Mary Miller – Toole County BG An assessment with our Toole County school administrators found that a curriculum was needed to serve as a possible platform for Lunch and Learns for 5th through 8th grade students, in two area school districts. We searched for a curriculum that was Evidenced-Based providing tools and training to motivate …
By Sara Mahoney, SC RTAL Back in October, I mulled over the idea of writing an op-ed for the Self Care Corner of the Prevention Connection. I quickly decided that it was a terrible idea and no one wanted to read what I had to say about proper nutrition, exercise, sleep habits, or what to …
By Karen Sylvester, Yellowstone County The Substance Abuse Connect coalition and I began working with Billings School District #2 in the spring of 2019. We had several meetings discussing the PAX: Good Behavior Game, what the data showed ,and how the coalition could support them in that implementation. Once the school saw the data and …
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By: Edward Szczypinski, Gallatin County Communities That Care (CTC) is a model for engaging the community from the very beginning in the prevention process by taking a systemic approach in guiding community mobilization,data-based community profile, developing a focused, long-range community action plan and building on existing resources and filling any gaps, then choosing evidence based …
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KNOW THE FACTS With the upcoming Fourth of July weekend quickly approaching, Butte Cares wanted to remind everyone of the facts regarding buying alcohol for minors. In an effort to reduce underage drinking, we launched our Sticker Shock Campaign. Please look for this STOP sticker on cooler doors at Town Pump and Thriftway. Parents and …
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By Kim Hilder and Amanda Bohrer The Powell County Prevention team has been working hard on several art challenges, which we are running through our Powell Prevention Facebook page. We teamed up with the Deer Lodge Youth Board, who graciously donated $300 worth of gift cards to us, since they weren’t able to hold their …
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By: Shannan Sproull, Missoula County Prevention Specialist As we all know, Spring 2020 has changed the way we live, work and attend school for weeks. For graduating seniors – so many disappointments in so many ways, as seniors culminated the last weeks of their K-12 career. For 8th grade students, while possibly slightly less impactful – …
By: Allison Agostino (BG) & Stacey O’Tremba (PFS) During this difficult time of quarantining Dawson County has really taken to online communication and finding new ways to come together as a community. The Dawson Discussion page on Facebook has become a great resource for community members to share ideas, make plans, and support one another. …
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By: Sue Brurud Hill/ Blaine County Prevention Specialist Our SAAM (Substance Abuse and Misuse) Coalition is planning to send parents with seniors from each of the schools a “Senior Letter” reminding them of the Social Host Ordinance and sharing the information about SAMHSA’s Talk, They Hear You app. (Thank You to Beth at Alliance for …
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As a new Prevention Specialist only one month into the job, I had no experience with any type of activity, let alone a Student Assistance Program. However, at the “Roundtable” held in April on Student Assistance Programs, everything about the discussion just made sense and when done right, it really had the ability to help …
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