Upcoming This Week…

Substance Use Disorders Boot Camp

from University of Wisconsin – Madison, Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership

Date/ Time: May 15-16, 2025

Did you know?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental wellness is essential for everyone’s well-being at every stage of life. These facts, provided by the Office of Children’s Mental Health help shed light on the areas of priority;

The need is great as shown by these national numbers:

50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24
1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
1 in 6 U.S. youth ages 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year
56% of U.S. children ages 3-17 had difficulty getting mental health care
20% of U.S. high school students seriously considered suicide (Wisconsin specific percentages are:19% for all youth, and girls at 24% and boys at 14%)

GREAT LAKES ROTA-RC Completes Year Two

77%

Increase in Virtual Education Outreach to Rural Counties

2.9k

Total Virtual Education Contacts

901

Adults Trained in Evidenced Based SUD & MH Programming

1,065

Youth Educated in SUD & MH Prevention Programming

Needs Assessment – Executive Summary

The Great Lakes ROTA-RC Needs Assessment highlights the critical behavioral health challenges facing rural communities in Health and Human Services Region 5. This report, informed by direct input from community providers, identifies priority areas for training and resource development to address disparities in prevention, treatment, and recovery. By engaging stakeholders across six states, this assessment serves as a foundation for evidence-based, community responsive interventions that support rural behavioral health. Click on the title above, or the graphic to the left to access the Executive Summary.

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Information You Can Use

Overdose – Data to Action

In the United States, nearly 300 lives are lost to drugs each day.
Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) supports jurisdictions in implementing prevention activities and in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and timely data on nonfatal and fatal overdoses and in using those data to enhance programmatic and surveillance efforts.
OD2A focuses on understanding and tracking the complex and changing nature of the drug overdose crisis by seamlessly integrating data and prevention strategies.

May – Mental Health Month

Mental Health America is celebrating Mental Health Month all throughout May with the theme, ‘Turn Awareness into Action.’ In today’s society, we have made huge strides with mental health awareness and stigma reduction. But this theme now pushes for people to take action to support their mental health. With loads of tangible and actionable resources that truly can meet anyone where they are at, be sure to share on social media this May.