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Montgomery Goes Purple

Celebrating Recovery Month

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May Family Wellbeing Forum & Kahoot! For Cash Finale!

Learn more about keeping yourself and your Family healthy

Montgomery Goes Purple is a coalition of county government and school, non-profit, faith, and community organizations with a shared mission to prevent substance use related injury and death through education and resources.

You are invited to the next forum, which will include sessions for youth and adults, individually and jointly, in both English and Spanish. Sample topics include:

Mental Health and Wellness
Therapy Dogs
Self Care and Time Management for Students
Art Therapy
Refusal Skills & “Escape Hatch” Planning
How to Have Tough Conversations
Music Therapy
Narcan Training and Distribution
Sports and Wellness
Zumba
And much more!

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Kahoot! For Cash Tournament Finale—1st Place Prize $1,000!!

May 20th, 2023

9:00-12:00 p.m.

Seneca Valley High School

19401 Crystal Rock Drive,

Germantown, MD 20874

Please RSVP to attend this in person event.

(The link is case sensitive):

https://tinyurl.com/ck5vzkxx

Students may not even be aware that they are taking a counterfeit pill that is poisoned with fentanyl which can be found in most any illicit substance now. That fact makes it more important than ever to have frequent and frank conversations about even experimenting with any substance. The latest data from SAMHSA demonstrates just how prevalent youth substance use is and how much more work we have to do. You can read more here (the link is case sensitive): shorturl.at/qtMPY

Family Forums on Fentanyl video:

English: https://youtu.be/wFHoAL_XUl8

Español: https://youtu.be/9nnAihRwFMM

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Foro Familiar Sobre el Fentanilo

APRENDA CÓMO MANTENERSE A USTED Y A SU FAMILIA SALUDABLES

Montgomery Goes Purple es una coalición de organizaciones gubernamentales y escolares, sin fines de lucro, religiosas y comunitarias del condado con la misión compartida de prevenir lesiones y muertes relacionadas con el uso de sustancias a través de educación y recursos.

Estás invitado al próximo foro, que incluirá sesiones para jóvenes y adultos, individual y conjuntamente, tanto en inglés como en español. Entre los temas de ejemplo se incluyen:

· Salud mental y bienestar

· Perros de terapia

· Autocuidado y gestión del tiempo para estudiantes

· Arteterapia

· Habilidades de rechazo y planificación de "escotilla de escape"

· Cómo tener conversaciones difíciles

· Musicoterapia

· Capacitación y distribución de Narcan

· Deportes y Bienestar

· Zumba

· ¡Y mucho más!

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¡Kahoot! Para la final del torneo en efectivo: ¡¡premio del 1er lugar $1,000!!

20 de mayo de 2023

9:00-12:00 p.m.

Escuela Secundaria Seneca Valley

19401 Crystal Rock Drive,

Germantown, MD 20874

Por favor, confirme su asistencia para asistir a este evento en persona: https://tinyurl.com/ck5vzkxx

Es posible que los estudiantes ni siquiera sepan que están tomando una píldora falsificada que está envenenada con fentanilo que se puede encontrar en la mayoría de las sustancias ilícitas ahora. Ese hecho hace que sea más importante que nunca tener conversaciones frecuentes y francas sobre incluso experimentar con cualquier sustancia. Los últimos datos de SAMHSA demuestran cuán frecuente es el uso de sustancias entre los jóvenes y cuánto más trabajo tenemos que hacer. Puede leer más aquí (el enlace distingue entre mayúsculas y minúsculas): shorturl.at/qtMPY

Foros familiares sobre el video del fentanilo:

English: https://youtu.be/wFHoAL_XUl8

Español: https://youtu.be/9nnAihRwFMM

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Talk About It! Remember, Your Words Matter.

Additional Resources and References

How you talk about substance use and persons with substance use and mental health disorders will impact how they feel about themselves and whether they are "worthy" of treatment, and their willingness to reach out to you for help. Keep an open mind and be kind.

•Shatterproof – Change Your Language, video & downloadable Addiction Language Guide

•NIDA’s Words Matter - Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction

•How does it affect people with SUD? (video)

•APA Writing Guide - Disabilities

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Community Support is Key

Board of Education

Montgomery County Leadership

Supporting MGP at the 2022 kickoff event. Stephanie Iszard, Dr. Pariticia Kapunan, Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight, then BOE President Brenda Wolff, MGP Lead Laura Mitchell, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy.

Montgomery County Leadership

Then Council President Gabe Albornoz and County Executive present a proclamation to Laura Mitchell.

School, Municipal & County Leadership

Rockville City Councilmember Beryl Feinberg, Board of Education Member Julie Yang, and County Councilmember Sidney Katz at Montgomery Goes Purple Kickoff 2022.

MC State Legislature

School, Municipal & County Leadership

Delegate Jared Solomon and Laura Mitchell.

Become a Life Saver

Free Narcan Training

Montgomery County Prevention and Harm Reduction offers free training for Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal medication.

Register for training here.

Home medicine cabinets are often the first access to opioids and other drugs for youth. The safest thing to do is remove unused medications from your home by taking them to a drug take back event or to a drop box at any Montgomery County Police station, any time, any day of the year.

Never flush or dispose of medications in the trash.

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About Montgomery Goes Purple

Montgomery Goes Purple is hosted their 7th Overdose Awareness Ceremony which was held in Downtown Rockville. Recovery Month is an international observance to celebrate recovery and encourage individuals with a mental health or substance use disorder to seek recovery. This annual event is meant to reduce the negative stigma surrounding mental health and substance use disorder, and promote treatment along with recovery. Over 107,622 lives were lost to substance use disorder in 2021, and our goal is to raise awareness and encourage people to reach out for help.

Recovery Month, prevention and recovery focused events and activities continue throughout the year. Your generous donation will help us to reach more students and adults in September and all year long.

Thank you for your generous support!

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Montgomery Goes Purple

PREVENTION & RECOVERY IS FOR EVERYONE: EVERY PERSON. EVERY FAMILY. EVERY COMMUNITY.

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May Family Wellbeing Forum & Kahoot! For Cash Finale!

Mayo Foro de Bienestar Familiar y Kahoot! ¡Para el final del efectivo!

Foro Familiar Sobre el Fentanilo

Talk About It! Remember, Your Words Matter.

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