November 2023 NEWSLETTER
Here Comes the Legislative Session
Join the Prevention Voices workgroup of state cannabis, vapor, and tobacco contractors working in advocacy, regulation, and policy. If you would like to learn more about the upcoming legislative session and receive weekly updates, please email
[email protected].
Make sure to review the current cannabis advertising rules in
WAC 314-55-155 here, or in a
plain language FAQ here from the WA State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
Updates and Resources
New ARTS Partnership
We are partnering with the new ESD 123 A.R.T.S. (
Artful
Response to
Tiered
Support) department and
Art YOUR Way to bring exciting new programs to our region. Be on the lookout for youth art workshops and programming!
Free Coloring Books Available
We have plenty of coloring books with helpful coping skills, tips, and prompts for youth. Contact us about our "Share Your Art, Share Your Culture" coloring books and feel free to request these as needed!
YCCTP Updates
Choose You Campaign - Visit chooseyouwa.org for more information. If you would like more wellness journals, please reach out to Monica Garcia or Briseida Chavez.
Friends for Life - Prevent Overdose - Know the facts about fentanyl and how to use naloxone to prevent overdose deaths. Visit wafriendsforlife.com to find out more.
Prevention messaging for the Hispanic/Latino Community
Based on feedback from the Hispanic/Latino community, we have found that they prefer to receive information via:
- Flyers through their children’s schools
- Parent information nights at school
- Community resource fairs
- On highway billboards
- Television ads
Youth Engagement
2024 Regional Youth Summit
Save the Date - March 15, 2024
Youth Planning Committee: Please help recruit youth to participate in the planning meetings! Contact Yajaira Lemus (
[email protected]) with any questions regarding the youth or adult planning committee and upcoming 2024 Regional Youth Summit.
Download the Recruitment Flyer
Highlights from the 2023 WA Prevention Summit in Spokane, WA
Just for You!
Partnership Opportunities
Parent/Family & Influential Adult Education
- Prevention Loteria nights: We offer an opportunity to engage influential adults and youth in prevention education by doing a prevention Loteria night at your family nights. Please email Briseida Chavez ([email protected]) if you would like to collaborate on hosting a Prevention Loteria night with your families.
- Parent/Family Quarterly Newsletter: Fall Parent Newsletter available here.
- We are available to host a table at your upcoming events to provide attendees with prevention information resources and distribute medication/cannabis safe storage boxes. Please reach out!
- Do you want to feature your coalition/organization in our program newsletter? Email Briseida Chavez at [email protected] with any requests.
Professional Development
Empoderando Familias - When Translation Isn't Enough: A Guide on How to Succeed with Latinx Communities (English)
- Equitable access to substance use prevention education plays a vital role in prevention work, but it is not easy. Are you a coalition looking for another way of engaging with Latinx populations? Are you a prevention program having minimal success with Latinx populations and need some guidance? In this session, the EF team will discuss the innovative techniques and methods EF used to mobilize support from Latinx communities.
Register Here
Sign Up to Receive and Share our TALK Parent Newsletter
For the past year, our program has been developing and sharing a quarterly parent newsletter. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter in the future to share with your programs and audiences, please sign up here!
SUBSCRIBE HERE
This newsletter is developed by the ESD 123 Marijuana & Tobacco Prevention Program in the Student Support Department. Learn more about our program and connect with us at www.esd123.org/services/student-support/marijuana_prevention_education.