Wow, July already, where does time go? 
 
On June 12, several Regional Support Centers and Community Coalitions partnered with local law enforcement and Walgreens to conduct very successful Prescription Take Back events.  Communities from Kirksville, all the way to Republic, MO took back over 300 pounds of medication!  Check out the pictures of the event in this newsletter. 
 
ACT Missouri hosted a Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training - Train the Trainer / Capacity Building workshop during the week of June 14.  This training now allows Missouri to have at least one approved SAPST Trainer in nearly every service region of the state. Between ACT Missouri and the Missouri National Guard, we have four statewide approved SAPST Trainers. 
 
Family Counseling Center of Missouri, Prevention Resource Center in Columbia and ACT Missouri co-sponsored a 40 hour SAPST training at the ACT Missouri office the week of June 21.  Ten people attended this training and finished the week with a better understanding of substance abuse prevention and with increased skills to implement more effective prevention and collaboration in their own communities.
 
The new fiscal year has begun and ACT Missouri will be awarding another round of mini-grants for registered coalitions across the state.  The mini-grant application and submission criteria can be found on the ACT Missouri home page.
 
Technical Assistance and Regional Development Funds forms have been updated with the goal of making them more user-friendly and easier to complete.  The new forms can be located on the ACT Missouri Website.
 
Please remember the Prevention Conference, hosted by ACT Missouri and the Missouri Substance Abuse Prevention Network, is in December.  We are still accepting applications for presenters.  If you are interested in sharing your expertise at this conference, the Call for Presentations Application can also be found on the ACT Missouri Website.
 
Also, ACT Missouri is now represented on Facebook! Find us and "like" us to stay current with ACT Missouri, Missouri substance abuse prevention, and national substance abuse prevention news and interests.
 
Have a great rest of the summer!