Red Ribbon Week is an annual awareness event dedicated to inspiring individuals to play their part in fostering safe, healthy, and drug-free communities.

For decades, ETR has worked extensively to create resources, services, and evidence-based programs that provide youth with the skills to avoid drug use, resist social pressures, and evaluate unsafe usage.

Our work in alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) supports the health and well-being of youth and communities across the country, and we’re proud to have our resources utilized during Red Ribbon Week and beyond.

In this week’s newsletter, check out:

• An on-demand webinar on the topic of youth-led substance use prevention with guest experts from the organization Youth to Youth.
• Free tobacco prevention materials from the Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC), a project of ETR.
• A Physician’s Weekly article written by ETRians on the issue of prescription drug misuse among adolescents.
• The opportunity to submit studies to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

— The ETR Team  

It’s important to reach young people where they are with substance use prevention resources in this digital age. Check out this webinar co-hosted by young people from Youth to Youth!

Youth to Youth is a community-based drug prevention and youth leadership program focusing primarily on middle and high school students. Their goal is to harness the powerful influence of peer pressure—making it a positive force that encourages young people to live free of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.  

In this 30-minute conversation, youth guest experts will share three concrete tips to support your work. The content shared in this webinar will be useful to educators, healthcare staff, community organizers, and other youth-serving professionals.

Looking for tobacco prevention resources for Red Ribbon Week and other health promotion opportunities? Check out the Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC), a project of ETR!

TECC is a statewide technical assistance provider that supports the development and distribution of effective educational materials and social media messaging for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP) funded projects at no cost.

Registering on the TECC website gives you access to hundreds of FREE resources that can be quickly printed at your convenience. Their online catalog of educational materials includes posters, fact cards, brochures, a social media message library, MatBuilder, and more, in multiple languages, catering to different communities across California.

Prescription drug misuse is a growing public health concern, especially among adolescents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Survey, over 12% of high school students surveyed in the United States have taken prescription pain medication without a doctor’s prescription or taken it differently than its intended use.

Teens and young adults may misuse prescription drugs for many reasons, including exposure to trauma, to feel good or get high, reduce appetite, improve concentration, or to feel accepted by peers.

Learn about this topic in a Physician's Weekly article by ETRians Lauren Ranalli, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, and Laura Perkins, Product Editor, by clicking the dark blue button above. Estimated read time: 2 minutes.

Research is an important component in developing evidence-based, science-informed solutions to advance health equity. Have you conducted a recent study to assess the effectiveness of a program or program component designed to impact unintended pregnancy, STIs or HIV, or associated sexual risk behaviors among adolescents?

The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) is seeking studies to include in an upcoming systematic review of the evidence base on programs or program components that impact teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV, and associated sexual risk behaviors.

Click the ‘Learn More’ button to find information about submission guidelines and details to meet the deadline by November 7, 2024.

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