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Connecticut Department
of Mental Health &
Addiction Services New Britain,
CT On Monday, the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services (DMHAS) kicked off NPW with a Connecticut NPW
Forum, which included the presentation “The Physiology of Addiction:
Effects of Drug-Taking Behavior on the Brain,” and announced
winners of the NPW 2019 video PSA contest. On Thursday, DMHAS
held “The Capitol Event” to formally recognize NPW in the community.
DMHAS also created its own social media hashtag for the week,
#CTPreventionWeek. Eva Life Giver Baltimore, MD In partnership with Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Eva Life Giver
held a series of community events throughout Baltimore for NPW
including a community outreach event at the Payne Memorial AME
Church and activities with six local schools throughout Baltimore to
support the schools’ Project Towards No Drug Abuse program.
Fairfield CARES
Community Coalition Fairfield, CT Fairfield CARES and Glorious Recovery celebrated the start of
summer with Summer Fest 2019. This substance-free Memorial Day
celebration included live music, tables for community prevention
and recovery organizations to feature resources and informational
materials, and space for banners and signage from all organizations
promoting prevention and recovery.
FCC Behavioral Health Campbell, MO FCC Behavioral Health met with its youth substance use prevention
coalition for NPW, training its members on the substances covered
by the daily NPW health themes. The youth members then provided
peer-to-peer education sessions during NPW, aligning them with the
specific daily topics.
FFU, Inc., and the Orange
County Drug Free
Coalition Orange
County, FL During NPW, FFU, Inc., and the Orange County Drug Free Coalition
visited several schools in Orange County during lunch periods to
provide students with prevention information and conduct fun
activities. Using materials from SAMHSA, the National Institute on Drug
Abuse, and other prevention agencies, they reached several thousand
students and parents during the school events. Additionally, they
provided local recreation centers with prevention resources to display.
FHN Family Counseling
Center Jo Daviess and
Stephenson
Counties, IL FHN Family Counseling Center helped schools in both counties hold
either a dodgeball or kickball tournament to promote living a healthy
lifestyle and undertaking alternate activities to avoid using alcohol
or drugs; organized a moment of silence to honor prevention during
school morning announcements; and provided schools in Stephenson
County with Prevention Champion cards, asking students to identify a
person in their life who encourages them to live a healthy lifestyle.
Dothan High School
Students Against
Destructive Decisions
(SADD)
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Dothan, AL
Eaton Regional Education
Service Agency/Eaton
County Substance
Awareness Advisory
Group Charlotte, MI
Elevate—Waukesha
County Drug Free
Communities (DFC) Waukesha, WI
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Dothan High School’s SADD program gave a presentation the week
after NPW to share the hard truths about the effects of drugs and
alcohol with students. The presentation featured a guest speaker from
the local drug-free coalition and used Kahoot! to engage participants
by asking questions about drug and alcohol facts.
Eaton County Substance Awareness Advisory Group hosted its
annual end-of-the-year Eaton County Substance Awareness Advisory
Group Celebration and Luncheon during NPW. The event celebrated
the community’s efforts to promote substance use awareness
and community wellness, particularly among Eaton County youth.
Highlights included the #Healthier2019 Photovoice Project by
youth; a presentation and free Narcan ® training by the coalition’s
#PreventionChampion, who is from a local Families Against Narcotics
group; a showing of the top three youth-made videos from the NPW
video contest; and the annual Prevention Champion awards for the
county.
The Waukesha County DFC program hosted its own prevention video
contest. They posted youth-made prevention videos online for people
to watch during NPW and selected a winner at the end of the week.
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