This webinar is part of NAHEWD's national series Bridging HIV and SUD: Innovations in the Field. The series is highlighting various innovative models and approaches to treating substance use disorder (SUD) in people at risk for and living with HIV. This webinar will explore promising clinical trials of psychedelic-assisted therapies, the potential of approved psilocybin and MDMA-assisted treatments for anxiety, mood, and SUDs. Clinicians interested in new mental healthcare treatment options for SUDs can learn about current treatment designs and published study outcomes to consider how psychedelic-assisted therapies might serve people at risk for and living with HIV.

Learn more and register here

Event Location: Virtual

Contact & Accommodations

Opioid Response Network: orn@aaap.org 

Statistics show that when peer services are delivered with adherence to the peer model and within recovery-oriented systems, they are highly effective for the participants and the systems employing them (SAMHSA). 

While the knowledge and experience brought into organizations and their systems by peers are extremely important, there are also great challenges as most of these systems operate in paradigms that differ greatly from the recovery-oriented environments peers are most effective in, leading to poor outcomes when appropriate support is lacking. 

We must ask: What are the ethical considerations in hiring, training, supervising, and retaining people with lived-living experience in existing organizations? This workshop provides ethically informed, policy-driven, equitable, and inclusive approaches that can be intentionally implemented within organizations of all kinds.

Learn more and register here

Event Location: Virtual

Contact & Accommodations

NAADAC: naadac@naadac.org 

School Absenteeism and Your Student: A Panel Discussion

Join Timber Lane Pediatrics for an informal discussion with parents, school administrators, therapists, and local student advocates.  We're planning a virtual panel discussion with parent questions and input.  Our goal is to have you leave this discussion with some ideas and optimism for increased school attendance!  Hosted by Timber Lane Pediatrics Care Coordinator Danni Pratt, CCM and Dr. Elizabeth Hunt

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:30-7:30pm
Meeting ID 288 044 059 189 0
Passcode: XE389SB7
Click here to join!

Join Winooski staff and volunteers for a park clean up! These volunteer opportunities are perfect for anyone (individuals, outdoor enthusiasts, small groups, families, etc.) and no prior experience is necessary. Activities include plant trimming, litter pick up, debris removal, and other basic trail maintenance. Bring your enthusiasm and willingness to help. Staff will provide small tools (clippers, snips, gloves, resources, etc.), but feel free to bring your own. Dress comfortably in weather-appropriate clothing and wear sturdy footwear suitable for outdoor activities. Stay hydrated, bring a water bottle! Consider sunscreen and bug repellent as needed.

Sign Up here!

On Thursday, November 6th, from 6:00–7:30 PM, the City of Burlington and Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform (VCJR) are hosting a free educational webinar:

Overdose Prevention Centers: Evidence, Impact & Community Dialogue

This event kicks off a series of community conversations that will continue over the coming months and marks the launch of our Community Survey.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this invitation with your professional and personal networks.

https://community.sevendaysvt.com/event/policy-solutions-for-vermonts-alcohol-challenges-44511327

UVM Health Sciences Capstone students, Jordan and Kalman, are hosting a panel discussion about alcohol use disorder and policies that can help Vermonters! Come join to support the next generation of public health leaders. In-person attendees will receive free glassware that can help estimate standard drink sizes from Winooski Partnership for Prevention!

PLEASE NOTE:

In-Person begins at 7:00 PM

Location: Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Ave. Burlington, VT 05405

Webinar begins around 7:15 PM

Location: We will email a zoom link to you the day of the event!

Join Winooski staff and volunteers for a park clean up! These volunteer opportunities are perfect for anyone (individuals, outdoor enthusiasts, small groups, families, etc.) and no prior experience is necessary. Activities include plant trimming, litter pick up, debris removal, and other basic trail maintenance. Bring your enthusiasm and willingness to help. Staff will provide small tools (clippers, snips, gloves, resources, etc.), but feel free to bring your own. Dress comfortably in weather-appropriate clothing and wear sturdy footwear suitable for outdoor activities. Stay hydrated, bring a water bottle! Consider sunscreen and bug repellent as needed.

Sign Up here!

Join Winooski staff and volunteers for a park clean up! These volunteer opportunities are perfect for anyone (individuals, outdoor enthusiasts, small groups, families, etc.) and no prior experience is necessary. Activities include plant trimming, litter pick up, debris removal, and other basic trail maintenance. Bring your enthusiasm and willingness to help. Staff will provide small tools (clippers, snips, gloves, resources, etc.), but feel free to bring your own. Dress comfortably in weather-appropriate clothing and wear sturdy footwear suitable for outdoor activities. Stay hydrated, bring a water bottle! Consider sunscreen and bug repellent as needed.

Sign Up here!

We’re guest tabling at the market! Come say hi! More info about the market here:

https://downtownwinooski.org/winooski-farmers-market/wfm-visit/

Over the last few years we have seen progress on substance use addiction awareness and identifying valuable resources for help and change. We also know that there is a lot of work to do.

This event is open to the public. We urge anyone who is interested in knowing where resources are for themselves or someone they love, who is battling addiction, to attend. It is about hope for anyone struggling with substance use, making more resources available statewide and saving lives. 

Event Location

Champlain Valley Expo
105 Pearl Street
Essex, VT 05452

Brad Ferland 802-999-2633 | bferland14@gmail.com 

Melinda White 802-393-9196 | melinda@tpfcvt.org 

https://www.healthvermont.gov/events/4th-annual-coming-together-substance-use-addiction-summit

We’re guest tabling at the market! Come say hi! More info about the market here:

https://downtownwinooski.org/winooski-farmers-market/wfm-visit/

Join Winooski staff and volunteers for a park clean up! These volunteer opportunities are perfect for anyone (individuals, outdoor enthusiasts, small groups, families, etc.) and no prior experience is necessary. Activities include plant trimming, litter pick up, debris removal, and other basic trail maintenance. Bring your enthusiasm and willingness to help. Staff will provide small tools (clippers, snips, gloves, resources, etc.), but feel free to bring your own. Dress comfortably in weather-appropriate clothing and wear sturdy footwear suitable for outdoor activities. Stay hydrated, bring a water bottle! Consider sunscreen and bug repellent as needed.

Sign Up here!

Come help clean up Landry Park in Winooski! Stay for the whole time or just for a bit.

• We'll provide snacks, drinks, gloves, trash bags, sharps containers, and training.

• You bring the enthusiasm for a clean park with less substance-related litter.

• Meet near the bleachers for the baseball diamond at Landry Park

Cleaning up together helps us to feel connected, proud of where we live and play, and raises awareness of substance-related litter, all of which can protect from substance use disorders and support recovery. 

Email Marielle to let her know that you’re coming: mmatthews@winooskiprevention.org

Saturday May 3rd - Green Up Day! Vermont's favorite holiday is around the corner and we're excited to get out there with y'all to clean up. Drop by the Winooski Senior Center (123 Barlow St.) from 8:30 – 2:00 to pick up bags, gloves, and safety info. City staff will help you find an area of need if you don’t already have one picked out. Please leave your filled bags near a bag drop off sign or on the side of the road where they are easily visible. Call 802-655-1392 or email recreation@winooskivt.gov with questions. More info at https://greenupvermont.org/resources/

Tuesday April 8th, 5:30-7, Winooski School District library: A first of its kind - a Coalition Meeting in combination with Safe, Healthy, Connected People Commission Meeting! Come hear about local level substance use data and policy recommendations to protect the health of Winooskians during a presentation to the Safe Healthy Connected People Commission.

Movie Night! Screenagers: Elementary School Edition

Location: Winooski School District auditorium, aka the PAC

Join us on Thursday 12/12 for a showing of Screenagers: Elementary School Edition. This movie is geared towards parents, but is appropriate for ages 10 and up (in our humble assessment - you know your family best!).

Refreshments from Misery Loves Company will be served (read: heavy snacks but not "dinner" per se).

After the film, we’ll have a discussion about what we can do as a community to support our young people. Parents and caretakers will have an opportunity to sign onto the “Away for the Day” pledge and come away with ideas to de-emphasize screentime for young people.

RSVP here (preferred, but not required!): https://forms.gle/MixLveuBqVYhLFbF6

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Trailer here: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/about-screenagers-elementary

This new version of the original Screenagers movie addresses issues that elementary school aged kids, parents and educators are facing, i.e., smartwatches in class, unhooking from and monitoring video gaming, social media pressures, exposure too young and what research shows is a healthy amount of screen time. With many solutions to these and other challenges. ‍

Runtime: 55 Minutes

Let’s get people out to clean up our parks! Lots of litter is age-restricted product litter, like cigarette butts, alcohol containers, vape cartridges, and lottery cards. This is a great opportunity to talk about the impact of these products on our natural environment and how to minimize that impact.

Sign up through Winooski Community Services: https://winooskivt.gov/FormCenter/Community-Services-8/Winooski-Park-Trail-Cleanup-Days-Volunte-100

In coordination with Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), join WPP coalition members for a Clean Up Day at the O’Brien Community Center! Our Community Center deserves some love.

CHT staff will provide snacks and beverages.

Projects include trash clean-up on the grounds & into the neighborhoods, repainting parking lot arrows, pressure-wash parts of the building & walkways, & paint & refresh the gym.

Rain or shine! We’ll be out handing out lockable bags, rx return bags, free water bottles and informational resources about prevention, treatment, and recovery. Come say hi!

Let’s get people out to clean up our parks! Lots of litter is age-restricted product litter, like cigarette butts, alcohol containers, vape cartridges, and lottery cards. This is a great opportunity to talk about the impact of these products on our natural environment and how to minimize that impact.

Sign up through Winooski Community Services: https://winooskivt.gov/FormCenter/Community-Services-8/Winooski-Park-Trail-Cleanup-Days-Volunte-100

WPP is hosting an Alcohol Interventions Discussion to share more about our recent data findings from our Substance Use Assessment Report for Winooski, learn about the substance use issues your organization is currently seeing across the communities you work with, and collaborate on needed change.

This session will be held on Wednesday, August 7th, from 1pm-2:30pm. Registration Link

We’ll kick off a 2 - week on-demand access to Screenagers: Under the Influence with a live remote community film showing, followed by a panel of SAPs and Substance Use Prevention professionals on May 22, 2024 from 6pm-8pm in partnership with Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community.

Register here