March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month and Tillamook County Wellness with partner Tillamook Family Counseling Center provides a Q&A with Holly Riendeau, TFCC’s problem gambling counselor What is your role at the…
Category: Prevention Outreach
Columbia Pacific invests more than $530,000 in programs providing mental health care and substance use disorder treatment
SEASIDE, Oregon — Columbia Pacific CCO, part of the CareOregon family of companies, announced investing $536,533 in grants to programs that help meet the growing demand for mental health care and substance…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Problem Gambling – Building Awareness, Access to FREE Resources
By Janeane Krongos, Prevention Specialist at the Tillamook Family Counseling Center March is nationally recognized as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). This year’s theme is “Awareness + Action”. The goals for this…
Meth World – A Bitter Truth
EDITOR’S NOTE: “My latest, and not my usual. It’s long, and deeply personal. Feel free to not use this,” said the note from Neal Lemery that accompanied this article. What?! Of course,…
Honest and tough conversations can save lives
By Patti Atkins, APR, communications consultant for Tillamook County Health Centers September is National Suicide Awareness month. This topic is much more important when coupled with the traumatic stress that most of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Suicide Prevention – QPR Training Provides Community Members with Tools, Techniques to Reach Out, Encourages Talking About Suicide, Offers Help & Hope
There are many resources in our community to support people during a crisis. One of the best and most important ways to build community resilience is for more people to get involved….
Tillamook Family Counseling Center National Suicide Prevention Month Activities
September has been dedicated as National Suicide Prevention Month. Each year, targeted programs and strategies are aimed at increasing our understanding of the many challenges and issues related to this public health…
Opioid Use Response for Tillamook County (OUR Tillamook) receives $140,700 grant for expanding access to addiction resources
June 2, 2021 (Tillamook, OR) – Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has awarded a grant to Adventist Health Tillamook as the fiscal agent for the Opioid Use Response for Tillamook County (OUR Tillamook)…
When Gambling Becomes a Problem … How to Talk to Someone About a Gambling Problem
By Laura Swanson, for SOS Tillamook, Prevention Program/Tillamook Family Counseling Center When does gambling become a problem? Problem gambling is any gambling, betting or wagering that causes family, financial, legal, emotional or…
SOS Tillamook and Tillamook Family Counseling Center Encourages Involvement in National Prevention Week – May 10-14; May is Mental Health Awareness Month
By Laura Swanson for SOS Tillamook, Tillamook Family Counseling Center Prevention Program What is National Prevention Week? National Prevention Week (NPW), hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),…