Lessons from the Field Webinar - Part 2: Preventing and Addressing Fentanyl Use

Event Date
- Add to Calendar 2023-02-08 15:00:00 2023-02-08 16:30:00 Lessons from the Field Webinar - Part 2: Preventing and Addressing Fentanyl Use Attention: State and District Leaders, School Administrators, Educators, Student Support Personnel, Parents, and Education Stakeholders The U.S. Department of Education is hosting a webinar series to address hot topics that are on the top of educators’ minds. After sharing federal updates, the series features lessons learned and best practices from faculty, staff, schools, districts, institutions of higher education, and other places of educational instruction. It also shares a variety of useful resources. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join a two-part miniseries titled, The Facts About Fentanyl and Approaches to Prevention. Part 2: Preventing and Addressing Fentanyl Use  Wednesday, February 8, 2023  3:00 – 4:30 pm ET During the second webinar of this two-part miniseries, you will learn about a variety of approaches schools and communities are taking to educate students on the risks of fentanyl. You will hear from practitioners in schools and districts as well as community-based organizations working with schools to prevent and address fentanyl use. Speakers/Panelists Cindy Carraway-Wilson, Training Specialist, National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) Hamed Negron-Perez, Group Leader, Title IV-A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Group (SSAE), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools Kari Clay, Family Impacted by Fentanyl, Family Advocate, Co-Founder, FIX, AR Dr. Cecelia Spitznas, Senior Science Policy Advisor, Director’s Office, Office for National Drug Control Policy Cathleen Drew, Senior Prevention Program Manager, Community Outreach & Prevention Support Section, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Jennifer Epstein, Director of Outreach and Education, Song for Charlie, OR Kristen Gustafson, Educator Health/PE TOSA, Beaverton School District, OR Jeri Skrocki, Chief of Safety and Security, Hays Consolidate Independent School District, TX Dr. Smita Malhotra, Chief Medical Director, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Paulina Rock, Executive Director, Office of Health Emergency Response and Support, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Rodney LaPoint, Nursing Education and Practice Specialist, National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Event Materials Speaker Bios  Slides Recording Transcript (Coming soon on February 10) Related Resources What Every Parent and Caregiver Needs to Know About Fake Pills, DEA One Pill Can Kill, DEA Fentanyl Fact Sheet, DEA Practical Theorist 13: Fentanyl: Why Fentanyl/Why Now, CADCA Stop Overdose, CDC  Partnerships between Schools and HRSA-Supported Health Centers: 10 Need-to-Know Tips REMS TA Center REMS TA Center K-12 School Emergency Management Planning Opioid FactSheet Opioids, Drug-Related Emergencies, and Substance Abuse Prevention Before, During, and After the Covid-19 Pandemic Song For Charlie Song For Charlie Middle School/High School Toolkit  Fentanyl Fight Club (youth site) College Toolkit Data Other Free Resources Beaverton School District (OR) - Fake & Fatal Oregon Department of Education: Fentanyl & Opioid Response Toolkit for Schools Operation Prevention Operation Prevention Counterfeit Drug School Resources Operation Prevention Opioid and Prescription Drug Resources The Real Deal on Fentanyl - Youth Campaign Drop the F Bomb- Parent Campaign LAUSD Family Academy LAUSD Press Release: Los Angeles Unified Announces Naloxone (Narcan) Will be Available at Every K-12 School Fighting Fentanyl, Hays Consolidated Independent School District Narcan Resources Resources for Parents and Educators, NIH Free NARCAN Nasal Spray for Eligible Schools NEXT Naloxone Program Lifesaving Naloxone, CDC NARCANDirect.com Free NARCAN® Nasal Spray High School Program Fighting Fentanyl Video Series (English) Episode 1, Part 1 Episode 1, Part 2  Episode 1, Part 3 Episode 2, Part 1 Fighting Fentanyl Video Series (Spanish) Episodio 1, Parte 1 Episodio 1, Parte 2 Episodio 1, Parte 3 Episodio 2, Parte 1 Registration You must register to participate in this presentation. Register Please contact NCSSLE if you have any questions. We look forward to sharing this information with you and hearing about the important work you are doing in your schools, communities, and states to meet the needs of students and staff. More on the Lessons from the Field Webinar Series To access archived materials from previous webinars and to find out what is coming next, go here. Online Online noreply@air.org America/New_York public

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Attention: State and District Leaders, School Administrators, Educators, Student Support Personnel, Parents, and Education Stakeholders

The U.S. Department of Education is hosting a webinar series to address hot topics that are on the top of educators’ minds. After sharing federal updates, the series features lessons learned and best practices from faculty, staff, schools, districts, institutions of higher education, and other places of educational instruction. It also shares a variety of useful resources.

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join a two-part miniseries titled, The Facts About Fentanyl and Approaches to Prevention.

Part 2: Preventing and Addressing Fentanyl Use 
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 
3:00 – 4:30 pm ET

During the second webinar of this two-part miniseries, you will learn about a variety of approaches schools and communities are taking to educate students on the risks of fentanyl. You will hear from practitioners in schools and districts as well as community-based organizations working with schools to prevent and address fentanyl use.

Speakers/Panelists

  • Cindy Carraway-Wilson, Training Specialist, National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)
  • Hamed Negron-Perez, Group Leader, Title IV-A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Group (SSAE), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools
  • Kari Clay, Family Impacted by Fentanyl, Family Advocate, Co-Founder, FIX, AR
  • Dr. Cecelia Spitznas, Senior Science Policy Advisor, Director’s Office, Office for National Drug Control Policy
  • Cathleen Drew, Senior Prevention Program Manager, Community Outreach & Prevention Support Section, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Jennifer Epstein, Director of Outreach and Education, Song for Charlie, OR
  • Kristen Gustafson, Educator Health/PE TOSA, Beaverton School District, OR
  • Jeri Skrocki, Chief of Safety and Security, Hays Consolidate Independent School District, TX
  • Dr. Smita Malhotra, Chief Medical Director, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
  • Paulina Rock, Executive Director, Office of Health Emergency Response and Support, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
  • Rodney LaPoint, Nursing Education and Practice Specialist, National Association of School Nurses (NASN)

Event Materials

Related Resources

REMS TA Center

Song For Charlie

Other Free Resources

Narcan Resources

Fighting Fentanyl Video Series (English)

Fighting Fentanyl Video Series (Spanish)


Please contact NCSSLE if you have any questions. We look forward to sharing this information with you and hearing about the important work you are doing in your schools, communities, and states to meet the needs of students and staff.

More on the Lessons from the Field Webinar Series

To access archived materials from previous webinars and to find out what is coming next, go here.


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