Transcript Community Forum on Teen Drug Use

Community Forum on Teen Drug Use
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Ramsey High School Auditorium
Ramsey Schools
Ramsey Police Department
West Bergen Mental Health Clinic
Community Forum on Teen Drug Use
This presentation designed to provide parents with
information about the current drug trends, including
heroin and prescription drug use.
The goals of the parent program include:
1. Overview of the district’s drug education program
2. Prevention strategies and services available to parents
3. Overview of teen drug use
4. Legal implications
5. Indicators of drug use
6. Tips for discussing drugs with your children
Community Forum on Teen Drug Use
• The term in loco parentis, Latin for “in the
place of a parent”
– Rules (Board, School, and classroom policies and
procedures)
– Mutual Respect
– Open Communication
– Discipline (to teach)
– Support (Counseling)
PREVENTION
• Curriculum- All students receive drug and
alcohol education
– Signs and symptoms
– Effects of each drug on the body
– How to help in an Alcohol/Drug Crisis
– Impaired driving including the use of Fatal Vision
Goggles to simulation
PREVENTION
• Parent Network meets once a month to:
– Teach discipline using natural and logical
consequences
– Improving communication
– Encouraging responsibility
– Parenting as a united front
– Signs of alcohol and drug use and how to
intervene
INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL
• Drug and Alcohol Policy
– Clear zero tolerance
– Disciplinary actions
– Emergency intervention
– Referral/help built into the policy
INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL
• Student Assistance Counselor
– Individual and Group
– Referral to Outside Agencies and Programs
– Family sessions
INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL
• Core Team – Meets weekly
– Teachers/parents/students can make referrals
– Team develops intervention action plan
– Referrals