News & Events
Online Workshop for Parents: Youth Mental Health
Free Youth Mental Health Parent Workshop!Join Healthy Lamoille Valley Coordinator Jessica Bickford for an online workshop to help parents check in on their kids' mental health while maintaining their own sanity.Dates/Times:April 8th, 11:30am -...
Staff Perspective: Quarantine Life
By Ashley Hill, Healthy Lamoille Valley Youth Coordinator Disclaimer: I’ve never lived in a world where I haven’t had to be somewhere outside of my house for a majority of my day, let alone a world where I am actively encouraged - and in some places now...
10 Tips for Youth and Parent Mental Health in These Times
With a lot of public spaces temporarily shutting down and social distancing for the common good, the team at Healthy Lamoille Valley shares a few tips to make it bearable and keep our health up.1. Schedule a time for daily check-ins with your family. Ask:...
Coalition Perspective: Changes
by Floyd Nease, Executive Director of the Lamoille Family Center & Healthy Lamoille Valley Steering Team Member As I write this, my nine-year-old grandson is upstairs attending school ‘virtually’. So far today, I have attended four ‘virtual’ meetings,...
Staff Perspective: Homeschooling Again
by Jessica Bickford, Healthy Lamoille Valley Coordinator This is a longer post than usual, but hopefully helpful for all the families out there with kids home from school. Three years ago our family made the decision that we would homeschool while I did...
Healthy Lamoille Valley Featured in CADCA’s Coalitions in Action!
We've been featured in CADCA's Coalitions in Action! Originally published by CADCA on 2/26/20 as "Coalitions in Action – Healthy Lamoille Valley Youth Talks About Vaping in His Community and How He Used Capitol Hill Day to Advocate for Change"“Vaping is a...
Healthy Lamoille Valley Presents Cannabis & Youth: Notes from a Colorado E.R.
Healthy Lamoille Valley will host national speaker and emergency room physician Brad Roberts at a series of community forums to discuss the topic of cannabis and youth. For Parents/Caregivers & Youth:This workshop is designed with youth and parents in...
You’re Invited to Our Winter Coalition Meeting!
You're Invited to Our Winter Coalition Meeting!December 19th, 11:00am - 12:30pmGreen Mountain Technology & Career Center, Hyde ParkHealthy Lamoille Valley invites you to join us for our Winter Coalition Meeting! Come see out what your local prevention...
Healthy Lamoille Valley Receives $625,000 Award!
The Lamoille Valley region’s primary substance misuse prevention effort among youth just got a boost to expand its work. Healthy Lamoille Valley is one of 150 national award winners of a grant from the federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day!
The DEA has just announced that vaping devices (with batteries removed) and vaping cartridges can be included in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26th.National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 26th, from 10:00am -...