Dear members of the Milford Prevention Council, On behalf of The Milford Prevention Council, I have the honor of inviting you to our Annual General Meeting (virtual this year by Zoom). The meeting will take place Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM via zoom and will take the place of your regularly scheduled monthly coalition meeting.

Welcome to West Haven Prevention Council The coalitions’ mission is to involve and engage the local community to prevent alcohol and substance use among youth A grant has recently been awarded to Bridges Healthcare and Milford Prevention Council (MPC) to create the West Haven Prevention Council (WHPC). View the press release ABOUT WHPC WHPC is

Grant awarded to create West Haven Prevention Council to tackle underage drinking The coalitions’ mission is to involve and engage the local community to prevent alcohol and substance use among youth MILFORD, CT -  Bridges Healthcare and Milford Prevention Council (MPC) have collaborated over the past ten years to develop and implement a successful, comprehensive

Let's #MentionPrevention: Marijuana Source: https://talksooner.org/drug-trends/marijuana/ What is Marijuana? Marijuana is the dried leaves and flowers of the plant Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica . Stronger forms of the drug include high potency strains – known as sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah), hashish (hash for short), and extracts including hash oil, shatter, wax, and budder. Of the more than 500 chemicals in marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol,

Let's #MentionPrevention: UNDERAGE DRINKING Help us curb underage drinking!   Let's #MentionPrevention is a campaign designed to assist retail and dining locations as they adjust to this unusual time, do their part in keeping alcohol out of the hands of minors. MPC is looking to partner with our local restaurants, breweries and liquor establishments to help

What is the Social Host Law? Know the Law... Providing and allowing minors under 21 to drink in Connecticut is against the law. Under the law, parents can be held liable for episodes of underage drinking that occur in their house. The Social Host Law states it is “AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN PERSONS FROM ALLOWING MINORS TO

PARENT CHECKLIST...KEEPING THEM SAFE AT HOME Help Keep Our Kids Safe! This is more important now than ever. Right now, it’s more important than ever to keep your kids safe from the dangers of substance use. How do you do that? Talk to your teens about vaping. Store medications safely in your home and

Start Talking. It Makes a Difference. Help keep Milford safe! Talk about alcohol safety with your kids. All parents have a role in preventing alcohol use among youth. Early use of alcohol can lead to great substance use issues later in life. Here are steps you can take to promote alcohol safety. Talk early and

HOW TO SAFELY DISPOSE HOUSEHOLD MEDICATIONS Help Keep Milford Safe! This is more important now than ever. Is your medicine cabinet full of expired drugs or medications you no longer use? Your medicine is for you. What’s safe for you might be harmful for someone else. Help limit access —get rid of any unused or