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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Hello everyone! My name is Sarah Swingley, and this fall I will begin my junior year at Carroll College pursuing a multidisciplinary degree in Public Health and Psychology. I have always had a heart for the little, the least, and the lost. I truly believe that every person I interact with has value and worth …
by Beth Price Morrison, Prevention Specialist Cascade County, North Central Montana Region If you left peanut butter and jelly sandwiches behind in your childhood, it just might be time to try one again. In these uncertain times, it’s good to have something as simple as a PB&J. In that moment, the world becomes okay. Up …
By Kathleen Sheffield Lincoln County Prevention Specialist In Lincoln County, life is different depending on who you talk to. Interviewing law enforcement, they state the encounters that they have been having with youth has been at gatherings not involving alcohol. Youth are out in the woods but not having parties where alcohol is being used …
From the California Surgeon General’s Playbook: Stress Relief during COVID-19 IMPORTANCE OF STRESS MANAGEMENT DURING THIS TIME This includes the physical and psychological well-being of all individuals. We are mindful that the public health policies and interventions necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19 are affecting all facets of society and our daily lives. These …
Day #1- CADCA Forum Trainer Take over- Engaging sectors to create and update objectives, now that coalitions are doing their work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have currently been doing webinars for families, continuing coalition meetings via zoom, check in’s with our student groups, and activities through zoom and social media. In addition …
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Hours expanded for Warmline; resources increased for Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and THRIVE Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Sheila Hogan announced today an expansion of mental health services to help Montanans who may be experiencing a range of emotions including loneliness, sadness and fear as a result of the current COVID-19 situation. …
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With remote work expanding across the United States in response to social distancing measures implemented to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, many have turned to holding meetings via Internet-based communications platforms (“online meetings”), such as Zoom, Skype, Polycom RealPresence, and Teams. On March 30, 2020, the FBI released an article warning users that …
