November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Did you know lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths? Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Learn about the risk factors, warning signs and ways to prevent it.

If you smoke, vape or use other tobacco products, you are putting your lungs in harms way. Find quitting resources for teens and adults on The American Lung Association website. Click the link below.
Quit Smoking

Tobacco use has a larger impact on certain populations. Learn more about these groups and how the tobacco industry markets its products. Smoking, vaping and use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars and smokeless tobacco, cause or...

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www.lung.org
Get Involved!

Are you looking for a way to get involved in your community? Become a part of your local prevention council (LPC)!

Learn more about what LPC's do and get contact information for the LPC in your town.
"You Think You Know" Won an Award!
Daydream Communications, the marketing firm that developed "You Think You Know" in collaboration with The Hub, the other four regional behavioral health action organizations (RBHAOs), local prevention groups and state agencies, received a Gold MarCom Award for the campaign. The campaign was judged on multiple components including the website, billboards, bus ads, online ads and printed materials.

MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, public relations firms, design shops, production companies, and freelancers.
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Events at a Glance
EVENT IS TONIGHT!
Life Teammates and The Power To Deliver Hope
November 4th at 8 PM
7th Annual Medical Mission
November 6th, 9 AM - 2 PM
The Role of EMS in Sustained Recovery
November 8th at 6:30 PM
Youth Mental Health
First Aid
November 9th, 9 AM - 3 PM

Drinking, Smoking, Vaping: Trends in Teen Use & What Parents
Can Do
November 9th
In-Person: 10:00-11:30 am
OR on Zoom: 7:00-8:00 pm Learn more and register.
Ethics Across the Strategic Prevention Framework
Nov. 9th, 10 AM - 12 PM
Addressing Inequity in Serious Illness Care:
Cultural Competence & the Social Work Code of Ethics
Nov. 12th, 12 - 1:30 PM
Decoding Gen Z: Engaging This Diverse Digital Generation
Nov. 15th, 12 - 1:30 PM
Check Up From the
Neck Up
November 15th, 7 - 8 PM

Want to submit an event for us to promote? Send a PDF and/or link with description to info@thehubct.org.
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Save the Date for These Events
November 17th at 6:30 PM
Make your voice heard. Join in person or on Facebook Live @CCAR4Recovery
November 18th & 19th, 10 AM - 2 PM
Join Johanna Dolan of Dolan Research International for Inclusion for LBGTQ+ Recoverees training. Register today
November 18th at 7 PM
A Discussion with author, Michael G. Thompson, PhD. Learn more and register.
November 18th, 4 - 5 PM

Healthcare experts Karen Johnson, Michael Schoenbaum, and Mike Wilson will share their perspectives on these and other challenges facing healthcare leaders today. Join the discussion, moderated by Zero Suicide Institute Director Julie Goldstein Grumet and Jaspr Health CEO Kelly Koerner, and learn why and how to build the business case for sustained investment in suicide-specific care in 2022.
Suicide Prevention
JOIN The CT Suicide Advisory Board Meeting: November 11th at 9 AM.

Contact The CT Suicide Advisory Board for the meeting link.
November 16th, 23rd or 30th
November 15, 16th or December 7th
Resources
Watch Recording: Teen Vaping Prevention and Tools to Quit

Presented by Amy Taylor, Chief of Community Engagement, Truth Initiative; and Jay Matthews, Community Impact Specialist, EVERFI Moderated by Jessie Fox, M.Ed., Director of K12 Community Engagement, EVERFI Sponsored by EVERFI Watch the Recording...

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home.edweb.net
Vaping: Know the truth - Online Learning Program

Youth e-cigarette use remains at an epidemic level. This prevention-forward digital learning experience gives today's students core knowledge around the dangers associated with using e-cigarettes and offers resources to help young people quit if...

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everfi.com
Announcements
Thanks to a generous gift from Delta Dental of Connecticut, CATCH My Breath is pleased to offer free program training and video lessons to 20 Connecticut educators at middle and high schools where there is an interest in providing students with CATCH My Breath’s evidence-based youth vaping prevention program.

Training and resources are available for a limited time on a first-come, first-serve basis to schools who have not before used the CATCH My Breath program. To bring CATCH My Breath to your school through this opportunity, please contact CATCH My Breath today at catchmybreath@catch.org.
Scholarship Opportunity!
CCAR is Hiring!
Positions include:

  • Administrative Assistant
  • Bookkeeper
  • DOC Recovery Coach
  • IT Technician
  • Volunteer Manager
In the News
Cannabis in CT: Attorney General Says Billboards Violate ...

There are plenty of signs pointing consumers to Massachusetts where they can legally buy cannabis. Attorney General William Tong wants them to come down. Billboards advertising cannabis dispensaries have become a familiar sight along Connecticut...

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www.nbcconnecticut.com
Are We Giving Autistic Children PTSD From School?

We must understand the behavior of autistic children to help them. Responding without understanding diminishes the personhood, self-esteem and trust of autistic kids. Providing an environment sensitive to the needs of autistic students benefits...

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www.psychologytoday.com
Child Marijuana Poisonings Expected to Jump ...

In a phone call with CT Examiner, Dr. Suzanne Doyon, medical director at the Connecticut Poison Control Center, discussed a request to fund two additional positions in an anticipation of a significant rise in child poisonings given the recent...

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ctexaminer.com
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