Joint Substance Abuse ProgramPrevention, Treatment and Outreach

(PTO)

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SSgt Jessica CunninghamSSgt Jessica Cunningham

Prevention CoordinatorPrevention Coordinator

Mission Statement

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Our mission is to provide prevention training, outreach to military families, and treatment resources to military members in an effort to increase

military discipline, individual performance, and combat readiness.

New for FY09

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Annual Prevention TrainingAnnual Prevention Training Team ReadinessTeam Readiness Unit Risk Inventories (URI’s) and Unit Risk Inventories (URI’s) and

Reintegration- Unit Risk Inventories (R-Reintegration- Unit Risk Inventories (R-URI’s)URI’s)

Annual Prevention Education

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AR 600-85 requires 4 hours of training per AR 600-85 requires 4 hours of training per year for each solider.year for each solider. FY09 Memorandum of Understanding for the FY09 Memorandum of Understanding for the

Prevention, Treatment, Outreach program Prevention, Treatment, Outreach program states that units are required to comply with 4 states that units are required to comply with 4 hours of prevention education, and 2 hours will hours of prevention education, and 2 hours will be to conduct Team Readiness. be to conduct Team Readiness.

Training Tools

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PowerPoint's and Lesson Plans availablePowerPoint's and Lesson Plans available VideosVideos Community ResourcesCommunity Resources

Law Enforcements, Mental Health Professionals , etc.Law Enforcements, Mental Health Professionals , etc.

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Consists of 6 Modules, 1 hour per Consists of 6 Modules, 1 hour per module.module.

Designed to reduce risk factors & Designed to reduce risk factors & increase protective factors by:increase protective factors by: Reducing enabling for problem soldiersReducing enabling for problem soldiers Reducing drinking climatesReducing drinking climates Increase unit cohesionIncrease unit cohesion

Only PC is certified to teach the Team Only PC is certified to teach the Team Readiness Training ProgramReadiness Training Program

Readiness Readiness Deployment Deployment Re-Integration Re-Integration Resilience Resilience

Talking PointsTalking Points

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This program has been shown to This program has been shown to • increase supervisor responsiveness to troubled increase supervisor responsiveness to troubled

membersmembers• reduce problem drinking and drug use reduce problem drinking and drug use • create a climate conducive for self referralcreate a climate conducive for self referral

These results are achieved by These results are achieved by • promoting increased communication at all levelspromoting increased communication at all levels• improving knowledge and attitudes toward improving knowledge and attitudes toward

alcohol and drug-alcohol and drug- related protective factors in the duty sectionrelated protective factors in the duty section

Readiness Readiness Deployment Deployment Re-Integration Re-Integration ResilienceResilience

Talking PointsTalking Points

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The training consists of six modules: The training consists of six modules: 1.1. Relevance Relevance

2.2. Team Ownership of Policy Team Ownership of Policy

3.3. Reducing Stigma & Tolerance and Reducing Stigma & Tolerance and Increasing ResponsivenessIncreasing Responsiveness

4.4. Work Stress, Problem Solving, and Work Stress, Problem Solving, and Substance UseSubstance Use

5.5. Workplace Communication SkillsWorkplace Communication Skills

6.6. EncouragementEncouragement

Readiness Readiness Deployment Deployment Re-Integration Re-Integration Resilience Resilience

Talking PointsTalking Points

URI’s and R-URI’sTalking Points

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Self Report SurveySelf Report Survey Screens for high-risk behaviors and attitudes that compromise unit

readiness Asks about alcohol and drug abuse, personal and unit relationships,

domestic violence, suicide, crime, perception of the Army environment, and financial problems

URI results provide a picture of a unit’s self reported high-risk behaviors Unit Risk Inventory (URI)Unit Risk Inventory (URI)

53 item questionnaire 53 item questionnaire 40-50% of non-deployed units should be surveyed in fiscal year40-50% of non-deployed units should be surveyed in fiscal year

Reintegration -Unit Risk Inventory (R-URI)Reintegration -Unit Risk Inventory (R-URI) 79 item questionnaire79 item questionnaire 90-180 days after deployment90-180 days after deployment 100% of returning from a deployment should be surveyed in fiscal year100% of returning from a deployment should be surveyed in fiscal year

URI’s and R-URI’sTalking Points

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Army Approved Command Climate Survey

Designed for use at the Company level

Screens for high-risk behaviors and attitudes that compromise unit readiness

Takes no more than 30 minutes to complete Survey

50% of Unit must be surveyed to receive accurate results

No cost to Installation or Units

Contact Information

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West Virginia National Guard Prevention Coordinator

SSgt Jessica Cunninghamjessica.f.cunningham@us.army.mil

Blackberry (304) 380-6495Office (304) 201-3100