SNOAC Ad-Hoc Update

Written By Katarina Pulver

Good Afternoon SNOAC Community!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! As a reminder, our next meeting is Thursday, February 6th at 10am and will be available in a hybrid format (virtual and in person). Virtually you can access the meeting via Zoom or in-person at Roseman University (1 Breakthrough Way, The Auditorium, Las Vegas, NV 89135). In the meantime, please see some community ad-hoc updates:

Funding Opportunities:

Community Events and Updates:

  • 2025 Southern Nevada Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention Summit Planning Kicks Off!

  • PACT Announces their 2024-2026 Comprehensive Community Prevention Plan

    • PACT Coalition has announced their Comprehensive Community Prevention Plan to the public, The Comprehensive Community Prevention Plan (CCPP) aims to identify and guide future priorities for preventing youth substance use in Clark County. This plan is updated every two years and serves as a roadmap for PACT Coalition in implementing strategies and addressing priorities.

    • Learn more here: https://files.constantcontact.com/8b85fd2e201/33037082-2253-47ee-9b08-e4bedc49f2b8.pdf

  • CredibleMind

    • About: CredibleMind is the free online platform that brings together expert rated and vetted videos, podcasts, apps, books and articles all in one easy to use place. Confidential and available 24/7, with CredibleMind you can learn new skills, understand your own mental health, take a mental health assessment and browse our library of thousands of mental wellbeing resources.

    • Learn more: https://files.constantcontact.com/f9350320801/fea21dde-d893-425e-81bb-89251076af67.pdf

  • LIMA Community Resource Sharing Meeting

  • Climbing Higher Mountains: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Dinner

  • SNHD Community Health Assessment Update Meeting

    • Date: Wednesday, February 19th from 5:30p-7:30p

    • Location: TBD

    • Cost: Free

    • About: We are excited to share preliminary results from the Community Health Assessment! Come tell us - did we listen? Please join us to review the three assessments conducted throughout the community the past year. Help us determine: what is surprising to you?, what is missing?, what should we emphasize more - specific topics or groups? We want to hear from YOU before we finalize the 2025 Community Health Assessment report.

    • Learn more and register to attend at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLwZVAT7Bs0w5vjW-Fgjrr66nF2qWaqN__mJoOgeTSQEFJHA/viewform

  • Lima Diversion Program Graduation

    • Date: Friday, March 14th

    • Location: LVMPD Headquarters Building B (400 South Martin Luther King Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV, 89106)

    • Cost: Free

    • About: Join LIMA as they celebrate their program graduates! There will be food, and networking opportunities

    • Learn more by emailing Angel Lash at lasha@clarkcountycourts.us

Educational Opportunities:

  • Behavioral Health Pre-Legislative Session Webinar Series

  • Harm Reduction 101: The Basics of Harm Reduction

    • Date: Tuesday, January 28 from 8a-12pm

    • Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams

    • Cost: Free

    • About: This interactive adult training provides participants with an in-depth overview of harm reduction concepts. This workshop provides a foundation in the philosophy, principles, and practices of harm reduction in the context of the United States. Participants will learn more tools to understand the different types and levels of harm. Through guided discussion and activities, participants will develop practical skills and increased knowledge to use in their work with people who currently are or formerly have used drugs.

    • Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/JanHR101

  • Overdose Response with Naloxone- Training of Trainers

    • Date: Thursday, January 30th from 8:30a-12p

    • Location: Southern Nevada Health District (280 S. Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89107)

    • Cost: Free

    • About:  This class is open to trainers who wish to become educated with current information about the illicit drug supply in our community and the current best practices for reversing overdoses. At the end of this training, you should be equipped with the knowledge and tools to train others in overdose response with naloxone, understand opioids and their effects, and educate others on common myths regarding drug overdose and fentanyl. This training is grant funded and provided at no-cost.

    • Learn more and register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/kxzhwpk/lp/e38c577f-c0ad-4ff0-b4a9-a1efe427de10

  • Because We Matter: Tobacco-free Living Summit

    • Date: January 30th, 2025 from 9a-2:30p

    • Location: Pearson Community Center (1625 W Carey Ave, N Las Vegas, NV 89032)

    • Cost: Free

    • About: The Tobacco-Free Living Summit is kicking off Black History Month by addressing the harmful impact of tobacco on the Black Community. Join us for 3 tobacco expert-led sessions and 2 tobacco-free living panels, where we will explore topics affecting the African American Community.

    • Register for free and learn more at https://www.becausewematterlv.org/

  • Harm Reduction 201: Understanding Drug-Related Stigma

    • Date: Tuesday, February 4th from 12:30p-4:30p

    • Location: Virtual Via Teams

    • Cost: Free

    • About: This training takes a critical look at the history of the substance misuse movement and its impact on recovery and health equity in our community. This workshop will introduce the concepts of social inequalities faced by people who use drugs, the stigma they experience, and how this impacts their ability to access services.

    • Learn more and register at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/736fa33/lp/86324470-c727-40d6-b492-ab70c7ff7cb6

  • Women’s Sustainable Recovery Coalition Meeting

    • Date: Wednesday, February 5th from 9a-10:30a

    • Location: Virtual via zoom or in person at 2280 N McDaniel St. N Las Vegas, NV 89030

    • Cost: Free

    • About: Join us for our next coalition meeting! This meeting is available virtually and in person. Our guest speaker will be Kristina Bernat, LCSW, Crisis Response Team Program Manager with the North Las Vegas Fire Department.

    • Learn more and RSVP to attend at: admin@wsrcoalition.org

  • Don’t Risk It All With Fentanyl: 2025 Fentanyl Awareness Summit

    • Date: Wednesday, February 12th from 11a-6pm

    • Location: World Market Center (475 S Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89106)

    • Cost: Free

    • About: Please join the Department of Health & Human Services, the Clark County Bar Association, the High Impact Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), local governments, community leaders and law enforcement agencies to: learn updates on drug market trends, explain the increasing danger of evolving synthetic chemical supplies and resistance to overdose reversal medications, discuss why addiction rates and overdose rates continue to skyrocket, emphasize the need to focus on supply reduction to combat the opioid and overdose crisis, explain the impact of multiple overdoses and doctors’ difficulty to cope with the increasing number of patients facing irreversible brain damage and long term health issues, highlight model programs to improve how the criminal justice system interacts with people with substance use disorders and mental illness, highlight ways to protect communities from the appeal of illicit substance experimentation, and showcase the role of youth, peer to per outreach in social media and drug use prevention marketing

    • Learn more and register at https://ibnqzdeks3e.typeform.com/to/JuUk9Jho

If you have any questions, wish to update your SNOAC membership, or have important community events or resources related to substance use, overdose or recovery, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via the contact page.

Katarina Pulver
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