Alcohol Awareness Month Comes to a Close | |
As Alcohol Awareness Month comes to a close and we head into prom and graduation season, we want to remind you to keep you teen safe. Check out this blog from guest author, Liz Jorgensen of Insight Counseling. | |
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Safety at Prom Season and Beyond: Your Teen Will Thank You...In 15-20 Years
2016 was our family's last Prom season. Sarah, the youngest of our four children, was a senior at Joel Barlow High School, and it's hard to admit this: I could not wait for it to be over and done! Each year since our oldest daughter was in high school (she will be 35 in June) the Prom and Graduation pomp, cost, permissiveness, and insanity seemingly grew exponentially in many social circles. The following is a short list/rant meant to empower you as a parent to bring sanity back to the wonderful traditions of Prom and Graduation.
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Mental Health Month and National Prevention Week Will Be Here Soon! | |
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Stay tuned for a full calendar of events for our whole region.
Don't forget that National Prevention Week is May 8th - 14th.
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The DMHAS, Office of the Commissioner (OOC), currently has eight (8) vacancies for the position of DMHAS Investigative Aide within the Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (TPEP), located at 410 Capitol Avenue in Hartford, CT. These positions are part-time. There are no benefits associated with these positions. The work schedule, days and hours, will be determined. Applicants will perform both State and Federal Tobacco Compliance Inspections in all towns in Connecticut. Please note you must be 17 to 19 years old at the time of hire.
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Western Connecticut State University is pleased to announce applications are being accepted for Regional School Safety Coordinators for our Center for School Safety & Crisis Preparation. We currently have five (5) positions – one position for each region: West; North Central; South Central; Northeast; Southeast. These positions will primarily report to an office located within their region. However, they will be required to periodically report to WCSU’s campus for trainings, meetings, etc.
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Young Adult Connection Community - Program Assistant (Part-Time)
The YACC Program Assistant works closely with the Peer Initiatives, Education & Training Manager to support all activities of NAMI Connecticut’s Young Adult Connection Community, and to elevate the peer and young adult voice/perspective within Connecticut. The YACC Program Assistant supports the expansion and sustainability of NAMI Connecticut’s support networks, resources, and education programs for young people impacted by mental health challenges across Connecticut.
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Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth:
A Practitioner's Guide
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"Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide" is designed to help health care professionals quickly identify youth at risk for alcohol-related problems. NIAAA developed the Guide and Pocket Guide in collaboration with a of underage drinking researchers and clinical specialists and practicing health care professionals.
Why use this tool?
- It can detect risk early: In contrast to other screens that focus on established alcohol problems, this early detection tool aims to help you prevent alcohol-related problems in your patients before they start or address them at an early stage.
- It’s empirically based: The screening questions and risk scale, developed through primary survey research, are powerful predictors of current and future negative consequences of alcohol use.
- It’s fast and versatile: The screen consists of just two questions, which can be incorporated easily into patient interviews or pre-visit screening tools across the care spectrum, from annual exams to urgent care.
- It’s the first tool to include friends’ drinking: The “friends” question will help you identify patients at earlier stages of alcohol involvement and target advice to include the important risk of friends’ drinking.
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Can't Make it to Take-Back Day? | |
If you can't make it a Take Back Day collection site, learn how to safely dispose of your medications year-round. Don't forget to secure the medications you do keep in your home. | |
Change the Script is a statewide public awareness campaign to help communities deal with the prescription drug and opioids misuse crisis. It connects town leaders, healthcare professionals, treatment professionals and everyday people with the resources they need to face prescription opioid misuse - and write a new story about what we can accomplish when we all work toward a shared goal. | | | |
How 15 minutes of mental health hygiene can change your whole day | CNN | Carving out 15 minutes in an already busy day can sound like a chore, but a clinical psychologist says it's a small investment that can make the rest of your day easier and happier. He explains how to create and implement a mental health hygiene routine. | | | |
'It's Life or Death': The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens | Depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among American adolescents. For one 13-year-old, the despair was almost too much to take. Matt Richtel spent more than a year interviewing adolescents and their families for this series on the mental health crisis. | | | Can't read the article? Download the PDF. | | |
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The Hub: Behavioral Health Action Organization for Southwestern CT
A division of the Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (RYASAP)
Visit us online at thehubct.org
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