A Steering Committee has been appointed to bring unique knowledge and skills and multi-sector input to the Prevention Center of Excellence Grant Project.

Members include:

Lila Bennett, Executive Director, Journey to Recovery Community Center
Susan Cherry, Executive Director, Community Restorative Justice Center
Michael Costa, CEO, Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.
Lon Davis, Catamount Arts Open Stage Program
Karen E. Geraghty, Economic Development Specialist, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Sheriff Jennifer L. Harlow, Orleans County Sheriff’s Department
Jim Kisch, CEO, President, Passumpsic Bank
Suzanne Legare-Belcher, Field Services Director, Newport and St. Johnsbury Districts, Vermont Agency of Human Services
Chantelle Paradise, Recovery Coach, Kingdom Recovery Center
Laurna Noyes, ECSD, Deputy/SIU/Office Administrator, Essex County Sheriff’s Department
Samantha Stevens, M. Ed., Equity and Community Outreach Coordinator, North Country Supervisory Union.

Vermont State Health Improvement Plan

Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Resource Guide

Vermont Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data Brief – Adverse Childhood Experiences

Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (ADAP); Prevention Program Overview

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Risk and Protective Factors in Drug Abuse Prevention

Hilton Foundation Youth Substance Use Prevention Infographic; Moving Upstream: Addressing Youth Substance Use

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development

Washington State Institute for Public Policy; Benefit-Cost Results

Rural Health Information Hub

Rand Social and Economic Well-Being; Promising Practices

State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services: Community Profiles of Health and Well Being

State of Vermont Data Explorer

Vermont Department of Health; Vermont Risk Behavior Survey

Northeast Kingdom Prevention Center of Excellence Data Overview

Adverse Family Experiences: THE VERMONT STORY

Vermont Insights: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)