In today’s episode, Alicia chats with Rikki Barton, the Director of Prevention for the Community Partnership of the Ozarks. They serve 25 coalitions that span across 21 counties. This episode is packed with great info from how covid-19 has impacted their coalition work, Mental Health Moments on Facebook and YouTube, and how their coalitions are engaging diverse community stakeholders during the pandemic.

In today’s episode, we’ll unpack the inspiration behind the podcast, the impacts, and how they have adapted KPC Connections for this virtual world. Heather and Janelle also share some wisdom on how we can all build connections, community, and have fun through virtual platforms.

Today we will be talking with Scott Henderson. Scott is the Executive Director of the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. He has a rich history within our Mid-America region and has spent many years working with at-risk youth.

Today we will be talking with Crystal Fuller. Crystal provides Training, TA, funding administration, and helping prevention spread throughout her region in Nebraska. She has over 13 years working in prevention and shared insights on getting out into the community in this virtual world. We also get into the importance of self-care in days filled with Zoom after Zoom meeting.

A Conversation with Laura Porter, Co-Founder of ACE Interface, LLC

In today’s episode we will be talking about leading a DFC coalition, writing for years 1-5 and for 6-10, and a proven process that builds buy-in and sustainability right from the beginning.

In today’s episode, we will be talking about how Chrissy and her team have adapted to the new virtual working environment, transitioning an entire youth conference to a new virtual format and a weekly virtual prevention training series. Her team has been innovative and courageous as the jump into this new territory. So we invite you to listen along and hear about their inspiring work.

In today’s episode, we will be talking about:

+ What can we do right now to ensure that rich training opportunities continue?

+ How can we, as leaders, continue to engage staff to build on each other’s success, troubleshoot challenges, and collectively care for each other in times of stress and discomfort?

+ How do we continue to stay active in the execution of plans we already have in place so they do not stall out?

Meeting of the Minds is a regional prevention and health education conference for college and university peer educators, their advisors, administrators, and campus and community law enforcement. During the three-day conference, some of the best training and education will be offered to the students and professionals from college and university campuses and their communities across the Region.

DEA’s Campus Drug Prevention & Prevention with Purpose