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September 23, 2020
Working With School Resource Officers/Law Enforcement
By Mary Cameron, PS Carbon & Stillwater Counties As I was thinking ahead to Red Ribbon Week, it occurred to me that I …
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September 23, 2020
Pivoting in Prevention- How to Rethink Engaging Schools and Your Community
By Sara Mahoney, SC RTAL Working in Prevention during a pandemic has proved to be challenging for all of us. For those of …
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September 15, 2020
Kids and Legalization: Our Kids Deserve Better
The Board of Directors of Youth Connections is committed to the health and safety of our kids by supporting environments where they can …
Marijuana Uncategorized
September 11, 2020
Youth Marijuana Fact Sheet
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August 20, 2020
Self Care Corner
By Stacey O’Tremba, Dawson County PFS Stacey attended the session titled “Self Care and Personal Growth: Beyond Bubble Baths and TED Talks” during …
Is the Marijuana Test Obsolete
I attended this CADCA session presented by Jo McGuire, who is the Executive Director of the National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association. Even …
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August 20, 2020
Guest Editorial from Andy Duran
Dear Friends, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to introduce myself to you. My name is Andy Duran, and I am the …
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July 23, 2020
CREATING LASTING FAMILY CONNECTIONS
By Esther Lince, Madison County As new Prevention Specialists to Madison County in spring of 2019, we decided in order to understand and …
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July 23, 2020
WhyTry Curriculum
Mary Miller – Toole County BG An assessment with our Toole County school administrators found that a curriculum was needed to serve as …
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July 23, 2020
Self Care Corner: Adjusting to the New Normal
By Sara Mahoney, SC RTAL Back in October, I mulled over the idea of writing an op-ed for the Self Care Corner of …
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July 23, 2020
PAX Good Behavior Game: Bridging the Gap Between School and Home
By Karen Sylvester, Yellowstone County The Substance Abuse Connect coalition and I began working with Billings School District #2 in the spring of …
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July 23, 2020
Communities That Care buy-in with Evidence Based Programs (EBP)
By: Edward Szczypinski, Gallatin County Communities That Care (CTC) is a model for engaging the community from the very beginning in the prevention …
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