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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 [email protected]
Blackberry (304) 380-6495Office (304) 201-3100