Drug Take Back event collects 4,683 pounds of pills
On Saturday, 1,451 Clark and Skamania County residents dropped off a total of 4,683 pounds of unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications with local [...]
Prevent Coalition hosts public forum on youth opioid use
The Prevent Coalition made youth opioid use the focus of its spring meeting, and hosted a free public forum on the topic on April 19, [...]
ESD staff and local community leaders participate in national prevention training
ESD 112 prevention staff joined over 3,000 other community leaders and prevention professionals from around the country to participate in a premier national training event [...]
Prevent Coalition heads up multiple opioid prevention events in April
Seventy-one percent of all drug poisoning deaths in Clark County are opioid related, according to data pulled earlier this year by Clark County Public Health. [...]
ESD 112 receives Kaiser grant to address chronic absenteeism
Kaiser Permanente Northwest has awarded more than $1 million in grants to seven local organizations, to help stem the tide of chronic absenteeism in Washington [...]
Coalitions to host conversation on substance abuse prevention
Six area substance abuse prevention coalitions are coming together to host Put Youth First!, a workshop and conversation that offers tools and information about the [...]
Drug Take Back Event Collects 3,549 Pounds of Pills
On Saturday October 28th, 1,165 Clark County residents dropped off a total of 3,549 pounds of unused and unwanted medications with local law enforcement officers [...]
Prevent Coalition awarded $100,000 Opioid Prevention Grant
In the midst of what many are calling a national crisis, Vancouver-based Prevent Coalition was awarded a $100,000 Opioid Prevention Grant from the Division of [...]
WA state marijuana impact report to be shared at fall Prevent Coalition meeting
Marijuana has been legal in Washington for nearly five years, and the impacts may surprise you. The energy used for marijuana growing operations in Washington [...]
ESD 112 wins national communications award
The Educational Service District 112 Communications and Prevention teams received a Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association. The award recognizes the [...]
You’re invited on June 6 to a Community Forum on Youth Suicide
SMART invites the community to participate in a forum to discuss youth suicide, depression and mental health. A panel of four experts will be [...]
Prescription drug take back event collects over 2,454 pounds of pills
Over 1,000 Clark and Skamania County residents dropped off their unused and unwanted medications with local law enforcement officers and volunteers on Saturday, April 29th. [...]