Let’s Make Every Day Drug Take Back Day
By: Kelly Juleson, Co-President Today is National Drug Take Back Day – a day that serves as a crucial reminder for communities across America to safely dispose of unwanted, unused, or expired prescription medications. But why should we limit our drug disposal to just twice a year? With the right tools and resources, we can […]
Opinion: Protecting Connecticut’s Youth in the Era of Legal Cannabis
By: Kelly Juleson, Co-President The opening of adult-use cannabis dispensaries in Connecticut marks a significant change in our state. This is the first time that cannabis is being sold legally to adults in Connecticut, and with this change comes a responsibility for all of us to ensure that it is used responsibly. Now more than […]
National Mentoring Month 2023
Happy National Mentoring Month! As we celebrate the power of mentoring to transform the lives of young people, it’s important to remember that now, more than ever, youth need support and guidance. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the mental health of young people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Creative Mentoring Feature: Fueling Minds Mentoring Program
The Windsor Public Schools’ Fueling Minds Mentoring Program is launching a new virtual mentoring initiative, using the techniques and guidance that The Governor’s Prevention Partnership established at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it began informally ten years ago, “Fueling Minds Mentoring” has recently undergone a major revamping process. Last year, the program drafted plans to […]
Parenting for Prevention
For most of my life, March was my least favorite month of the year. It is this long in-between between winter and spring where most time is spent longing for either. All that changed eight years ago when I became a mom on March 19, 2014. March soon skyrocketed from the worst month of the […]
Are you a mentor… and don’t even know?
Today is “Thank Your Mentor Day!” It’s a day to reflect on the people who have positively influenced our lives and helped us become the best versions of ourselves. I never had a formal mentor, but I have had many people who acted like one, even though we may not have realized it at the […]
Creative Mentoring Feature: Fueling Minds Mentoring Program
The Windsor Public Schools’ Fueling Minds Mentoring Program is launching a new virtual mentoring initiative, using the techniques and guidance that The Governor’s Prevention Partnership established at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it began informally ten years ago, “Fueling Minds Mentoring” has recently undergone a major revamping process. Last year, the program drafted plans to […]
The Creative Media Design Academy: A Special Summer Experience
The Creative Media Design Academy, based at the Union Baptist Church in Hartford, CT is described as a unique and special summer experience. Its mantra as stated in the initials: Community, Mentorship, Development, and Achievement. Trevor Beauford, Church Pastor, teamed up with Matthew Rivera, Program Manager, to develop and implement this initiative in its first summer […]
The Governor’s Prevention Partnership Announces Five New Elections to Board of Directors
The Governor’s Prevention Partnership is pleased to announce five new members were elected to its Board of Directors. Ryan McEleney, SVP, Director of HR Analytics & Technology at Webster Bank, Andrea Williams, Executive Director of ConnectiKids Inc., Lakisha Jordan, Corporate Responsibility Officer at KeyBank, Brendan McCarthy, Advisory Senior Manager at blumshaprio, and Sindhu Natarajan, President […]