Parents & Caregivers
Parent Newsletter Winter 2023-24
Upcoming Parent Events and Resources
One Stride at a Time: 5k Run/Walk
On May 18th, we invite you to join the Suicide Prevention Youth Action Team, OD Free Marin, and Find Your Way, at One Stride at a Time: 5K For Hope, Help, and Recovery event at McInnis Park.
We welcome everyone to participate in the 5K event starting at 9:00 AM. Whether you prefer to run, walk, jog, or simply join to learn more about our community resources, there's something for everyone. Feel free to invite your family, friends, and even bring your pet on a leash!
Please register for the 5K here.
For more information about the event, click here.
This is a program offered by out community partner Huckleberry Youth Programs. Parents’ Turn offers FREE effective tools and real solutions to help:
Improve teen and family safety around difficult behavior
Implement effective boundaries and rule-setting
Strengthen communication with your child
Increase ability to manage conflict at home
Support the development of healthy coping skills for your teen
Address drug and alcohol use
Affirmative Practices & Approaches for providing care to LGBTQ+ Youth (Educator Series) - English.pdfAffirmative Practices & Approaches for Providing Care to LGBTQ+ Youth: Body Image, Dysphoria, and LBBTQ+ Identity
Thursday, January 25th, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30 PM on Zoom- REGISTER HERE
Thursday, January 25th, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30 PM on Zoom- REGISTER HERE
This is a virtual live series for families, caregivers, and caring adults with Tasha Colin, LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapist and presenter. This series will provide education, understanding, tools, and resources when caring for LGBTQ+ youth.
All sessions are presented in English with simultaneous Spanish translation provided!
Past Events
Understanding Adolescent Development
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September 12th @ 6:30 PM on Zoom
Join Annie Egan, MA in partnership with Terra Linda & San Rafael/Madrone High Schools' Wellness Centers, for an overview of adolescent development - their brains, bodies, and psychosocial stages - and gain insight into how teens walk through their social-emotional worlds. Decode a teen’s behavior, reactions, and decisions, to increase effective communication and strengthen relationships will additionally be covered.
Helping Teens Navigate Consent: A Parent & Caregiver Workshop
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Please email TLHS Wellness Coordinator, Nicole Janson, for a recording of this webinar.
September 27th at 6:30 PM on Zoom
In collaboration with Cardea, SRCS Wellness hosted a workshop to provide parents and caregivers with the tools to navigate conversations about consent and relationships with the young people in their lives. The scope of the issue, students' rights, student survivor support, and helping young people to make sense of the consent conversations happening around them will also be addressed. Sarah Orton (she/her) has over 10 years of experience in the field of gender and sexuality studies, providing support for youth and adult survivors of sexual violence and in providing community education at universities and K-12 settings.
Let's Talk Community Discussion: Just Say Know
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October 4th, 2023, 7 PM on Zoom
In the first community discussion of 2023-24, Let's Talk will discuss what to know about today's current drug trends among local youth. Let’s Talk is a resource for parents and caregivers, centered around the idea that with a lot of solid science, and a lot of heart, we can support our youth as they navigate the tough stuff.
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Matt Willis, Marin County Public Health Officer
Laurie Dubin, Founder of Be The Influence
Jessica Mendieta, OD Free Marin Intern
Resilient Families: Navigating Substance Use Through the Teen Years
October 19th, 2023, 6:00 PM
Join SRCS Wellness and Priscilla Miranda, M.A., from Huckleberry Youth Programs for this unique opportunity to gather together and engage in discussion about our teens, drugs, and alcohol. We hope to provide families, parents, and caregivers useful resources for you to implement with your teen while addressing topics such as harm reduction, resiliency, and communication..
Priscilla Miranda, M.A., is the Director of Marin Programs at Huckleberry Youth Programs where she oversees all health education programming, Teen Tuesday healthcare clinic, mental health and substance abuse programming, and Huckleberry ACE (Access to College Equity) Academy. Priscilla received her B.A. from Pacific Union College, and her Master’s in Developmental Psychology from San Francisco State University.
Let's Talk Community Discussion: The Adolescent Brain
December 6th, 2023, 7 PM
In the second community discussion of 2023-24, we’ll discuss The Adolescent Brain - focused on adolescent brain development, how substances impact the brain, and why teens get addicted quicker. Further details to come.
Unable to attend? All Let's Talk Community Discussions are recorded and posted on their website. Check them out here!
Whiteness with Dr. Lori Watson: Parents for Racial Equity Workshop Series
December 6th, 2023, 5 PM
For some parents, talking about race to a child can be unnerving. An important step in teaching our children about how to be "color-conscious" rather than “color blind” is to first deepen our knowledge about race and develop the skills to engage with them, as well as others, in an effective way. This is the third session of the Parents for Racial Equity Workshop Series with Dr. Lori Watson.
Digital Wellness/ Bienestar Digital Flyer.pdfSRCS Wellness partnered with #HalftheStory to provide parents and caregivers with the tools to address challenges that they may encounter with their teens while they navigate the digital world. A comprehensive overview of the connections between emotional well-being and digital habits and how you can support digital well-being at home are covered. Recording available in Spanish and English.
David Sheff Poster (English) .pdfAdvocate and author of “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey through his Son’s Addiction” David Sheff joined us to discuss his experience raising children in Marin County, and what it was like to have a child addicted to substances.
In the third community discussion in the 2023-24 series, our presenting speaker, Annie Egan, returns to the Let’s Talk Program for a deeper dive into parenting and the integral impact you have on your teen. Learn about the variety of parenting styles and which one continues to rise to the top as most effective, and why. Annie will provide accessible take-aways and language to use with your teen to increase communication around sensitive issues and will serve as a guide for topics including modeling, boundaries, clarity, and connection.
Annie will be joined by our youth speaker, Cole Greene of Terra Linda High School, who will provide his perspective and thoughts on supporting teens.
Site-Based Coordination of Services Team (COST)
@ TLHS - Thursdays @ 9-10 AM | @ SRHS - Wednesdays @ 2 - 3 PM
@ TLHS - Thursdays @ 9-10 AM | @ SRHS - Wednesdays @ 2 - 3 PM
A COST is a multidisciplinary team of school staff and providers who:
-- Create a regular forum for reviewing the needs of individual students and the school overall.
-- Collaborate on linking referred students to resources and interventions.
-- Support students’ academic success and healthy development.
COST strives to connect students with the necessary support and resources to ensure they come to school every day, are in good health, are performing well academically, and are developing the social/emotional skills necessary to be successful in school and life. COST accepts referrals from teachers, staff, and families to discuss and provide additional support for students who are struggling to achieve in school. Please contact your student's School Counselor (TLHS | SRHS | Madrone) to request a referral to the COST!