Hello Carol,
With the recent shooting at MSU, we understand you and your children may be struggling to process yet another tragic event, combined with their already increasing stress and pressure, we want to encourage you to have conversations with your children.
Make sure your children know that they can come to you for anything. And, when they do, let them talk, share their feelings so you can validate and understand what they are going through.
Even when we can't explain, control, or fix it, being there for each other to simply listen, comfort and process things can help.
By now you can hopefully focus on returning to routines and the tremendous support that the MSU community has and continues to receive. Know that we are here if you need support. A list of resources is included at the end of this e-news for additional support.
If you are a Parent of a Middle or High School Student, it is very likely that they know a student or many students who are vaping. They may have been offered a vape to try, have tried it ,or are already vaping.
In the last edition, we provided National data on teen vaping. We are currently calculating our data from our own 2022 Teen Survey and have found concerning trends for vape use as well, among our own students. For example, by the time our students reach 12th grade, 1 in 5 students are vaping.
This is happening and we need to understand it, be educated and talk about it, if we are going to be able to stop it. If we don’t protect our kids from vaping, then who will?
In this e-news are tips and resources about vaping to support you and your teen, as well as helpful insights from our own YAB teens.
We are collaborating with Bloomfield Hills PTOC to bring you the following programs:
- Narcan Training on March 14th, from 7-8:00PM at Bloomfield Hills High School
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Teen Substance Use, Insights Tools & For Parents & Caregivers, April 6th, 7-8:30 PM, at International Academy OKMA Campus.
These programs are all part of the BH PTOC Health and Wellness Committee's 2022-2023 Educational series for parents and students. We hope you will save the date and join us for these informative programs to support you and your teens. More info below...
For healthy connections we have our Youth Action Board (YAB) for high school teens and coming for the first time this year, the Mid Action Board (MAB), for 8th graders. MAB is launching on Sunday February 26th. Contact Kelly for more information: [email protected]
We are here to support you and your children in these challenging times so please reach out to us, if needed.
Stay safe, stay healthy,
Carol & Kelly
Carol Mastroianni
executive director
Kelly Michaud
youth program coordinator
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