Parent Resources
Life for teens can be complicated! In the context of digital and social technologies, the intensity of pressures today’s teens face is great and potentially very damaging. And every parent or caregiver wants to do the best job they can to understand and support their kids.
The links below provide information on difficult issues and related resources impacting todays teens and their parents.
Drugs & Alcohol
Other
Medication Lock Boxes
Hidden In Plain View
Alliance for Healthy Communities collaborates with Addiction is Real and the Parkway School District to provide the unique, interactive parent education program Hidden in Plain View. HPV affords parents the opportunity to search a mock bedroom for evidence of teen drug use followed by a discussion of all the hidden evidence and storage containers.
Additionally, the program includes a presentation regarding how to talk with kids about the risks of underage drinking and drug use. For each Hidden in Plain View event, volunteers are needed to help set up, and take down, the mock bedroom as well as greet and assist participants.
Prescription Medication Take Back Events
Each year our community law enforcement agencies provide two medication take back events that provide community members the opportunity to safely dispose of expired or unused medications. In combination with the permanent medication drop box locations, these events remove thousands of pounds of unused medications from area households, neighborhoods and communities.
Alliance for Healthy Communities works to promote these take-back events through the distribution of event flyers and social media announcements. Volunteers are needed to assist with flyer distribution and in promoting our social media announcements about these important events.
