Educate, Empower, Engage to Reduce Stigma

Our guest this month is Seth Dewey. Seth is a person in long-term recovery as well as a passionate advocate for building recovery capitol and furthering the adoption of harm reduction strategies and furthering the innovative approach of these strategies in rural America. Seth works for Reno County Health Department as the Substance Misuse Health Educator. He also serves on several board of directors in Reno county and on the Oxford House World Council, one of the Recovery Housing options that are listed by SAMHSA as having the best practices for recovery housing. Prevention in Media This month’s prevention in media is "The S Word," a documentary from a suicide attempt survivor. The survivor finds herself on a mission to find fellow survivors and document their stories of unguarded courage, insight and humor. She discovers a national community rising to transform personal struggles into action. Visit www.theswordmovie.com to learn more and watch this film. Coalition Spotlight This month’s Coalition Spotlight is Coalition Central Kansas Partnership in Barton County. Their mission is to join in a common effort to build healthy and safe communities, reduce the risks of Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs, and promote healthy attitudes and behaviors. Links we mentioned: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-V3wm_a4058&feature=youtu.be 4 minute clip of 1st anti-stigma event https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=52SdH0JB180&feature=youtu.be ( Community Conversation Anti-Stigma 1stevent full video June 25th https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CZXsSEFUHq4&feature=youtu.be ( Community Conversation 2nd event July 16thfull video https://youtu.be/X-suKac4hfg ( Community conversations part 3 ) “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better” Maya Angelou "People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." John C Maxwell Prevention in Media: www.theswordmovie.com