Session Description
In today’s uncertain world, community partners must come together to share strengths, support one another, and co-create lasting solutions. Join us for an interactive learning session discussing how communities, agencies, and prevention can sustain positive outcomes beyond what has traditionally been done. The 90-minute learning session will include breakouts, resources, examples, and networking opportunities. Don’t miss this chance to spark new ideas and strengthen your impact.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this learning session, participants will have:
- Connected with new peers to network with and work with
- Identified diverse funding sources and located potential opportunities
- Identified strategic revisions to action plans while sustaining progress towards positive outcomes
Optional Office Hours:
Do you have more questions or concerns about sustainability? Do you need specific ideas to move your organization’s or community’s sustainability efforts beyond the status quo? Join our live learning session and gain access to our drop-in Office Hours on July 9 and 16 (July 10 and 17 for most Pacific Jurisdictions) with Susannah Burt, where you can ask questions, receive personalized answers, and discover fresh ideas to enhance your work! No registration is needed. Zoom links will be emailed to those who participate in the live event following the learning session. No certificates of participation are available for office hours.
Who Should Participate
Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau.
Presenter
Susannah Burt has been working in Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Prevention since 2001. She has implemented the Strategic Prevention Framework since 2003 and has trained on the model since 2006. Professionally, it has been part of her responsibility to work with the evaluators and review data for state and local communities for assessments. She has worked to develop an evaluation plan for environmental strategies, including policies and campaigns. Ms. Burt is currently working on securing ongoing private and public funding for coalitions in her local area. Ms. Burt currently sits on her local Communities that Care coalition in Utah. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Weber State University and works for Weber Human Services.
Dates & Times
States & American Samoa
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
03:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m. Pacific
12:00 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. Hawaii
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. American Samoa
Pacific Jurisdictions
Thursday, June 26, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands
09:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae
08:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap
07:00 a.m. – 08:30 a.m. Republic of Palau
Cost: Free!
Certificates of Attendance
Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.5 hours for participating in the live learning session event.
Questions?
Please contact Tyler Dean (tdean@casat.org) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen (clamyuen@casat.org).