What are you grateful for this month? |
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November is National Gratitude Month. This annual observance reminds us to focus on the things in our lives we are thankful for. Whether you start up a conversation at the dinner table or open up your journal, find ways this month to reflect on the positive things on your own and with others. Meditating on the good
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may actually benefit your health! According to Harvard Health, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. This positive mindset helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.
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"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and
realize they were the big things."
– Robert Brault
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Alcohol Policy is a Win-Win for Communities |
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Alcohol policy is essential for the health and safety of our communities. Policies implemented based on data have a positive ripple effect. Studies have proven that the more you reduce access to alcohol, the more you reduce violence and prevent suicide. The APRC has created an infographic highlighting the benefits of alcohol policy for municipalities, their citizens, and how a community can become healthier and safer.
The Alcohol Policy Resource Center can assist with analyzing your data, scanning your community, and matching policy/strategy to assessment findings. If you have any questions or need more information, please reach out to Kellie Henrichs or Jody Heavilin.
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Follow Our Social Media Pages! |
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You can now find the Alcohol Policy Resource Center on Facebook and LinkedIn. Like, follow and share the APRC's page for exciting announcements, informative graphics and resources. Click the icons below to connect with APRC's new social handles:
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Winter Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Dates |
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December 6th, 9:00-3:00 December 14th, 10:00-4:00
January 12th, 9:00-3:00 February 10th, 10:00-4:00
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges and substance use disorders in young people. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to a young person who may be developing a mental health or substance use issue and help connect them to the appropriate care.
First Aiders will complete a 2-hour self-paced class (pre-work) and then participate in a 5.5-hour instructor-led class using video conferencing via Zoom.
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Technical Assistance, commonly referred to as consulting or coaching, is a one-on-one service that provides timely, flexible, and targeted support to an organization. Using a collaborative approach, Prevention First builds a prevention professional’s capacity to address their local conditions and develop their own prevention solutions to amplify programmatic effectiveness. |
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Online Training Spotlight: Promote Your Prevention Efforts and Build Suppot
This course will provide you with tips for promoting your prevention efforts to increase awareness and support for prevention and the prevention services you provide your community.
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New Resource from SAMHSA: Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth
The goal of this guide is to review the literature on the prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented.
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PTTC Worksheet: Analyzing Existing Partnerships through a Healthy Equity Lens
Before engaging in collaborative efforts, it’s important to assess the fabric and nature of your current partnerships. This worksheet is designed to help you develop a brief inventory of who you are working with and how and see where you may need to recruit new partners to fill identified gaps or to ensure representation from key stakeholder groups.
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Online Self Study Courses |
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For more information about technical assistance or other services we offer,
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TRAFFIC SAFETY RESOURCE CENTER |
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Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time. |
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Americans may feel extra grateful as they gather together around the Thanksgiving table this year. As millions of travelers drive near and far distances to visit loved ones for the holiday season, it’s essential to Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time. Doing so will help ensure you make it to the Thanksgiving table.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proper seat belt use reduces the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passengers by 45%, and the risk of moderate to serious injury by 50%. Thanksgiving weekend, millions of Americans will hit the roads, eager to spend time with family and friends. It’s one of the busiest travel times of the year, and unfortunately, that may mean more crashes. Buckling up gives you your best defense against injury or death in a crash.
Seat belt use should be a no-brainer. We know that regular seat belt use vastly reduces fatalities. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let’s be grateful for the most basic vehicle technology that has, without a doubt, saved the most lives. Help us spread the message: Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time. We all want to see our friends and family arrive safe and sound to the Thanksgiving table.
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National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
December
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness of the consequences of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. There are many potential opportunities for prevention professionals to address the issue of impaired driving and further reduce incidence rates. This includes continued underage alcohol prevention programming, due to the high incidence rate of impaired driving among younger people. Prevention professionals should also consider impaired driving-specific campaigns focused on responsible driving behavior. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers community materials for numerous types of impaired driving prevention education and awareness campaigns.
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Mental Health & Substance Use Among Adults During COVID-19 |
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A report released by the CDC reinforces the importance of enhancing mental health and substance use screening among adults with disabilities and improved access to related health care services during public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Read exactly what the recent study found here.
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There's a Resource for That!
We have created and gathered helpful resources to help you deliver strategic and intentional prevention efforts. Visit our Substance Use Prevention Resource Center to find a collection of resource guides, video links, full toolkits and curriculums, tip sheets and more.
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Professional Development at Your Pace |
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Archived Webinars
Don't miss out on Prevention First's collection of live webinars to watch at your own convenience:
For APRC Webinars, visit their GoTo Stage for archived webinars.
For Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Webinars, visit their webpage.
For SUPR Treatment & Recovery Webinars, visit SUPR Training Events- Archived Webinar on the sidebar.
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