{"id":53173,"date":"2025-02-14T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=53173"},"modified":"2025-02-14T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T00:57:47","slug":"substance-use-prevention-part-2-mental-health-decision-making-information-sessions","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/substance-use-prevention-part-2-mental-health-decision-making-information-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Substance Use Prevention, Part 2: Mental Health &amp; Decision-Making Information Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-on-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-action_or_info wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/action_or_info\/for-info\/\" rel=\"tag\">For Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-release_date article-release-date wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/release_date\/2025-02-14\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday February 14 2025<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Substance Use Prevention, Part 2: Mental Health &amp; Decision-Making Information Sessions<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In partnership with adolescent clinical psychologist\u202f Dr. Hayley Watson from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openparachute.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Parachute<\/a>, the ministry will host three, free virtual sessions for parents, guardians and caregivers that will focus on practical skills you can teach your child and youth (ages 0-19) to prevent substance use and mental health challenges. These sessions will build on a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/915381309?share=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous presentation<\/a>, which focused on practical conversation tools for speaking about substance use prevention with your children\/youth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants must <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/808\/2025\/01\/Substance-Use-Prevention-Webinar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register<\/a> in advance for one of sessions on February 20, 25 or 26. Please share this information within your school community to reach parents, guardians and caregivers of all ages. Email the Mental Health and Substance Use team at <a href=\"mailto:educ.mentalhealth@gov.bc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educ.mentalhealth@gov.bc.ca<\/a> if you have any questions.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with adolescent clinical psychologist\u202f Dr. Hayley Watson from Open Parachute, the ministry will host three, free virtual sessions for parents, guardians and caregivers that will focus on practical skills you can teach your child and youth (ages 0-19) to prevent substance use and mental health challenges. 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