ACT is excited to welcome Nancy Koziol as our new Business Sector Leader! As a community coalition, ACT engages with 12 sectors of the community to reduce youth substance use, including: Parents, Youth, Education/Schools, State or Local Government, Media, Businesses,…
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Researchers observed that Americans, and women in particular, were drinking more during the pandemic, and this consumption was largely driven by stress (New York Times). In Vermont, among people who accessed VT Helplink—a statewide, public resource for finding substance use…
Mary Monick is a busy wife and mom of two crazy but lovable boys. They spend most of their time at a baseball field or wrestling mat. She loves a good laugh! Mary works as a behavioral health interventionist/advocate based…
Todd Salvesvold serves as the Spoke Lead for Bennington Blueprint and has been in the role since January 2019. He is also a Registered Nurse and holds a master's degree in Addiction and Community Psychology. Todd has also been employed…
May is Youth Appreciation Month in Vermont, and each year we come together to celebrate Bennington youth for all that they contribute to the community! On May 8th and May 22nd, ACT hosted Youth Appreciation Day "Pop-Ups" at the Bennington…
Congratulations to Avery, Star, Gavin and Andrew, the winners of our 2021 Youth Photovoice Contest! This year's contest theme—Thrive—asked young people: what people, places, or things help make the Bennington area great? Submissions were reviewed by a panel of community…
