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The Art of Listening: How to Talk to Teens and Help Them Through Life’s Challenges

Article by Patrick Bailey I’m sure you know how important it is for teens to feel heard and supported during this critical phase of their lives. With so many challenges facing them, it’s essential that we learn how to talk to them and provide them with the help they need. That’s why I wanted to …

Building Independence: Teaching Your Child When and How to Ask for Help

By Len Lantz, M.D. It seems wrong until you think it through: To become independent, you must become good at getting help. This statement doesn’t seem true to many people until they mull it over long enough, but I promise you that learning to request and receive help is an essential ingredient to the self-sufficiency …

Too Good For Drugs

Too Good for Drugs” is a K-12 evidence-based program developed by the Mendez Foundation and trainings facilitated by Law Enforcement Against Drugs (L.E.A.D). In the midst of the community assessment for Sweet Grass County, Prevention Specialist Samantha Kieffer, met with the Superintendent of schools, principals for Big Timber Grade School and Sweet Grass County High, …

CADCA

Several prevention specialists, youth, TAs, and BHDD staff traveled to Washington D.C. to CADCA in February. They met with Senator Tester and Senator Daines. They also learned a lot of new information about substance abuse prevention.    

Referral Programs

Referral System Options! For those looking to referral systems to implement in their communities, CONNECT, Bright App, and 211 are all complementary referral systems. They each have their own specialty. They can be used alone or side by side to complement each other’s work. CONNECT: a bidirectional referral network that allows client contact information to …