Substance Use Resources
From our March 22, 2023 event at Darien Library
"Don't Wait" documentary film screening & discussion
Presented by the Thriving Youth Task Force, The Depot Youth Center, Silver Hill Hospital and YWCA Parent Awareness
Other resources from Addiction is Real:
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Hidden in Plain View" Interactive Bedroom - an online experience where parents can virtually explore a teen’s bedroom and learn to identify the signs of drug and alcohol use
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Christina Passaretti (TYTF),
Erin Kelley & Pam Greenberg (Addiction is Real) and Sara Mirsky (YWCA Parent Awareness)
Learn to identify the signs of drug and alcohol use through a “Hidden in Plain View” experience with Addiction is Real Executive Director Erin Kelley and Emeritus Board Member Pam Greenberg.
Additional Resources:
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Information from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA​)
​​Website Links
Spring 2022 - Marijuana Education Campaign/Town-Wide mailing
Sources:
​​1 https://adai.uw.edu/pubs/pdf/2017mjanxiety.pdf
2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312155/
3 https://www.communityfunddarien.org/marijuana_zoom_slides_-_liberation_programs.pdf
4 https://www.samhsa.gov/marijuana
5 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/appdata/tmy
6 https://www.communityfunddarien.org/student-survey-results.html
Visit our Instagram and Facebook pages @thrivingyouthdarien
to view our marijuana education social media campaign.
TYTF "Vaping, Edibles & the New Marijuana" Presentation
Watch the recording of our January 25th event with experts Darien Police Chief Don Anderson, Liberation Programs' John Hamilton, and Silver Hill Hospital's Susannah Lewis below:
View the slide deck from our January 25th event
"Vaping, Edibles, and the 'New' Marijuana:
What Every Parent Needs to Know."
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The "Our Darien" 06820 Campaign
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TYTF's nationally recognized “Our Darien” 06820 campaign examined the impact of alcohol on the teen brain and ​encouraged healthier attitudes and behaviors.