If you are in crisis or feeling suicidal, call or text 988
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Tips & Tools
The Parent Tool Kit: How to Connect with Your Kids
Tips on how to talk to your teen, how to be a better listener and how to build a stronger bond. Includes a Grand-Parent Guide as well as a very informative Drug Guide for Parents.
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Check out The Family Check-Up
Focuses on conflict & communication, limit setting, encouragement and negotiation. Very user-friendly, includes videos and skills practice exercises.
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A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Brain
Explores the science behind teenage brain development. Helps parents better understand mood swings risk taking and what is “normal teen behavior.” Includes videos, interactive segments, and great advice from experts.
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Offers information for families of children and youth with special needs. Contains one of the best resources to address the issue of bullying.
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7 Tips for Connecting with Your Teen
Easy-to-follow guide for communicating and connecting with your kids. Includes sample conversation starters.
Parents 360 Rx Toolkit
This amazing toolkit geared towards parents and caregivers consists of a video, discussion guide, documents and is available to individuals and organizations at no charge. While medicine abuse is the focus, the discussion may be guided to include other substance abuse topics as needed.
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Common Sense Media
How is the media influencing our children? What are ways to understand these influences and protect our kids? Check out this well-researched and interactive site for parents and families. Includes reviews of movies, books, games, music and as well as tips, tools and research.
NEWS
March 2025 Coalition Meeting
Saturday, March 22nd 10:30-11:30am
Rockingham Free Public Library, Youth Room, Lower Level
65 Westminster St, Bellows Falls, VT
We invite you to a conversation about substance misuse prevention in our community and ways to engage with parents. Bring your knowledge, experience and ideas.
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​Transgender Support Groups
SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR APRIL:
4/10 (Second Thursday)
First Thursdays of the month: free peer support groups for transgender folks. Teens, 13-17, meet from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and adults, 18+, meet from 6 to 7 p.m. The meetings are held at Parks Place.
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March 2024 Newsletter
Want to see what we're up to? Download our newsletter for updates, achievements, and upcoming events! Click here to read.
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LGBTQIA+ Hangout
Join us for a FREE hangout for LGBTQIA+ members, ages 18 and old on the second Saturday of each month . We meet at Flat Iron Cooperative in Bellows Falls from 2-4pm.
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Online Narcan training
If you've picked up a package of Narcan or Naloxone and don't know how to use it, check out this video with instructions from the Vermont Department of Health.​
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