Pamela Mautte

With over 20 years of extensive experience in the behavioral healthcare sector, I am a dynamic and forward-thinking leader deeply committed to advancing mental health and substance use prevention. My expertise encompasses professional speaking engagements, leadership roles, advocacy, policy development, and hands-on experience in education. Dedicated to fostering positive change, I am passionate about promoting wellness at both regional and national levels.

• CT Drug Trends: Myths, Dangers, and Strategies for Youth, Northeast Medical Group Pediatrics, North Haven, CT, 03/09/24
• Comprehensive Overdose Engagement: A Collaborative Approach to Post-Overdose Outreach, National Council on Well-being NATCON, Los Angeles, CA, 05/23
• Reducing Overdoses and Increasing Access to Treatment in Rural Underserved Communities: Lessons from Connecticut and New York, Rx Summit, 04/23
• Local-Level Implementation of the Public Health and Safety Team Framework: A Collaborative Data-Driven Approach to Overdose Prevention, Rx Summit, 04/23
• Comprehensive Overdose Engagement: A Collaborative Approach to Post Overdose Outreach, SAMSHA's 19th Prevention Day, National Harbor, MD, 01/23
• Foundations of Current Drug Trends: Balancing Concern & Hope, Northeast Medical Group Pediatrics, North Haven, CT, 01/23
• Processes and Outcomes in Addiction Recovery: From Harm Reduction to Stable Remission, Overdose Response Network, Wallingford, CT, 07/22
• Parenting for Prevention, Governor's Prevention Partnership, 05/20
• Dealing With Stress And Anxiety, Valley Independent Podcast, 04/20
• Critical Perspectives on Drugs: Media, Policy, & Prevention, University of New Haven TOW Youth Justice Institutes program, 02/20
• Drugs, Stress, and Justice: A Town Hall Event, University of New Haven TOW Youth Justice Institutes program, 04/19
• State Perspectives Across New England: The Opiate Crisis, New England Summit for Clinical Excellence, Bedford, MA, 11/17

• Managed and developed policies, implemented organizational and community change models.
• Contributed to national drug education videos and curriculum development.
• Conducted engaging prevention, information, and training sessions for professionals.

• University of Connecticut Emerging Leaders Program
• Master Certified Health Educator Specialist (MCHES)
• Certified Prevention Specialist Reciprocity (CPS-R)
• Certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer (Adult, Youth, Public Safety, Higher Education modules)
• Certified CONNECT Trainer
• Certified QPR Trainer
• Certified A-SBIRT Trainer
• CT POST (Police Officer Standards & Training Council) Certified Trainer #3645
• Community/Congregation Assistance Program (CAP) Instructor, CT DMHAS Problem Gambling Services
• Opioid Overdose and Naloxone (Narcan) Training Instructor
• Drug Free Communities Grant Peer Reviewer, SAMHSA and CDC
• Graduate of Foundations of Dialogue Education: From Principles to Practice, Global Learning Partners
• Trainer for Hidden In Plain Sight Program/Presentation
• Graduate of the National Coalition Academy Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Project Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
• Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Trainer

• President, CT Prevention Network, current
• Co-Champion, Harm Reduction Strategic Plan, BHcare, current
• Chair, Community Health Improvement Plan: Substance Use Disorders, 2020 -2022
• Chair, Valley Council of Health and Human Services, 2012-2017

• Current: Board Member - Hamden Gridiron, Lanphier Cove Association
• Previous: Red Cross, St. Rita School PTSA Board Member