Drug Prevention Power Hour: Empowering Leaders in Youth Drug Prevention

Summer and Quinn are a dynamic team of students near Dallas Texas who are doing peer-to-peer education around Fentanyl. They both have lost close family or friends to accidental overdose and are deeply passionate about educating others so it doesn’t happen to them. During the interview Jake asks about the projects they’re implementing to make a difference, and even asks for some challenges they’re facing so he can help them reach more students. From getting into the schools, to developing an engaging presentation - this podcast will be helpful for anyone looking to educate youth about substance use and the dangers of Fentanyl. Please share this episode with people you know and help save more lives.

Texas Against Fentanyl

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Chris Dzurick is on the leading edge of creating dynamic, engaging and successful youth conferences. Having worked with SADD, the Department of Education in Iowa and Missouri, and numerous CTSO’s including FBLA, HOSA, DECA, FCCLA, HOSA, and SkillsUSA -  his experience is unparalleled (and bonus… he loves working with prevention professionals)! You won’t want to miss this episode where we talk all about how to host a successful youth conference, what to avoid and how to adapt during changing times. You’ll learn practical tips and strategies you can use right now like how to plan your event, how to market a conference, how to work with the schools and how to make a youth conference truly engaging for students! Enjoy this episode of the party talk podcast, where we empower leaders in youth drug prevention.

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn:
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Emer O’Donnell lives in England and is the Founder of a coaching business called TeenReconnect. Originally from Ireland, Emer studied Psychology at University College Dublin, and after twenty years of experience working internationally for global organizations, she completed her MSc as a Behavioural Change Coach at Henley Business School, in the UK.

She is also a co-creator of the Q Pathfinder a digital resource she uses in her work that explains what makes each of us unique in the way we behave and applies it to six key areas young people said they wanted help with, as well as being the author of 'Understanding Teens Stress & Anxiety; A Parent's Guide To Building Love & Connection'.

In this episode host Jake White and Emer O’Donnell dive into her book and talk about what blocks our communication with teens, a negative cycle that some can find ourselves in and more about the teenage brain. They also share tips on connecting well and how we can use this information to help students make better decisions around drug use. Enjoy this episode of the Party Talk podcast, where we empower leaders in youth drug prevention!

Connect:

www.linkedin.com/in/emerodonnell

www.teenreconnect.com/EmerODonnell

Free Downloads on stress, addiction and sleep: 

https://www.teenreconnect.com/freedownloads

Understanding Teen Stress & Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Building Love & Connection https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=B0CLGR7PK1

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Ann Herbst is the Executive Director of Young People in Recovery, a national nonprofit that supports youth and young adults in recovery from substance use disorder. Come hear about their events, advocacy, training and education. She shares how to build partnerships smarter for your own organization and why YPR has grown to be in 19+ states over the last 10 to years. Ann and Jake talk shop on starting an organization and some of the setbacks they experienced, and what they learned from it. She also shares a lot of ideas for events, promotion and volunteer management. Ann Herbst ends the episode with a powerful message on removing the stigma from recovery and how you can utilize the toolkits, resources and webinars from their website! Enjoy this episode of the Party Talk podcast where we empower leaders in youth drug prevention with Ann Herbts from YPR!

https://www.facebook.com/youngpeopleinrecovery

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/young-people-in-recovery

https://twitter.com/YngPplRecover

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Katie McFarland has a masters degree in Youth Development and helps with her local coalition and prevention club in Salmon, Idaho. In this episode of Party Talk, she shares lots of alternative activities, leadership ideas and fundraising events they do with the Salmon Drug Free Youth (DFY) club. We also talk about the unique challenge of doing prevention in a small rural town and how to meet students where they’re at… not where we think they should be. We hope our fellow leaders in youth drug prevention are empowered by this episode with Katie McFarland!

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Tomas Barraza is the co-founder of Vive18 and the owner of Mas Creative - a video strategy company that makes video, social media and digital assets easy and successful. As someone who’s been in the prevention field for more than a decade, Tomas is helping prevention organizations bring their message from the physical stage to the digital stage. Learn the five common mistakes that most people make with video and social media, and how you can easily avoid them. Plus you’ll get 3 tips to improve your content creation today! Finally we share how you can get a year’s worth of social media content featuring your youth or some training for your students to capture better video content for your organizations social pages. Enjoy this episode of the Party Talk Podcast where we empower leaders in youth drug prevention, with Tomas Barraza.

If you haven’t already checked out Southwest Prevention Fest, Tomas will be doing some video work at the event. Bring some students!

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Jake White is the co-founder of Vive18 and has helped launch drug prevention clubs across the nation. He shares five common mistakes we make when starting a new youth coalition and how we can avoid these mistakes. You’ll find out what over-hard eggs and bowling alleys have to do with succeeding in your role as a youth leader. Listen till the end and you’ll also hear about an exciting new opportunity to help you grow and retain youth in your drug prevention program.

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David is a youth leader for prevention in the state of Washington who loves sports, friends and is passionate about helping youth make better decisions. As a senior in high school he has also taken on the Vive18 Ambassador Intern program. Jordan is a sophomore in Branson Missouri and a student leader in the ADAPT drug prevention group. This time they’re taking US to school by sharing how to get students engaged in your coalition and why they joined. You’ll also learn a few pitfalls to avoid when leading youth and how you can make it a good experience for them. Enjoy this episode of Party Talk where we empower leaders in youth drug prevention!

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Abby Clapper is the owner of Endorfin Wellness in Tampa Bay, Florida. In this episode we talk about how alcohol influences our fitness goals, sleep, and diet. We discuss vaping as well and how fitness can be a catalyst to build better habits for the whole body. You’ll hear lots of inside stories and thoughts from Jake and Abby… and with News Years around the corner, Jake selfishly asks for help with his fitness goals and developing positive habits. BONUS: Jake also spills how failing math in college led him to win big money for his drug prevention movement… 

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Ever wonder “How can I get money for drug prevention at my school or community?” Maybe you want to bring in a speaker, get trained on a curriculum, host an assembly, or another substance use prevention event. What if I told you there were funds waiting for you to use right now! 

The US Dept of Education has two funding opportunities that are available for public schools, coalitions, community organizations, private and charter schools or anyone who is invested in developing positive school culture. 

If you’re a school counselor, social worker, principal, prevention specialist or someone working with youth… The 10 minutes it takes to listen to this episode could mean $10,000 - $30,000 for you to help save young lives. 

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