Who inspires you? People who are positive, focused, and driven Best gift ever given? A bowl my grandson painted all by himself when he was little Your motto: Your emergency is not my emergency Favorite sport: any sport my granddaughter is playing Favorite day of the year – Christmas I can’t start my day until…I’ve …
Please see this message from The Native Center for Behavioral Health With great sadness in our hearts, we must inform you that the National American Indian and Alaska Native ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC will discontinue operations effective Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. A new American Indian/Alaska Native Behavioral Health Center of Excellence will be offering services …
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Lynda Vande Sandt, BG Liberty The 2nd Annual Hi-Line Harvest Festival was held on Saturday, September 23rd, in downtown Chester. This fun-filled event was a huge success – sponsored by the Liberty County Community Development Committee, Liberty County Chamber of Commerce, and spearheaded by event planner extraordinaire, Peyton Cole. Alliance for Youth supported the event …
Phillips County (PC) Prevention/EMCMHC teamed up with PC Hospital, PC Health Dept and PC Coalition for Healthy Choices to organize & host the 2nd Annual Mental Health Awareness Walk (5th Annual Walk in September during Suicide Prevention Awareness month). Over 80 people registered and gathered to listen to Kaylie Gilman tell her personal story of …
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Idabelle Sisk, PFS/BG Rosebud Rosebud Prevention has been collaborating with Lame Deer High school and the school’s counselor Alan Spang. Mr. Spang has asked prevention if it would be possible to help student athletes with a healthy snack after practice and during his 20 one on one sessions with at-risk students. Mr. Spang has explained …
Baker Public Schools and the community welcomed a special guest speaker on Sept. 8. Presentations were given by Dr. Crystal Collier, first with Baker/Plevna High School students at 10 a.m. in the McGonigal gymnasium and then another for the community at Longfellow gymnasium later that evening at 6 p.m. Collier discussed some intense topics with …
During autumn of 2022, teachers and school staff throughout Missoula County participated in a survey to assess what current prevention practices schools are using in regard to underage substance use prevention programming. This survey, conducted by the Healthy Missoula Youth Coalition, found that most teachers and school staff felt the need for extra support, despite …
The Carbon County Behavioral Health and Crisis Coalition (CCCC) was awarded an OD2A mini-grant to provide Mental Health First Aid Instructor training for interested CCCC members. The award was key to generating interest among our community partners in joining the Carbon County Behavioral Health and Crisis Coalition. Discussions at meetings about Mental Health First Aid, …
Multiple of the new CTC Communities, as part of the DPHHS CTC Expansion, have been very busy this summer! In Phase 1, CTC coordinators spent significant time meeting with leaders in their community, discussing the leaders’ perspectives on youth behavior in their community as well as getting buy-in from these leaders to support moving CTC …
Gina Lamb, Phillips County The beginning of August kept Phillips County PS Gina Lamb busy as she traveled our great state from Malta to Fairmont for the Prevention Academy and back again in time to set up an information booth at the Phillips County Fair for two days. Phillips County Prevention partnered with Malta Kids …
