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Breathe Easy Workgroup
A monthly workgroup with the goal of empowering young people to breathe easy without nicotine or cannabis. Points of focus include education on addiction, marketing and manipulation tactics of the tobacco industry, stress management, refusal skills, and resources for cessation and further learning.
Meeting Schedule:
The 1st Thursday of the month, 11:00am - 12:30pm via Zoom or in-person
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Community-Led Suicide Prevention (CLSP)
The Community-Led Suicide Prevention (CLSP) Initiative focuses on raising awareness, increasing helping skills, and access to resources in the communities of New Milford and Ridgefield. Each community has it’s own coalition with membership from different sectors who are invested in promoting health and wellbeing across the lifespan.
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Drug-Free Schools
DFS offers collaboration among school-based initiatives and services across Western CT. Throughout the school year, the DFS Committee creates a publication of behavioral health education and awareness programs for students, families, and school staff to support healthy, thriving school communities.
Meeting Schedule:
The 3rd Wednesday of the month from 8:00 -9:15am via Google Meet
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Local Prevention Councils
The 43 towns in our service area are all served by a Local Prevention Council (LPC). These are grassroots coalitions are comprised of various stakeholders from 12 sectors of the community. The LPCs build local capacity to plan and implement substance use/misuse prevention strategies to reduce problem behaviors and associated negative outcomes for all ages. They also promote mental health and wellness.
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Opioid Workgroups
The Opioid Workgroups are composed of various stakeholders representing local communities to have the opportunity to network and share information and resources. Points of focus are to identify and develop resources in our area to prevent & address opioid misuse, addiction, treatment, stigma, and recovery needs of all people.
Meeting Schedule:
Greater Danbury Opioid Workgroup (GDOW)
The 1st Thursday of the month from 12 - 1:30 in-person
Greater Waterbury Opioid Workgroup (GWOW)
The 3rd Wednesday of the month in-person
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Gambling Harm Awareness Team
R5GAT is composed of various stakeholders in the region - DMHAS Problem Gambling Services (PGS); CT Council on Problem Gambling (CCPG); Representatives from MCCA, McCall Behavioral Health, Healthcare, CCAR, CT State Community Colleges, Yale University, local government officials, local community organizations, and local prevention councils.
Meeting Schedule:
Quarterly from 2:00-3:30PM via Zoom or in-person
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Suicide Advisory Board
The Region 5 Suicide Advisory Board (R5SAB) brings together the important work of suicide prevention, intervention, and response across different settings and communities in the 43 towns of Western CT. Advisory board membership, brought together because they believe in the power of promoting health and preventing suicide, includes: clinicians, individuals with lived experience, prevention professionals and volunteers, social workers and psychologists, healthcare professionals, crisis intervention specialists, and more. Our members bring unique experiences and perspectives to meeting discussions, participate in a variety of learning opportunities, and inform suicide prevention work at a regional and state level.
Meeting Schedule:
Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov Fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00AM On Zoom unless otherwise notified
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