August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. This year our coalition hosted a new event called "Lighting the Way" to raise awareness, teach our community members about prevention efforts and how to access resources for substance use treatment. If you...
Read MoreMonday, August 29, 2022 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm Oasis- 3 Elm Street Vernon CT 06066 Learn how to help someone in crisis through our free training, covering the following: How to prevent an overdose using Narcan: Narcan is a prescription...
Read MoreOn May 14th, The Vernon ROCKS Coalition celebrated National Prevention Week at our annual Rockville ROCKS! Community Block Party! The event was free and open to the public, with the goal of strengthening community bonds and connecting people with information...
Read MoreWe did it again! We partnered with the Walgreen’s in Rockville on April 30,2022 from 10 AM -2 PM to participate in the National DEA Drug Take Back Day. National Take Back Day is a safe and convenient way to...
Read MoreIn honor of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Real Talk and RHS's Peer Advocates collaborate annually with local alcohol retailers to decorate brown bags with prevention messages that discourage drinking and driving. December is devoted to preventing impaired driving. During...
Read MoreThe 6th and final billboard of the year is on display on Route 83. This billboard encourages people to make healthy choices going in to the new year! "Start the new year off right. Stay alcohol-free, drug-free and be safe."...
Read MoreOn Saturday, we attended our community partner, Become Part of the Solution's Annual Walk/Run for Recovery. We welcomed the chance to urge community members to talk about prevention recovery, and rehabilitation! [caption id="attachment_4473" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Coalition members eager to discuss...
Read MoreLast night we had the pleasure of participating in Vernon’s Trunk or Treat event! In addition to candy we provided age-appropriate resources to help influence and encourage younger children to make positive, healthy decisions that they can carry with them...
Read MoreOn October 23th, 2021 we partnered with Walgreen’s in Rockville to hold our semi-annual Drug Takeback Day. This event was extremely successful, and we were able to collect 71 pounds of unused and unwanted prescription pills that were...
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, the coalition has continued our prevention efforts via a Sticker Shock campaign!! Labor Day weekend, we partnered with our local package stores to encourage responsible purchasing practices. By placing prevention messages on alcohol...
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