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09/02/2025

📢 Our September Newsletter is here! This month highlights Recovery Month, Su***de Prevention Month, and FASD Awareness Month with events, trainings, resources, and community updates.

✅ Live & self-paced courses
✅ Local and national events
✅ Featured resources and job opportunities in behavioral health

Take a look and join us in learning, connecting, and celebrating resilience.

🔗 https://mailchi.mp/casat/casat-learning-newsletter-september2025

09/01/2025

This Labor Day, we honor the dedication of those working every day to strengthen communities and support health and recovery.

CASAT will be closed today in observance of the national holiday. We wish you a safe and restful day.

08/29/2025

08/28/2025

Expand Your Impact. Support Recovery. Strengthen Communities.

This new comprehensive course prepares learners for both Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) and Community Health Worker (CHW) roles. Gain the foundational knowledge and skills to support individuals in recovery while addressing broader community health needs through a whole-person care approach.

Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/casat/prss-chw-course

08/27/2025

📊 Over 40% of pregnant persons enrolled in Medicaid receive a prescription for opioids.
⚠️ Drug-related deaths contribute to pregnancy-associated deaths, with substance use being a preventable, causal, or correlating factor in maternal mortality.
🩺 Several obstetrical complications have been associated with opioid use in pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia, miscarriage, premature delivery, fetal growth restriction, and fetal death.
👶 OUD can lead to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NAS/NOWS)

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to delivering early intervention for individuals with risky substance/opioid use and provides a timely referral to more intensive substance/opioid use disorder treatment.

🔗 To learn more visit www.nvopioidresponse.org/initiatives/opioid-response/screening/perinatal-health

08/25/2025

“It’s not uncommon for clients to walk into session saying, ‘I saw a video on TikTok, and I think I have…’”

With mental health content flooding social media, providers face both opportunities and challenges. Some posts reduce stigma and spark awareness, while others spread confusion.

The latest blog explores how to navigate these conversations with curiosity, validation, and accurate information.

It’s not uncommon these days for clients to walk into session saying, “I saw a video on TikTok, and I think I have…” followed by a list of symptoms or a new diagnosis. Social media platforms—especially TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube—are brimming with mental health content. Some of it is ...

08/24/2025

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who link people to health and social services, provide education, offer support, and advocate for healthier communities. They use lived experience and strong community connections to break down barriers to care and improve wellbeing.

During CHW Awareness Week (Aug 25–29, 2025), we celebrate CHWs for the essential role they play every day in strengthening health across Nevada and the nation. 💙

08/22/2025

🎤 Have you heard? CASAT’s own Daniel Fred is joining the lineup for Lip Sync Legends 2025!

He’s a recovery advocate, educator, and known for bringing both heart and humor to everything he does. On October 3, he’s stepping onto the stage at the Reno Public Market to support behavioral health in Nevada.

Lip Sync Legends is a fundraiser for Vitality Unlimited, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic providing treatment, housing, and support services across the state. We’re proud to support Daniel and this important cause.

🎟️ Event and ticket info: www.Givebutter.com/A5CT6v
💙 Donate to Daniel’s page: https://givebutter.com/TwHszE

08/21/2025

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08/20/2025

Most of these deaths are preventable and pregnancy is an ideal window of opportunity to screen for risky substance/opioid use. Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to delivering early intervention for individuals with risky substance/opioid use.

To learn more visit: https://nvopioidresponse.org/initiatives/opioid-response/screening/perinatal-health/