OVERARCHING THEMES FOR THE PROGRAM SEASON
Event 1: Planning for Prevention
Event 2: Resilience - The skills necessary to face life's challenges
Event 3: Through - How to do tough things
Event 4: Restorative Practices - How to create a community of accountability and compassion
Event 5: Understanding - Creating and sustaining healthy habits
From this year on, fall/winter program topics will be categorized by participant grade; each of the below topics will be examined through the lens of the above themes.
RESOURCES BY GRADE & GRADE TOPIC
6th Grade Resources
Event 2 (Substance Use/Prevention):
The Connection Between Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness
Why Do Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illnesses Co-Occur?
Substance Use vs. Substance Abuse (and Why the Latter Term is Being Replaced)
The Role of Genetics in Substance Use Disorder and Prevention
Event 3 (Happiness/Healthy Relationships/Community Building):
Event 4 (Restorative Practices):
Loss, Anger, Forgiveness, and Healing: A Restorative Justice Story
Accountability and Self-Forgiveness: A Restorative Justice Story
For a Child Who Killed Their Child, Parents Chose Restorative Justice
What Are Restorative Justice Circles, and When Can They Be Utilized?
Event 5 (Reflection):
7th Grade Resources
Event 2 (Substance Basics/Healthy Relationships & Community):
Event 3 (Promotion of Drug Use in Media/Targeted Advertising):
Event 4 (Restorative Practices):
Loss, Anger, Forgiveness, and Healing: A Restorative Justice Story
Accountability and Self-Forgiveness: A Restorative Justice Story
For a Child Who Killed Their Child, Parents Chose Restorative Justice
What Are Restorative Justice Circles, and When Can They Be Utilized?
Event 5 (Reflection):
8th Grade Resources
Event 2 (Reflecting on Personal Opinions/Myth Busting/Perceptions of Harm):
Event 3 (Technology/Preparing for High School):
Event 4 (Restorative Practices):
Loss, Anger, Forgiveness, and Healing: A Restorative Justice Story
Accountability and Self-Forgiveness: A Restorative Justice Story
For a Child Who Killed Their Child, Parents Chose Restorative Justice
What Are Restorative Justice Circles, and When Can They Be Utilized?
Event 5 (Reflection - Letters to Future Self):
9th Grade Resources
Event 2 (Substance Use/Vaping/Substance Use and Mental Health):
Event 3 (Refusal Skills and Boundary Setting/Independence and Time Management):
Event 4 (Restorative Practices):
Loss, Anger, Forgiveness, and Healing: A Restorative Justice Story
Accountability and Self-Forgiveness: A Restorative Justice Story
For a Child Who Killed Their Child, Parents Chose Restorative Justice
What Are Restorative Justice Circles, and When Can They Be Utilized?
Event 5 (Reflection - Working with Middle School):
10th Grade Resources
Event 2 (Substance Education/Driving Safety):
Event 3 (Safety/Laws/Self Defense):
Event 4 (Restorative Practices):
Loss, Anger, Forgiveness, and Healing: A Restorative Justice Story
Accountability and Self-Forgiveness: A Restorative Justice Story
For a Child Who Killed Their Child, Parents Chose Restorative Justice
What Are Restorative Justice Circles, and When Can They Be Utilized?
Event 5 (Reflection - Habit Building):
11th Grade Resources
Event 2 (Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorder/Substances and Brain Development/Bystander Training):
Event 3 (Stress and Time Management/Public Speaking):
Event 4 (Restorative Practices):
Loss, Anger, Forgiveness, and Healing: A Restorative Justice Story
Accountability and Self-Forgiveness: A Restorative Justice Story
For a Child Who Killed Their Child, Parents Chose Restorative Justice
What Are Restorative Justice Circles, and When Can They Be Utilized?
Event 5 (Reflection):
12th Grade Resources
Event 2 (Where Are You?/Alcohol Use and Preventing Misuse/Risks of Other Substances):
Event 3 (Design Your Life/Skill Building):
Event 4 (Restorative Practices):
Loss, Anger, Forgiveness, and Healing: A Restorative Justice Story
Accountability and Self-Forgiveness: A Restorative Justice Story
For a Child Who Killed Their Child, Parents Chose Restorative Justice
What Are Restorative Justice Circles, and When Can They Be Utilized?
Event 5 (Reflection - Where Are You Going?):