The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Free Mind campaign is a national youth-focused resource that raises awareness about the connection between mental health and substance use. Designed primarily for teens ages 12–17 and the adults who support them, the...
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Tips To Prepare For Exams
The resource below outlines healthy habits to support exam preparation, offering positive alternatives to unhealthy behaviors. Click below to learn more. Tips To Prepare For Exams- 121025- Final QRcode
Free Mind – Campaign Toolkit
The CDC has developed the Free Mind campaign to raise awareness about the connections between youth substance use and mental health. Campaign Goals: Prevent substance use initiation, substance use, overdose, and related harms among youth. Educate youth on specific...
Conversation Starters – How to Talk to a Friend About Mental Health or Drugs
The CDC has released helpful resources and videos to help people talk to their friends about mental health challenges or substance use concerns. The resources provide support on choosing conversation starters, preparing for the conversation, and include a list of...
Facts About Substances – CDC Free Mind Campaign
The CDC has developed new videos and fact sheets on substance education and impacts of substances on the body. Resources are available on alcohol, cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) products, opioids, polysubstance use, vaping, and xylazine. Learn more and access the...
Free Mind: Mental Health & Drug Use Awareness for Teens
This resource page from the CDC spreads awareness of the intersection between mental health and drug use among teens. Learn more and access the website here.
SAMHSA- Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults
This resource created by SAMHSA, and specifically, its National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory (Policy Lab) provides evidence-based practices and service delivery models to prevent substance misuse and help people with substance use disorders (SUD);...
Underage Drinking Knowledge Quiz
Kahoot Quiz: Underage Drinking Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s youth and can cause them enormous health and safety risks. Advancing research on underage drinking interventions and creating educational resources to prevent underage alcohol use...
Facts About Teen Drinking
Facts About Teen Drinking from NIAAA Facts About Teen Drinking is a resource for teens, created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, with research-based information on underage drinking. Research shows that underage drinking rates are declining....
NIAAA For Middle School
NIAAA For Middle School: Underage drinking curriculum This webpage contains interactive activities to help parents, caregivers, and teachers introduce and reinforce key messages about peer pressure, resistance skills, and other important topics related to underage...