 Dear {FIRST_NAME}, I want to thank all of the members who attended and provided great ideas at the 2nd Quarter Meeting. If you were not able to attend, we missed your voice but you may review the WORKSHOP SUMMARY to stay up-to-date on where your Coalition is headed!
Remember, you and your Coalition are the prevention drivers in Nevada County. I can only imagine how each of you will work your magic by utilizing your strengths, knowledge, and community relationships to make regular assessments and referrals by all pediatricians a reality for families who may need substance abuse treatment or support in Nevada County. Providing the perception of a seamless process for patients and families from assessment to referral then to treatment seems to be an objective that Nevada County Public/Behavioral Health, CoRR and other Treatment professionals have desired to see for some time. What an effective prevention tool you'll be providing for generations to come. This is true environmental change! We will be sure to keep you informed throughout the year as things progress and we encourage you to get involved!
We would like to hear from you! If you are new to the Coalition or you would like some one-on-one time with Coalition staff, to learn what it takes to be a successful Coalition and how you can take ownership in providing your personal strengths, please don't hestitate to CONTACT us! Thank you for all that you do!
Take care,
Tasha Meyer
Program Manager
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Screening and Brief Intervention: Making a Public Health Difference  Your Coalition will be working together to develop the best strategy to be able to provide SBIRT training to pediatricians, clinics, and physicians county-wide. One of the tools in the training involves CRAFFT questions. Some of your members recently suggested we train teachers, mentors, youth-serving organizations, parents, grandparents, and Big Brothers or Big Sisters to use the CRAFFT questions....right now. What a great idea!
This makes me think on our Prescription Drug Collection Day...it was something we could do right away to prevent access and we prevented teens from gaining access to 300lbs of prescription drugs within four hours. I hear so many of your concerns and desires to use some of our prevention energy on younger children to battle substance abuse and the many correlated issues at earlier stages. Providing an experience which feels like a seamless process for patients and families from assessment to referral then to treatment seems to be an objective that Nevada County Public Health, CoRR and other treatment professionals have desired to see for some time.
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Did you know your Coalition's media messages have changed?
You can give them more impact by spreading the same messages and forwarding your bi-monthly Prevention Updates to people in your email database.
- Read what we're telling parents in THE NEW FAMILY POST
- View your new online ad on THE UNION, providing important sample conversations for parents and grandparents
- You may spot your GOLD COUNTRY STAGE ADS on three buses creating awareness on prescription drug abuse
- Similar ads can be seen on shopping carts at Save Mart and Safeway in Downtown Grass Valley
By the way, your Prevention Updates will have a bright, new look in April!
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Do you know what you and your Coalition have accomplished over the past year?  View a brief COALITION ANNUAL REPORT showing many successful outputs! These are your bragging rights! Tell your friends and colleagues what you're doing and why the community needs us!
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Do you have a computer? Would you like to help with a small project for NEO? NEO needs help creating their new list of contacts. They have a huge box of entry forms on which youth gave their information to be kept in the know about NEO events, activities and resources. What they need is for someone to enter this information on a spreadsheet created and formatted in Excel. This will be a big help to the NEO Coordinators that will use the list to email, and call with information.
Contact us at: 530-273-9541 ext. 220 if you would like to help. |
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Resources: Do You Have A Teen In Your Life?
Do you have a teen in your life? Do you sometimes hesitate to ask questions or monitor your child for fear of smothering him? Do you suspect that your teen is hanging around the wrong crowd or could potentially be engaging in some risky behaviors? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you’d probably benefit from hearing “Conversations for Parents” and reading expert advice based on these specific situations. Click Here to See Sample Conversations
Time to Act! How to Tell if Your Teen Is Using and Taking Action To Intervene
This resource from Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) helps parents take action if they think their children are using drugs.
"Time to Act" brings to parents scientific knowledge about where to turn or what to do when they suspect that their children are using. The resource includes multi-media and other user-friendly techniques that build upon parents' own state of awareness about their child's situation, with specific suggested actions for them to follow.
The recommendations are straightforward, science-based, and delivered by experts as well as other parents who've seen, heard and experienced it all.
Click here for more information at Timetoact.org
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Important Meeting Dates! NEO Meets Every Monday at the Lyman Gilmore Library @ 1:30. NEO encourages youth or members of youth serving organizations to attend.
Coalition Steering Committee meets the first monday of every month at Silver Springs High School on Park Ave. in Grass Valley. Meeting is from 3-5 in room 6 media room.
Remember to mark your calendar for the 3rd Quarter Prevention Workshop in the Nevada Union cafeteria on Wednesday, June 10th at 3pm.
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Thank You! We would like to thank Nevada Union High School for allowing us to hold our 2nd Quarter Prevention Workshop at the science lecture hall and the beautiful new library. A very special thank you Amy Gonnella who helped to secure the location and to the wonderful librarian, Jill Sonnenberg, who made us feel so welcome. |
Remember to submit any prevention related updates, sector meetings or upcoming community events by Thursday April 2nd to be included in the next E-Blast Prevention Update.
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