SAMHSA - Communities Talk About Prevention

Episode #3: Leveraging Social Media for National Prevention Week (New Britain Local Prevention Council)

January 04, 2023 Denise
SAMHSA - Communities Talk About Prevention
Episode #3: Leveraging Social Media for National Prevention Week (New Britain Local Prevention Council)
Show Notes

Guests: 

  • Omar McDew , Youth Advocate, City of New Britain
  • Tyshaunda Wiley, Prevention Coordinator, New Britain’s Local Prevention Council
  • Annalise Jones, Youth Leadership Council Member, 8th grade student at HALS Academy  

Organization: 

  • New Britain Local Prevention Council

Location:

  • New Britain, Connecticut

About:

  • In episode #3, hear from three community members that developed their own public service announcements and leveraged social media to join SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week. Omar McDew, youth advocate for the city of New Britain; Tyshaunda Wiley, prevention coordinator for the New Britain Local Prevention council; and Annalise Jones, a Youth Leadership Council member, share how they developed their activities and saw them through to completion and success.

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