On Friday, June 16 at 12:00 p.m., Cook County Public Health will be presenting data from the 2022 Minnesota Student Survey in relation to local youth mental health and substance use. The Minnesota Student Survey asks students questions about activities, opinions, behaviors, and experiences, including a variety of risk and protective factors. This event is in-person at Cook County Higher Ed with a virtual option. Registration is required. The presentation will be recorded for future use. 

Registration Link: https://cche.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/cche/event.jsp?event=266&

Additionally, Cook County Public Health is working to form a Substance Use Prevention Coalition to navigate the local landscape of youth substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery. The Coalition will work on:

• Identifying what substance use concerns exist locally.
• Discussing how risk and protective factors affect substance use.
• Learning about evidence-based programs to address local substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery.
• Examining community readiness for potential programs and educational components.
• Developing goals, strategies, and objectives around substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery.
• Evaluating progress on those goals to determine our effectiveness.
  
  

If you are interested in joining the Coalition or would like to discuss local substance use on a more informal basis, please contact Andrea Orest at Cook County Public Health by phone at 218-220-5536 or by email at [email protected]. All voices are welcomed and appreciated. If you are a person who currently uses substances or have in the past, your voice is especially valuable, as lived experience provides a necessary perspective.

About Cook County, MN 

Cook County encompasses the sovereign nation of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; the City of Grand Marais; the Townships of Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder; and unincorporated areas in the easternmost part of Minnesota’s North Shore. Cook County Government values transparency and strives to deliver superior services and programs in a fiscally responsible way. We value the dignity of all County residents and seek to create a community that provides opportunity for all. Many of our offices are in the Cook County Courthouse at 411 W 2nd St, Grand Marais 55604. Other departments and facilities, such as the Airport, Community Center, Highway and Sheriff are located nearby. Call 218-387-3000 or visit: https://co.cook.mn.us