One of the
goals of WISE is to engage with organizations that work with mental health
challenges, and be in shared mission and advocacy. We also pledge to educate ourselves on what
the organizations offer. One of these
organizations is WHEN, actually WHEN:DFCC, which stands for Webster Health
and Education Network-A Drug Free Community Coalition.
On July 18
our Caring Community Concerts will be supporting, WHEN. So, we’d like to share
some information about WHEN.
WHEN:DFCC promotes
healthy lifestyles in our community.
It strives to reduce early drug and alcohol exposure, promote awareness
regarding risk factors and strengthens collaboration among community groups.
WHEN:DFCC is
comprised of volunteer members from many sectors of the Webster community
including representatives from business, faith-based organizations, law
enforcement, school district, parents, youth serving organizations, civic,
healthcare, media organizations and youth.
Some of
the coalition’s highlights and activities include:
- prescription drug reclamation, in
conjunction with the Webster Police Department and town of Webster (710 pounds
collected in October and 624 pounds in April)
-dissemination
of “safety reminder cards” at prom and ball time
-endorsement
and outreach regarding the “Tobacco 21” legislation
-creation of
an anti-vaping quiz and video for all students and parents
-3 community
Naloxone (the antidote for opioid overdose) trainings, reaching more than 160
people
-Youth mental
health first aid training
-various
forms of community outreach through the WHEN:DFCC website and Facebook page.
WHEN
continues to expand their capacity and welcomes new members. Their meetings are
typically the second Wednesday of the month at 12:00 and are held at Spry
Middle School in the Webster School District Offices. For more information or
if you are interested in joining WHEN, please contact Janine Sanger at 216-0026
or http://www.whencoalition.com.
Hope
you’ll be at the concert July 18.
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