By Laura Swanson for SOS Tillamook, Tillamook Family Counseling Center Prevention Program What is National Prevention Week? National Prevention Week (NPW), hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),…
Category: Mental Health
Port of Garibaldi & Garibaldi Marina Recognized with Award from Oregon State Marine Board for Exceptional Scoring during Recertification
From an email to Port of Garibaldi manager Mike Saindon and Jeff Folkema, owner of Garibaldi Marina: “The Port of Garibaldi and the Garibaldi Marina are being awarded a newly created designation…
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week March 22 – 28: Join Local Prevention Program to SHATTER THE MYTHS about drugs and alcohol
SOS Tillamook, the Prevention Program of Tillamook Family Counseling Center calls on families and teenagers to “Shatter the Myths” about drugs and alcohol during “National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®” (NDAFW) –…
Gambling Comes with Risk – Problem Gambling Treatment is Free and It Works
By Laura Swanson One of the most effective prevention strategies to increase awareness of the problems associated with gambling is awareness. People across the state have a unique opportunity to help prevent…
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month: Tillamook County Board of Commissioners Recognize Need for Outreach
Press release adapted by: Laura Swanson The Tillamook Board of County Commissioner’s proclaimed March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month in Tillamook County on February 24th, 2021, and acknowledged the need for increased…
For 2019, Oregon sees increased suicide rates across all ages; Youth deaths decline
Adult Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan, COVID-19 adjustments in youth programming among strategies state is using to address problem PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon had the nation’s ninth highest suicide rate across all ages in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: The Many Forms of Self-Care
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was a Monday (yesterday) and the news was all about “one year anniversary” of the first case of COVID-19 being announced in Oregon (the first case in Tillamook County…
SOS TILLAMOOK– Parents: Need some talking points for tough conversations? There’s an app for that – “Talk. They Hear You.”
By Laura Swanson It’s important to keep the lines of communication open, but that can be difficult, especially for parents and kids. The COVID-19 pandemic has families at home, so there may…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: “Know Your Worth” – Everyone Deserves Healthy Relationships
By Laura Swanson, TCP Editor & Tillamook County Wellness Advisory Committee Member “Dating violence is preventable, especially if education about healthy relationships starts early,” said Valerie Bundy, executive director of Tides of…
Gambling: It’s a Gamble
By Laura Swanson, for SOS Tillamook, Prevention Program of Tillamook Family Counseling Center DEFINING GAMBLING: Is it what you think it is? Gambling is the wagering of money, or something of value,…