Videos
Pedaling for Prevention
https://vimeo.com/540818485
Makin’ It Happen – Introduction
https://vimeo.com/540818770
Life of a Teen Podcast
Life of a Teen, Episode 1: Pressure to Succeed
Life of a Teen, Episode 2: Jon DeLena, DEA Takeback
Life of a Teen, Episode 3: Mental Health, a counselors perspective
Life of a Teen, Episode 4: Brian O’Keefe, Prevention from a police point of view
Blog
Dr. Candia-Bailey: The Importance Of Suicide Prevention Training In The Workplace
We are saddened about the news of Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide on January 8, 2024. Dr. Candia-Bailey was the Vice President of Lincoln University, a...
Makin’ It Happen Sponsors Life Every Voice Summit 2024
How do you elevate your voice? When it comes to Central High School, and particularly their Student Advocacy Committee, knows how to make it happen! February 2, 200 students from...
Empowering Education: Young Organizers United’s Journey to Introduce a Black History Class in Manchester
To support and honor Black History Month, and in particular our engaged youth, Makin It Happen is highlighting this inspiring example of our young people taking action! Youth...
Let’s Help Make it Happen! Manchester Takes a Stand Against Addiction and the Homelessness Crisis.
The City of Manchester has been selected as one of one hundred cities nationwide for the Anti-Stigma Initiative led by the Addiction Policy Forum.
Makin It Happen’s Resiliency Team In Action!
Makin It Happen’s Resiliency Team members, Janelle and Kayt, had the privilege of leading 2 training sessions for New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences (NH CORR)!...
Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Success!
On January 17 and 18, 58 representatives from a wide variety of community serving organizations gathered at Elliot Hospital for the Hillsborough County-Northern Judicial District...
Makin’ It Happen Leads Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
On September 1, 2023, Makin’ It Happen’s Resiliency Essentials Team, Kayte, Janelle, and Jane kicked off our Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings for the staff of the Boys and...
Prescription Drug Take Back Toolkit Now Available for Take Back Day, April 27th
The next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The toolbox of promotional materials to help publicize this event and...
Prevention In the House for SAM NH Launch
On Friday, March 1st, SAM Senior Policy Advisor, Luke Niforatos was in Concord, NH to announce the launch of SAM New Hampshire, a broad coalition of concerned citizens who do not...
February YA Advisory Committee Braves the Cold!
Our second meeting of young adults was filled with laughs, brainstorming, inspiration, connections ... and left us with a lot to think about as we move our Committee forward....
Don’t Miss “In The Heights”
https://www.facebook.com/events/377382293040911/ Goffstown High School, February 15-23rd. Follow link for more info and tickets. Congratulations to our GHS empowerYOUTH! members...
Tune In To The Exchange Tomorrow on NHPR!
Marijuana legalization/commercialization will be the topic of conversation on NHPR’s The Exchange on the morning of Tuesday, February 12th from 9AM-10AM. ...
The Doorway NH (Hub and Spoke System)
On January 14, 2019 our community providers and residents gathered for a public forum announcing the new hub and spoke system in NH as a response to the state-wide Opioid Crisis....
MIH & the Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn Sessions
Makin’ It Happen has teamed up with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce this week to host our first of three lunch and learn sessions. The chamber offers the “Hear It...
PBS Roads to Recovery Partnership
In December, Makin' It Happen was contacted by PBS for the purpose of sharing experiences and insights into substance misuse prevention. MIH's focus was the prescription drug...
Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Success!
On January 17 and 18, 58 representatives from a wide variety of community serving organizations gathered at Elliot Hospital for the Hillsborough County-Northern Judicial District...
Onto The Next Big Thing: Saying Goodbye to Jane Skantze
In March of 2020, Makin’ It Happen welcomed Jane Skantze as our Community Impact Manager, and over the course of almost four years, she made an indelible mark on the organization. Now, as we bid her farewell, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the incredible contributions Jane has made during her time with us.
Youth Leadership Training 2023
On December 13 and 14, 2023, 44 youth and their advisors from 7 different high schools within the Greater Manchester Region gathered at the See Science Center to participate in a...
And The Winner Is…
At Makin’ It Happen’s Red Ribbon Breakfast October 26th, students from nine schools in the greater Manchester region took on our Zero Left Challenge to distribute Deterra bags...
The Official Count!
On October 28, the DEA held the national biannual Prescription Drugs take back Day in coalition with Makin It Happen, along with our community partners, Manchester Police...
Makin’ It Happen and the DEA New England Field Division Host Annual Red Ribbon Breakfast
On October 26, Makin’ It Happen and the DEA New England Field Division hosted our third annual Red Ribbon Breakfast! Red Ribbon Week is the national initiative focused on...
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