PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES

KEY INITIATIVES

Mental Health Support & Advocacy

SMART's passion is to help people of all ages develop a strong sense of resiliency, self, and community.  Using relevant data & evidence-based approaches, SMART offers trainings & educational opportunities for development in many areas across a broad spectrum. 


SMART serves as a mental health go-to resource for all of Region 15, along with surrounding communities, and is available to offer support in various ways, including via material dissemination, connections and collaborations, and skill building support.


Email smart@smartinc.org to get in touch with us!

Parent Education & Support

Historically, SMART has hosted Parent University workshops that focus on targeting the ongoing need for informative and preventative support for families struggling with substance misuse and/or mental health related issues. SMART continues to consistently work on developing accessible parenting workshops, to offer reliable support through a parenting landscape that is ever-evolving.

The goal of these workshops is to strengthen family systems and teach parents & loved ones how to build assets in our elementary-aged through college-aged youth. These workshops are determined based on relevant social & community issues, and trends that affect all community members across the lifespan.

Community & School Resources 

COMMUNITY WORK IN MIDDLEBURY & SOUTHBURY:
  • Year-round Community Outreach-  state, national & personalized campaign messaging, & resource/ information dissemination via Riverview Cinema Ads, paper material dissemination & digital media forums
  • Community Support Group[s]
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  • Community education & training opportunities
  • Suicide & Overdose Prevention trainings & resources
  • May is for Mental Health [M4MH] promotion & activities
  • Youth initiatives:  Power of Words youth initiative;  Gizmo's Pawesome Guide to Mental Health- State of CT Evidence-Based Early Suicide Prevention for Elementary Youth  [https://www.gizmo4mentalhealth.org/about/] 
  • Collaboration with other community-based organizations 
  • Partnering with local business & wellness professionals to offer mental health support
REGION 15 SUPPORT & COLLABORATION:
  • District-Wide Professional Development support & education opportunities for students
  • Teacher wellness support
  • Parent education
  • Building assets in youth
  • Middlebury & Southbury Equity & Inclusion Council collaboration [www.region15.org/community/equity-and-inclusion]
  • Elementary School Programming- Internet Safety Concepts with Scott Driscoll [https://internetsafetyconcepts.com/]
  • High School & Middle School Mental Health Resource Posters
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Ongoing Campaigns

  • Overdose Prevention [Narcan] training
  • Question, Persuade, Refer [QPR] Suicide Prevention training  [https://qprinstitute.com/about-qpr]
  • CT Suicide Advisory Board- 
  • Prevent Suicide CT- 1 WORD 1 VOICE 1 LIFE  [https://portal.ct.gov/dcf/ctsuicideadvisoryboard/home]
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline  [https://www.preventsuicidect.org/get-help/ct-988/]
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  • Gizmo's Pawesome Guide to Mental Health- Evidence-Based Early Suicide Prevention for Elementary Youth 
  • Internet Safety Concepts- Safe Social Media & Technology usage 
  • Change the Script Campaign  [www.drugfreect.org/change-the-script/]
  • May is for Mental Health [M4MH]- Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Hidden in Plain Sight  [https://www.cappct.org/hips]
  • National Prevention Week [NPW]
  • Parents Who Host Lose the Most [PWH] [https://preventionactionalliance.org/prevention-programs/parents-who-host-lose-the-most/]
  • Set the Rules CT- Provides parents/adults with information & resources to keep CT's youth from drinking alcohol [https://portal.ct.gov/opm/cj-jjyd/program-underage-drink/settherulesct-set-the-rules]
  • Talk. They Hear You- National substance use prevention campaign [https://www.samhsa.gov/talk-they-hear-you]
  • Know Ur Vape  [https://www.drugfreect.org/know-ur-vape/]
  • Vape Free CT  [https://vapefreect.org/]
  • Commit to Quit  [https://committoquitct.com/]
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