May is National Mental Health Awareness Month I had the chance to staff a table at NAMI/Glendale’s screening of the movie, “Call Me Crazy.” NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The only statistic I knew was 90% of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder, though not all are diagnosed […]
It Started with a Cop and a Parent Susan Dubin, founding member, graciously shares our “origin story” with you. Her son was struggling several years ago, and she needed help. Her luck changed when she met (then) Community Lead Officer Matt Zakarian, Glendale Police Dept., at the COPPS station. I was referred by the Sheriff’s […]
Greetings, Allies! On Monday, May 19, the amazing Dr. Arthur Benjamin, the “Mathemagician,” will share his love of math and magic from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the CV High School auditorium (4400 Ramsdell Ave). Purchase tickets ($5 students, $10 adults) in the Rosemont Middle School Counseling Office or at the […]
Greetings from CV Alliance Hello, Allies! Great news! Clay Roberts is coming back to town on Monday, May 19! He will speak about the transition to middle school from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Crescenta Valley High School auditorium in the 4400 block of Ramsdell Avenue in La Crescenta. We especially want to […]
“Our Town. Our Health. Our Future” is the theme for April’s Underage Drinking Prevention Month programs. We participate in this national effort at our Teen Trials & Tribulations, a series of four talks that takes place tonight Thursday, April 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the CV High School library, 2900 Community Ave. […]
Greetings from CV Alliance! “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders but they have never failed to imitate them.” James Baldwin April is Underage Drinking Prevention Month and we’re having the last of our four planned Teen Trials & Tribulations talks on Thursday, April 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. […]
Allies! How do we move forward? It’s not rocket science. We need to worry less about doing what is most important, and more about doing whatever we can. And remember, the end doesn’t justify the means; the means are the ends. At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if I’m […]
Allies! Two promised updates: In its first month, marijuana sales netted Colorado $98 million in taxes, $20 million more than estimated. One finding from our December site visit was made by Ivette Ruiz, our grant project officer from DC, who said, “Overall, coalition members are dedicated to advancing comprehensive substance abuse prevention planning and advocacy […]
Our second Teen Trials & Tribulations talk was on bullying prevention, an issue so many people tell me is relevant. Those present heard from Scott Anderle, EdD, GUSD Student Support Services, Cynthia Livingston, EdD, Rosemont principal, David Johnson, anti-bullying motivational speaker, and our own Glendale Police Officer Joe Allen. Linda Evans, retired CVHS principal, acted […]
Greetings from CV Alliance Thank you for visiting our website! Google Analytics tells us that you spend about five minutes on our site, visiting four pages! “Bullying Prevention” efforts within Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) is being presented tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at CV High’s library, 2900 Community Ave. We put together […]