Madison Langer named Youth Advocate of the Year
Madison Langer receiving award in Washington, D.C. Madison Langer, a national youth ambassador for Tobacco Free Kids, has been named a Youth Advocate [...]
Drug Take-Back Event collects over 4,300 pounds of medicine
If you’ve ever been sat on by an adult male northern elephant seal, you can imagine the weight of the medications that were collected in [...]
Youth survey results help Clark County help kids
Getting into a teenager’s head is hard. That’s why the Healthy Youth Survey is a goldmine for educators, families, law enforcement professionals, prevention groups and [...]
New website, tools and resources available for educators to address vaping
2018 Healthy Youth Survey: Vaping among teens dramatically rising School administrators, counselors, and health care professionals are encouraged to visit a new website that contains [...]
Prevent Coalition partners with retailers to launch Secure Your Cannabis campaign on 4/20
Prevent Coalition has partnered with cannabis retailers, prevention coalitions in the southwest region and numerous community organizations to develop a point of purchase campaign called [...]
Helping 16 to 24-year olds in Clark County find what’s next for them
Next, where ESD 112 Clark County youth workforce development programs are housed, helps young adults ages 16-24 obtain skills, education and vocational training to help them [...]
Prevent Coalition-trained youth advocate for legislation
Two days after more than 40 student and adult prevention advocates from Southwest Washington rallied and met with legislators at the Washington state capitol, the [...]
Reflections from a Community Conversation on Soaring Rates of Teen Vaping
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together," Shane Gardner, Evergreen Public Schools Manager of School Safety [...]
Youth teaching youth to use their voice
Participants shared their poster making skills with the group At the third annual Use Your Voice youth advocacy training, roughly 45 students from Clark, Skamania, [...]
Nationally-trained youth lead advocacy workshop for local teens
Nearly 70 teens from three SW Washington counties will learn from nationally-trained youth leaders how individuals can make a differencence in their communities through policy-making [...]
Drug Take Back Event Collects 3,678 Pounds of Pills
On Saturday, 1,373 Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat County residents dropped off a total of 3,678 pounds of unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications with [...]
Prevent Coalition, in collaboration with nine partnering coalitions, recognizes volunteers for prevention efforts
Mayor McEnerny-Ogle of Vancouver, Mayor Coston of Washougal and Vancouver Councilmember Stober were among those recognized for their support More than 65 community [...]
