Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell

03/05/2026

🌟 Featured Speaker Spotlight: Kelly Teague, CPS 🌟

We’re excited to welcome Kelly Teague as a featured speaker at our upcoming In the Know: A Community Conversation About Substance Misuse event next week.

Kelly is the Vice President of Innovations for Community Impact NC, where she supports communities across western North Carolina in strengthening prevention and wellness efforts. With experience in education and coalition leadership, she has spent DECADES helping communities address substance misuse and support healthier families.

She is also a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) and has extensive training in adolescent mental health and community prevention strategies.

Food for thought:
• What are the hidden risks facing youth and families in our community today?
• How can we work together to strengthen prevention and support healthier choices?

Join us for a day of learning, conversation, and connection as we work together to address substance misuse in our community!

To register for the event, click on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-know-a-community-conversation-about-substance-misuse-tickets-1982370450381?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

03/02/2026

Do you think that mental health and substance use goes hand in hand? 🤔

Come talk to us about it on March 10th.

We are SO excited to welcome Molly Richardson as a featured speaker at our In Your Know Event!

With more than 30 years of experience in behavioral health, Molly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS), and Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS). As Chief Operating Officer of The Blanchard Institute, she leads with both PURPOSE and COMPASSION.

Her talk, “No Wrong Door: Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders,” will dive into co-occurring disorders, barriers to care, and what ot REALLY looks like to meet people where they are.

Food for thought:

-Have you ever thought about how many people struggle with both mental health and substance use challenges at the same time?

-What would it mean if getting help truly felt like there was NO WRONG DOOR?

Join us on March 10th to hear Molly’s expertise and learn what we could ALL do to break stigmas and support others. 💙💚

To register for the event, click on the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-know-a-community-conversation-about-substance-misuse-tickets-1982370450381?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

See yall there! 😉

02/27/2026

💙 Let’s talk about it. 💛

Substance misuse touches SO many families in our community — and the more we understand it, the better we can support each other.

Join us for IN THE KNOW: A Community Conversation About Substance Misuse on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 9:00 AM – 2:45 PM at the Statesville Civic Center.

This is a FREE event (yes, lunch is included 🙌) where we’ll have real conversations about:

-Teens and prevention
-Mental health and substance use
-Trauma and PTSD
-Building resilience in our kids
-What’s really happening in our community

You don’t have to be an expert. You just have to CARE.

Parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, first responders, community leaders — this event is for YOU. The more we show up, the stronger our community becomes.

Grab a friend and register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-know-a-community-conversation-about-substance-misuse-tickets-1982370450381?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Let’s be informed. Let’s be supportive. Let’s be IN THE KNOW. 💙

02/04/2026

12/15/2025

The holidays can bring tough triggers for alcohol or other substance use—but you don’t have to face them alone. Find local support with your recovery: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NZddO0r1buJM2xmJ6wXVzn_3Pzsou57V/view

11/13/2025

Homelessness and substance use are often linked. Addressing both issues requires prevention, treatment and recovery support services. Find help in Iredell County: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NZddO0r1buJM2xmJ6wXVzn_3Pzsou57V/view

10/27/2025

Do the youth in your community know that most of their peers don’t use substances? Learn about social norms: www.hidta.org/adapt/prevention-intervention-resource-center

10/07/2025

Prevention helps us get ahead of challenges, so that individuals, families, and communities can be healthy and thrive.

09/26/2025

RAIN? NO PROBLEM!!!!!

We are inside at SIHS Performing Arts Center(299 Old Mountain Road) so the Iredell Walk for Recovery will go on RAIN OR SHINE from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Saturday, September 27!!!

We have 42 great community agencies who will be there with information for you and your family, tons of kids' activities (ballon artists, face painting, games, crafts, touch a truck, etc), performances, music, free food, free t-shirts, great prize drawings, and speakers with moving recovery stories.

What better way to spend a rainy afternoon?? Hope to see you there!