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09/01/2026

📢 Our September newsletter is here! This month, we’re highlighting Recovery Month, Su***de Prevention Awareness Month, and FASD Awareness Month!

Inside this month’s newsletter:
✅ Upcoming trainings and community events
✅ What you need to know about Nevada 988
✅ Updates on the NevadaREACH Mobile Health Unit
✅ Behavioral health job openings across Nevada
✅20% off Peer Support Specialist 101 for Recovery Month

Take a look and join us in learning, connecting, and celebrating resilience.

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08/30/2026

The opioid overdose crisis continues to impact individuals, families, and communities across the country. As we recognize Overdose Awareness Month and prepare for International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, it’s an important time to learn more about overdose prevention, harm reduction, and the actions that can save lives.

Read this week’s CASAT OnDemand blog post, “Understanding the Opioid Overdose Crisis: Prevention, Harm Reduction, and National Action,” to learn more about the crisis and what we can do to support prevention and reduce the impact of overdose.

https://casatondemand.org/2026/08/27/understanding-the-opioid-overdose-crisis-prevention-harm-reduction-and-national-action/

Driven largely by synthetic opioids like illicit fentanyl, the overdose epidemic remains a critical public health crisis that requires urgent public awareness, early symptom recognition, and expanded harm reduction strategies. Lifesaving tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips, backed by Goo...

08/29/2026

Join us in raising awareness for Recovery Month, when we celebrate individuals and families in recovery. Every conversation, every connection can make a difference. Follow along all month for resources and ways to connect, support, and prevent: samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/recovery-month/toolkit

08/28/2026

Substance use disorder, which includes Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), is a primary chronic disease similar to diabetes and hypertension, and is not a moral failure or weakness. Pregnancy is an ideal window of opportunity for the treatment of OUD that will reduce maternal, obstetric, fetal, and infant morbidity and mortality. To date, the single best strategy we have to identify and help those that want assistance is adding SBIRT into the clinical setting.

To learn more visit: https://nvopioidresponse.org/initiatives/opioid-response/screening/perinatal-health/

08/28/2026

A great day of learning, connecting, and a little fun! 💙

Our CASAT team recently came together for Staff Development Day. It was a chance to step away from our usual day-to-day responsibilities, connect with colleagues, learn more about one another, and strengthen collaboration across our teams and projects.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to spend time together and celebrate the people who make CASAT what it is.

A big thank you to everyone who participated and to our wonderful planning committee for putting together such a thoughtful and enjoyable day!

08/27/2026

There’s still time to save 20% on Foundations in Peer and Community Health Support during National Community Health Worker Awareness Week!

For a limited time, registration for this 60-hour, self-paced training is just $320, down from $399.

The course combines foundational Community Health Worker and Peer Recovery Support Specialist training, giving you tools to support recovery, navigate resources, address community health needs, and provide whole-person care.

Register now: https://www.casatlearning.org/component/eventbooking/self-paced/prss-chw/629?Itemid=762

08/26/2026

Lip Sync Legends is back! Our partners at Vitality Integrated Programs of Reno, NV are hosting their second annual Lip Sync Legends fundraiser on Saturday, October 17 at 5pm at Reno Public Market, with Connie Wray returning as emcee.

Expect chart-topping hits, big voices, plenty of nostalgia, and a whole lot of glitter, all in support of behavioral health and substance use treatment services across Northern Nevada.

For the first time, the competition is open to the public. Whether you want to channel your inner rock star on stage or support the cause as a sponsor, there's a spot for you.

Contestant applications: https://bit.ly/4u1sfzg
Sponsorship info: https://bit.ly/44s6Ogo

🎟️For tickets, scan the QR code on the flyer or visit https://givebutter.com/vitality-unlimiteds-lip-sync-legends-2026-dm7pc4

08/23/2026

August 24–28 is National Community Health Worker Awareness Week! A time to celebrate Community Health Workers and recognize the important role they play in improving health and strengthening communities.

Community Health Workers are trusted frontline professionals who help connect people with health and social services, address barriers to care, and support healthier communities. Their deep connections within the communities they serve make them an essential part of advancing health equity.

To celebrate CHW Awareness Week, CASAT Learning is offering 20% off our Foundations in Peer and Community Health Support training!

This 60-hour, self-paced course provides foundational training for both Community Health Worker (CHW) and Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) roles. Learners explore public health principles, health education, care coordination, resource navigation, recovery support, and whole-person care.

💙 CHW Awareness Week special: Register August 24–28 for just $320 (regularly $399).

Learn more and register: https://www.casatlearning.org/component/eventbooking/self-paced/prss-chw/629?Itemid=762

08/21/2026

Rates of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in pregnant and postpartum persons have increased, with some shocking statistics from recent studies:
📊 Over 40% of pregnant persons enrolled in Medicaid receive a prescription for opioids.
⚠️ Drug-related deaths contribute to pregnancy-associated deaths, with substance use being a preventable, causal, or correlating factor in maternal mortality.
🩺 Several obstetrical complications have been associated with opioid use in pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia, miscarriage, premature delivery, fetal growth restriction, and fetal death.
👶 OUD can lead to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NAS/NOWS)

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to delivering early intervention for individuals with risky substance/opioid use and provides a timely referral to more intensive substance/opioid use disorder treatment.

🔗 To learn more visit: https://nvopioidresponse.org/initiatives/opioid-response/screening/perinatal-health/

08/18/2026

Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. This International Overdose Awareness Day, help protect your loved ones from a fatal overdose by keeping lifesaving naloxone with you. Learn more about naloxone and ending overdoses at: nvopioidcoe.org.