Wilson, CHOICES receive grant
Lavi Wilson, Wake Forest’s substance abuse prevention coordinator, and the WFU CHOICES program (Cultivating Healthier Opinions In Challenging Everyday Situations) have been awarded a grant from the Stacie Mathewson Foundation (http://www.staciemathewsonfoundation.org/) to support Wake Forest students in recovery.
The goal of the $10,000 grant is to connect these students with existing campus and community resources, provide substance-free social options, and create an on-campus network of support for students who are recovering from substance abuse and addiction.
“This grant is important to our community because it will assist in the support of Wake Forest students recovery by providing confidential assessments and recovery counseling services, educational workshops, seminars, programs, and links for students to on- and off-campus support services,” Wilson said.
Cecil Price, the director of the Student Health Service, said: “Lavi is to be commended for her efforts to help all our students who struggle with substance abuse issues.”
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CARE Team, other resources can help ensure safety
Given the recent events in Boston and at other institutions of higher education, Wake Forest wants to remind members of its community of the CARE Team and its role in helping to ensure campus safety. Reports made to the CARE Team, either through a division liaison or on your own, are extremely helpful in ensuring the team is evaluating behaviors or communications which cause alarm.
The CARE Team thought it would be helpful to provide a few reminders about communicating with concerned parties: Read more
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Wilson is new substance abuse prevention coordinator
Lavi Wilson is the new substance abuse prevention coordinator at Wake Forest.
In her role, Wilson will provide a variety of services to students, including workshops/trainings, individual assessment and counseling, campus-wide programming, consultation on alcohol and drug concerns, and referrals to community support services.
Wilson received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Connecticut and her Masters of Science in Social Work (MSSW) with a concentration in mental health and substance abuse from the University of Wisconsin. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), certified clinical alcohol, tobacco, and other drug social worker (CCATODSW), and provisionally licensed clinical addiction specialist (LCAS-P). Before coming to Wake Forest, she worked at N.C. Central.
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