Beyond the absences: Understanding & supporting youth with school refusal &truancy
Beyond the absences: Understanding & supporting youth with school refusal &truancy
Join us on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7pm as we are joined by Adam Birkenstock from the Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency.Â
This presentation will help parents and caregivers: Understand the why behind school refusal and truancy; Learn the emotional, social, and environmental reasons kids avoid school; Recognize the difference between anxiety-based avoidance and willful truancy; Gain practical strategies to support youth and rebuild school engagement.