by Hawa Shir, Program Coordinator, Westbrook Partners for Prevention During the past few years, people have been facing a variety of adverse challenges in their individual lives. Collectively, those individual challenges have impacted communities as a whole. Communities experience adverse situations together. However, connectedness can be lost when bombarded with various disasters and tragedies. Having […]
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The “F” Word Everyone Is Talking About
By Janet Dosseva, MPH, PS-C A few years ago, our coalition was doing outreach and educating folks to keep their prescription medications up and away to reduce the risk of medications, particularly opioids, from being diverted into the community. However, nowadays, raising awareness to prevent opioid misuse has shifted. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) […]
The Kids Are Not Alright
By Janet Dosseva, MPH, PS-C When we start a new year, we often take “inventory” – looking to make improvements like changing our habits, improving our health, bettering our mindset, etc. One thing we should ALL do is focus on improving our interactions with young people in our communities. Data from the Maine Integrated Youth […]
How To Be Mindful When Hosting Celebrations
By Janet Dosseva, MPH, PS-C, Program Director for Westbrook Partners for Prevention December and January are not only known for cold temperatures and fluffy precipitation, but they are also two months which contain many holiday celebrations. The holiday season can be a busy and stressful time. It’s also a time where folks are indulgent and […]
Journey Magazine Features Westbrook Partners for Prevention Article
If you haven’t picked up a copy of the August/September issue of Journey Magazine, you missed some great stories including a breakdown of stigma, EFT, and an article by Westbrook Partners for Prevention Program Director, Janet Dosseva, about community harm reduction efforts (page 23). Not to worry, you can read the issue online here: https://journey-magazine.com/magazines/august-2022-22/
