Prevention in Vermont:
Improves Health. Saves Money. Strengthens Communities.
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5th Annual Vermont
Substance Abuse Prevention Day
October 26, 2015 | 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Montpelier, VT
Registration Deadline: October 21, 2015
Youth = $12
Adults = $22
*Scholarships available when appropriate. First come, first serve.
Lunch included in price.
Free to attend the adult keynote only.
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Registration at the link above. If you opt to "Pay Offline" via Eventbrite, then please make out a check payable to "Prevention Works! VT." You can bring payment the day of the event or mail it in advanced to:
Prevention Works! VT
VAMHAR
100 State Street, Suite 352
Montpelier, 05602
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ADULT Track:
9:30 am
Registration
10:00 am
Welcome
10:15 am
Keynote: Officer Jermaine Galloway
11:15 am
Prevention Works! VT Annual Meeting - Fundraising and Sustainability for Prevention in Vermont
12:15 pm
Lunch, Display Fair & Networking
1:15 pm
Designing a Statewide Prevention Plan: As we experience program cuts and possible expansion of legalized drugs it even more important to support a public health approach to prevention. Matthew Chinman will lead us in visualizing a comprehensive statewide prevention plan for Vermont.
3:00 pm
Closing
YOUTH Track:
9:30 am
Registration
10:00 am
Welcome & Energizers
10:30 am
Above the Influence in 802
11:15 am
Keynote: Officer Jermaine Galloway
12:15 pm
Lunch, Display Fair & Networking
1:15 pm
Middle Schoolers: "Rallying the Forces"
High Schoolers: "Be it."
2:00 pm
Closing Remarks
2:15 -
3:00 pm
Action Planning with your school staff/representatives
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Keynote Speaker: Officer Jermaine Galloway
Internationally Recognized Trainer and Alcohol and Drug Trends Researcher
Officer Galloway recently won the 2015 Fraud Prevention and Detection-Law Enforcement Individual Award from the AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators).
He was awarded the 2010 National Mickey Sadoff Award by MADD for Efforts in Underage Drinking Prevention and in 2009, he received the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by OJJDP.
Officer Galloway has trained over 75,000 people nationwide.
Click here to learn more about Officer Galloway
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Matthew Chinman, PhD
Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corportation
Presentation: Designing a Statewide Prevention Plan
Matthew Chinman's recent focus has been on developing strategies to enhance the prevention capacity of community-based prevention practitioners. He codeveloped the Getting To Outcomes (GTO) model and led the development and testing of several GTO-based guides that are aimed at assisting local communities in planning, implementing, and evaluating prevention programs in the areas of substance abuse prevention, underage drinking prevention, and youth development.
He is also a health science specialist at the VISN 4 Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, where his overall focus is on developing and testing various interventions to improve the recovery of individuals with serious mental illnesses.
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Questions about the event? Email Lori Augustyniak at [email protected].
Everyone is invited to this annual event to help us learn from one another and celebrate substance abuse prevention efforts in Vermont.
Please bring attention to prevention needs in Vermont by helping to promote the event and signing up to attend.
The Vermont Association for Mental Health & Addiction Recovery | www.pear-vt.org
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