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WSU Extension of Yakima County is offering facilitator training for this research- and evidencebased, internationally-recognized best practice model. The training will cover the Spanish language Fortaleciendo Familias Program (FF), which is a culturally-adapted version of Strengthening Families for Parents and Youth 10-14 using the latest research and curriculum from Iowa State University. AnaMaria Diaz-Martinez from WSU will lead the class in Spanish.
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read morePartnership for Drug-Free Kids has been on the front lines of substance abuse prevention for more than 30 years, helping parents address their son or daughter’s substance use.
They recently launched a "new look" drugfree.org, customized specifically for a parent’s journey from discovery to recovery; through relapse and ongoing struggles; from the teen years to young adulthood. ...
read moreCommunity-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective ways to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Institute on Drug Abuse also provided support for the study.
For more information about this study, review the...
read moreThere will be a series of Healthy Youth Survey workshops held across the state in April and May.
Learning Objectives
The training will include small group activities, to make these activities worth your while, please bring...
read moreKing County's Youth Marijuana Prevention & Education Program Presents
Scott Backovich Youth Engagement Training (For Adults!)
Is promoting the youth voice an essential element of your work? Do you recognize that youth are our emerging leaders shaping society? Do you want to master the art of youth engagement? Then come learn from one of the best! Scott Backovich joins us in Seattle to teach adults how to engage, captivate, and inspire youth...
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Is synthetic marijuana like regular pot? How is it sold and marketed? Is it really safer than plant-based marijuana?
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This is a free webinar designed specifically for school personnel, including teachers, counselors, administrators and school board members.
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read moreThe Prevention Specialist Certification Board of Washington has cancelled the March 28, 2017 "Prevention Ethics Training" in Ellensburg. Please note that another "Prevention Ethics" training will be held during April that also fulfills this specific training requirement needed for the Certified Prevention Professional (CPP). Details are below.
"Ethics in Prevention: A Decision-making Process for Human Services Professionals"
Monday, April 24,...
read moreThrough a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Greater Good Studio is launching Raising Places to partner with local leaders invested in childhood and community development to explore actionable, locally driven answers for the question, ‘What does it take to...
read moreFrom an online article that ran in The Chronical:
A new ordinance passed by the Thurston County commissioners on Tuesday implementing civil penalties to the owners and renters of locations where underage drinking and consumption of marijuana is taking place.
The ordinance makes gatherings where underage consumption is taking place a civil infraction and the person responsible for the...
read moreThe "Champion for Children" award is sponsored by the Foundation for Healthy Generations in partnership with the OSPI Student Support Office. This award is intended to recognize an exemplary individual and/or team committed to providing whole-child, school-based, social, emotional, and physical support to vulnerable, underserved populations of students and their families.
The individual or team chosen to receive this award will have actively demonstrated daily support...
Excerpted from an article published online by the University of California San Francisco. Link to full article can be found below.
E-cigarettes – thought by some to be responsible for a decline in youth cigarette smoking – are actually attracting a new population of adolescents who might not otherwise have smoked tobacco products, according to a new UC San Francisco study.
In the first national analysis of the impact of e-cigarettes on trends in youth...
read moreEarlier this week the Marijuana Prevention and Education Program launched a new campaign to encourage parents and other trusted adults to talk with teens about the risks and consequences of using marijuana.
This new campaign, Under the Influence…of You, reminds parents and other trusted adults about the influence they have on the teens in their lives, encourages them to talk with teens about the risks and consequences of marijuana, and provides tips on how to...
read moreDescription: Demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating public health and community policing approaches to reduce disparities in access to public health services, reduce violent crimes, and improve the health and well-being of at-risk minority male youth in targeted communities of color through a joint collaborative that includes a public health agency and law enforcement agency. ...
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