Ashlee Sunderman, BG McCone & Wibaux Ashley hosted a successful “Angling for All Ages” event, bringing together families and individuals to enjoy a day of learning and bonding over fishing while learning about mental health and healthy lifestyle choices. The “Open When Letters for Mental Health” event encouraged community members to write supportive letters for …
Rock Painting Beth Regan, BG Fallon To celebrate Mental Health Awareness month 3rd and 5th grade students in Baker gathered together with Prevention Specialist Beth Regan to paint rocks. Some students chose to decorate rocks to be used in areas around the school to help beautify the area. Others painted rocks to give to their …
Brook Hill DFC Beaverhead Favorite kind of book: Historical non-fiction / fiction 2. Best gift ever received: I can’t think of any one thing, but a lot of little things…Here’s a few: the poem my daughter’s kindergarten teacher gave me on the first day of school; an agate from the Oregon coast that my cousin found and knew …
Beth Morrison Cascade County Who inspires you? My North Central Prevention Team. They also make me laugh with their shenanigans. I’m a diehard NY Yankees fan. My dad took me to my first doubleheader when I was five. My motto is: Just Let Them. (Thanks, Lynda!) I love Class C Basketball! I love to play …
The study “Associations of cannabis use, use frequency, and cannabis use disorder with violent behavior among young adults in the United States” was recently published by Nora D. Volkow and the team at NIDA. The study found that the rate of violent behavior in daily marijuana users aged 18-34 was nearly twice the violent behavior rate of non-users. …
This chart shows DUIs that tested positive for THC by county in 2023.
Esther Lince, PFS/BG Madison Madison County’s Prevention Specialist, in collaboration with the Madison County DUI Task Force, launched the 2nd annual NO JOKE campaign throughout the month of April. This campaign is a humorous approach to convey the message that a majority of teens in Madison County do not use alcohol and marijuana. Using …
EASTER EGG HUNT Kit Davis, BG Gallatin Kit participated in the American Legion Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Manhattan. It took weeks of preparation to stuff over 40,000 plastic eggs with toys and candies, but they had a great event with over a thousand people in attendance. It was a great community event that was …
Bethany Coe & Sarah Graham, BG & CTC Lewis & Clark County Prevention Specialists collaborate with Helena School District and Local Partners to Enhance Career Readiness for Students. The prevention goals are to improve community attachment and school engagement, along with building capacity with local partners such as: Montana Wild, Montana Forest Services, Holter Museum, …
Tell us about your family and fur babies: My handsome husband and I have 3 of the coolest kiddos on the planet. Our oldest is a sophomore in high school, and the two youngest are the sweetest set of “Irish twins” who will start kindergarten in the fall. We have one special doggo named Lux. What …
