January
10 Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present information about the
signs of Meth use and labs in a community awareness session for the
LaCrosse Estates Community/Neighborhood Watch crime prevention program,
beginning at noon.
22 Rapid City The MAPP-SD Rapid City
Meth Coalition has invited law enforcement, prosecution, a circuit judge,
probation, parole and Community Alternatives of the Black Hills to share
information about Meths impact on the judicial system in western South
Dakota. The panel will also answer questions. Community and media are
highly encouraged to attend. The meeting begins at noon in the Girls Inc.
Community Room (120 E Adams).
February
18
Rapid City
- Come visit our booth at the Western Dakota Tech Wellness Fair to learn
about Meth's impact, trends and what you can do. Don't forget to pick up
some of our new brochures
21
Rapid City
The LaCrosse Estates Neighborhood Watch
will receive "Meth in Your Neighborhood" training to help community
residents recognize and report suspicious behavior related to Meth,
especially Meth manufacturing. This is a follow-up to a detailed training
on Meth's effects and signs and symptoms of use.
25 Eagle Butte The CRST
Coalition Against Meth Community Awareness will offer its first public
community meeting. All community members are invited to attend to learn
about Meth, the new MAP-Venture program, the CRST Coalition Against Meth
and future plans to address Meth on the Rez.
The first hour will be an educational session on Meth, with the second
hour to be a brainstorming session and community meeting to hear about
current efforts and help provide input into the development of future
efforts. Incentives and meal will be provided following the training and
meeting. Similar meetings will be held in other Districts and communities
of the Reservation
26
Rapid City
During the SD School of Mines & Technology Wellness Expo, MAPP-SD will
staff a booth with information concerning Meth's impact, trends and what
you can do to get involved
March
9
Pine
Ridge MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer
Meth 101 for Parents a community presentation for parents sponsored by
the Pine Ridge
Youth Development Coalition from 5-7PM. A meal will be provided.
12
Rapid City A workshop focused on Meth and property issues will
provide information for Real Estate professionals, counselors, alcohol &
drug professionals, landlords and others concerned about or interested in
the effects of Meth on property. Speakers will include MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas, a drug agent from UNET (Unfiied
Narcotics Enforcement Team), a cleanup contractor and attorneys
specializing in Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant, Criminal and Personal Injury
laws
19 (backup date
March 20 in case of bad weather) - 2nd
Annual Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Meth
Conference - Several speakers have been invited to speak at this day-long
conference that will focus on Meth's impact, its prevalence on the
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, and
ways community members can fight back. The Conference will include
emphasis on Lakota cultural values and traditions as part of the solution
as well.
April
7 Rapid City
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present a Meth
awareness session for students and staff of Western Dakota Tech (public
welcome). She will provide information on Meth's impact, dangers to the
community and ways to get involved.
9 Rapid City
MAPP-SD
Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present a second Meth
awareness session for students and staff of Western Dakota Tech (public
welcome). She will provide information on Meth's impact, dangers to the
community and ways to get involved. City
21 Oglala The community is invited to attend Meth 101 for
Parents/Family Night. MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas
will provide information for parents, including signs, symptoms and
effects of Meth use, how to help prevent your children from using drugs,
and what to do if a problem is suspected. Youth activities are planned for
children while parents are in the session, and a meal will be served. The
event is scheduled from 5-7PM at the
Loneman School
22 Sturgis
MAPP-SD will have a booth open during the Sturgis
Community Health Fair with information about Meth's impact, trends
and what you can do to get involved. The Health Fair will be held at the
Sturgis Community Center
23 Rapid City
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will provide Drug
Endangered Children (DEC) Training to new social workers with
Pennington County Department of Social
Services, Child Protective Services. They will learn important details on
working with families with Meth use,
including safety protocols, signs and symptoms of use, hazardous
conditions in homes and effects in children.
28
- Meth in Indian
Country - Prevention Specialists will learn about Meth use and its
effects, particularly in Indian Country as part of their
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
Training (SAPST), which is required for Prevention Specialist
Certification (CPS designation).
28 Fort Thompson
Indian Health Services (IHS) staff will
learn about the medical effects of Meth use, including safety concerns and
suggested protocols for staff safety, presented by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Nikkole Abbas
28 Fort Thompson Important community information related to Meth
use will be provided in a community session in Ft. Thompson, sponsored by
Indian Health Services
May
1 Eagle Butte
will learn MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will provide
training on the effects of Meth use on children to the
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Head Start
staff. She will also cover the signs and symptoms of Meth use so they can
identify parents who may be using. Discussion of safety protocol and what
should be done if suspected Meth use occurs will be included
4 Douglas MAPP-SD will be providing joint sessions with the
Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team (UNET) for parents and students of
Douglas High School during their Alcohol & Drug
Awareness Day
June
9 Pierre
The Oahe Chapter of South Dakota Electrical Council will learn important
safety information related to Meth use and/or manufacture in homes they
might enter to do electrical contracting work, particularly in rental
properties. During her presentation, MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator
Nikkole Abbas will include signs and symptoms of Meth use, items
associated with Meth labs, dangers of both use and manufacture, and
strategies for safety
11 - Sturgis
The Sturgis Kiwanis Club invites the community to a Meth Awareness program
presented by MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas from
7:30-8:00 AM at the Holiday Inn Express
16
- Porcupine and
surrounding broadcast area MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole
Abbas, Youth & Family Services Prevention Specialist Vonnie Ackerman and
Lakota Circles of Hope Prevention Coordinator Marcie Pudwill will be on
KILI radio to talk about their programs
and the Pine Ridge
Youth Development Coalition
23
Pine Ridge Community members and parents are invited to learn
about the dangers of Meth use and how to recognize signs of use in young
people in their family or community. MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator
Nikkole Abbas will also address strategies for helping children stay
Meth-free. The presentation is scheduled from
5:30-6:45 PM, with a meal to follow, at the
Billy Mills Hall
July
9 Rapid City
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will provide a brief
overview of the signs and symptoms of Meth use and possible dangers to
medical professionals related to such use for the staff of the Rapid City
Community Health Center
14 - Sioux Falls
Kevin Jensen will offer training on the impact Meth use and manufacturing
has on a personal and community level to the South Dakota State
Penitentiary/Impact of Crime on Victims class
15-17 Kyle
The OST/IHS
Behavioral Health Summit (Healing the Mind, Emotions and Soul of the Oyate)
includes a Suicide Awareness Bike/Run from Wanblee to Kyle on July 15,
with a free concert and resource fair from 7:00-10:00 PM. On July 16-17,
speaker Eduardo Duran will offer a Community Healing Workshop. MAPP-SD
will have a resource booth during the concert/resource fair in the Little
Wound School Gym
20 - Sioux Falls Darcy Jensen will present
information on the dangers of Meth relating to children and home site
workers to Bright Start Home Visitation Services
23 Rapid City
The quarterly MAPP-SD Rapid City Meth Coalition meeting at the YFS Girls
Inc (120 E Adams) will include a panel
of former users and family members impacted by a loved one's use of Meth.
The public and media are welcome to attend
28 Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will
offer training to CASA volunteers about the effects of Meth use on the
user and on children who may live in a Meth home or be from such an
environment, as well as safety tips for home visits if they are entering
homes where Meth use or manufacture may still be an issue (cases in which
children are still living with a parent who may be a user)
29 Pine Ridge
Awareness activities leading into the OST powwow will include a Four
Directions Suicide/Meth Awareness Walk and a "Meth 101" community
presentation, proclamation by OST Tribal Chairwoman Theresa Two Bulls,
candlelight vigil, Talking Circle and more
30-31
Pine Ridge Powwow Grounds Pine Ridge Youth Development Coalition
and MAPP-SD will have a resource table at the annual health fair and
powwow. Information will include dangers of Meth use and labs and impacts
in Indian Country.
August
13- Wagner Visit Audrey Ticknor at the MAPP-SD
informational booth during the SCC Teacher In-Service
31 Brookings
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer in-depth
Meth awareness training to the Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter staff,
focusing on working with clients who may be involved or affected by Meth.
September
3
Eagle Butte
MAPP-SD will have a resource table for youth on the dangers of Meth use
and Meth labs during the annual CRST Youth Health Fair.
9
Rapid City MAPP-SD will have a booth at the Western Dakota Tech
Student Resource Fair to share information on Meth and its dangers, as
well as services provided by our organization for students and staff, from
10AM -1PM. At 3PM, students are invited to a Meth 101 presentation
covering the dangers of Meth use and how it can impact various career
paths (through exposure to possibly dangerous users as well as Meth labs)
and what they can do about it.
17 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Meth
Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor presents information on Meths Oral
Effects from 6:30-8:30pm to the Southeast Technical Institute Dental
Assisting Class
21 Watertown MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor
will present information about Meth outdoor safety to the South Dakota
Association of County Highway Superintendents meeting at the Ramkota Inn
24
Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Audrey Ticknor
will offer a session
for clinical lab
managers, Whats Your Meth IQ? at the SDAHO (South Dakota Association of
Healthcare Organizations) annual convention in Sioux Falls
27
White River MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will
provide information on dangers of Meth users and a Meth lab to First
Responders at the Badlands District Fire School. She will offer
instruction on identifying Meth labs in the morning session. During the
afternoon session, a Drug Task Force member will provide more detailed
information on specific dangers, protocol in responding to a Meth lab and
how to preserve evidence at the scene for law enforcement.
28 Fedora
Members of the South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships will
receive training on Meth outdoor safety from MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Audrey Ticknor during their meeting at the fire hall.
28 Sioux Falls
MAPP-SD Director Darcy Jensen will provide in-depth training to students
in the Pharmacy Technician Program at Southeast Technical Institute,
covering both the basics of Meth as well as how it may impact them in
their lives and careers.
30
Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will
provide information on outdoor safety related to encountering potentially
violent Meth users and hazardous Meth labs or dump sites while in parks
and other outdoor areas during the annual Parks & Recreation Conference
October
6 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD Meth Prevention
Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will offer two trainings on Meth and its impact on children for staff at
the Citibank Family Center
10 Chamberlain
MAPP-SD Coordinator Audrey Ticknor will present information on Children
Living in a Drug Environment during SoDakSACA, meeting at the Cedar Shores
Resort
17
-Rapid City MAPP-SD will have a resource table for
youth and parents on the dangers of Meth use and Meth labs during the
annual Red Ribbon Parade & Luncheon from 11:30 AM-1:30 PM at the South
Dakota School of Mines & Technology Surbeck Center
28 - During the South Dakota Housing Development Authority's Annual
Housing Conference, MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will
offer a session "Meth & Property Issues" to discuss issues related to
Meth's impact on property; including contamination and cleanup of
properties, as well as steps real estate professionals may take to prevent
a problem in the first place.
November
12 - Lower
Brule
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will present information
about Meth use, signs & symptoms and Meth lab safety to interested
community members during the Community Lunch & Learn; beginning at noon in
the Tribal Administration Building
19 - Sioux Falls MAPP-SD CFO Kevin Jensen will
present information on Meth labs, their potential dangers and how to deal
with them to employees during the Northwestern Energy Health Fair.
December
17 - Rapid City
MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will offer a Meth 101
session for educators, administration, nurses, parents & community members
at the annual conference in association with the Lakota Nations
Invitational Basketball Tournament. The session will include information
on signs and symptoms of Meth use, Meth lab safety and more. The session
will start at 9AM in the Ramkota Hotels Harney Peak room
18 - Rapid City Meth in the Workplace - Breakout session focused on
Meth in the Workplace will be offered during the Employee Assistance
Program Conference. MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas will
present information about Meth use, signs and symptoms and possible
impacts in a work setting, including safety of co-workers and others
18 - Rapid City MAPP-SD Meth Prevention Coordinator Nikkole Abbas
will offer a breakout session on Meth in Indian Country during the
Employee Assistance Program Conference. The presentation will include
information about how Indian Country has been impacted by Meth use and
ways communities and tribes are fighting back
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