Helping Youth Succeed-What Can VT Learn from Iceland’s Approach to Prevention?
Center for Health and Learning recently produced a webinar in partnership with Prevention Works VT, VT Afterschool, and New Directions Prevention Coalition.
Umatter Youth and Young Adult Program – Bellows Falls Regional Event
Bellows Falls Union High School and Compass School brought teams of students to participate in the Umatter YYA program last month. These youth were excited to participate because they wanted to learn how to cope with their own stress and how to help their friends in distress. The Umatter YYA program begins with a [...]
Umatter for Youth and Young Adults Program (Umatter YYA)
Umatter for Youth and Young Adults (Umatter YYA) is a youth leadership and engagement initiative. The goal is to promote mental health wellness: healthy coping mechanisms among youth and young adults, and the ability to recognize when a peer needs help and how to provide it. The aim is to foster healthy community cultures for [...]
Marijuana and Mental Health: Policymakers Should Consider Impacts
The impact of legalization of marijuana is far more involved than we may anticipate, including the potential for long-term debilitating effects on personal health, and an impact on educational and health care systems. JoEllen Tarallo, Ed.D., MCHES, FASHA, Director, CHL Should we be concerned about increased use of marijuana, now commonly referred to as cannabis, [...]
Opportunities in ESSA to Promote Health and Physical Education
“Addressing the health and well-being of America’s students is paramount to comprehensive education reform and a proven strategy for school turnaround.” American School Health Association Anyone who believes that healthier students are better learners wants to pay attention now to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the opportunities it provides. ESSA is the education [...]