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Harmful Behaviors
WEBOver one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of teenage boys use some form of unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting, and taking laxatives. If left untreated, eating disorders – anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or another unspecified eating disorder – can be fatal.
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Youth Mental Health Project
WEBImportant at every stage of life, mental health affects the way a person thinks, feels, relates to others, and behaves. By inspiring open conversations about mental health, The Youth Mental Health Project creates opportunities for communities to promote education, awareness and understanding of how to care for and support the whole child.
Prescription Drug Disposal
WEBThe Alliance for Safe Kids has partnered with the Yorktown Police Department to have a permanent Prescription Drug Disposal Unit in order to reduce the supply of drugs that can potentially harm teens, adults and our environment.Our community is extremely fortunate to have a dedicated Prescription Drug Disposal Unit available to …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
WEBMay is Mental Health Awareness Month and there’s no better time than now to start making mental health a priority. Mental health conditions are real, common, and treatable. People experiencing mental health challenges deserve support, compassion, and care—not stigma and shame. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and …
Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
WEBThis 8-hour course is typically scheduled twice a year. Stay tuned for more information. Mental Health First Aid Teaches: Risk factors and warning signs of mental health concerns. Information on depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, and substance use. A 5-step action plan to help someone developing a mental health concern or in crisis.
3 Main Causes of Teen Addiction
WEBAcademic failure, poor social skills and poor relationships with families and friends can also put teens at further risk for addiction. There are many ways to mitigate a teen’s relationship to substances before it creates real issues. Teaching a child to maintain and develop self-control is paramount. It is also important that parents remain
Crisis Text Line
WEBCrisis Text Line (CTL) serves anyone in any type of crisis, providing them access to free, 24/7 emotional support and information they need via the medium they already use and trust: text. Here’s how it works: Someone texts into CTL anywhere, anytime, about any type of crisis. A live, trained specialist receives the text and responds quickly.
Vaping & E-Cigs
WEBVaping is the act of haling and exhaling the aerosol, often referred to as vapor, produced by an e-cigarette or similar device. It has become more popular among teens than regular cigarettes, especially given that vaping devices can be used for anything from flavors like mango, mint or tutti – frutti, to flavorings containing nicotine or THC
NOT for Me: Vaping Cessation App
WEBNOT for Me is a self-guided, mobile-friendly online program that leverages the American Lung Association’s Not On Tobacco (N-O-T)® program to help teens break nicotine dependency, whether they vape, smoke or use other tobacco products. NOT for Me includes eight self-paced online sessions, taking approximately 6 weeks for completion.
Community Resource Guide
WEBAs we welcomed the Ninth Annual “Save A Life” Community Forum in March 2019, the Alliance for Safe Kids is excited to share the fourth edition of our Community Resource Guide which enhances the Save A Life mantra to develop community allies and first responders who can support teens and families in crisis. 2019 Community Resource …
29: National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week
WEBTeenagers from the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) have joined forces with other teens and scientists across the United States as part of “National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week” (NDAFW). The week-long health observance, organized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …
May is Mental Health Month!
WEBActivities like compulsive sex, recreational drug use, obsessive internet use, excessive spending, or disordered exercise patterns can all be behaviors that can disrupt someone’s mental health and potentially lead them down a path towards crisis. This May is Mental Health Month;the Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) is raising awareness of Risky
Speakers and Workshops
WEBSave A Life | April 14, 2013 Featuring Michael Nerney, Substance Abuse Expert, and Javier Sanchez, Youth to Youth International. Save a Life | March 13, 2012 Featuring Keynote Speaker, Karyn Grimes, designed to teach and give strength to teens and adults so they may assist others in crisis. Life Online: Risks & Rewards for our …
Navigate the Teen Driving Journey Safely: Know the Rules of the …
WEBIn 2018, there were 2,121 people killed in crashes involving a teen passenger vehicle driver (15-18 years old), of which 719 deaths were the teen driver — a 5% decrease from 2017. In fact, in 2018, there were an estimated 88,000 teen drivers injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes, and an estimated 256,000 people injured in …
Prom and Graduation Season
WEBPosted on May 26, 2022 by Alliance for Safe Kids. Proms, graduations and the parties surrounding them can be an exciting time for teens and parents that they usually can remember throughout their lives. But they can also be a time of heartbreak. There are all too often negative consequences, serious injuries, and even deaths.
Fun Things to do Instead of Drugs & Alcohol
WEBFun Things to do Instead of Drugs & Alcohol. Posted on April 10, 2016 by Alliance for Safe Kids. There are so many fun things to do that DON’T involve getting high or wasted. Exercise. Not only is working out physically healthy, it is mentally healthy too! Exercise releases endorphins, relieve stress and take your mind off of things.
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