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This is the first of six sessions in the series, Culturally Responsive Approaches to Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Nevada’s Tribal Nations. This session introduces the foundational concept of historical trauma and its ongoing effects on mental health and substance use within Native American communities.
This recorded session explores comprehensive, trauma-informed strategies to support mothers with opioid use disorder and their infants during the critical postpartum period. It emphasizes the importance of establishing care with a pediatrician, postpartum follow-up, and family planning, while also highlighting essential caregiver education on car seat safety, safe sleep practices, and overdose prevention strategies. Participants will learn how to help caregivers build a healthy support system and understand how wraparound services, peer support, and community-based interventions can reduce risk, improve outcomes, and foster long-term recovery for the dyad.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this presentation participants will be able to:
Define neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)
Understand screening tools for identifying NOWs
Understand the signs & symptoms of NOWs
Identify & understand pharmacologic treatment options for NOWS
Identify & understand non-pharmacologic treatment options for NOWS
Understand the role of the caregiver in the treatment of NOWS
By the end of this presentation participants will be able to:
Understand the SBIRT process in identifying individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD) & those at risk of developing an OUD
Understand how to assess a pregnant individual with an OUD
Identify & understand treatment options for pregnant & postpartum individuals experiencing an OUD
Understand the benefits of utilizing medications in the treatment of individuals experiencing an OUD
This session offers a deeper dive into the application and practice of CRM skills. Through group activities and discussion, participants reinforce the six core skills and examine how sensory awareness and resilience-building support holistic prevention strategies, particularly around substance use. The session also highlights current research and explores practical ways to bring CRM into a variety of communities and care settings.
This introductory session provides an overview of the six core wellness skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), a strengths-based, science-backed approach to regulating the nervous system in response to stress and trauma. Participants will learn how trauma affects mental and physical health and explore how CRM’s sensory-motor techniques can help restore balance and build resilience. The session also discusses the role of a “CRM Guide” in sharing these skills with others to support community wellbeing.