NW ROTAC NEWS

Dr. Sandi Phibbs and Abbey Martin presented at the Region 10 Opioid Summit. They presented "Tailoring SAMHSA's Community Conversations About Mental Health in rural communities."

Drs. Elizabeth Weybright and Allison Myers from the NW ROTAC presented at the 2023 National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference. Their presentation titled "Using Training and Technical Assistance Frameworks for Rural Opioid Prevention and Treatment"

Cassandra Watters, ROTAC Research Coordinator, presents at the Society for Research on Adolescence 2023. Cassandra presented “I Never Realized How Hard Recovery Is.”​
Evaluation of a Youth Participatory Action Research Project for Opioid Misuse Prevention​

The NW ROTAC held their first advisory board meeting. Co-Project Directors (Co-PDs), Weybright, Peavy, and Meyers facilitated AB meetings in collaboration with the AB co-chairs, Dr. John Roll and Jenny Haubenreiser, who are experts in behavioral health. PY02 Advisory Board meetings are currently in the planning phase.