review information about the co-occurrence of mental health conditions and high-risk alcohol and drug choices, learn about some recent research that helps us understand why mental health conditions and high-risk substance use co-occur, and discuss how mental health conditions may impact Prime For Life and Prime Solutions participants’ ability to engage with these programs as well as strategies to increase engagement.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to:

List at least three mental health conditions that commonly co-occur with high-risk substance use
Explain at least one reason that mental health conditions commonly co-occur with high-risk substance use
Summarize how mental health conditions can impact participation in prevention and treatment programs for high-risk substance use and select at least one strategy they can use to help participants with mental health conditions increase engagement.

Dates and Times (EASTERN TIME)

July 17, 2025: 3:00 – 4:30 PM Eastern Time

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