The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center cordially invite you to register for Guam’s Fourth Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders among Pacific Islanders.
Results from the 2021 and 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, indicating that lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults are more likely than straight adults to use substances, experience mental health conditions including major depressive episodes, and experience serious thoughts of suicide.
On June 6, 2023, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), published National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification (see attached) for substance use, mental health and family peer workers.