Presenter: Martine Helou-Allen, Founder and Executive Director of RIZE Prevention
Topic: Change the Conversation. Change the Outcome.
Perception is reality and therefore carries power! The way we see things determines the language we use and the overall approach we take addressing these issues as individuals, families and communities. The way messages are framed determines if AND how they are received. RIZE Prevention’s approach to prevention is built on reframing how to address substance misuse and addiction within our communities. In doing so we change societal perspectives on substance use disorder, reduce shame and strengthen communities.
Bio: Martine Helou-Allen is the founder and executive director of RIZE Prevention, a nonprofit in South Carolina that focuses on early prevention and intervention related to substance misuse and addiction. A graduate of Furman University, Martine’s passion for saving teens from the destructive and increasingly fatal consequences of drug use has enabled her to create innovative, evidence-based prevention programming that is delivered to middle schools, community organizations, and houses of worship.