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The Power of Prevention Podcast

This is a podcast for people who are looking for solutions and want to make New Hampshire a better place where we all have the opportunity to live, learn and thrive. In each episode we will go deeper into the topic of substance misuse prevention in New Hampshire.

About The Podcast

We are hoping to make your lives a little better with these inspirational stories about substance misuse prevention. We share our best interviews with people who are working tirelessly in their professions, their families and their communities to stop something unwanted from happening—in this case the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances.

For more than 20 years, Julie Yerkes, M.Ed., CPS has been strengthening community-school-family connections to foster positive youth development and prevent the negative consequences of youth substance use. As the director of the NH Student Assistance Program, Ms. Yerkes supports over 40 NH Student Assistance Programs. She also provides consultation, technical assistance, and training as a prevention subject matter expert at JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., assisting youth advocates, service providers, coalition facilitators, and regional directors.

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Recent Episodes

Lessons for Every Age: A Unique Partnership with Parents, Schools and the Community to Prevent Child Abuse

What do grade, middle and high school aged youth need to know about healthy relationships and bodily autonomy? What does an age-appropriate conversation include? Our guest, Elizabeth Rizzitano, shares a new initiative aimed at helping young people form healthy and safe connections.

Season 2, Episode 7 | 21 min

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Mental Health First Aid: A Bridge to Care, Comfort and Treatment

Jun 9, 2023

Over our lifetime many of us will experience a mental health challenge. These conditions are common and can be serious. Understanding these conditions can help us prevent, treat, manage and recover from them.

Harm Reduction: Supporting the Safer Use of Substances

Apr 24, 2023

The Power of Prevention Podcast sat down with Phoebe Axtman, Director of Education at the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition, to talk about evidence-based practices behind life-saving harm reduction services and how they are making a difference across New Hampshire.

Working Together to End Teen Dating Violence

Feb 14, 2023

As young people grow and mature, they seek independence and intimacy. However, many struggle with forming safe and healthy relationships. The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV) and their member organizations are teaching these important skills to youth starting in middle school.

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Prevention

Jan 23, 2023

The NH Pediatric Improvement Partnership (NH PIP) is helping pediatric practices build the skills and systems to identify and respond to trauma among their young patients and families. When pediatricians have meaningful conversations with their young patients about any type of trauma they have experienced, they validate their experiences and normalize their feelings, and they help reduce the shame and secrecy of the trauma—making healing possible.

The Real Costs of Vaping: What We All Need to Know about Youth E-Cigarette Use

Dec 14, 2022

Vaping or e-cigarette use has been described as a public health crisis. They have been marketed as a tool to help adults quit smoking, but they have become a youth craze. Our guest, Kim Coronis, with Breathe NH, helps us understand this attraction and how nicotine impacts the adolescent brain – releasing feel-good chemicals.

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