October 25, 2023
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Know Your NeuroWhereAbouts:
Brain Based Strategies for Parents & Caregivers
Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S
Crystal Collier, PhD, is a therapist, prevention researcher, educator, and a person in long-term recovery.
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Taking risks is a natural behavior for teens, but what is acceptable and when should you step in? Join us to learn parenting techniques based on your child’s stage of brain development. Understand the effects of alcohol, marijuana, technology overuse, pornography, first person shooter games and social media on the teen brain and why you need to "be your child’s frontal lobe" until they grow one of their own.
MARCH 16 @7PM
When Mental Health and Substance Use Collide
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Pat Aussem, L.P.C, M.A.C.
Assoc. V.P. of Consumer Clinical Content Development,
Partnership to End Addiction
Is it typical teen angst and moodiness or is something more going on? Could my child be at risk of self-medicating with alcohol or other drugs? What role does social media play? Join us to learn more about the relationship between mental health and substance use as well as social media's part in influencing behaviors. Parents and other caregivers will have access to a tool that can be used to assess your teen's level of risk when it comes to substance use in addition to strategies to address potential risks and concerns.
JANUARY 26 @7PM
Youth Marijuana Use:
What Do We Know and What Should We Do?
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Kevin M. Gray, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Vice President for Advancing Research Partnerships
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
Amid a shifting legal, policy, and public opinion landscape, we are all faced with an array of mixed messages regarding marijuana/cannabis and cannabinoids. This is particularly challenging when navigating approaches to messaging for youth, who are most vulnerable to adverse outcomes related to marijuana use. Dr. Gray will provide a scientific update on what is known about cannabis and cannabinoids, ranging from therapeutic applications to risks and harms, and will specifically focus on the implications of cannabis use during adolescent development. He will distill this information to inform recommendations for messaging, prevention, and intervention efforts to address youth marijuana use.