Positive Pathways to Prevention - "Lighting the pathway to substance prevention"

"Lighting the pathway to substance prevention"

Advisory Board of Directors

Jackie Valley, Chair
Executive Director, Community Diversion Program

Bethany Hayes. Vice Chair
Owner Tequila Jack’s, Downtown Portsmouth

Steven Zadravec, Treasurer
Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Portsmouth (SAU 52)

Jeffrey Collins
Principal, Portsmouth High School

Christine Hegarty
Parent, two children in the Portsmouth School District

Peter Smith, Principal of Greenland Middle School
Sheila Cleary, Guidance Counselor Greenland Middle School

Kevin Walsh
Chief of Police, Rye

Wayne Young
Greenland Police Department

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VISION

We envision the Greater Portsmouth Community as a safe, healthy and resourceful community—one that empowers its members and meets their needs through proven strategies, to embrace substance use prevention efforts.

MISSION

This partnership will actively engage the entire Greater Portsmouth area through collaboration of community resources, to ensure that members are making healthy choices and held accountable for their actions to reduce risk and harm related to substance use.

In the news!

Parents play big role in keeping teen parties safe
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100608-OPINION-6080375

Dad whose son died warns teens of DWI

"Positive" event at PHS May 13

Invited to Learn the Risks

WMUR: Rx Drug Abuse

Substance abuse fight goes to the web

Father shares story of his son's drunken driving death

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Questions? Please Contact:

Our next two meetings are on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 & Thursday, February 17, 2011. BOTH from 3-4 pm at Portsmouth High School, Principal's Conf. Room. All are welcomed!

Another resource: Check out National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://drugabuse.gov/nidahome.html

Stacy Kramer, MSW
Prevention Coordinator
Portsmouth High School
50 Andrew Jarvis Drive
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Cell: (603) 617-0085
Fax: (603) 427-2320
skramer@portsmouth.k12.nh.us