by mft | Jun 2, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together, Makin’ It Happen in the 603, Prevention
Kathryn C. is a graduating senior from Goffstown High School. She joined EmpowerYOUTH, an initiative of Makin’ It Happen, as a Freshman. We asked her what made her take part in EmpowerYOUTH and she explained: “When I was a freshman, I went with my school to the...
by mft | Jun 1, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together, Makin’ It Happen in the 603, Prevention
This week Makin’ It Happen will be highlighting our empowerYOUTH Seniors! We are so grateful for their efforts and are wishing them the best on their future endeavors! Josue R. is a graduating senior at Manchester Central High School. He became active in...
by mft | May 15, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together, Resiliency Essentials
NAMI New Hampshire welcomed Kelley (Gaspa) Caravona recently as their new Suicide Prevention Coordinator! We asked Kelley to tell us a bit about her background and why she loves prevention! Check out her blog below: With a background in education and public health, I...
by mft | May 14, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together, Resiliency Essentials
Makin’ It Happen continued our weekly forum, ‘I’m ok, are you ok?’ Wednesday with presenter Dr. Molly Rosigno who is an Addiction Medicine Specialist from Catholic Medical Center and NH Healthy Families. Dr. Rossingnol discussed the effects of marijuana on the brain...
by mft | May 14, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together
For more than 100 years, Breathe New Hampshire, a statewide non-profit, has focused on critical issues related to lung health by providing educational programs, advocating for public health, and supporting scientific research to prevent, eliminate, and treat lung...
by mft | May 13, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together
Check out this new DCYF Family Well-Being Guide for COVID-19! [embeddoc url=”https://makinithappen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Family-Well-Being-Guide-COVID-19.pdf” download=”all”]
by mft | May 12, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together, Resiliency Essentials
Join Makin’ It Happen for this week’s ‘I’m ok, are you ok’ National Prevention Week 2020 themed forum! Please join Dr. Rossignol from Catholic Medical Center and Makin’ it Happen for a Prevention Week forum about the effects of...
by mft | May 12, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together
Today’s theme for SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week is Preventing Underage Drinking and Alcohol Misuse. In order to recognize this theme we have a movie recommendation! So grab your popcorn and queue up Netflix. Netflix just premiered the film Cracked Up: the...
by mft | May 11, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together
Preventing Prescription Drug and Opioid Misuse By Jon DeLena, the Associate Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England division I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to such an important topic, especially at a time when our...
by mft | May 7, 2020 | Makin ’It Happen Together, Resiliency Essentials
Makin’ It Happen continued our weekly forum, ‘I’m ok, are you ok?’ Wednesday with presentations from the Granite YMCA and the YWCA NH. Attendees heard from Jessica Goodine-Riendeau, Community Outreach Director at the YMCA and Katie Parent, YWCA REACH Program...