1. Joint Substance Abuse Program Prevention, Treatment and Outreach (PTO) 1 SSgt Jessica Cunningham Prevention Coordinator

2. Mission Statement 2 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.

3. New for FY09 3 Annual Prevention Training Annual Prevention Training Team Readiness Team Readiness Unit Risk Inventories (URI’s) and Unit Risk Inventories (URI’s) and Reintegration- Unit Risk Inventories (R- URI’s)

4. Annual Prevention Education 4 AR 600-85 requires 4 hours of training per year for each solider. AR 600-85 requires 4 hours of training per year for each solider. FY09 Memorandum of Understanding for the Prevention, Treatment, Outreach program states that units are required to comply with 4 hours of prevention education, and 2 hours will be to conduct Team Readiness. FY09 Memorandum of Understanding for the Prevention, Treatment, Outreach program states that units are required to comply with 4 hours of prevention education, and 2 hours will be to conduct Team Readiness.

5. Training Tools 5 PowerPoint's and Lesson Plans available PowerPoint's and Lesson Plans available Videos Videos Community Resources Community Resources Law Enforcements, Mental Health Professionals, etc. Law Enforcements, Mental Health Professionals, etc.

6. 6 Consists of 6 Modules, 1 hour per module. Designed to reduce risk factors & increase protective factors by: Reducing enabling for problem soldiers Reducing enabling for problem soldiers Reducing drinking climates Reducing drinking climates Increase unit cohesion Increase unit cohesion Only PC is certified to teach the Team Readiness Training Program Readiness  Deployment  Re-Integration  Resilience Talking Points

7. 7 This program has been shown to This program has been shown to increase supervisor responsiveness to troubled members increase supervisor responsiveness to troubled members reduce problem drinking and drug use reduce problem drinking and drug use create a climate conducive for self referral create a climate conducive for self referral These results are achieved by These results are achieved by promoting increased communication at all levels promoting increased communication at all levels improving knowledge and attitudes toward alcohol and drug- improving knowledge and attitudes toward alcohol and drug- related protective factors in the duty section related protective factors in the duty section Readiness  Deployment  Re-Integration  Resilience Talking Points

8. 8 The training consists of six modules: The training consists of six modules: 1. Relevance 2. Team Ownership of Policy 3. Reducing Stigma & Tolerance and Increasing Responsiveness 4. Work Stress, Problem Solving, and Substance Use 5. Workplace Communication Skills 6. Encouragement Readiness  Deployment  Re-Integration  Resilience Talking Points

9. URI’s and R-URI’s Talking Points 9 Self Report Survey Self 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 year 40-50% of non-deployed units should be surveyed in fiscal year Reintegration -Unit Risk Inventory (R-URI) Reintegration -Unit Risk Inventory (R-URI) 79 item questionnaire 79 item questionnaire 90-180 days after deployment 90-180 days after deployment 100% of returning from a deployment should be surveyed in fiscal year 100% of returning from a deployment should be surveyed in fiscal year

10. URI’s and R-URI’s Talking Points 10 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

11. Contact Information 11 West Virginia National Guard Prevention Coordinator SSgt Jessica Cunningham jessica.f.cunningham@us.army.mil Blackberry (304) 380-6495 Office (304) 201-3100