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Alpena Students Leading Students Coalition Will Ring in the New Year with Recruitment
Senior Students Leading Students (SLS) will be bringing new recruitments to SLS meetings in 2024. The purpose is to see if they would...


Community Coalitions Make an Impact on Your Northern Michigan Community with Up North Prevention
Up North Prevention is doing some amazing work in Northern Michigan communities by building coalitions. A community coalition is simply a...


MI Certification Board of Addiction Professionals recognizes Randy Mullard of Up North Prevention
Congratulations to Up North Prevention's newest certified prevention specialist - Randy Mullard. Certification is a required for anyone...


Ogemaw County Drug Free Coalition in Schools
Ogemaw/Iosco County schools combined family fun night with parent-teacher conferences! A record turnout brought families to our fun...


Roscommon Drug Free Coalition Youth Outreach
The Three Lakes Communities That Care Coalition of Roscommon County received liquor tax funding for after school leadership outreach. ...


UNP teaches Drug Prevention to Young Marines
Up North Prevention Certified Prevention Specialist, Linda Solem, teaching a drug prevention class to the Young Marines in Grand Traverse...


Students learn to save a life while connecting to English topics in the classroom.
Students in Mrs. Hechlik’s first hour class, ELA for the Real World, learned about emergency first aid with Alcona Schools’ Nurse, Kim...


Alpena Prevention Advisory Board Starts the School Year
The Alpena Prevention Advisory Board is comprised of school administration, educational staff, behavioral health, medical, law...


Practice Mindfulness to Teach Moments of Tranquility with Your Children
Up North Prevention took part in the Northeast Michigan Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Rogers City recently. The Out of the...


Up North Prevention at the Northwestern Michigan Fair
Linda Solem, Prevention Specialist with Up North Prevention, was at the Northwestern Michigan Fair along with the Michigan State Police...


Education on Substance Misuse and its Link to Human Trafficking
Linda Solem, Prevention Specialist with Up North Prevention, gave a presentation to the Republican Women's Club on substance misuse and...


Resource Table at Fife Lake Farmer's Market
Up North Prevention recently had a resource table at the Fife Lake Farmer's Market. The table was filled with end of summer goodies and...


Creating Prevention Activities that Build Healthy Living Skills
The Live Well Kalkaska Substance Free Coalition partnered with the Kalkaska Conservation District again to offer healthy alternative...


Naloxone Safety Kits at the Leelanau County Government Center/Senior Services
Thanks to collaboration with the Grand Traverse County Drug Free Coalition and their Color for Hope Fundraiser, the Leelanau County...


Having a Blast with End of Summer BASH!
The Alpena Boys and Girls Club made sure kids ended summer on a positive note by coordinating a Summer Bash at Camp Timbers! Up North...


The Roscommon Drug Free Coalition Educates on the Dangers of Vape Products
The Roscommon Drug Free Coalition, in partnership with MyMichigan Community Health, is working together to make families and students...


Youth Experience Natural Highs During Outdoors Programming
Alcona Middle Schoolers learn skills to help them be successful in the outdoors and in life. Middle School youth in Alcona County had the...


Hidden in Plain Sight Trailer at Mio's Heritage Days
Prevention Specialist Randy Mullard and Community Service State Trooper Jason Kuneth team up to bring the Hidden in Plain Sight Trailer...


The Importance of Being Part of “The Village”
The phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” is based on the philosophy that everyone in a village must help in raising the young....


Working Together to Save Lives
The Live Well Kalkaska Substance Free Coalition, The Antrim Substance Free Resource Alliance, Safe in Northern Michigan, Harm Reduction...
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