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Prevention: It’s in the simple moments
It’s easy to think of substance prevention as something complicated… however it’s really in the simple moments. The moments that build relationships with our kids. It’s seizing the opportunities to invest in quality time…. It’s the: “Oh you’re...
read moreGuest Perspective: Making The Most Of Your Freshman Year
First year college students are getting ready to start a new adventure in learning. We checked in with coalition member, Michele Whitmore, Associate Dean of Students at Northern Vermont University - Johnson campus to get a few tips for students...
read moreHealthy Lamoille Valley Fall Coalition Meeting: The State of Our Youth
Healthy Lamoille Valley Fall Coalition Meeting: The State of Our Youth An invitation…if you are a student, parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, caregiver, service provider or community member you can be a community partner with Healthy Lamoille Valley! We all...
read moreMarijuana Legalization – What Does It Mean For You?
Marijuana Legalization – What Does It Mean For You? DATE AND TIME Tue, July 17, 2018 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar LOCATION Green Mountain Technology and Career Center 738 Vermont 15 Hyde Park, VT 05655 On July 1st adult use marijuana becomes legal. Do you...
read moreTalking to Youth About Marijuana
We'd like to share this blog post Jessica Bickford wrote for Copley Hospital's blog "Live Well Lamoille". Learn about the impacts of marijuana on teens, and download some facts you can share with teens, and find some tools for parents to help open the discussion up....
read more“Scarey” thing
This week I did a "scarey" thing... that wasn't... I was invited into the 6th grade at Johnson Elementary School to help the students prepare for their transition to middle school. Specifically to help the students build refusal skills to avoid alcohol and drug use. ...
read moreMonthly Mobile Syringe Service in Morrisville
Recently Theresa Vezina from VT Cares, presented a new resource in our region. She shared with community partners about their Harm Reduction Program which includes a mobile van that comes to Morrisville, for safe needle exchange/distribution. The program began as a...
read moreHelp teenagers learn the facts and dispel the myths – National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
To honor National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW ) that recently past, Healthy Lamoille Valley wants to share some resources with you to learn what scientific data tells us about drugs, tobacco and alcohol. NDAFW was first established to help teenagers learn the...
read moreThoughts of Thanksgiving
Written by: Jessica Bickford As I write this, I sit near my woodstove while snow floats softly down outside my windows. Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and I am enjoying some quiet before the busyness begins. This year there is much to be thankful for - but...
read moreHow Childhood Trauma Impacts Health Across the Lifespan Resources
Dave Yacavone shared this comment on social media in regards to the recent workshop, "How Childhood Trauma Impacts Health Across the Lifespan:" As promised here are the links to the resources shared at the end: Nadine Burke Harris -Ted talk:...
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