Equipping the people on the front lines.
Educators, providers, and community partners see substance use and mental-health needs first — often before anyone else. Training & Professional Development gives them the knowledge and confidence to recognize what’s happening, respond well, and connect people to the right help.
What training builds
- Recognizing the signs of substance use
- Responding with confidence, not panic
- Knowing exactly where to refer
- Trauma-informed, stigma-free practice
- Staying current on local data & trends
Tailored
Sessions built for your role, audience, and scheduleCE where eligible
Select trainings count toward continuing educationOften free
Most trainings are offered at no cost to local groups
Prevention is only as strong as the people delivering it.
Builds local capacity
Every trained teacher, nurse, or youth worker extends the coalition’s reach far beyond what our small staff could do alone.
Confidence to act
Knowing what to say and where to turn is the difference between someone stepping in and someone hoping it resolves itself.
Grounded in current evidence
Substances, trends, and best practices change. Training keeps the county’s professionals current, not working from outdated assumptions.
Training that fits your role.
Support for the adults students trust.
What We Offer
Recognize & refer training
Spot warning signs in students and connect them to the right support.Trauma-informed approaches
Respond to students in a way that supports rather than punishes.Curriculum support
Help integrating prevention content into what you already teach.Staff in-service sessions
Professional development days delivered on-site at your school.
Sharpening the clinical front line.
What We Offer
Continuing education
Trainings that count toward CE requirements where applicable.Harm reduction & naloxone
Practical training on overdose response and harm-reduction basics.Screening & referral practices
Evidence-based approaches to identifying need and warm handoffs.Local resource mapping
Stay current on what services exist in Starke County and how to access them.
Everyone can learn to help.
What We Offer
Naloxone / overdose response
Learn to recognize an overdose and respond — a skill anyone can carry.Mental health awareness
Recognize when someone is struggling and start a supportive conversation.Recovery-friendly workplaces
Training for employers who want to support employees in recovery.Volunteer & member training
Get coalition volunteers ready to do prevention work confidently.
What we can train on.
Trainings are shaped to the audience and scheduled around your needs, drawing from a consistent, evidence-based set of topics — and we can tailor or combine them for your group.
- Recognize & refer
- Naloxone & overdose response
- Mental health awareness
- Trauma-informed practice
- Harm reduction basics
- Screening & referral
- Stigma reduction
- Youth risk & protective factors
- Vaping & emerging substances
- Recovery-friendly workplaces
- Local data & trends
- Prevention 101
Scheduling a training is straightforward.
Tell us your group
Call 219- 742-2285 or email us with your organization, audience, and the topics you're after.
We build the session
We match the right training and trainer, tailor the depth, and confirm whether CE credit applies.
We deliver
Training happens at your site or a shared venue — often at no cost to local organizations.
Good to know.
Who can request a training?
Schools, healthcare and behavioral-health organizations, employers, faith and civic groups, and community partners across Starke County can all request training. If you’re not sure whether your group is a fit, reach out and we’ll talk it through.
Do trainings offer continuing education credit?
Some do, depending on the topic and the credentialing body involved. When you request a training, we’ll tell you up front whether CE credit is available for that session and audience.
Is there a cost?
Most trainings are offered free to local organizations, supported through the coalition’s grant funding. If a specialized training carries a materials or certification cost, we’ll make that clear before scheduling.
Can you tailor a training to our organization?
Yes. We regularly adapt content to a specific audience, combine topics, and adjust the length to fit your schedule — from a lunch-and-learn to a full in-service day.
Where do trainings take place?
Usually at your site, so it’s easy for your team to attend. We can also host at a shared community venue or coordinate a session tied to a monthly coalition meeting.