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Positive Choices is an online portal to help school communities’ access accurate, up-to-date drug education resources and prevention programs.
Hear from Positive Choices Research Assistant, Tara Guckel; Communications Officer, Felicity Duong; Project Manager, Dr Smitri Nepal; Strong & Deadly Futures Project Manager, Dr Kylie Routledge and Clinical Psychologist and Lead in Intervention and Implementation at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Dr Lexine Stapinski.
This presentation discuss the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among young people; the role personality, mental health and the developing brain have on shaping teenager's drug and alcohol use, and implications for prevention. The importance of evidence-based prevention practices will be highlighted along with three drug and alcohol prevention programs from the nationally funded portal, Positive Choices, established to help school communities’ access accurate, up to date, evidenced informed drug and alcohol information and prevention resources - The Illicit Project, The Preventure Program and The Inroads Program.
Understand how common drug and alcohol use is among young people
Learn about the role of risk factors for preventing alcohol and drug use
Understand how the developing adolescent brain, personality and anxiety and mental health can shape teenager's drug and alcohol use
Find resources and programs that can be implemented in schools
Welcome!
Speakers
Downloadable Coursebook
A note on professional development
Alcohol and other drug use among young people
The Developing Adolescent Brain
Personality
Anxiety and Mental Health
Take Home Messages
Test your learning
TQI Registered Teacher Documentation
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