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The Roanoke Prevention Alliance was the spotlight coalition in the CADCA weekly newsletter on 4/25/19. Please click the link below to view the full article, and to catch up on what the Roanoke Prevention Alliance has been working on. https://www.cadca.org/resources/coalitions-action-roanoke-prevention-alliance-path-resilience
Continue ReadingPrescription drug prevention strategies have expanded to included Timer Cap Bottle distribution to address perception of access concerns in county YRBS and Young Adult Drug Surveys.
Continue ReadingWe all know that engagement with local media outlets is a critical component of our outreach efforts. With this in mind, I wanted to share a ‘real life’ example of how this can directly impact what we do. Yesterday, our team conducted the first of our standing monthly REVIVE! trainings in the New River Valley….
Continue ReadingChesterfield County is proud to share one of the outcomes of a Lead and Seed Training implemented at Thomas Dale High School in the Fall of 2018. Tenth grade students were identified to work on a community prevention project throughout the semester. Colleen Hughes and Prevention Specialists from Chesterfield County led the Lead and Seed Training…
Continue Readinghttps://www.farmvilleherald.com/2019/01/retailers-reduce-youth-access-to-tobacco/
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the partners in Region 1 for their recognition and their outstanding work! https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2018/12/30/how-gun-dealers-took-up-the-front-line-of-gun-violence/#342e7bd16900
Continue ReadingPiedmont wants to erase stigma over mental health By Paul Collins Oct 14, 2018 MARTINSVILLE — “It isn’t always easy to make the decision to seek mental health treatment,” stated Sharon Buckman, Piedmont Community Services’ clinical division director. “Once the decision is made, navigating the treatment system can be a challenge,” Buckman wrote in…
Continue ReadingThis is the second school district in the Crossroads CSB catchment area to be added to the 24/7 Virginia School Divisions With 100% Tobacco-Free Policies Map within the last year. The first school district to adopt the 100% Tobacco-Free Policies was Cumberland County. Nicole Hill, Prevention Specialist at Crossroads CSB who has been collaborating with Y Street on this initiative has also been meeting with the other 5 county school board superintendents in the catchment area in an effort to complete our section of the Virginia School Divisions With 100% Tobacco-Free Policies Map.
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