By highlighting the efforts of Butte Cares in Silver Bow County, the Moving Mountains Award ceremony was held on June 15th at the courthouse. There were sixteen awards acknowledging multiple community members (and their sectors) for their ability to exemplify what it means to work together in order to create a safe, healthy, and drug …
Bethany Coe, BG Lewis & Clark PAX Training was a success! The Helena School District is a fully PAX District and brought Bethany on to train some Paras. It was a big success and will continue spreading to more staff, starting with the After School Care Teachers Training in December!
Musselshell County has had a busy kick off to summer. They recently hosted a Mother’s Day Paint night. A family trivia event and most recently a family bingo night. Angie’s counties are big on hosting family engagement events and receiving prevention materials as well. In a rural community it is very important to support the …
Andrea Schurg, DFC Beaverhead Dillon Middle School’s new HOPE Squad planned their first HOPE week in May. The daily activities included a “Shred Your Stress” day where 6th-8th graders were invited to write down their stressors on paper and then shred them. It was SO popular that kids lined up and made multiple returns to …
Summer has arrived at last! We want to challenge you to #Take20withKids while school is out! To help with that, here are 20 fun summer activities to do that are also great opportunities to start conversations around healthy decision making and empower kids to say “YES” to a healthy lifestyle and “NO” to underage drinking! …
A GREAT REASON FOR TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF BY LEN LANTZ, M.D. Many parents sacrifice their own needs for their kids. They’ll go without comforts or even necessities so that they can help their kids as much as possible. This is noble. It’s a way of loving their kids and, possibly, providing for their kids …
EFFECTS OF ACNE: MORE THAN SKIN DEEP BY LIndsay McCarthy FNP-C, DCNP Most of us have had some type of acne at some point in our lives. It typically shows up around middle school age when outward appearance becomes almost an obsession. Although acne is a common skin condition, it’s important for parents to be …
CONVEYING LOVE IN PARENTING By Len Lantz, M.D. AN EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE I was at my computer the other day because I decided that I wanted to continue writing about effective approaches to parenting. To get my creative juices flowing, I decided to do a little internet search. I was looking for the top internet searches …
WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOUR CHILD IS USING By Jen Burckhard, Director of Community Services, Florence Crittenton Family Services All parents worry about their child’s safety, and as children grow, so does our concern. Developmentally, teens need to explore and challenge themselves. This sometimes involves taking risks, including experimenting with drugs and alcohol. …
