Through the local coalition, Prevention Specialist Susan Treible worked closely with Public Health and local Emergency Services to bring information to the community of Forsyth (the county seat) and Rosebud County. This was especially important during Covid-19. 75% of the funds for three digital reader boards was provided by a grant through the health department, …
Madison County Prevention Specialists collaborated with the DUI Task Force to sponsor a T-shirt and poster contest at Twin Bridges High School, Sheridan High School and Ennis Junior High School for April Alcohol Awareness Month. The students were to create a poster about alcohol prevention. First, second, and third places were awarded. First place students …
As of “press time” HB701, the governor’s marijuana bill, has passed both the house and senate with amendments concurred and is headed to Governor Gianforte’s desk. He still has the authority to line-item veto items, so this is just a very high overview of what ended up in the bill. Keep in mind this is …
April 1–15: Schedule your organization’s “Parents’ Night Out” pilot session(s), ideally within the month of May or early June (May 1–June 15). Select a time(s) that will work best for your audience and facilitator(s), most commonly in the early evening after school and work commitments. Email the “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign’s coordinator (Jocie Broth, …
Park Benches PFS Powell Amanda attended a joint city/county parks and trails committee meeting. She heard of the lack of seating and their desire to have benches and reached out to see if anyone else had done something with benches and found out that Dillon had done this through a media campaign and an advertising …
Virtual Color Run – BG Butte Silverbow Butte Cares, Inc. and Butte Central Youth Coalition put on a Virtual Color Run for St. Patrick’s Day as an alternative activity for youth and families in our community. There were 89 participants tota and 9 business sponsors; Northwestern Energy, Butte Family YMCA, Homes for Heroes, Butte Community …
Second Step Program Purchased for Phillips County School Katrena Palmer, Phillips County Block Grant I sat down with the Malta Middle School Counselor and we had an extensive talk about the success of the elementary school Social-Emotional Learning Second Step program within their community. She was loving the results of the kids coming into middle …
By: McKenzie Morgan, Fergus County Block Grant Overall, I’d say this event was a huge success! This event allowed me to engage key community stakeholders to include local businesses, the DUI task force, High School Aged Students who attended prom, the parents of these students, and school faculty. The attached messaging was given to …
By Beth Price Morrison, Cascade County Prevention Specialist Since 2019, the Cascade County Substance Abuse Prevention Alliance (SAPA) has partnered with the Great Falls Voyagers baseball team to share important messaging with our community about alcohol use and abuse. In 2021, we are excited to be promoting ParentingMontana.org! The Voyagers are very good to us. …
“Parents’ Night Out” Pilot Study Overview The “Talk. They Hear You.” national media campaign has developed an hour-long educational presentation for parents and caregivers of children ages 9–20 entitled “Parents’ Night Out.” This presentation focuses on key pieces of the campaign’s efforts to stop underage drinking and other drug use before they start. The “Talk. …
