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Here’s where you can find an overview of the Youth Marijuana Prevention Project: https://conversation.zone/ympp/
The “Who Knew?” page includes a lot of important facts and resources: https://conversation.zone/whoknew/
You can register for “Taking the Lead” on January 21 here: https://convo.zone/lead
You can register for “Cannabis, Kids & Solutions for Anxiety” on February 8 here: https://convo.zone/anxiety
Here’s the link to take the survey about the School Policy Forum: https://convo.zone/forumsurvey
Monitoring the Future data: https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/monitoring-future
JAMA Article: Underage Youth and Young Adult e-Cigarette Use and Access Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7716191/
NPR: Teenagers Embrace JUUL, Saying It’s Discreet Enough To Vape In Class
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/04/568273801/teenagers-embrace-juul-saying-its-discreet-enough-to-vape-in-class
Netherlands Cannabis study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7779403/
Info on Pennsylvania’s “Safe Harbor” guidelines: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/Medical%20Marijuana/Pages/School.aspx
TEXT2QUIT: https://quitxt.org/
Nicotine Anonymous: https://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/
Marijuana Anonymous: https://marijuana-anonymous.org/
Smokefree.gov: https://smokefree.gov/
The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania: https://www.councilsepa.org/
Montgomery County Peer Support & Teen Talklines:
Montgomery County Mobile Crisis: https://www.montcopa.org/2059/Mobile-Crisis
Family Worx: https://www.hopeworxinc.org/what-we-do/familyworx/about.html
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://namimontcopa.org/
Aldersgate Youth Services: https://aldersgateservices.org/
Creative Health: https://creativehs.org/
Teen Intervene: https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/addiction/intervention/teen-intervene
INDEPTH: An Alternative to Suspension or Citation: https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/helping-teens-quit/indepth
Merakey: https://www.merakey.org/
Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) data:
https://marijuanahealthinfo.colorado.gov/health-data/healthy-kids-colorado-survey-hkcs-data
Sample Feedback Report: https://conversation.zone/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Grippa-Feedback-Report-12-2021.pdf
Marijuana Education Initiative: https://marijuana-education.com/
Handouts from the School Policy Forum to Print & Share
Contact Our Presenters
Lynne Moore-Singleton
Administrator of Drug & Alcohol Services, Montgomery County
LMooreSingleton@montcopa.org
Kim Porter, CFRS
Executive Director, Be a Part of the Conversation
kim@conversation.zone
Dave Fialko, BS, ICPS, NCTTS
Certified Prevention Specialist, The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania
DFialko@councilsepa.org
Alicia Demko Humbert
SAP Supervisor/Liaison, Aldersgate Youth Services
alicia.demko@aldersgateservices.org
Jennifer Gehret
SAP Liaison, Creative Health Services
jgehret@creativehs.org
Maria Markakis, M.A., M.S.
SAP Coordinator, Carson Valley Children’s Aid
mmarkakis@cvca-pa.org
Amy Fairchild, M.Ed.
SAP Director, Merakey
Amy.Fairchild@merakey.org
Sarah Grippa
Co-Founder, Marijuana Education Initiative
sarah@meieducation.com
Nia Coaxum, MPH, CHES
Prevention Specialist, Montgomery County Office of Drug and Alcohol
ncoaxum@montcopa.org
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This program is funded by the Montgomery County Office of Drug & Alcohol.
