The Genesee County Prevention Coalition maintains regular office hours Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you need assistance outside of these hours, please call 810-285-9047 to make arrangements. Our primary goal is to maintain access to prevention services and resources to our community. Please reach out to us if we can be of assistance in providing information and support for addressing substance use and mental health concerns. |
GCPC Community Partner Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
8:30 am to 10:00 am
COMMUNITY PARTNER PRESENTATION
Michigan State University Extension
Liz Josaitis Williams, Extension Health Educator
MiSUPER (Michigan Substance Prevention, Education and Recovery)
project and the classes that MSU Extension offers to the community.
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
UPCOMING WORKGROUP MEETINGS
Prescription Drug: Tuesday, January 17th, 9:00-10:30am
Marijuana/Vaping: Tuesday, January 24th, 9:00-10:30am
Underage Drinking: Tuesday, February 7th, 9:00-10:30am
Workgroup meetings are held on Zoom. To join a work group contact Andrea Keller, Office Manager, at
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Attention Partners in Prevention
in Montrose, Clio/Vienna, Mt. Morris, Flushing and Clayton Township!
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We are seeking volunteers to help plan and coordinate a Town Hall event focused on the issue of underage drinking in our communities.
As community stakeholders, we all have a role to play in addressing the serious risks and consequences associated with alcohol consumption by young people. This is an opportunity for us to come together and work towards finding solutions to reduce underage drinking in our local communities.
If you are interested in getting involved and using your expertise and resources to make a positive impact on the health and well-being of the youth in our community, please contact Anthony Nicholas at [email protected], call (810) 285-9047, or use the sign-up link below. Together, we can make a positive impact on the health and well-being of the youth in our communities.
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GCPC Partners in Prevention Portal (PiPP) Lunch and Learn: Connecting Genesee County to Prevention and Wellness Services |
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GCPC is launching its Partners in Prevention Portal (PiPP), which will be an online resource portal populated with organizations that serve youth and their parents, mentors, and/or caregivers in Genesee County. All of the social determinants of health play a role in prevention, therefore, categories in the portal will include connections to services that can assist with housing, education, substance abuse prevention, mental health, transportation, pregnancy, disability, financial, and much more.
GCPC is excited to host these in-person at our office and provide a light lunch as well as an opportunity to network and register your services in the new portal. Please complete the registration form to reserve a spot at the next lunch and learn listed below.
Wednesday, January 25th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Wednesday, February 15th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Wednesday, March 15th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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We Want to Hear from Our Partners in Prevention! |
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We are inviting representatives from community partner organizations to sign-up to present at a future GCPC Community Partner meeting. Simply complete the sign-up form by clicking on the link below. Once we receive your request, we will follow-up to confirm the preferred date for your presentation. Currently May 2023 to year end is open. We are looking forward to learning more about the awesome work you are doing and how we can better support your efforts.
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January is National Mentoring Month
Imagine What’s Possible
When We Support Youth
This National Mentoring Month, imagine a world where young people feel empowered, encouraged, and understood. Mentors can make that world a reality by helping young people find and follow their passions, excel in school, and thrive wherever they are.
To learn more, go to:
JANUARY 11 - I AM A MENTOR DAY
JANUARY 16 - DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF SERVICE
JANUARY 17 - INTERNATIONAL MENTORING DAY
JANUARY 26 - THANK YOUR MENTOR DAY
Check out mentoring opportunities near you:
Promotional video about the Mentoring Amplifies Campaign:
National Mentoring Month Toolkit:
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GCPC is Offering a Second Chance for Genesee County Youth |
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The Genesee County Prevention Coalition (GCPC) has contracted with 3rd Millennium Classrooms to offer youth prevention and intervention courses using evidence-based practices, which are essential to ensuring effective, long-lasting changes. One of the many strategies used is to identify Protective Behaviors.
Protective behaviors are strategies to avoid high-risk situations and help individuals increase their confidence to make a lasting change. Before identifying protective behaviors, individuals must be aware of risk perception, which is a measurement of how much of a risk they think a certain behavior has. Protective behaviors are personalized and are aligned with what a student feels comfortable doing. And if one strategy doesn’t work, there are many others that people can try, in order to find what works best for them.
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The GCPC is offering Genesee County Schools the opportunity to offer students and parents FREE 3rd Millennium Classrooms prevention and intervention courses for a second chance after conduct violations. |
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For more information about how to refer families to courses sponsored by the Genesee County Prevention Coalition contact Andrea Keller, GCPC Office Manager, at 810-285-9047 or email [email protected].
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Click on the cover photo to view the new issue of the GCPC Youth Connections Magazine!
Would you like to share this free magazine with your network?
or call 810-285-9047
to have copies delivered today!
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Talk to Your Child About Vaping |
The American Lung Association has launched a new youth vaping campaign, #DoTheVapeTalk, in partnership with the Ad Council.
Talking to your kids about the dangers of vaping can feel awkward. But the reality is, vaping is dangerous and can cause irreversible lung damage. For tips on when and how to have the vape talk, visit TalkAboutVaping.org.
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Harris Family Health
Grand Opening
January 10, 4 to 6 p.m.
432 N. Saginaw St., Flint
Public Welcome!
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A new health clinic is set to officially open in downtown Flint at the top of the year -- and it's the first of its kind.
The Harris Family Health direct primary care clinic will operate on an alternative model. Rather than billing insurance, the new clinic will have a monthly membership fee to access care.
Dr. Aisha Harris hopes to bring equal, diverse and affordable options for patients.
"My big why, is I really want to be a better resource for the Flint and Genesee County community," she said. "Finding an alternative and innovative way like direct primary care really spoke to me because it was my opportunity to really provide care but do it in a simplified way that I, myself, wasn't going to get burnt out and my patients were feeling like they were getting all of the care that they needed and as far as the diversity of medicine and being a black female doctor, there's not enough of us."
The grand opening for Harris Family Health is scheduled for Jan. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at 432 N. Saginaw St. in downtown Flint. The public is welcome to attend and learn more about the clinic's operating model.
"Doing this on my own and knowing that the decisions that I make are affecting me directly and impacting my patients directly is just so beautiful," Harris said. "The goal is to provide people with care that they deserve, care that they need, and help the community be a stronger version of itself. The idea that I'm opening next week, I'm like it worked, I trusted myself to take this big leap and it's working."
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SAMHSA Announces National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Results Detailing Mental Illness and Substance Use Levels in 2021
NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities
Scientists will test community-based approaches to prevent drug overdoses, curb high death rates
Most reported substance use among adolescents held steady in 2022
Pediatric Edible Cannabis Exposures and Acute Toxicity: 2017-2020
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