Resource: Teen Intervene Fourth Edition
The Teen Intervene educational program is designed for youth ages 12 - 19 “who display the early stages of substance use problems.”
Resource: Smokefree Teen – Quit Vaping Tools
Smokefree Teen is part of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Smokefree.gov Initiative. The goal of Smokefree Teen is to reduce the number of youth who use tobacco.
American Lung Association: INDEPTH
INDEPTH stands for Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco and Health. The teaching materials are free of charge, but accessible only after completing the online INDEPTH Facilitator Training, also free of charge.
Stanford Medicine’s Healthy Futures Alternative to Suspension
For students who have been caught vaping, or who have expressed a desire to stop vaping, Healthy Futures Alternative to Suspension Curricula, part of Stanford Medicine’s Tobacco Prevention Toolkit, includes four options, each covering: Health Effects, Your Brain, Messaging, and Costs
Resource: Wellness Event Guide by NCESD
Check out NCESD's new Wellness Event Guide and be sure to bookmark it! The guide includes things like checklists, timelines, templates, and more to help you host your own Wellness Event in your school.
An Emerging Best Practice – Universal Mental Health Screening (Part 4)
In Part Four, Shelley will describe some of the logistics necessary to ensure successful implementation of a UMHS event and provide three critical resources to support UMHS implementation.
Tips for Coping with Stress During the Holidays
The Mayo Clinic, encourages us to “take control of the holidays” by acting in advance to avoid stress and depression, and by planning toward peace and joy.
November is Transgender Awareness Month
Recommendations on how educators and other school personnel can best support youth who are transgender. Information from interview with Light Estrada Gonzalez.
An Emerging Best Practice – Universal Mental Health Screening (Part 3)
Explore the important preparation for success - developing your school’s WHY, the rationale for Universal Mental Health Screening (UMHS) in your community.