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Mask Up Green County

Better Brodhead is participating in the Mask Up Green County campaign spear-headed by the Green County Public Health Department. Wearing a face mask protects you and those around you. Working together we can slow the spread of COVID-19. Better Brodhead and the Brodhead Police Department have once again partnered to help keep our community healthy, by providing washable face masks. Please feel free to stop over at the Brodhead Police Department lobby which is open 24 hours a day, to pick one these FREE face masks while supplies last!

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Better Brodhead is awarded a new grant to support LGBTQ+ youth in Green County

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), awarded the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) 2019 to Better Brodhead, a community coalition in Green County.

The goal of the STOP Act program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12-20.  Better Brodhead will focus it’s efforts on reducing the risk factors that put LGBTQ+ youth at risk for underage drinking.

This is a 4 year grant, providing $50,000 per year for these prevention efforts in Green County.  For more information about this grant and Better Brodhead activities, please contact Kathy Comeau, Program Manager at kcomeau@betterbrodhead.org.

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Episode #19: From trauma to recovery to peer support specialist Part 2 *disclaimer in description

Continuing our conversation with Carlos Rivera who shares his story of recovery from childhood trauma and abuse to an intense journey of spirituality. Better Brodhead is a non-profit, non-religious community coalition and shares this story as a personal account as one of our guests to the podcast. It is not intended to promote or discourage faith. A big thank you to Carlos for his honesty and vulnerability.

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Episode #18: From trauma to recovery to peer support specialist Part 1 *disclaimer in description

Conversation with Carlos Rivera who shares his story of recovery from childhood trauma and abuse to an intense journey of spirituality. Better Brodhead is a non-profit, non-religious community coalition and shares this story as a personal account as one of our guests to the podcast. It is not intended to promote or discourage faith. A big thank you to Carlos for his honesty and vulnerability.