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1 Jul

Got Service? Get Involved in the Gwinnett Great Days of Service

Contributed by Ellen Gerstein, Executive Director, Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services The Gwinnett Great Days of Service is designed to gain community awareness for the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services and more than 800+ health and human...
27 Jun

Team Building Activity: Risk Zones

Risk Zones Groups that could benefit from bonding and getting to know one another on a deeper level can sometimes use a team building activity that encourages participants to open up a little and identify with one another. The goal of Risk Zones is to understand risk...
13 Jun

GTI 2016: The Essential Elements of Our Story

If you’ve been keeping in the loop with GUIDE, you know that Georgia Teen Institute 2016 begins this week and we have a super important theme this year: Tell Your Story. According to Robert McKee, “Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world...
6 Jun

Team Building Activity: Pringles Can Transporter

Pringles Can Transporter Sometimes an activity is needed that requires groups to think outside the box (or just the square). If you have a group that would benefit from working together to strategize, set goals and use physical coordination, look no further than...
5 Jun

30,329 Reasons Our 2015-2016 YAB Made a Difference

We can’t believe it’s already time to celebrate the 2015-2016 GUIDE Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and their successes this year. If you didn’t already know, the YAB is a group of high school students from Gwinnett County who help plan, implement and evaluate substance...
2 Jun

Reach Your Potential with Intrepid Performance Consulting

Contributed by Abby Keenan, MS, CMPC Intrepid Performance Consulting is working to improve performance in the metro Atlanta area, one person at a time. Launched in 2015, Intrepid creates self-aware, performance-ready individuals. So often, we train the physical and...
17 May

A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Marijuana Use

Contributed by Sarah Neale, MPH, CHES According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over one-third of Georgia teenagers have used marijuana. If you are like many parents, talking to your kids about marijuana can be a tough subject. However,...
15 May

3 Facts and 3 Myths about Opiate Use During Pregnancy

Contributed by Bethany Kotlar, MPH Opiates are medications and street drugs that make you feel less pain and can cause a “high.”  Opiates include Vicodin, OxyContin, morphine, methadone, fentanyl and heroin. Opiates are very addictive. According to the Centers for...
9 May

Combating Stigma of Mental Illness

Contributed by Jennifer Hibbard, LPC For the most part, we take being mentally healthy for granted. We don’t see the impact of symptoms of depression, anxiety or substance abuse on someone’s ability to live their life until the illness is very severe. The National...
5 May

Team Building Activity: Hand in Hand

As Alcohol Awareness Month comes to an end, take time to celebrate the ways in which you and your Youth Action Team or staff have been role models in your community related to underage drinking prevention. Use this activity to celebrate successes and determine future...
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