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January, 2007
8 - Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present statewide statistics and
information on MAPP-SD services and resources at the West River Prevention
Network quarterly meeting at Youth & Family Services Girls Inc.
8 - Watertown Kathy Asper, Meth
Prevention Coordinator, will provide a Meth informational session to the
NESD Board of Realtors, beginning at 12:30 at the Hunters Inn.
9 - Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present information about Meth use and its
symptoms to the Ellsworth Air Force Base youth center staff.
10 - Sioux Falls
MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will offer information on Meth use, related
health issues, signs and traits of Meth users and scene indicators for the
Sioux Valley Paramedics.
13 - Hermosa - MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present Ditch Walk Safety for 4H leaders
during their annual meeting/conference
16 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will offer
two training sessions concerning Meth in Our Schools during the Sioux
Falls School District Support Staff Conference.
16- Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will provide
informational sessions on Meth awareness to the staff of Sioux Falls
Roosevelt High School
17 - Watertown Members of the Codington County/Watertown
MAPP-SD Coalition will provide a Meth awareness and educational
presentation to University of South Dakota nursing students at the Lake
Area Tech.
18 - Rapid City Panel of Rapid
City area judges will share information about how Meth is impacting the
judicial system at the MAPP-SD Rapid City Meth Coalition quarterly meeting
from 12:00-1:00 at Youth & Family Services Girls Inc.
23-LaPlant (Tentative date) MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer Meth 101 for Parents,
information on Meth and its impact on children, for the parents and staff
at Tiospaye Topa School.
25 - Yankton MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Tammy Scott
will offer information on Meth use and the affects of Meth addiction in a
community forum in the dining room at Mt. Marty College. The
presentation begins at 7:30PM.
26 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will present
information on the impact of parental Meth effects on children to the
education staff at Children's Home Society.
31 - Sturgis MAPP-SD
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer Meth Signs &
Symptoms and Drug Endangered Children (DEC) information on signs and
symptoms of Meth use, as well as effects on children due to parental Meth
use to the nursing staff of Sturgis Regional Hospital. Staff will also be
trained on Northern Hills regional DEC protocols that have been adopted by
the Northern Hills DEC Team.
February 2007
6 – Todd County Meth Prevention
Coordinator Tammy Scott will offer a Meth awareness presentation from
11:30AM - 3:30PM at the Todd County High School for the White Buffalo Calf
Women Shelter Violence Workshop
7 - Yankton
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will present
information on the addictive nature of Meth, as well as the resulting
deterioration, to students of Mount Marty College's Chemical Dependency
and Human Behavior course.
7 – St. Francis Meth Prevention
Coordinator Tammy Scott will offer a Meth awareness presentation from
11:30AM - 3:30PM at the St. Francis Indian School for the White Buffalo
Calf Women Shelter Violence Workshop.
8 - Woonsocket
MAPP-SD VP Kevin Jensen will present information on the signs and symptoms
of Meth use, the dangers of Meth labs and more for the Woonsocket Health
Council in the high school gym beginning at 6 PM.
8 - Spearfish A school staff
presentation for K-12 teachers at the High School will include information
on the signs and symptoms of Meth use and child endangerment presented by
a panel including MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas with
law enforcement and child protective services
9 - Sioux Falls
MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will provide Meth awareness training to the
staff of Metavante.
9 - Rapid City Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer a school staff presentation for West
Middle School staff on the signs and symptoms of Meth use as well as
parental use and child endangerment issues.
12 - Rapid City Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will provide information to a group of
interfaith church members who are working on providing support groups and
other services for individuals recovering from Meth use, beginning at 7:00
PM
12 – Yankton Meth Prevention
Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will present information on the effects of Meth
on a user’s body, as well as its impact on families and communities,
starting at 7PM
14 - Rapid City Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer information on the basics of Meth at
the Headlines Academy, beginning at 9:00 AM
14 - Rapid Valley The school staff of
Valley View Elementary School staff will receive information on the signs
and symptoms of Meth use as well as parental use and child endangerment
issues from Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas.
15 – Watertown Meth Prevention Coordinator Kathy Asper will
offer Meth awareness training for parents at Immaculate Conception School,
beginning at 7PM
15 - Watertown MAPP-SD VP Kevin Jensen
will provide Drug Endangered Children Team regional training.
15 - Rapid City From 10AM until 3PM,
MAPP-SD will offer information and resources on Meth and what the public
can do about the issue during the South Dakota School of Mines &
Technology health fair.
16 – Watertown Meth Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper will offer Meth awareness training for parents at
Watertown Middle School from 6:30-8 PM
16 - Rapid City Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer a presentation for city landfill
workers on Meth labs and safety information beginning at 2PM.
16 – Todd County Meth Prevention
Coordinator Tammy Scott will present an all day Meth education training
for school staff during the Todd County School District Regional
In-Service.
19 - Rapid City People who work in
"Chance Encounter Occupations" (anyone who could encounter a Meth lab or
individual under the influence of Meth while on the job, i.e. plumbers,
realtors, property managers, delivery workers, utility workers, etc.) are
invited to an informational presentation on the signs and symptoms of Meth
use, a Meth labs overview and safety information offered by Meth
Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas beginning at 3PM.
20 - Rapid City A second session of
safety training for "Chance Encounter Occupations" will be presented by
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas beginning at 7:30AM.
21 - Madison MAPP-SD VP Kevin Jensen
will offer information on the signs and symptoms of Meth use and the
impact on children for students at Dakota State University.
23 – Irene Meth Prevention Coordinator
Audrey Ticknor will provide a Meth informational session for the Irene/Wakonda
school district staff in-service
24 – Aberdeen Meth Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper will provide Meth Awareness Training for Thrivent
Insurance Community Volunteers at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church beginning
at noon.
26 - Rapid City Meth Prevention
coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer safety training for Rapid City area
home inspectors, including Meth use signs and symptoms and labs overview
and safety information, starting at 3PM.
26 – Mission Meth Prevention
Coordinator Tammy Scott will present Meth information to the SGU Survey of
Alcohol & Drugs Class beginning at 4PM.
March 2007
5 - Watertown
Meth Prevention Coordinator Kathy Asper will offer a presentation on the
dangers of Meth in the workplace for Consolidated Ready Mix employees.
5
– Sturgis Social workers in offices of the Department of Social
Services in the Northern Hills region will learn the latest known
information about the effects of Meth on children in a special
presentation provided by Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas
starting at 11 AM.
5 – Rapid City Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer training to "God's Girls", an
interfaith group who offer support to Meth users in recovery, about the
effects of Meth and working with Meth addicts.
5 – Rapid City AAA Plumbing will host
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas and safety training for
individuals who could be exposed to the dangers of Meth while on the job
(use or labs) beginning at 7:30AM.
7 - Sioux Falls
MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will offer training on the impact of Meth
use and production on children to staff of the Children's Home Society,
child care counselors, family therapists and foster care staff.
12 - Yankton
Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer an informational
session for parents on how to talk to their teens about Meth as a part of
the Southeast Job Link ‘Matter of Fact Monday’ Series, beginning at 7PM.
12 - Watertown
Meth Prevention Coordinator Kathy Asper will present information on the
dangers of Meth in the workplace for Lake Area Technical Institute's Human
Services Technician Program students, beginning at 10 AM.
13 - DDN
Presentation MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor
will offer training to school staff, parents and community members across
the state through the DDN Network focusing on the signs and symptoms of
Meth use and manufacturing.
19 - Sturgis People who work in
"Chance Encounter Occupations" (anyone who could encounter a Meth lab or
individual under the influence of Meth while on the job, i.e. plumbers,
realtors, property managers, delivery workers, utility workers, etc.) are
invited to an informational presentation on the signs and symptoms of Meth
use, a Meth labs overview and safety information offered by Meth
Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas beginning at 3:30PM
20 - Sturgis A second session of
safety training for "Chance Encounter Occupations" will be presented by
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas beginning at 7:30AM.
20 - DDN
Presentation MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will provide
information on Drug Endangered Children and the impact of Meth, as well as
coping with students dealing with addiction issues. The training
session is presented by the Coordinated School Health Program utilizing
the DDN Network.
April 2007
5 Freeman Meth Prevention Coordinator
Audrey Ticknor will present Meth Awareness for a Rural community at the
Regional Health Services conference room beginning at 6PM.
11 Brookings Meth Prevention
Coordinator Jeanne Ward will offer Meth awareness training during the 4-H
Professional Development Conference starting at 2:30 PM at the Midway
State Camp.
17 Brookings Foster parent training in
regards to Meth’s impact on children will be offered by Meth Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper at the Our Saviors Lutheran Church beginning at
7PM.
18
– Ft. Pierre Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer training on the signs & symptoms of
Meth use, child endangerment training and working with clients in recovery
to Meth addiction for participants at TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families) statewide conference starting at 3PM.
18 Brookings Meth Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper will offer medical staff training on Meth at the
Brookings Hospital at noon.
21 - Watertown Meth Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper will provide information and training on Meth and
Drug Endangered Children for Codington County Extension's Child Care
Providers Conference beginning at 2PM.
21 - Watertown MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Kathy Asper will present information about Meth lab
dangers during the Game Fish & Parks Hunter Safety Course
23 – Watertown Coalition members will
provide a booth and short presentation concerning Meth information during
the town hall meeting, “Empowering Parents” at the County Fair Banquet
Hall from 7-9PM.
23 Sisseton MAPP-SD VP Kevin Jensen
and MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Jeanne Ward will be available for questions and resources during the Meth Awareness
Day for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe.
25 Watertown The staff of the Immaculate
Conception School will receive Meth awareness training from Meth
Prevention Coordinator Kathy Asper beginning at 2PM.
26 – Watertown Coalition members will
offer Meth information as a part of the Woman's Resource Center's National
Crime Victim's Rights Week public gathering, held at the County Fair
Banquet Hall from 7:30-8:30PM.
26 Hamlin Meth Prevention Coordinator
Kathy Asper will offer Meth awareness training for parents starting at
6:30PM.
26 Milbank As part of the Health
Choices Fair at the Koch Elementary School, MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Jeanne Ward will present information about the impact of Meth
use and manufacturing.
30 Rapid
City MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will
present information on signs and symptoms of Meth use as well as the
impacts on children for volunteers of the Rapid City area CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates) Program
30 – Yankton MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will present information on Meth and health
care workers to Southeast Tech Institute LPN students starting at 9:00am
at the Job Link Building.
May 2007
2 - Belle Fourche
Belle Fourche Regional Clinic nursing staff and physicians will receive
training on DEC (Drug Endangered Children) including signs and symptoms of
Meth use, Meth effects on children and the Northern Hills DEC protocols,
presented by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas.
8 -Sioux Falls
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer
information about Meth abuse, signs and symptoms of use and impact on
children to the South Dakota Nurses Association, district 10, at the Doral
Centre.
10 - Aberdeen
MAPP-SD VP Kevin Jensen will offer training on Meth lab clean-up and
remediation to the South Dakota Association of Assessing Officers meeting
at the Ramkota.
14 – Rapid City Beginning at 10AM, the
Gold Star Motel staff will be trained in MAPP-SD's METH ALERT for Hotels
program, including information on how to recognize suspicious activity
related to use, distribution and manufacture of Meth, as well as
preventive measures hotels can take to deter such criminals from setting
up their "businesses" in the hotel rooms.
16 - Rapid City
Members of the Rapid City Rushmore Lions Club will learn about Ditch Walk
Safety, in a presentation by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole
Abbas, before their annual cleanup project.
18 – Rapid City Beginning at 5PM, the
Budget Inn Motel staff will be trained in MAPP-SD's METH ALERT for Hotels
program, including information on how to recognize suspicious activity
related to use, distribution and manufacture of Meth, as well as
preventive measures hotels can take to deter such criminals from setting
up their "businesses" in the hotel rooms.
19 - Rapid City
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer detailed
information on Meth use and dental health to the South Dakota Dental
Association meeting at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.
23 – Rapid City Starting at 9AM, the
Super 8 Motel (on I-90) staff will be trained in MAPP-SD's METH ALERT for
Hotels program, including information on how to recognize suspicious
activity related to use, distribution and manufacture of Meth, as well as
preventive measures hotels can take to deter such criminals from setting
up their "businesses" in the hotel rooms.
31 - Rapid City Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present Meth information for the
Multi-housing Association as part of the Rapid City Police Department's
Crime-free Multi-housing training. Information will include tips for
recognizing signs and symptoms of Meth use, distribution and manufacture
in rental properties, and preventative measures that property managers can
take to protect their apartments and rental homes.
June
2 – Watertown A MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator will offer information on hunter safety issues
related to Meth lab waste during the HuntSafe Course with the state Game,
Fish and Parks Dept at the Great Plains Lutheran High School Auditorium.
4 - Black Hawk Staff of the Ramada Inn
will have a safety and awareness training presented by MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas. Training will include
information on warning signs for suspicious Meth-related activity in
hotels, including signs of Meth use, distribution and manufacture in the
rooms, as well as signs to watch for during check-in and throughout the
stay.
6 –Brookings
A MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator will present Meth awareness
training for parents at the Ascension Lutheran Church beginning at 6:30PM.
6 – Yankton Meth Prevention
Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer information on Meth lab dangers and
child endangerment to members of the Yankton Area Mental Wellness, Inc.
6 - Brookings POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
The Police Department
Staff will receive training on Meth awareness and details on the Drug
Endangered Children protocol during three, two-hour sessions at the police
department.
13 – Brookings A MAPP-SD
Meth Prevention Coordinator will offer information on Meth contamination
to members of the Realty Association during their regular meeting.
16 - Rapid City The MAPP-SD Rapid City
Meth Coalition will set up a booth with information at Storybook Island's
Health & Safety Day from 10 AM to 2 PM
20 – Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director
Darcy Jensen will offer an informational session on the signs and symptoms
of Meth use and manufacturing, the inherent dangers of Meth labs and the
impact on children during the Educators Summer Symposium beginning at
1:10PM.
20 - Rapid City Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present information on the dangers of Meth
and its effects on users and others for Southern Hills Alcohol & Drug
clients.
21 – Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director
Darcy Jensen will offer an informational session on the signs and symptoms
of Meth use and manufacturing, the inherent dangers of Meth labs and the
impact on children during the Educators Summer Symposium beginning at
9:20AM.
July
Rapid City - Meth 101 for
Parents
The MAPP-SD Rapid City Meth Coalition is sponsoring a series of training
sessions in various neighborhoods in Rapid City. Parents will learn not
only about Meth and its dangers, but will walk away with real tools to
help them both prevent Meth use and intervene if trouble is suspected. 8
sessions will be offered, so parents will be able to attend any
date/location that is most convenient for them. All sessions will be from
7:00 to 8:30 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please
click here for dates and locations.
19 – Rapid City MAPP-SD Rapid City
Meth Coalition quarterly meeting with special guest presentation by a Drug
Recognition Expert from the SD Highway Patrol. The meeting begins at noon
and is open to the public.
23 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD VP Kevin Jensen will present a
'train the trainers' informational session on Meth use signs and symptoms
as well as lab dangers for school bus drivers' trainers.
23- Brookings The Sheriff’s Department Staff will receive
training on Meth awareness and details on the Drug Endangered Children
protocol at the Sheriff's Office
25 - Box Elder MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole
Abbas will present a 'train the trainers' informational session on Meth
use signs and symptoms as well as lab dangers for school bus drivers'
trainers.
August
7- Clark
There will be an all staff in-service for the Clark schools covering
general Meth information, plus mandatory reporter information regarding
the state's laws related to Drug Endangered Children. Please
contact the
MAPP-SD
Meth Prevention Coordinator in the area for details.
11 – Watertown A MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator will
offer information on hunter safety issues related to Meth lab waste during
the HuntSafe Course with the state Game, Fish and Parks Dept at the Great
Plains Lutheran High School Auditorium.
14 - Belle Fourche POSTPONED MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present Meth safety information
related to Meth use and manufacture during the Bureau of Land Management
safety meeting beginning at 1PM.
22 - Brookings A MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator will offer training regarding the signs and
symptoms of Meth use and Drug Endangered Children from 1:30-3PM at the
SDSU Student Health and Counseling Center.
29 & 30 - Eagle
Butte MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas and
CRST Coalition Against Meth members will have a booth at the annual CRST
Health Fair. Information and resources will be available at the booth.
September
7 -Rapid
City During the
American Society of Clinical Laboratory Scientists in South Dakota (ASCLS-SD)
Convention, Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present
information on signs and symptoms of Meth use, Meth manufacture, dangers
and effects on the community.
9 -Burke
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer a community
informational session concerning the signs and symptoms of Meth use and
manufacturing, plus the dangers posed to communities by Meth. The
public is invited to attend this meeting, starting at 2PM in the Burke
Civic Center.
10 - Rapid City
Black
Hills area Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will provide an
overview of the Meth Prevention Strategies presentation to school
counselors, prevention professionals and others in attendance at the West
River Prevention Network quarterly meeting in Rapid City. This meeting is
open to coalition members, prevention specialists, counselors and others
interested in prevention issues in Western South Dakota. Contact Vonnie
Ackerman at 342-1593 for more information.
11, 12, 13 -
Huron, Brookings, Aberdeen, Mitchell,
Yankton
- MAPP-SD Prevention Coordinators will present training on Meth and Meth
labs pertaining to employees of the NorthWestern Energy Company.
17 - Winner MAPP-SD Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper is assisting Thrivent in providing three community
trainings: General Community training in rural safety issues related to
Meth at the Senior Citizens Center from 9-10AM, information for the staff
at the Adjustment Training Center from 1:30-3PM, and Volunteer Fire
Department staff training from 7-8:30PM.
18
- Rapid City
The Rapid City Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present
information on Meth and its impacts to property managers and landlords, as
well as important prevention and safety information, at the Multi-housing
Association training at the Rapid City Police Department (sub-station at
Rushmore Mall)
19 - Brookings MAPP-SD Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper and Brookings Hospital EMS Director Jim Schoepf
will provide training on how to recognize and respond to Meth-related
dangers, especially those related to making home visits, to Counseling and
Treatment staff at East Central Mental Health Center
22 - Lead
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present "Keeping
Kids Meth Free" from 9:45-11:00 AM at the first annual Northern Hills
Youth Risk Conference at Golden Hills Resort. The session will include
information about Meth, as well as important tips for sharing this
information with teens. For more information about the rest of the
conference agenda or to register, contact Kara Graveman at Northern Hills
Alcohol & Drug at 605-347-2991.
24 - Rapid City Mahoney Neighborhood
Watch invites concerned citizens to attend a training provided by MAPP-SD
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas. The presentation will include
information on recognizing suspicious activity related to Meth use,
distribution and manufacture, as well as Meth's impacts on the whole
community. Session will begin at 7:30 PM at the Rapid City Police
Department station at the Rushmore Mall (near Herberger's).
26 - Sturgis
- Meade County School transportation employees will receive safety and
awareness training on Meth from MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator
Nikkole Abbas starting at 10 AM
28 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will present information on Meth use
signs and symptoms and the impact on healthcare workers during Grand
Rounds at the Veterans Administration Hospital.
October
5 - Rapid City
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present "Meth in Indian
Country" at an in-service for Shannon County teachers and parents at the
Ramkota.
6 - Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present two sessions at the South Dakota
School-Age Care Alliance conference. Session topics will be "The Effects
of Parental Meth Use on Kids" and "Helping Kids Stay Meth-Free."
9- Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director Darcy
Jensen will offer information on the impact of parental Meth use or
manufacturing on children to the staff of Citibank Childcare Center.
10 - Brookings MAPP-SD Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper and Officer Joe Fishbacher will provide training
on Drug Endangered Children Protocol to the Police Department Personnel at
during three separate sessions.
10 - Rapid City
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer general Meth
awareness information to the First United Methodist Church women's
fellowship group
12 - Wanblee A day of presentations
will include specialized information for program employees, school staff
and the general public during three sessions
14 - Hosmer MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Jeanne Ward will offer a community informational session on
Meth and its impact in rural areas beginning at 3PM in the St. John's
Lutheran Church fellowship hall.
15 - Bridgewater The community is
invited to a session on the dangers of Meth use and manufacturing, and the
signs of Meth use, presented by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey
Ticknor at the Bridgewater school beginning at 6:30PM.
16 - Eagle Butte Oglala Lakota College
students and faculty/staff will learn about the dangers of Meth and its
impacts on the community, and the impact on their future career fields in
an evening session at OLC presented by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator
Nikkole Abbas.
17 & 19 - Rapid City The Region 8 Head
Start Conference organizers have invited MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas to present information on Home Visitor Safety
related to Meth use during their annual conference and two sessions on the
impact of Meth on children.
23 - Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer training on the medical
effects of Meth and possible complications to physicians in residence at
the Residency Clinic
24 - Madison MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Kathy
Asper will have Meth information available during the Health Fair in the
Trojan Center on the Dakota State University campus from 11AM-1PM
November
5 - Wagner
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will provide
information to parents concerning the dangers and effects of Meth for the
Wagner Community School Early Learning Center.
8 - Spearfish Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will provide information on Meth and its
effects, child endangerment issues and more for Northern Hills Foster
Parent Association meeting
8 -Java Community members are invited
to a presentation by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Jeanne Ward on
basic Meth information. The session begins at 6:30PM at the St. Paul
Lutheran Church.
13 - Highmore A MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator will provide a range of information on Meth,
including signs of use and manufacturing, rural safety issues and more for
Hyde County community members. The training will begin at 7PM in the
Highmore School gym
15 – Leola Community members are
invited to a Meth training session beginning at 7:30PM in the school gym.
A MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator will provide information on Meth
issues, including rural safety matters and signs of Meth use or
manufacturing.
16 - Sioux Falls Interlakes CAP-Head
Start will receive information and training on remaining safe while doing
home visits in a potential Meth situation. MAPP-SD Director Darcy
Jensen will provide the session.
19 – Spencer
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will present
information on Meth lab dangers and the impact Meth has on children during
an open community session beginning at 8AM in the Spencer Community
Building
26 - Kyle
Little Wound School staff will learn about the dangers of Meth, Signs and
Symptoms of use, how to recognize parent or student Meth use, how it
impacts students and what they can do during a presentation by MAPP-SD
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas
27 – Sioux Falls MAPP-SD VP Kevin
Jensen will present information concerning Meth to pharmacy
technician students at Southeast Technical Institute (Rescheduled from
11/13)
28 - Eagle Butte MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will provide information to the Cheyenne Eagle
Butte High School staff about the dangers of Meth, signs and symptoms of
use, how to recognize parent or student Meth use, how it impacts students
and what they can do
28 - Watertown MAPP-SD Prevention
Coordinator Kathy Asper and Detective Chad Carpenter of the Watertown
Police Department will provide training regarding dangers of Meth use to
students in the Human Services Class at Lake Area Technical Institute from
4-6PM.
30 - Eagle Butte CRST Meth Awareness
Day - An Anti-Meth Walk will begin at 10AM at the Upper Elementary and
conclude at the tribal administration office. There will be an Open Mic
time for tribal members to share their concerns and impacts of Meth on
themselves, their families, their programs and the Tribe as a whole. These
events will be concluded with a presentation by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas concerning "Meth in Indian Country," discussing
the unique challenges and assets that Tribes bring to the Meth fight.
Presentation begins at 1 PM at tribal administration after a free lunch
December
3 – Vermillion MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will present information about Meth, and the
signs of use, to students in the Dental Hygiene Department at the
University of South Dakota
3 - Whitewood MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer a Meth 101 for Parents session at
Hale Hall beginning at 6 PM. She will present information on Meth and its
dangers; signs and symptoms to recognize use in their loved ones, and tips
for prevention and intervention if a problem is suspected.
5 – Clark Residents are invited to a
Community Forum in the school, beginning at 7PM. The forum will include
information from a MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator on the signs and
symptoms of Meth use, plus interview with a recovering addict.
Click here for information and pre-registration form (PDF)
11 – Chamberlain MAPP-SD VP Kevin
Jensen will offer Meth information and training to the Develop
Corp/Chamber beginning at noon.
11 - Belle Fourche
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer will
learn important safety information related to possible Meth lab waste in
rural areas for the Bureau of Land Management
11 - Sturgis "Meth 101 for Parents"
welcomes all residents to attend the open community forum. Participants
will learn the dangers of Meth, signs and symptoms to recognize Meth use
in their children, children's friends or other loved ones. They will also
learn valuable strategies that can empower them to prevent their teens'
involvement with alcohol, tobacco or other drugs and ways to intervene if
trouble is suspected. MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas
will provide the training from 6:30-8:00PM at the Sturgis Community Center
13 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer information concerning
the damage Meth causes in relation to dentistry and general health to the
Southeast Technical Institute Dental Assisting Class.
19 – Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director
Darcy Jensen will provide information on Meth use/manufacturing signs and
symptoms, the danger Meth poses to children and safety issues to Child
Protection Services personnel.
20 – Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Director
Darcy Jensen will offer information to the Transition Interagency Council
members concerning Meth and intervention techniques, identifying students
and adults at risk, and services available.
21 - Rapid City – MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present information on the signs and
symptoms of Meth use and child endangerment in two sessions at school
in-service trainings during the Lakota Nations Invitational basketball
tournament. These sessions are also open to parents. Sessions begin at
9:00 and 10:30 at the Ramkota
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