JM4C's Together 4 Change

JM4C Director Jane Golberg sits down with Jenny Hallett, a JM4C Board Member and a strong advocate for alcohol policy. Jenny shares her mission in life to help people avoid the disease of alcohol addiction after she lost her daughter Brittany to the disease on November 5, 2014. The tenth episode in a series of twelve. Resources shared: SmallTalksWI.org- How Wisconsin prevents underage drinking VIDEO: Understanding Why Addiction is a real brain disease…..Neuroscientist Dr. Stephen Dewey VIDEO (must start about 6:30 mark in the video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnEMxVdEFjw BOOK about Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris VIDEO (29 minutes in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqIhQlzntmg National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: NIAAA.NIH.gov ADVOCACY Organizations: Partnership To End Addiction (Helping Family Members): DrugFree.Org Shatterproof.Org Mobilize Recovery / Recovery Advocacy Project Wisconsin HOTLINES: Rock County Crisis Intervention 24/7 Hotline: 608-757-5025 Wisconsin Addiction Recovery Hotline: 211

JM4C Project Coordinator Xandi Finn sits down with Alan Luckett, Director of JATV. Alan will share more information on JATV and discuss their role in sharing JM4C's messages out to the community. The ninth episode in a series of twelve.

Jane Golberg, Director of JM4C sits down with Billy Bob Grahn, founder of the Red Road House, a sober living facility for individuals who suffer from chronic substance use disorder in Janesville. The Red Road House provides programming, support, and guidance to those individuals to help them continue down the road of recovery. Billy Bob also shares that his past experience motivated him to get involved with coalition work to help change the trajectory of youth who struggle with similar experiences. The eighth episode in a series of twelve.

JM4C Project Coordinator Xandi Finn sits down with Father Earl from the Janesville Community Center to discuss his role in creating strong neighborhoods.

Jane Golberg, Director of JM4C sits down with Carrie Kulinski, Families in Transition Coordinator with the School District of Janesville to share some history of the coalition and the partnership between the schools and JM4C. The sixth episode in a series of twelve.

Jane Golberg, Director of JM4C sits down with Caitlin Turkowski, Registered Nurse with the Rock County Public Health Department to discuss how coalitions can engage members from the healthcare sector to be more engaged with coalition work. The fifth episode in a series of twelve.

JM4C Project Coordinator Xandi Finn sits down with a youth representative to discuss how she lives above the influence and what parents can do to support their kids. The fourth episode in a series of twelve.

Sgt. Krahn with the Rock County Sheriff's Office discusses underage alcohol compliance checks and how to stay safe during the holiday season. The third episode in a series of twelve.

Please listen as JM4C Director Jane Golberg sits down with Kaitlyn Hathorn from the Boys & Girls Club- Janesville to discuss ways the coalition partners with the youth-serving sector. The second episode in a series of twelve.

JM4C Director Jane Golberg sits down with Becky Huber from Rock County Human Services to discuss some of the partnership activities they have going on in the month of October.

JM4C Director Erin Davis talks with Erin Howell, a Prevention Specialist with Vivent Health about the organization and how it is operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

JM4C Director Erin Davis talks with Kelsey Hood-Christenson from Beloit Domestic Violence Survivor Center about the organization and how it is operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

JM4C Director Erin Davis talks with Bryan McCormick from Hedberg Public Library about how it is adjusting its procedures and services to meet the needs of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

JM4C Director Erin Davis talks with Sandy and Kortney from CASA of Rock County about its mission and services and how it is operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

JM4C Director Erin Davis talks with ECHO, Inc. Associate Director Jessica Locher on ECHO's mission and services and how it is operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Together 4 Change Host Erin Davis talks with Project Coordinators Jane Golberg and Kathy Comeau on the impact COVID-19 has had on youth substance use prevention in our community.

Officer Chad Sullivan from the Janesville Police Department discusses the partnership between JM4C and the police department. The collaborative efforts include prescription drug take-back events, community presentations, alcohol compliance checks, and more. If you have unused and expired medications, be sure to drop them off at the next Prescription Drug Round Up on Saturday, February 15th, 2020 from 10 am - 1 pm at Festival Foods in Janesville.

Project Coordinator Kathy Comeau is back to wrap up the previous episode about prevention in the LGBTQ+ community. She also provides suggestions on how we all can be allies.

Kathy Comeau, Project Coordinator with JM4C discusses the prevention activities she helps coordinate under the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act. The goal of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults specifically in the LGBTQ+ community.

Janesville Parker High School student Emily Babock sits down with Together 4 Change Host Erin Davis to talk about issues today's youth are facing. She will discuss ways that she avoids peer pressure and will highlight some of the Youth2Youth activities she participates in.

Together 4 Change Host Erin Davis sits down with Project Coordinator Shari Faber to discuss what are adverse childhood experiences and what is being done in our community regarding them.

Since losing her daughter 5 years ago, Jenny Hallett has made it her life’s mission to create awareness on the dangers of alcohol addiction. We are pleased to have her on our show to share her personal story about her daughter, Brittany Rose Hallett, and discuss the role that alcohol has on the brain.

Together 4 Change Host Erin Davis sits down with Project Coordinator Xandi Finn to talk about what underage drinking looks like in our community.

Together 4 Change Host Erin Davis sits down with Project Coordinator Jane Golberg to talk about substance misuse prevention in the community.