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October 1, 2014
8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Grassy Hill Lodge
77 Sodom Lane
Derby, CT
Greater Valley Substance Abuse Action Council
435 East Main Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 736-8566
www.vsaac.org
www.facebook.com/vsaac
www.twitter.com/vsaac
A Piece of the Prevention Puzzle is a prevention
workshop dedicated to providing members of the Lower
Naugatuck Valley and Greater New Haven communities
with the resources and tools to help address some of
todays most critical issues affecting our youth. The
workshops are being led by nationally recognized experts
in the feld of prevention and are designed to provide
practical knowledge and advice.
PROGRAM
8:45 am - 9:00 am: Welcome/Introduction
Pam Mautte, Director
VSAAC
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Scott Driscoll: Internet
Safety Concepts
10:30 am - 10:45 am: Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am: Community Champion
Awards
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Alicia Farrell: Marijuana:
Weeding Out Fact From
Fiction
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Dr. Kaminar: Marijuana
Harmfulness to Youth
Wellness: The Emperors
New Policies

Community Champion Awards
VSAACs Community Champion Awards, created in 2006, are given
to those in the community who take action and effect change
in the feld of substance abuse prevention and/or intervention
activities. The awards help spotlight and applaud the work that is
being done to help prevent substance abuse on the grass-roots,
community level - work that is absolutely critical to VSAACs
efforts to keep our kids safe from alcohol, tobacco, drug use,
suicide, risky behaviors, and promote good mental health in the
Lower Naugatuck Valley, Greater New Haven and surrounding
communities.
The Community Champion Awards are supported on the local
level by all facets of the community - private citizens, businesses,
legislators, and stakeholders. General Mills creates special memorial
Wheaties cereal boxes featuring each of the winners.
2014 Community Champions
Offcer Mike Barry - Ansonia Police Department
Lt. Ken Cain - CT State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force
Lt. Julie Johnson - New Haven Police Department
Wayne Kowal - Department of Emergency Services & Public
Protection Connecticut State Police, Statewide Narcotics Task Force
Training Program Coordinator
Joni Nordstrom - Parent/community volunteer, Orange Drug
Alcohol Action Committee
Sally Schwaller - Shelton Community Alert Program/Volunteer
Carla Scinto - Adult Probation Offcer II/Milford Prevention
Council
Scott Driscoll has been in law enforcement for over 21 years. Many
years ago, Mr. Driscoll began teaching elementary school children
about the dangers of the Internet. Seeing the growing need and
concern for Internet safety, Mr. Driscoll developed programs for middle
school and high school students as well as parents.
As a law enforcement offcer, Mr. Driscoll has taken part in numerous
Internet crime investigations, including possession and distribution of
child pornography, online bullying and harassment, identity theft, en-
ticement of minors and many others. Along with online investigations,
Mr. Driscoll also has done forensic computer examinations for law
enforcement agencies and instructs fellow law enforcement offcials on
how to use the Internet for investigations.
Alicia Farrell, Ph.D. is an accomplished cognitive psychologist
and founder of Clearview Consulting. Some of her noteworthy
accomplishments include, 9 years as a university professor, twice
a fellowship award recipient in support of research on Wisdom,
published research scientist and an expert problem solver and mental
ftness coach. Her lifes work is to educate and coach people, and
organizations, on how to maximize brain power and solve problems.
She also has a private practice coaching individuals who want to make
healthy and durable changes in their lives. Dr. Farrell brings 20 years of
expertise and passion to her work.
Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA. In 1994, Dr. Kaminer was appointed as
an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry & the Alcohol
Research Center, University of CT Health Center, Farmington, CT. In
2003 he was promoted to Professor of Psychiatry. He also has a joint
appointment as Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, where he
is involved in research of youth high-risk driving and suicidal behavior
at the Injury Prevention Center of the Connecticut Childrens Medical
Center (CCMC), Hartford, CT. Dr Kaminer is the Co-Director of the CT
Institute for Clinical & Translational Science-Innovation Studio at the
University of CT Health Center.
Cost: $25 per person/$200 for table of 10
CEUs available: NASW, CCB and CHES
To register for this exciting event, call VSAAC at
(203) 736-8566, or email names of attendees, company/
organization, address, phone and email address to:
lmcfarland@bhcare.org. You may also register online at
www.VSAAC.org.
Registration deadline is September 22, 2014.
Have questions? Call (203) 736-8566 or email vsaac@
bhcare.org.
Guest Speakers: