Talking to Young Children About Substances

Part 1 of a 4 part series. We are often asked, “What is the best age to begin talking with kids about substance prevention?”  Our simple answer, “It’s never too early to start these conversations.” “It’s better to have lots of little conversations vs. one big...

Informed Voting: Act 164 and Retail Cannabis Options

Town meeting day will soon be here and some towns will be voting on retail cannabis sales as outlined in Act 164 – giving town residents the power to decide if they want their town to opt in to retail cannabis. Towns may also have an additional ballot question...

March Coalition Meeting: Come and Let’s Talk

Our next coalition meeting is March 2nd from 6:00-7:00 pm. Have you ever felt stuck in a conversation about substance prevention?  Wanted to say something, but just didn’t know how to approach it?  Wondered how to say something, but didn’t want to seem...

Permission Granted – February Parent Cafe Recording and Materials

Healthy Lamoille Valley is pleased to invite all parents/caregivers to our monthly Parent Cafe Series.  These monthly gatherings are designed to highlight a community resource or parenting skill and then encourage conversation with other parents/caregivers from around...

Over the Counter Medicines: Keeping Youth Safe

We talk a lot about locking up and securing prescription medicines in the home, but it’s also important to recognize the potential harms of everyday over the counter medicines as well.  These over the counter (OTC) medicines are common place in most of our homes, but...

Cannabis/Marijuana Prevention Resources

Act 164, an act pertaining to retail cannabis sales was passed by both the House and Senate and allowed to become law without the Governor’s signature on October 7th, 2020. Under Act 164 towns will need to take a community wide vote to opt-in to allow retail...