Hey CADCA Community – I'm starting this conversation with both curiosity and care. With funding shifts, hiring freezes, retirements, and changing priorities, I'm hearing from more coalitions that paid prevention staff positions are being reduced, restructured, ...

Totally agree! Same experience and same conclusions on our side of things. ------------------------------ David Chirban Prevention Program Coordinator Prevention Consultants of Missouri Rolla MO ------------------------------

Hey Moriah! This is absolutely to be expected whenever public health posts behavior-related topics that are 'close to their heart'. It is tricky also when you are under a local health department's page. I did see your post from yesterday (2/12) - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1329376239230762&set=a.225853436249720 ...

From experience, find a mutually agreed upon component of cannabis use. During the assessment and capacity and readiness phase of building and developing a campaign message, reach out to cannabis retailers, supporters of cannabis use and other representatives ...

Great observations. We've been there, too, and I think this is spot-on. ------------------------------ Elizabeth Ray Mountain Projects Waynesville NC ------------------------------