*Unless otherwise noted, events and meetings are free and open to the public.

Upcoming Meetings:

Healthy Start Council

   School Readiness Team Meeting:  Contact Susan at 728-5437.

Missoula Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention Services (MAPPPS) 

    Monthly meeting:  Second Tuesday of each month, 10am-11am:  Location changes.  Email mappps@wordinc.org.

Missoula Underage Substance Abuse Prevention Team  (MUSAP)

    Monthly meeting:  First Wednesday of each month, 10-11:30am. 

May 7, 2008 and June 4, 2008

Rm. 14, MCPS Admin Bldg

215 S. 6th. W.

    Alcohol Sales Committee:  Wednesday, May 21st, 2008:  3pm @ Zip Beverage

    Town Hall Planning Team:  Thursday, May 1st:  12:30-1:45pm @ 127 W. Spruce

Youth Development Network (YDN)

Media Literacy Community Action Team

The Media Literacy Community Action Team meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Missoula Public Library at 1:30 PM until 3 PM.  Contact Ellie @ egreenwood@co.missoula.mt.us.

Oversight Committee

1:30-3:30pm   Second Monday of each month:  While Oversight Committee meetings are open to the public, the membership of this committee is limited to appointed and elected representatives whose terms begin in November of each year.  In Rm. 14 or 24, Missoula County Public School Administration Building, 215 S. 6th W.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008: 

Fetal Alcohol and Drug Effects on Children 

presented by Marcia Jo Thorp, MSW, Family Concepts of Kalispell

Two sessions are being offered: 

9 am - 12pm:   with the focus on younger children, and 

1 pm - 4pm:  with the focus on older children and teens

Location:  Community Medical Center Day Room (go in the door to the Rehab Center and veer left down the hall)

Details:  Training will address the myriad needs of youth and families who have fetal alcohol and drug effects.  Training will include:  an introduction to the identification of fetal alcohol and drug effects, an overview of developmental concerns associated with these effects, and strategies and skills for helping to care for and educate these children and youth.  Training/resource manuals will be provided.  Since space is limited, registration will be limited to two people per organization (although we can put others on the waiting list in case the sessions do not fill.) 

Register with Susan Barmeyer at 728-5437.  Sponsored by the Healthy Start Council of the Missoula Forum for Children and Youth.

Wednesday, June 18th: 

Welcome to the Adolescent Brain -- The Adolescent Brain and Chemical Dependency

a free conference with Michael Nerney

hosted by Judge Larson at District Court and co-sponsored by Missoula Forum for Children and Youth

Location:  Missoula County Courthouse – 3rd Floor Courtroom

TIMES:  8:30am - 4:00pm

Continuing Legal Education, Licensed Addiction Counselors and Social Worker Continuing Education Accreditation Approved

Michael Nerney is a consultant and nationally known expert in Substance Abuse Prevention and Education, with over twenty-five years' experience in the field.  He has frequently presented to the National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and at joint conferences with the National District Attorneys’ Association.  His sessions are always packed and well-received. As the former Director of the Training Institute of Narcotic and Drug Research, Inc. (NDRI), his responsibilities included the management of a statewide training system which delivered more than 450 training programs to substance abuse treatment and prevention professionals annually. 

During this time, Mr. Nerney wrote and was awarded a federal grant under the Youth-At-Risk Act, to design and deliver training programs for residential facilities within the New York State Division for Youth.  Under this grant, a dedicated team designed and provided five programs related to substance abuse, including an Overview of Substance Abuse, Adolescent Concerns, Chemically Dependent Family Systems, Relapse Prevention, and Suicide Prevention Strategies. 

Mr. Nerney's particular areas of expertise include Psycho-pharmacology, Adolescent Chemical Dependency, Relapse Prevention, Gender Differences in Communication, and Managing Violent Incidents.