HopeYA Monthly Meeting Friday May 17th 2024 @12 noon Annual Stroll & Roll: 5K & Family Fun Walk Saturday, May 11 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Stroll & Roll is a family-fun morning featuring a 1.8-mile loop walk and 5K to raise awareness about body safety and boundaries as a part of sexual violence prevention. Free…
APRIL IS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH Alcohol Awareness Month means raising awareness around the harms of alcohol and that it is the most used substance by youth in Illinois. SAMHSA released its Short Report on Alcohol-related ED visits through the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) last month. Alcohol was the most prevalent substance involved in substance-related ED visits, with twice the number of…
April is National Alcohol Awareness Month April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and understanding of alcohol abuse. Over time, excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the development of chronic diseases and other serious issues that affect your quality of life, physical and mental health. Learn More at: https://knowyourneuro.org/event/national-alcohol-awareness-month University of Maryland…
Youth Advisory Board Applications Available NOW! Applications for the 2024-2025 YPRC Youth Advisory Board (YAB) are available NOW! YAB members play an active role in developing resources and identifying solutions to the issues facing their peers. They undergo training and have opportunities to speak with and to various stakeholders that impact our shared work. We…
The school replaced detention with meditation. The results are stunning. Traditionally, the answer would be to give the unruly kid detention or suspension. But in my memory, detention tended to involve staring at walls, bored out of my mind, trying to either surreptitiously talk to the kids around me without getting caught or trying to…
