Stay tuned for more information for NPW 2021!

 

Check out materials from National Prevention Week 2021 below:

 

National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues.

National Prevention Week Daily Themes and Scheduled Activities in Connecticut:

 

Monday, May 10: Preventing Prescription Drug and Opioid Misuse

The Change the Script mobile resource van will disseminate prevention resources at the following naloxone training events in Bristol:

• Agape House, 43 School Street, from 9:30am – 10:30am
• Rockwell Park, 238 Jacobs Street, from 11am – 12pm
• Seymour Park, 261 Shrub Road, from 1pm – 2pm
• Beacon Pharmacy, 57 South Sreet, from 2:30pm – 3:30pm
• Brackett Park, 27 North Main Street, from 3:45pm – 4:45pm

Tuesday, May 11: Preventing Underage Drinking and Alcohol Misuse

The Change the Script mobile resource van will disseminate prevention resources at the following locations in Litchfield County:

• Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Boulevard, from 10am – 11am
• Goshen Town Hall, 42 North Street, from 11:30am – 1pm
• Litchfield Community Field, 58 North Lake Street, from 1:30pm – 3pm

  Wednesday, May 12: Preventing Illicit Drug Use and Youth Marijuana Use

The Change the Script mobile resource van will disseminate prevention resources at the following locations:

• Greenwich Senior Center, 299 Greenwich Avenue, from 11 am – 1 pm
• Fairfield CARES NPW, Sherman Green, Reef Road, from 3 pm – 5 pm

Thursday, May 13: Preventing Youth Tobacco Use (E-Cigarettes and Vaping)

The Change the Script mobile resource van will disseminate prevention resources at the North Haven Recreational Center COVID Vaccine Clinic, 7 Lindsey Road, from 9 am – 4 pm

• The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board will present an online statewide read-aloud of Gizmo’s Pawsome Guide to Mental Health from 7 pm to 7:45 pm. For information, contact Michelle Peters, MPeters@AFSP.org. Related details and resources can be found at www.gizmo4mentalhealth.org.
• Wheeler’s Connecticut Clearinghouse will host a virtual forum, “CT Drug Trends: Bridging the Gap Between Public Health and Public Safety,” from 2 to 3 pm

Friday, May 14: Preventing Suicide

The Change the Script mobile resource van will disseminate prevention resources at the Windsor Locks Town Hall COVID Vaccination Clinic (run by The North Central Health District Health Department), 41 Oak Street, from 10 am – 4 pm