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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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] By Jennifer Miller, M.Ed. “What was that noise?” I asked my ten-year-old son. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and I had all heard the heavy clunk, thud, thud, clunk that seemed to make its way from the second story all the way down to the basement. “We were throwing clothes down the laundry shoot. But …
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training information. Click to see brochure with times/location. YMHFA Sept Training
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 …
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TAKE TO THE STREETS TO FIGHT SUICIDE Over a Hundred Walks Being Held Nationwide Through June 2018 East Helena, Mont. — Although suicide remains the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the 8th overall in Montana, it is preventable. In an effort to fight suicide and instill hope around …
Buy a t-shirt for $5 and wear it April 23 to spread awareness about the dangers of drug abuse. We are not taking size orders. It will be first come first served. We will email you when/where they’re ready to be picked up. Be one of 1218!!!
More info: KHC – School Food Forum Flyer SESSION 2
