MONROE — Green County United Prevention Professionals for Youth has announced new opportunities for members of the Green County community to come together for intentional networking, program sharing and professional development on issues that affect youth.
GUPPY will host a discussion on the new truancy program and the goals of truancy diversion in the county at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 at the Green County Justice Center (lower level). Truancy is often an indicator of future delinquent behavior, making addressing truancy at a county level and having a county wide discussion about it important.
Plans for upcoming monthly GUPPY meeting topics include: March 8, teen suicide; April 12, vaping; and May 10, self-harm.
January’s presentation by Green Haven can be found on the GUPPY website: https://green.extension.wisc.edu/4-h-youth-development/guppy/.
GUPPY hopes to monthly bring together at least one representative from each stakeholder agency, to create a meaningful and relevant discussion, which might serve as a launching point for collective action.
While in person participation is optimal, GUPPY offers the opportunity to connect to monthly presentations by phone or video conferencing. Presentations are also recorded for later viewing or sharing with an interested colleague or community member. Information for connecting remotely for each monthly discussion will be available at least two days prior to the meeting on the GUPPY website.
GUPPY meetings are always held on the second Friday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Green County Justice Center, 2841 6th St., Monroe, in multipurpose rooms 2-3 of the lower level. The meetings are open to the public.
GUPPY is a community coalition group connecting school district counselors, law enforcement, human services, health, court agencies, non-profits and community volunteers who care about the future adult citizens and address youth related issues affecting young people in Green County.
A variety of timely resources contributed by participating GUPPY agencies are listed on the GUPPY website, including upcoming community events and professional development webinars, as well recent reports on risk behavior topics. To share a resource with the GUPPY coalition, contact Ellen Andrews at the Green County UW-Madison Division of Extension Office, ellen.andrews@ces.uwex.edu or 608-328-9440.
