David Jernigan, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management and Assistant Dean for Practice at the Boston University School of Public Health, and senior policy advisor for CityHealth. He has worked on alcohol policy issues for more than 35 years at local, state, national and global levels, and written more than 170 peer-reviewed journal articles and contributed chapters to seven books on alcohol issues, as well as two chapters and a book on cannabis policy. We had a great conversation about the alcohol policy issues that impact youth and how youth and adults can get involved with policy change.

Carols Perez, JD is the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging for the Easton Public Schools. We had a great conversation on the importance of belonging and connection for adolescents and how schools, communities and families can help to foster that for everyone.

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Beth Furey is the Assistant SPED Director for Stoughton Pubilc Schools and a trainer for the Triple P Positive Parenting Practices program in Stoughton. In this episode we explore the concept of parent traps, behaviors that are super common for parents, but that accidentally reward negative behaviors in our children. We talk about our personal parent traps and some evidence based tips for avoiding them. Learn more about the Stoughton Triple P program at https://stoughtonoasis.org/parent-workshops-triple-p

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Marvel Nemr is a Senior at Oliver Ames High School in Easton. She has a lot to share about the power of prevention for youth and what young people can gain by getting involved in promoting health in their communities! Get inspired by Marvel's passion and check out this fun episode!

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January is a time of transition for many. Transitioning into a new year. In this episode we talk with John Mayo, a Mental Health Clinical Intern and Teresa Tapper, Senior Clinician, both from the Stoughton Youth Commission, about how we can think about transitions as an opportunity to share healthy norms and expectations.