We Made It Happen! – Greater Manchester Region Communities, led by our Police Departments filled 60 boxes, Collecting over 1,650 lbs. of unused, unwanted, or expired Rx drugs in just four hours! Collective Action! Collective Impact!
Saturday, April 24th was the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Our community members took action along with our amazing police departments in the Greater Manchester region collecting a grand total of 1,651.3 lbs. of unused, unwanted, or expired,...
Makin’ It Happen Awarded the Friend of Public Health Award by New Hampshire Public Health Association
Makin’ It Happen was awarded the Friend of Public Health Award by the New Hampshire Public Health Association This award is presented to a person or to a group who has been instrumental in practicing and/or promoting public health in the state. Almost 100 people...
Life of a Teen (LOAT) Podcast: #TakeBackDay
Check out this amazing new podcast called Life of a Teen (LOAT) created by our empowerYOUTH members! LOAT is a special project designed, developed and created by the Senior members of empowerYOUTH!. LOAT will be a series of six podcasts, a mixture of the Seniors...
The DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 24th, 2021 – 10AM to 2PM!
The DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 24th, 2021 – 10AM to 2PM! To find a location near you visit https://apps2.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/.../publicSearchLite... Greater Manchester Region Locations Manchester Police Department: The Michael Briggs...
Recovery Ready Workplace Waypoint Receives a Recovery Friendly Workplace Designation!
Way to go Waypoint for becoming a Recovery Friendly Workplace!!!! Makin’ It Happen is grateful to be able to partner with this amazing organization and support their work in reducing stigma around Substance Use Disorder and educating their employees about how to...
Take Down Tobacco Day of Action
Take Down Tobacco is a fresh take on Kick Butts Day. Every year the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ holds this event to empower people to stand up and speak out against the tobacco industry. The Take Down Tobacco program is a 365 day a year effort that culminates...
The Centene Institute Youth Impact Award for Vaping Prevention is still accepting entries!
NH Healthy Families and the Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education™ are still accepting entries for the Centene Institute Youth Impact Award for Vaping Prevention, a curriculum and contest for adolescents ages 14 through 19 to raise awareness about vaping,...
Exciting news! Jane Skantze, Community Impact Manager, and Debbie Baird, Resiliency Essentials Coordinator of the Makin’ It Happen Team, held a QPR…Question, Persuade and Refer Suicide Prevention Training for all Faculty and Staff at Trinity High School of Greater...
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
This week has been Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is a yearly observance organized by NIDA in partnership with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. During NDAFW, young people across the country connect with scientists and...
Greater Nashua Mental Health Presents at March Substance Use Disorder Collaborative on Youth Substance Misuse: Treatment Options
Jan Trudo, LICSW, M.Ed., a Child, Adolescent and Family Services Therapist from Greater Nashua Mental Health presented at the March meeting of the Substance Use Disorder Collaborative. Jan’s focus at Greater Nashua Mental Health (GNMH) for the last 18 months or so has...