Working Together For Wellness (WTW) has been operating as a community coalition since 1987. It is made up of local, volunteer citizens who meet regularly to discuss the issues of substance abuse that face the citizens of North Kingstown. We work hard to identify the community risk and protective factors that either contribute to, or prevent substance abuse from occurring. Our membership is dedicated to staying educated on the latest research involving substance abuse prevention and community best practices in order to advocate for the most appropriate, up-to-date prevention programming for North Kingstown that will foster change.
Membership represents different community sectors to include, but not limited to the following: parents, youth, school personnel, seniors, law enforcement, faith-based and other concerned citizens who either live, work or attend school in North Kingstown.
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President, was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences.
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Child & Adolescent Development: Overview. An overview of child development theories from a developmental psychological point of view. Reviewed theorists include freud, kohlberg, erikson, piaget, bronfenbrenner More...
Childhood Mental Disorders and Illnesses. The Childhood Mental Disorders and Illnesses topic center provides an overview of mental and emotional disorders and illnesses impacting children and their families including attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), mental retardation, autism and other pervasive development disorders, and disorders of learning, speech and communication, movement, motor function, feeding, conduct, elimination, and anxiety (such as selective mutism and separation anxiety).
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Life Issues. Life issues are common problems, issues and/or crises that happen to normal people living normal lives. Examples include managing one's relationships so that they are healthy and functional, surviving disabilities, coping with grief, loss and self-esteem issues. More...
Treatments & Interventions. Treatment stratagies may be sorted into two gross categories: physical interventions and mental interventions.
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Wellness. Wellness is a broad topic that includes disease prevention, stress reduction, and even personal, social and spiritual growth. Until quite recently, very little attention was ever paid to helping people who are not ill, disordered or diseased in some way learn how to further enhance the quality of their lives, or prevent the onset of future illness.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day The Rhode Island State Police and North Kingstown Police Department, in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration, will participate in “National Take Back Day” on Saturday, October 29th at the Wickford State Police barracks from 10 - 2.
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ince 1987. It is made up of local, volunteer citizens who meet regularly to discuss the issues of substance abuse that face the citizens of North Kingstown. We work hard to identify the community risk and protective factors that either contribute to, or prevent substance abuse from occurring. Our membership is dedicated to staying educated on the latest research involving substance abuse prevention and community best practices in order to advocate for the most appropriate, up-to-date prevention programming for North Kingstown that will foster change.
