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Preventing Youth Gambling: Raising Awareness During Problem Gambling Awareness Month
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an important time to highlight the risks associated with gambling, especially among young people. While gambling may seem like harmless entertainment, it can lead to serious financial, emotional, and psychological consequences, particularly for adolescents…
Read MoreWorld Teen Mental Health Awareness Day
World Teen Mental Wellness Day is annually celebrated on March 2nd. The day aims to raise awareness around mental health struggles that a teenager may face. For some background about this day, Hollister Co. which is a clothing brand, founded…
Read MoreFree Life Saving Resources Offered to Community
Wellsville –Each year, more than 112,000 Americans die from overdose. A University of Kentucky College of Social Work surveyed 2,072 adults, in which almost half stated they knew someone who died of an overdose. Each one of these deaths leaves…
Read MoreNational Mentoring Month
National Mentoring Month is a campaign dedicated to recognizing mentoring and the impact it can have on people’s lives. Whether it’s developing employees, supporting young people, or inspiring and preparing college students, mentoring enables people to unleash their full potential…
Read MoreJanuary is National Birth Defects Awareness Month
January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month, with “Every Journey Matters” as this year’s theme. According to information from the New York State Office of Cannabis Management website at cannabis.ny.gov, one critical area to consider is that of avoiding harmful…
Read MoreACASA’s Executive Director Retires After 22 years of Service.
William Penman, Executive Director of ACASA retires after serving the Allegany County communities for 22 years. While at ACASA Mr. Penman expanded the agency, overseeing the building of the new Trapping Brook House Residential facility, building the new ACASA Clinic…
Read MoreGreat American Smokeout Meets Earth Day in Fillmore
Students from Fillmore’s Reality Check program marked 2024’s Great American Smokeout (GASO) by painting windows of the local Shop and Save with the message: “SAVE OUR EARTH BY QUITTING.” “We all know that tobacco products kill people,” says Jonathan Chaffee,…
Read MoreHalloween and Youth Health News: Candy flavored cigars are Big Tobacco’s Trick, NOT a Treat
Berry Fusion, Maui Pineapple, and Cherry Dynamite. These are the candy flavors many young ghouls and ghosts will get while trick-or-treating this Halloween. They are also the same flavors our teens see in flavored little cigars and cigarillos marketed alongside…
Read MoreAllegany County’s Fall Pill Drop held in Bolivar and Fillmore
This past Saturday, October 26 the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc. (ACASA), the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, the Bolivar Police Department, Bolivar and Fillmore Volunteer Fire Departments, and Partners for Prevention in Allegany County (PPAC) held their…
Read MoreBack to School: What Schools and Parents Should Know About Vaping and Nicotine Pouches
ith students back in school this month, public health leaders from Tobacco-Free CCA say it’s important to be aware of the risks of vaping, as well as a new nicotine product called nicotine pouches. Many users say they’re a safer…
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