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Enhancing Your Skills: Working With Your Participants to Develop a Personal Mission Statement.
Enhancing Your Skills: Working With Your Participants toDevelop a Personal Mission Statement.ObjectivesParticipants will create a personal mission statement: Learn the benefits of having a personal mission statement Explore tools that support participants in doing this work Discover personal core values Explore limiting beliefs and learn how to address them Identify results, purpose, and impacts Understand how to integrate and engage a personal mission statement in everyday actions This CoP is designed to help you enhance your skills and collaborate effectively with your participants.Reminder: This interactive training is 30 minutes longer than a typical PRSS CoP session. Please bring a smartphone, pencil or pen and paper for this hands-on training and be prepared to write.Your InstructorCara LaPlanteWellness Initiatives CoordinatorArchwaysCara LaPlante is a 2024 graduate of Plymouth State University with a B.S. in Wellness Education. This interdisciplinary degree is a combination of Adventure Education and her massage therapy background, with the goal of curating experiences in the community to increase accessibility to practical wellness tools and promote healthy social connection. Cara is now the Wellness Initiatives Coordinator for Archways RCO working on programs, including collegiate recovery. Collegiate recovery has become a passion for Cara as a recent college graduate in recovery herself. […]
Save the Date: Leveraging Data Systems to Improve SUD Treatment Quality (HSAC CoP)
Leveraging Data Systems to Enhance SUD Treatment:Quality and Operational Alignment in Hospital SettingsDecember 18, 2025 12:00 PM–1:00 PMObjectivesBy the end of this session, participants will be able to:RegistrationLocationZOOMLearn more about the HSAC CoPPresenterCasey BukowskiCasey Bukowski is a behavioral health informaticist with a background in population health project management, value-based care performance, and electronic medical record workflow design. She brings nearly a decade of experience translating complex clinical programs into practical operations. Casey has designed self-service dashboards, reporting frameworks, and data-driven workflows that improve access and engagement and support regulatory compliance across hospital-based SUD and behavioral health programs.
Register Today: Sharing Your Story for Change: Advocacy for Preventionists (Prevention CoP)
Sharing Your Story for Change: Advocacy for Preventionists*NOTE: This is part two in a three-part series on Prevention Messaging.Overview •To be determined. Objectives •Understand the distinction between advocacy and lobbying •Select and refine a story you can effectively tell •Determine where and how to share your story to influence change RegistrationLocationZOOMLearn more about the Prevention CoPAdd event to your calendar.Your InstructorsKate FreyVice President of AdvocacyNew FuturesPeter NtourntourekasTraining ManagerNew FuturesLearn more about your instructors below.Presenter bio: Kate serves as Vice President of Advocacy of the organization and has the primary responsibility of directing and managing New Futures’ advocacy efforts. She also leads New Futures’ public health and alcohol and other drug policy portfolios. Through this work, Kate focuses on prevention-focused policies and the regulation of addictive products such as alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and prescription drugs. Kate tracks, analyzes, and synthesizes policy, budgetary, and legislative proposals; best practices; and research related to public health and the regulation of addictive products. Visit New Futures' website to learn more about Kate Presenter bio: Peter Ntourntourekas serves as training manager at New Futures. His responsibilities include engaging, mobilizing, and training individuals and organizations that advocate for a healthy New Hampshire. Visit New Futures' website to […]
Save the Date: Tertiary Prevention: Evolving Perspectives, Shared Definitions, and Conceptual Clarity (SUD Tx CoP)
Thursday, February 12, 2026Evolving Perspectives, Shared Definitions, and Conceptual ClarityObjectivesBy the end of this session, participants will be able to:RegistrationLocationZOOMLearn more about the SUD Tx Learning Community CoPPresenterJohn Burns, CRSWExecutive Director SOS Recovery Community Organization John Burns is a person with lived experience and the director of SOS Recovery Community Organization with peer-based recovery community centers in Rochester, Dover, and Exeter, NH as well as a social enterprise restaurant, Fold’d Community Diner, in Somersworth, NH. John founded Families Hoping and Coping in 2014, a peer-based family support group for family members and loved ones of people with lived and living experience who use drugs. John serves by appointment to the NH Drug Overdose Fatality Commission. He serves on the Budget Taskforce for the Governor’s Commission on Addiction, Treatment, & Prevention and is appointed to the NH Prescription Drug Monitoring Advisory Committee. John earned his MBA from Southern NH University and is credentialed as a Certified Recovery Support Worker (CRSW). John has grown SOS from a $5,000 all-volunteer effort in September 2016 into a robust program with 25 employees. SOS today has three recovery community centers and a restaurant, numerous initiatives, including comprehensive harm reduction programs at each center, a statewide […]
Register Today | Enhancing Our Skills: How to Build Good Habits for You and Your Participants
OverviewThis session will connect personal wellness with peer support practice, explore achievable, recovery-oriented habit building, and offer tools peers can use for themselves and with participants. As many of us think about goals in the first quarter of the year, this session offers a chance to reflect together.ObjectivesRegistrationLocationZOOMLearn more about the PRSS CoPYour Instructors[dsm_content_toggle heading_one="Learn More About Michelle" custom_content_one="Michelle is President and CEO of Archways, a recovery community organization that has recovery centers and family resource centers in Central NH. She has worked in the field of Family Support & Strengthening for over 20 years, integrating peer recovery support into her practice over 10 years ago. She founded an RCO that grew to four sites and over 20 employees and is a recognized trainer both locally in NH and nationally. She has earned multiple awards, including a Legacy Award from the NH Children's Foundation for the work of addressing recovery support in the context of family. She recently spent 2 years in a coaching program for developing fit and healthy leaders where the art and science of habit creation was an area of focus." heading_two="Learn More About Troy" custom_content_two="For the past 2 years, Troy has been working as a recovery […]
Academic Detailing: A New Approach to Reducing Tertiary Prevention Stigma
ObjectivesBy the end of this session, participants will be able to:RegistrationLocationZOOMLearn more about the SUD Tx Learning Community CoPPresenterCarol Furlong, LCMHC, MAC, MBACarol Furlong retired from the Elliot Health System in December of 2023 after a distinguished career in the NH healthcare system advancing the treatment of substance use disorder. She continues to consult for a number of organizations and associations to share her expertise and to continue to promote compassionate patient centered care.
All Together: A Unified Prevention Messaging Campaign for National Prevention Week
NH Audubon Society 84 Silk Farm Rd, Concord, NH, United StatesHelp Shape New Hampshire’s Prevention Message Overview This in-person, hands-on Prevention Community of Practice is designed to give preventionists across New Hampshire the opportunity to apply best practice social marketing concepts to develop unified local and statewide prevention campaigns. Together, we will develop themes to be used for statewide prevention messaging during National Prevention Week, May 10-16*. We ask you to think about a local prevention initiative you would like to highlight as this will be how we pull reoccurring themes from across the state and simplify them into a unifying message. We also ask that you consider inviting team members/partners to help develop your campaign. This event will include an optional Canva 101 session for participants looking to enhance their in-house marketing capabilities. * Please bring your laptop or tablet. Wifi will be available. ObjectivesParticipants will:RegistrationLocationNH Audubon Society84 Silk Farm RdConcord,NH03301UnitedLearn MoreLearn more about the Prevention CoPYour InstructorsHealth Communications SpecialistState of NH- Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services Elizabeth Duffy (she/they) is a Certified Health Education Specialist with a focus in Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention. Elizabeth has done work through social norming campaigns, focus groups, statewide social media campaigns, blog posts, community event planning, and digital storytelling. They […]
Peer Recovery Support in the Lakes Region: A Successful and Enduring Partnership (HSAC CoP)
ObjectivesBy the end of this session, participants will be able to:RegistrationLocationLearn more about the HSAC CoPPresentersDirector of Substance Use ServicesRecovery Clinic and Laconia DoorwayConcord Hospital - Laconia and FranklinExecutive DirectorNavigating Recovery of the Lakes RegionCorey Gately is a Master’s Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and is currently working as the Director of Substance Use Services at Concord Hospital - Laconia. She is the Director of The Doorway in Laconia and The Recovery Clinic, a Medication Assisted Treatment Program at the Laconia and Franklin campuses.  She has been actively involved in training staff about medication induction in the ED, use of medication in Substance Use Treatment, utilization of Recovery Coaches throughout the hospital, stigma reduction, and development of programs throughout the hospital to help people receive increased services for Substance Use Disorder.  In addition, Corey is also a Level 2 Crossfit Coach and a Certified Drug and Alcohol Recovery Fitness Specialist.Dr. Daisy Pierce has her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology & Learning Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder. She is a founding member of Navigating Recovery of the Lakes Region who began as a community volunteer before being officially hired as Executive Director. Dr. Pierce’s educational and professional background […]
Doing More with What We Have: Creative Pathways to Wellness (PRSS CoP)
OnlineOverviewDuring times when the PRSS field is facing funding challenges, it’s important to remain creative in order to reach our wellness goals. Integrating SAMHSA’s 8 Dimensions of Wellness into peer-led artistic programming creates a powerful framework for holistic recovery. By utilizing low-cost materials and a process-oriented approach, facilitators can help individuals move beyond clinical symptoms toward a life of purpose and connection.ObjectivesRegistrationLocationZOOMLearn more about the PRSS CoP <iframe src="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lexH1BUKTBqVxGUYCmdvyA#/registration" width="100%" height="950" style="border: 0; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" loading="lazy"> Your InstructorsMaggie RingeySenior Project Manager,Peer Recovery Support ServicesHarbor CareLainaReavisSenior Project Manager,Peer Recovery Support ServicesHarbor CarePatriciaEisnerNavigator • Educator • SupervisorArchways -->name="Doing More with What We Have: Creative Pathways to Wellness"startDate="2026-06-10"startTime="10:30"endTime="12:30"timeZone="America/New_York"location="Zoom"description="This session will take place on Zoom. Your Zoom access link will be sent by email before the event. Please check your confirmation and reminder emails."options="'Apple','Google','iCal','Outlook.com','Microsoft 365','Microsoft Teams','Yahoo'"buttonStyle="round"label="Add to Calendar"]
FREEJune 2026 Healthcare Updates
OnlineOverviewThis Community of Practice will provide timely updates on several healthcare initiatives related to substance use care and support in New Hampshire. The session will include an update from the Board of Pharmacy on final approval allowing naloxone to be distributed directly from hospital emergency departments, effective June 1, 2026. This approval removes labeling requirements that had created a long-standing barrier, expanding access to this life-saving overdose reversal medication. Presenters will also share updates on efforts to implement a comprehensive retooling of the healthcare workforce, along with information about a new grant opportunity for hospitals that was approved by the Governor and Executive Council on June 3, 2026. Together, these updates will highlight important changes and opportunities for hospital systems working to strengthen comprehensive substance use care and support.ObjectivesBy the end of this session, participants will be able to: Objectives Registration Presenters Learn more about the HSAC CoPPresenters (s) Kathy Bizarro-Thunberg, Executive Vice President/Federal Relations, MBA, FACHE, has been with the New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) since 1985. Kathy is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and served as the President of the Northern New England Association of Healthcare Executives, ACHE Regent for the State […]