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Hunterdon Prevention Resources and the Safe Communities Coalition have produced the short documentary entitled “Pills to Heroin, the Domino Effect”.  I urge you to watch it. It’s only fifteen minutes and is well worth the investment in time. The link follows:

http://safecoalition.org/2013-09-18-pills-to-heroin-documentary

 

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LIFELINES

Suicide Prevention PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

 AS SEEN ON “THE VHSTV MORNING SHOW”

One of our most important initiatives since 2009, the Lifelines Suicide Prevention program, produced by the Hazelden Foundation in conjunction with the NJ Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, has been a mainstay of the Student Assistance Program. More information in this website in Parents Resources, and in Program Description.

In order to promote the program’s philosophy and to promote affirmative student action, we have produced the following Public Service Announcements over the years.

In

  English:  

 

ALI & MEREDITH    BOBBY    DAN

  DANA     KACEY   NICK   MILLER

  NICOLE & TIANA    SAM & LEAH 

  CLASS PRESIDENTS ’11-’12

  STEPH & PHIL (Students > Parents)

Ms. Ballard & Mr. Scalera (Parents>Parents)

  Ms. Koller & Mr. Collins (Parent/Staff>Parents & Staff)

    Class Presidents ’14-’15

  Kim Scheper – Lifelines.mp4

 Bella

Newest Parent to Parent: Chad Rodgers & Kim Garison 

 Mikayla & Caroline

Foreign Language Series:  

Newest: Yachine (Portuguese)

   MADELEINE & SIYABONGA  (Afrikaans & Zulu – South Africa)

 ALEX (Dutch)    ALEX (French) 

  CAROLINE (Spanish)    Daniella (Portugese)   DANIL (Russian)

  FELIX (German)  GIULIA (Italian)  JOHN (Canadian French )

Franciso (Spanish)  Alainna (ASL)

 

 MARCEL  (Polish)    SIM (Filipino)   TAN (Vietnamese)  

 TIANA ((Swedish)dish USMAN (Urdu)   USMAN (Japanese) VALERIA (Italian)  XUEER  (Mandarin)    

More to follow…

 

Not sure how to start that awkward conversation

with a friend who you’re worried about?

Check this out: https://seizetheawkward.org/

(From the Jed Foundation)

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Please watch this video:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY

SEXTING LAW:

http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/teen-sexting-new-jersey.htm

 http://mobilemediaguard.com/states/sexting_laws_new_jersey.html

  

Recent  NJ Case:

 

  http://www.my9nj.com/story/26426325/sexting-ring-uncovered-involving-six-teens-four-nj-towns

 

Sexting and Suicide

 

http://www.today.com/video/today/29546237

  http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/sexting-shame-and-suicide-20130917

  e-NEWSLETTERS !!! 

Parents’ e-Pages:

The Student Assistance Program newsletter, once on paper, is now an e-Page, just for VHS parents! Look for your e-Pages each month in your email. 

From a recent issue:

VHS STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Parents Pages 3/12/18

Dear Parents,

If you’re a Stephen King fan, as I am, you may have read the Mercedes Man series in which the evil protagonist develops an internet-based “game” for kids which encourages them to engage in increasingly dangerous activities ultimately culminating in suicide.  Lest you think this just a fictional fantasy created by our most notable horror genre author, it may have been more eerily prescient than you might think. The information below came to me from the Maureen A. Brogan, the Program Manager of the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth (TLC).  It is important to the wellbeing of the children in our lives that we understand their world. 

“Recently the TLC has received inquiries from schools, providers and concerned parents about the “MoMo Challenge”.  The game requires players to complete escalating tasks that are usually dangerous and involve self-harm. But, given the challenge’s mysterious origins and the unreliability of news reports linking it to actual harm, some question whether it’s simply another one of the many hoaxes that breed on the Internet.”  I have found the following two articles which assert that this is simply a hoax:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/28/viral-momo-challenge-is-a-malicious-hoax-say-charities

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/3/18248783/momo-challenge-hoax-explained

“Hoax or not, it’s still alarming and upsetting, and we want to be sure we are not promoting these troubling things on our social channels or in the media – and instead talking proactively about how we can support young people with positive, helpful conversation and resources. parents-should-know/

 

Momo Is As Real As We’ve Made Her: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/style/momo-mania-hoax.html?fbclid=IwAR2iHS7dcwx8YV3P3HVxw3MBmHsFIac2AICefGNo3ovePh_FLTyFdRqUM68

We wanted to keep you informed to educate parents about the importance of monitoring your child’s use of social media and the importance of connectedness to a trusted adult.

 SAFETY FACTOID:

  

Texting and driving is now the leading cause

of fatal automobile crashes for 16-24 year

olds.

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PICTURE THIS!

 

 

Good Drivers Just Drive!!

BTW, Watch this!!>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7911kgJJZc