Encouraging healthy behavior and decreasing substance abuse in our community.
Published on August 15th, 2016 | by Deb Wolf
Current prEvents August 15, 2016 Times Argus Local Businesses Are Key Players in Preventing Underage Drinking By Ann Gilbert, Director, Central Vermont New Directions Coalition For businesses that sell or serve beer, wine, alcohol, or tobacco ... Read More →
Published on July 20th, 2016 | by Deb Wolf
Current prEvents – July 18, 2016 – Times Argus Struggling to Learn How to Live in the Real World By Brittany Mahoney Brittany is a young woman who has faced many challenges, from poverty and health ... Read More →
Published on December 21st, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
Current prEvents — December 21, 2015 — Times Argus By Drew McNaughton – Main Street Middle School Community Connections Site Coordinator in Montpelier. Why do some kids thrive and others crash? For years, researchers tried to ... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
Ginny Burley (left center) of Central Vermont New Directions Coalition (CVNDC) spoke to 100 law enforcement attendees about partnering with statewide prevention coalitions to help keep communities safe. CVNDC assisted Steve Waldo (left) in organizing this ... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
By Robert Purvis – Executive Director of the Turning Point Center of Central Vermont in Barre. He can be reached at (802) 479-7373. Current prEvents – September 21, 2015 – Times Argus September is National Alcohol and ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
Launching Young Adults into the World Current prEvents — August 17, 2015 Times Argus By Ginny Burley, Prevention Specialist with Central Vermont New Directions Coalition You got your kids safely through high school. You survived the ... Read More →
Published on July 28th, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
Times Argus, July 27, 2015 By Gordon Dritschilo Preventing drug abuse takes more than telling kids to just say no. With decades of research to sift through, experts say the most effective anti-drug programs are, at ... Read More →
Published on July 24th, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
Current prEvents — July 20, 2015 Times Argus By Sarah Munro, a Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant for the Vermont Department of Health at the Barre District Office. “The Hub and Spoke will get us off the ... Read More →
Published on June 15th, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
Current prEvents — June 15, 2015 Times Argus High-Risk Drinking By Ann Gilbert – Director, Central Vermont New Directions Coalition Try re-thinking drinking—Not So Fast. Not So Much Re-thinking drinking can be a positive health benefit ... Read More →
Published on June 15th, 2015 | by Deb Wolf
Current prEvents — May 18, 2015 Times Argus Celebrate Safely By Ginny Burley, Prevention Specialist with the Central Vermont New Directions Coalition Spring is an exciting time for high school students. Proms, graduations, celebrations mark big transitions ... Read More →