Community Prevention Programs | Vermont Department of Health
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Community Prevention Programs
St. Albans
WIC (St. Albans)
Family and Child Health
Active and Healthy Communities
Worksite Wellness
School Health
Immunizations
Infectious Disease
Community Prevention Programs
Tobacco Prevention
Emergency Preparedness
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
GET HELP
Mary is your Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant. She works with community groups, schools, human service agencies, hospitals, law enforcement, parents and youth. The purpose of this work is to educate communities about the risks of alcohol and other drug use and to reduce misuse among youth, young adults and adults through:
Community organizing
Program planning and consultation
Presentations and training
Community grants information and guidance
Information and referral
Prevention Works!
Community Organization Focuses on Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Franklin County Caring Communities
provide coordination of prevention partnerships in our community. These partnerships aim to reduce underage drinking, binge drinking, prescription drug misuse and cannabis use by promoting municipal policy changes, providing opportunities for education and providing referrals to local resources.
Below are the community partners in our area. Contact them to find out what they do and how you can get involved!
Community Partners
Franklin Grand Isle Restorative Justice Center
Missisquoi Valley School District
Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
Northwestern Medical Center
Northwest Regional Planning
United Way of Franklin County
Turning Point of Franklin County
Talking to your kids about alcohol and Other Drugs
Using alcohol and other drugs in early life can have a negative impact on your child’s health now, and later on by impacting proper brain development and creating other risks. You are their #1 influence.
Parent Up Vermont
has tips on how to start and continue to have conversations with your children early and often, no matter how awkward.
Prescription Drug Disposal
Properly storing and getting rid of unused prescription medications protects your loved ones and the environment. Here are three easy steps:
LOCK:
Store your medications in a lock box or locked medicine cabinet.
DROP:
Drop off unused medication at a kiosk or at your local pharmacy or police stations.
Find a location in your area
MAIL:
Mail unused medication in a pre-paid envelope.
Request a free mail-back
.
Treatment is Effective!
Treatment might look different depending on the level that you need. Find the type of treatment that is right for you or your loved one, what to expect, how soon you can get help and the treatment services specific to youth, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding and older adults.
There are a number of treatment options in your community. Find them, as well as answers to common questions you may have about treatment in the
Franklin County Resource Guide
People Recover!
There is no wrong door to recovery. It is a life-long journey that is not always a straight line. Find recovery opportunities and supports in your area on our
Recovery page
.
Franklin and Grand Isle Counties are engaged in collaborative initiatives and capacity-building efforts that rally community partners to join forces in making long-term changes that build a culture of health for the whole community.
Substance Misuse Coalitions and other prevention partners across Vermont aim to reduce underage drinking, binge drinking, prescription drug misuse and cannabis use in Vermonters age 12-25. Coalitions use evidence-based/evidence-informed and/or promising practices and the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) process and model in this work.
Local Highlights
Vermont Youth Project
- Missisquoi Valley School District and Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union are participating in the Vermont Youth Project. This project works with the Icelandic Center for Social Research and Analysis (ICSRA) to implement the
Icelandic Model for Adolescent Substance
Use Prevention
. This model is one which draws on our student perceptions about where they live, and then for community members to draw on these ideas so that we can develop environments where substance abuse is reduced.
The Opioid Consortium
is a working group that addresses the treatment, recovery and prevention needs of the rural communities of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. It draws it members from a cross section of agencies that address these issues.
The Franklin Grand Isle Community Partnership
is a coalition of concerned members, including representative from the health, education, human services and business communities, who collaborate to help improve outcomes of social well-being for area children, families and individuals.
Turning Point of Franklin County
is a community center for people in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse, addiction and addictive behaviors. Located in St. Albans, Vermont, the Turning Point provides a safe, substance-free environment populated by people in recovery who offer peer support at no cost.
Franklin County Caring Communities
works with community partners to identify and implement strategies to prevent and reduce substance abuse, especially among youth and young adults, and equip individuals, families, and the community at large to create healthy, substance-free environments where everyone can thrive.
Learn More
How to Get Help
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
Franklin County Profile
Community Prevention Programs in Vermont
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs – Vermont Community Profiles
Contact Us
Mary Pickener - Prevention Consultant
802-524-7918
[email protected]
Last Updated:
June 24, 2024
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Translations for you
Community Prevention Programs
St. Albans
WIC (St. Albans)
Family and Child Health
Active and Healthy Communities
Worksite Wellness
School Health
Immunizations
Infectious Disease
Community Prevention Programs
Tobacco Prevention
Emergency Preparedness
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
GET HELP
Mary is your Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant. She works with community groups, schools, human service agencies, hospitals, law enforcement, parents and youth. The purpose of this work is to educate communities about the risks of alcohol and other drug use and to reduce misuse among youth, young adults and adults through:
Community organizing
Program planning and consultation
Presentations and training
Community grants information and guidance
Information and referral
Prevention Works!
Community Organization Focuses on Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Franklin County Caring Communities
provide coordination of prevention partnerships in our community. These partnerships aim to reduce underage drinking, binge drinking, prescription drug misuse and cannabis use by promoting municipal policy changes, providing opportunities for education and providing referrals to local resources.
Below are the community partners in our area. Contact them to find out what they do and how you can get involved!
Community Partners
Franklin Grand Isle Restorative Justice Center
Missisquoi Valley School District
Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
Northwestern Medical Center
Northwest Regional Planning
United Way of Franklin County
Turning Point of Franklin County
Talking to your kids about alcohol and Other Drugs
Using alcohol and other drugs in early life can have a negative impact on your child’s health now, and later on by impacting proper brain development and creating other risks. You are their #1 influence.
Parent Up Vermont
has tips on how to start and continue to have conversations with your children early and often, no matter how awkward.
Prescription Drug Disposal
Properly storing and getting rid of unused prescription medications protects your loved ones and the environment. Here are three easy steps:
LOCK:
Store your medications in a lock box or locked medicine cabinet.
DROP:
Drop off unused medication at a kiosk or at your local pharmacy or police stations.
Find a location in your area
MAIL:
Mail unused medication in a pre-paid envelope.
Request a free mail-back
.
Treatment is Effective!
Treatment might look different depending on the level that you need. Find the type of treatment that is right for you or your loved one, what to expect, how soon you can get help and the treatment services specific to youth, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding and older adults.
There are a number of treatment options in your community. Find them, as well as answers to common questions you may have about treatment in the
Franklin County Resource Guide
People Recover!
There is no wrong door to recovery. It is a life-long journey that is not always a straight line. Find recovery opportunities and supports in your area on our
Recovery page
.
Franklin and Grand Isle Counties are engaged in collaborative initiatives and capacity-building efforts that rally community partners to join forces in making long-term changes that build a culture of health for the whole community.
Substance Misuse Coalitions and other prevention partners across Vermont aim to reduce underage drinking, binge drinking, prescription drug misuse and cannabis use in Vermonters age 12-25. Coalitions use evidence-based/evidence-informed and/or promising practices and the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) process and model in this work.
Local Highlights
Vermont Youth Project
- Missisquoi Valley School District and Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union are participating in the Vermont Youth Project. This project works with the Icelandic Center for Social Research and Analysis (ICSRA) to implement the
Icelandic Model for Adolescent Substance
Use Prevention
. This model is one which draws on our student perceptions about where they live, and then for community members to draw on these ideas so that we can develop environments where substance abuse is reduced.
The Opioid Consortium
is a working group that addresses the treatment, recovery and prevention needs of the rural communities of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. It draws it members from a cross section of agencies that address these issues.
The Franklin Grand Isle Community Partnership
is a coalition of concerned members, including representative from the health, education, human services and business communities, who collaborate to help improve outcomes of social well-being for area children, families and individuals.
Turning Point of Franklin County
is a community center for people in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse, addiction and addictive behaviors. Located in St. Albans, Vermont, the Turning Point provides a safe, substance-free environment populated by people in recovery who offer peer support at no cost.
Franklin County Caring Communities
works with community partners to identify and implement strategies to prevent and reduce substance abuse, especially among youth and young adults, and equip individuals, families, and the community at large to create healthy, substance-free environments where everyone can thrive.
Learn More
How to Get Help
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
Franklin County Profile
Community Prevention Programs in Vermont
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs – Vermont Community Profiles
Contact Us
Mary Pickener - Prevention Consultant
802-524-7918
[email protected]
Last Updated:
June 24, 2024