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.

​Parent Handbooks for Talking with your Children about Marijuana and Alcohol

Marijuana Talk Kit

What you need to know to talk with your teen about marijuana.
Provided by the
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Talking to Your Kids About Alcohol

Rob Turrisi, Ph.D.
Prevention Research Center
​The Pennsylvania State University  

How to Talk About Vaping

A discussion guide for parents.
Provided by TPAUD, Trumbull’s Prevention Partnership.

Additional Resources

Information from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Recent TYTF programming - video recordings & slide decks

Creating a Family Frame: How to Set the Boundaries Your Child Needs to Thrive

Watch the recording of our March 9th "Creating a Family Frame: How to Set the Boundaries Your Child Needs to Thrive" event with experts  Georgette Harrison, LPC, NCC from the Child Guidance Center of Southern CT, and Tracey Masella, LCSW in affiliation with
​Silver Hill Hospital, below:
View the slide deck from our March 9th workshop "Creating a Family Frame: How to Set the Boundaries Your Child Needs to Thrive" - learn navigate challenging conversations & situations around independence and substance use, helping you build a strong & healthy relationship with your children.
Vaping, Edibles & the New Marijuana
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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DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT
In the fall of 2021, The Community Fund of Darien was awarded a 5 year Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  This federal grant provides TYTF with $125,000 each year to support our efforts to prevent and reduce youth substance use.  TYTF executive board members attend the National Coalition Academy, a robust training program that helps us further improve and evaluate our prevention plans.
THE "OUR DARIEN" 06820 CAMPAIGN
TYTF's nationally recognized “Our Darien” 06820 campaign examined the impact of alcohol on the teen brain and ​encouraged healthier attitudes and behaviors.