b'Prevention & TrainingReducing Substance Abuse and Building Skills in the Construction IndustryThe Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership (CSPP) is transforming the workplace by making mental wellness a key part of the industrys commitment to safety. Substance abuse is a key factor driving mental health struggles for construction workers. Over24%of suicides in Oregon involve alcohol use. And people working in construction are more likely to struggle with excessive drinking and substance abuse than other groups.So, the CSPP is making it a priority to prevent alcohol and drug abuse, and to help workers understand the connections between substance abuse and suicide.To meet this twin challenge of substance abuse and suicide, CSPP has teamed up with Oregons Rethink the Drink campaign to reduce alcohol consumption among construction workers. Rethink the Drink brings evidence-based messaging that goes beyond binge drinking to help folks understand the health risks of alcohol.CSPP is building mental health skills on the jobsite with an industry-wide campaign of QPR training (Question, Persuade, Refer). Our team delivered over 26 QPR trainings this year, reaching over 900 people on the jobsite. QPR empowers workers to recognize and respond when a coworker is struggling with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, putting essential mental health skills directly on the jobsite. CSPP is a cutting-edge partnership that pairs industry insight with the clinical expertise that Lines for Life offersleading the way in improving wellness and preventing suicide on jobsites across the Northwest. Creating Culturally Responsive Fentanyl Prevention StrategiesThe fentanyl and overdose crisis in Oregon is all around us. While most states are seeing reduction in drug overdose deaths, we lost nearly 1,900 Oregonians to overdose death in the year ending April 2024an increase of over 22% over the previous year.We must combat fentanyl upstreamand our Prevention team is launching new, innovative approaches to reach people across all communities in Oregon with effective prevention messaging.Lines for Life has teamed up with the Somali American Council of Oregon (SACOO) to bring effective fentanyl prevention to the Somali community. We lost three people to fentanyl in theWe brought in our friends at Song for Charliefounded and fueled by families who lost loved ones to overdose, and who have become national Somali community last year alone,leaders on fentanyl overdose prevention messaging.Board member Musse Olol explains. Its especially devastating for usweTogether, we are tailoring prevention strategies that are designed to work with and fit the cultural needs of the Somali community. dont understand it, we dont haveWe know that the most successful prevention strategies are those tailored to the communities we are trying to reach.experience with it, and there are no resources built to work for the parents,Step one has been listeningchildren and families whove had our to our Somali neighbors: weve hosted focus groups with young Somali Americans and with their parents to hear their experience as new immigrants here insights on what messages, images and material workand what falls flat. Starting with the well-researched strategies developed by Song for much less resources in our language.Charlie, we are adapting materials to make sure they resonateand will work to help prevent fentanyl use in the Somali community.Our Prevention and Cultural Engagement teams have worked side by side with SACOO and Song for Charlie on this workand our vision is to set the Donna Libemday, Director of Prevention Programs | Somali American Council of Oregon national standard for effective messaging reaching our Somali neighbors. 2 3'