Kids and Legalization: Our Kids Deserve Better
The Board of Directors of Youth Connections is committed to the health and safety of our kids by supporting environments where they can thrive. This includes preventing additional access to substances that are dangerous and detrimental to developing brains. Research shows that youth who regularly use marijuana, permanently lose up to eight IQ points. Research …
Pivoting in Prevention- How to Rethink Engaging Schools and Your Community
By Sara Mahoney, SC RTAL Working in Prevention during a pandemic has proved to be challenging for all of us. For those of us who have worked in prevention awhile, in the spring of this year, we all had to “pivot” and learn how to engage youth, community, and schools differently. For those of you …
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Working With School Resource Officers/Law Enforcement
By Mary Cameron, PS Carbon & Stillwater Counties As I was thinking ahead to Red Ribbon Week, it occurred to me that I won’t be able to enter most of the schools in Carbon or Stillwater County because of the COVID-19 restrictions in place at each school. I felt I needed to identify a partner …
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