Presenter(s): Natasha Slesnick, PhD

Target Audience: This activity is designed for psychiatrists, physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses/nurse practitioners, social workers, psychologists, other mental health clinicians working in a community health capacity. This activity is accredited for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, interprofessional teams and other healthcare professionals.

Credit designations available: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, Pharmacy CE Credit, AAPA Category 1 CME, Nursing Contact Hours, Social Work CE Credit, Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit

Webinar Description: Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) have unique risks and struggles, including opioid and other drug use. With 79% of study samples reporting opioid use and 52% reporting drug-related overdose, the opioid epidemic has disproportionately affected youth who are homeless. Housing First interventions employ housing as a basic human right and assert that housing should be provided first, regardless of engagement in other treatments. While a unique opioid prevention intervention, housing first strategies serve as a baseline for other beneficial interventions targeting drug use. Hear the results of a randomized controlled trial administered by Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.

Educational Objectives:

• Identify the unique risks and struggles, including opioid and other drug use experienced by youth experiencing homelessness (YEH).
• Discuss barriers and successes for prevention interventions in considering what would work in your practice or health system.
• Explain the unique prevention intervention seeking to prevent opioid use disorder and other risk behaviors through housing and other risk prevention services.

Requirements for successful activity completion:

In order to successfully complete this activity and obtain your Certificate, you will be required to:

1. Course Content: Complete the pre-reflection question and view the recorded presentation.
   
   
2. Click Survey and answer the questions to the best of your ability.
   Upon completion of this survey, it will unlock and allow you to proceed to the final course evaluation. 
   
   
3. Click Evaluation to complete the final PCSS course evaluation.
   
   

4. Following your completion of the evaluation, you must select and claim CE or your preferred certificate type on the next page. Once claimed, a download button will appear in your transcript. If you do not see the download button or can not access your certificate, return to the course evaluation, and claim your preferred credit/certificate.

If you have any questions or you do not receive your certificate, please email pcss@aaap.org