1. Alcohol Awareness Night- Keep Your Teen Safe: How to Keep Your Teen Safe During Prom and Graduation Season- May 11th, 6:30-7:30pm
a. Target Audience: Parents and Caregivers
b. About: This is a FREE virtual information session to learn tips and important ways to support your teens safety around substances. We will look at current trends around topics like substance misuse, safe driving, mental health, and more, and also provide support around how to talk to teens around celebrating millstones safely, the dangers of distracted driving, and tips to keep your teen safe.
c. Registration link here
2. Community Conversation: How Building Strong Relationships with Youth Prevents Substance Misuse- May 17th, 6:30-7:30pm
a. Target Audience: Parents, caregivers, teachers, coaches, community members
b. About: This is a FREE 1 hour virtual discussion around how building strong relationships with youth can positively influence their lives, build resilience, and let our youth feel heard, supported, and connected. This program will start with a quick 4 minute video around the topic, and then will dive into a deep discussion where we want to hear from you!
c. Registration link here
3. Connect Suicide Prevention for Educators- May 19th, 3:30-5:30
a. Target Audience: Restricted to Educators
b. About: This is a FREE 2 hour virtual training for educators to learn how to recognize their role as a gatekeeper and risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs for suicide in persons at risk. This training will help participants gain comfort in knowing how to connect with a person at risk, and how to connect them with available resources.
c. Registration link here. Limited to the first 30 people.
4. Youth Mental Health First Aid- May 24th, 9am-2:30pm
a. Target Audience: Parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring
b. About: This is a FREE 4 hour training for the community that is designed to teach participants how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
c. Registration link here. Limited to the first 30 people.