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School is Out for the Summer... Now What?


While summer is a time to take a break and have some fun, it's also when kids have a lot of extra time on their hands. How can you keep them entertained and safe? June is internet safety month and since electronics are the go-to source for entertainment and connection for young people, we are providing you with a variety of resources on the topic.

When Should You Get Your Kid a Phone? - Child Mind Institute

It's a rite of passage for parents of tweens: By the time your child is 10 or 12, she decides that she must have a cell phone, because if she can't text and talk to her friends her social life will be "ruined."

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Parents' Ultimate Guide to Parental Controls

Do you need parental controls? What are the options? Do they really work? Here's everything you need to know about the wide array of parental control solutions, from OS settings to monitoring apps to network hardware. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Sexting - Child Mind Institute

It's far too easy for kids to assume that private online communication stays private. It feels intimate, and sharing intimate details is one way we build close relationships with friends and love interests, which is part of the developmental work of adolescence.

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You Sent a Sext... Now What?

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Healthy Limits on Video Games - Child Mind Institute

The vast majority of children and adolescents in the United States play video games. Although many children play them in moderation, without adverse consequences, others become obsessed with gaming. Parents may become worried when a child is neglecting homework to play games, or is staying up all night gaming and is too tired to get up for school the next day.

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Kids Can Buy Drugs Easier Than You Think

What You Need to Know About Drugs on Social Media Kids used to have limited options for where they could get drugs: friends at school, medicine cabinets or on the street. Now they don't even have to leave the house. Buying drugs online has become increasingly popular and drug dealers are targeting kids on social media.

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Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media | You Think You Know

Drug dealers are targeting teens and young adults on social media. Get social media safety tips, learn how to identify a legitimate online pharmacy and find out which emojis signal trouble.  

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Need Help or Support?

There is support for anyone seeking help year-round.

Check out some of these resources.

You can download the resource guides here

and the support group guide here.

LGBTQIA+ Resources from

The Hub CT

Local Resources & Support The Gender Diversity & Resilience Program serves transgender and gender expansive youth ages 12-18 and their families. Find Gay Straight Alliance contacts and resources on this website created by the LGBTQ+ Task Force Additional Resources

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Upcoming Events

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Protect Our Youth Online:

A Virtual Event to Start the Conversation

June 28th, 11 AM - 4:15 PM

Learn more and register.


Looking Ahead to July

Additional Resources & Opportunities

Take the Prevention Workforce Survey hosted by TTASC

This is a brief survey to gather information from prevention professionals, staff and volunteers to determine current training needs and interests. Please take the short time to complete the survey yourselves and please forward to others you feel should also give feedback. The deadline for completion is July 31, 2022.

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