Dear colleagues:
Please see below for information about an upcoming webinar to be cohosted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) and the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments.
Best,
Christina Dukes, Federal Liaison
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
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Webinar Announcement
The Opioid Crisis and K-12 Schools: Supporting Students at School
A national webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students and the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time
Register:
https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/events/webinar/opioid-crisis-and-k-12-schools-meaningful-response
This webinar will provide examples of how the opioid crisis is impacting our schools and students and will provide insight into strategies that can support students impacted by the crisis.
The event is designed to provide building-level administrators, teachers, and specialized instructional support personnel with information on how they can effectively support students impacted by the opioid crisis.
The webinar will include federal, state, and school-level perspectives. Frank Brogan, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, will provide opening remarks. Mary Ann Gapinski, Director School Health Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, will describe the state’s effort to bring Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) to MA schools and the impact they’ve seen as a result. Dr. Jeff Hawkins, Executive Director, Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, will present information on the Cooperative’s efforts to empower and engage staff and students in rural schools as change agents in addressing the opioid crisis.
For more information, go to Opioids.gov. Opioids.gov illustrates the magnitude of the opioid crisis and actions the Trump Administration is taking to address it.
For questions regarding the content presented in the webinar, email ncssle@air.org. | 
