By Mary Cameron Initially, all I’d ever known about Mental Health First Aid was that everyone I’d ever talked to that had taken it, had loved it. Natasha Sailer, Stillwater County Public Health Nurse emailed me the 6 page application and a flyer that read, “What to Expect at a Mental Health First Aid Instructor …
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What a great time!!! Dawson County PFS Prevention Specialist Stacey O’Tremba teamed up with the local Foster Care Support Group to hold their first annual Christmas Party for foster children and their foster families. After talking with foster parents in the support group about needs they had, they expressed the desire to just have fun …
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Thoughts from Vicki Turner: As I wrap up lose ends, all I can think about is, “did I make a big enough difference for tomorrow’s generation” because prevention work is never completely done. We can only hope we work ourselves out of a job to truly get to a state of prevention! How does one …
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2755867 Key Points Question Is parental marijuana use associated with marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol use and opioid misuse by adolescent and young adult offspring living in the same household? Findings In this cross-sectional study including 24 900 father-offspring or mother-offspring dyads, parental marijuana use was associated with increased risk of marijuana and tobacco use and opioid misuse …
State Leadership in Roadside Drug Detection Shared from Responsibility.org The limited amount of data on drug-impaired driving is directly tied to existing protocols in impaired driving investigations which often end with the administration of evidential breath tests. For years, my partner has stated that DUI remains the only crime where an investigation ends after minimal …
November note: A historical perspective of Prevention in Montana. Did you know that there was a Montana Prevention Caucus formed in 1993, whose mission was to promote coordination of statewide public and private resources to support healthy children, families and communities? A group of dedicated preventionists at the time, started working on the caucus in …
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Summer is here!! If you’re looking for some fun activities for your kids, hopefully this will help you out! Listed below are links to youth-serving organizations and their camps/activities/events. Arts and Crafts Archie Bray – Workshops and Classes Capital Fret – Summer Guitar Camp Grandstreet Theatre – Summer Theatre School Holter Museum of Art – Kids and Families, Teens The …
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