Susan Pamelee By Susan Parmelee A founding premise of the Wellness & Prevention Center is that change needs to happen community by community. Through meetings…
Susan Pamelee By Susan Parmelee May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I would like everyone to have a conversation with someone about mental health….
Lauren Gallegos By Lauren Gallegos Earlier this month, I attended the Addressing Youth Suicide conference presented by CHOC Children’s. Sadly, suicide is the second-leading cause…
Staff The Wellness & Prevention Center and the Orange County Health Care Agency have partnered to provide community-wide education designed to lower the stigma surrounding…
By Susan Parmelee Susan Pamelee Earlier this month, we asked members of our Facebook group, RaisingSouthOCTeens, to share their holiday family traditions. It started a…
Local schools see lower rates of teen drinking thanks to a new community education campaign By Susan Parmelee Alcohol is everywhere: it’s on billboards, in…
By Susan Parmelee Last month, I had the opportunity to introduce you to our Drug Free Communities Wellness & Prevention Coalition leadership team and the…
Susan Parmelee, Director of the Wellness & Prevention Coalition Dear Fiona Ma, I am the Director of the Wellness & Prevention Coalition, a Drug-Free Communities…