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? (NIDA)
Substance Use vs. Substance Abuse (and Why the Latter Term is Being Replaced)
Why Mental Health Disorders Co-Exist with Substance Use (VeryWell Mind)
The Role of Genetics in Substance Use Disorder and Prevention
Event 3 (Happiness/Healthy Relationships/Community Building):
Is Looking on the Bright Side Actually Good for Your Mental Health?
How to Improve Your Relationships with Effective Communication Skills
Why Social Support May Be the Best Way to Help Reduce Stress
Ask a Therapist: How Do I Deal with Negative People in My Life?
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):
Young Activists Protest Tobacco's Pervasiveness in Youth-Targeted Media
Deceptive Ways the Tobacco Industry Attracts Young Customers
How JUUL Preyed Upon Youth, Deceived Regulators, and Launched the Vaping Epidemic
The Industry's Role in Spreading Vape-Related Disinformation
The Alcohol Industry's Leveraging of Media Outlets and Journalists
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):
How "Doomscrolling" Impacts Your Mental Health - and How to Stop
Social Media Raises Mental Health Awareness, But Increases Risk of Flawed Self-Diagnosis
Reading on a Smartphone May Lead to Poorer Reading Comprehension
Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok Filters and the Feelings They Cause
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):
E-Cigarette Companies Provide No Method for Environmentally Friendly Disposal
The Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Athletes
Teen Was In the Fight of Her Life After Vaping A Cartridge A Day
The Connection Between Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness
Why Do Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illnesses Co-Occur?
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):
Why Do Women Face Higher Risks for Alcohol-Related Consequences?
The Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Athletes
Teen Was In the Fight of Her Life After Vaping A Cartridge A Day
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?):