Middle School Peer 2 Peer Training is March 26, 2024

Posted on March 4, 2024 by admin

 

Peer 2 Peer is a youth cannabis and tobacco prevention program created by United General staff to train high school and middle school students to become peer educators. After taking part in a fun, free training, peer educators are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools to teach younger peers and community members about health and prevention science, healthy coping skills for stress and anxiety, social norms, the effects of cannabis and tobacco, and more. Since its inception in the 2019-2020 school year, nearly 100 young people and their adult advisors from across the Northwest have been trained in the Peer 2 Peer curriculum, and we are thrilled to once again be offering these trainings in person.

Olivia Guelich, Luke Fincher and Rebecca – Peer 2 Peer Training Team.

Luke is our Youth Leader for our SJI Prevention Coalition’s youth prevention team, Rock Solid. While at WWU, Luke is able to commitment time to keep paying it forward to regional and local youth in Growing the Good!

About the upcoming training:

  • This trainings will take place on March 26th from 9:00am – 2:30pm Anacortes.
  • This training is provided at no cost to advisors or students and will include snacks and a lunch.
  • Transportation is provided by SJIPC. (8am ferry to Anacortes required.)
  • Students at FHMS can contact their school counselor, Claire or contact us at media@sjipc.org for more details.

 

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WA Friends for Life Resources

Posted on February 22, 2024 by admin

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Peer 2 Peer High School Training – Feb. 21, 2024

Posted on February 4, 2024 by admin
“If we want health, we must promote health.” ~ Dr. Jeff Linkenbach
Please share this growth opportunity with local high school students in our community. This is our 4th year offering the Peer 2 Peer Program to our local middle and high school students. When peers help promote health and well-being among their peers, we find it highly impactful. Growing the Good!
This upcoming training is for high school students, however, on March 26, 2024, there will be a middle school P2P training, too! Let us know if you have interested students. Thank you!

 

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Happy New Year! Happy New You:)

Posted on December 28, 2023 by admin

We hope this new year brings good health, joy, connections, and a positive outlook to you and yours! Envision the positive!

Montana Institute -Science of the Positive, Seven Core Principles to Grow Hope: Be Positive, Be Present, Be Perceptive, Be Purposeful, Be Perfected, Be Proactive and Be Passionate. Growing the Positive!No photo description available.
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Data: Driving Under the Influence: Perceptions vs. Reality

Posted on December 22, 2023 by admin

Understanding the trends with young drivers and cannabis use behind the wheel. (See below) Perceptions of the dangers behind THC-impaired driving are misaligned with the reality. Correcting the misperceptions will help save lives.

Cannabis impairs many of the skills needed to drive safely.

Researchers found that cannabis use impairs: memory, learning, perception, motor coordination, attention (divided attention), motor performance (reaction time and tracking), cognitive performance, decision making and impulse control.

From Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is an alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to a health-first approach to marijuana policy. We are professionals working in mental health and public health. We are bipartisan. We are medical doctors, lawmakers, treatment providers, preventionists, teachers, law enforcement officers and others who seek a middle road between incarceration and legalization. Our commonsense, third-way approach to marijuana policy is based on reputable science and sound principles of public health and safety.

 

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Upcoming Peer 2 Peer Trainings Announced!

Posted on December 3, 2023 by admin

High School Training: February 21st 9:00am – 2:30pm

Middle School Training: March 26th 9:00am – 2:30pm

Registration for both the middle school and high school trainings will open after the holiday break on January 8th.  

Training in Anacortes. 

Contact us for more info, but here’s a little note from Olivia at United General.

Peer 2 Peer is a cannabis and tobacco prevention program focused on empowering youth with the skills and confidence to teach their peers about health & prevention science, the effects of cannabis and tobacco, and healthy coping mechanisms for stress and anxiety.

The program consists of an all-day training for students where they will cover topics such as media literacy, presentation skills, have opportunities to practice delivering a prevention presentation for younger grades, and more!

After the training, students will be equipped with the knowledge and ability to create their own presentation about cannabis and tobacco prevention, and present that information to others within their communities.

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Gratitude for Growing the Good in our Community!

Posted on November 27, 2023 by admin

Youth Leadership Training and Youth Empowerment has been a cornerstone of our San Juan Island Prevention Coalition for nearly 20 years!
Here are a few of our favorite moments taken at local, regional, state, and national training opportunities. It’s always our hope that upon the return of any training, our youth will give back to their community in ways that support health and well-being. It’s a win-win approach!
Much gratitude to those who participate and those who support these efforts!
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Youth Leadership Training – Growing the Good!

Posted on November 20, 2023 by admin

Growing the Good! This Saturday, Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Island youth donated their time to gain new skills at the San Juan Leadership and Prevention Summit, hosted by our friends and colleagues at Lopez Island Prevention Coalition.

Island-grown Alexander Cook returned to facilitate this local event along with Nigel Wrangham, another CADCA trainer and Youth Empowerment Leader. Youth could network with their peers and gain more confidence in Prevention Science.

Through games, movement, and reflection, teens learned what protective factors look like and how they make for healthier communities. Teens teamed up to list and document what these environments look like in our communities. So, hopefully, when they hear someone say, “There is nothing to do in this small town,” they’ll remember these conversations and help their peers find ways to engage in healthy behaviors.
Additionally, they learned ways to be more inclusive and how small talk in our daily lives helps to grow our health and well-being. These youth leaders continue to boost their confidence as they develop their skills. It’s a win-win for our community to invest in youth leadership training. Thanks again to our friends and colleagues on Lopez and Orcas for growing the good in our island communities! Collaboration is key!
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Celebrating another successful Peer 2 Peer Training!

Posted on November 2, 2023 by admin
May be an image of 3 people and textCongrats on another successful Peer 2 Peer Regional Training! United General’s new P2P Program Director, Olivia Geulich, along with their two Program Assistants and Peer Health Educators, Luke Fincher and Rebecca, inspired the next group of High School Peer Health Educators!
Luke is a Trustee for our Coalition and supports local youth as the lead of Rock Solid, a youth prevention team of the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition, during his college breaks and summers. Luke helped grow the Peer 2 Peer Program in 2020 when the pandemic closed schools. Luke was in high school and saw the need to share this essential information with his peers. Luke pivoted and adapted this material to an online workshop. We are grateful for Luke’s continued support of growing the good in our community!
Peer 2 Peer allows young people to learn prevention science material that will be shared with their peers in their schools and community. Topics covered include Social Norms, Healthy Youth Survey Data, CorrectingMisperceptions about underage substance use, Refusal Skills, Media Literacy, How to spot AI content, and more… We commend those students who spent the day learning and engaging in this training. We also shout out to these college students who continue to lead this training to help pay it forward to the next generation of health advocates.
“If we want health, we must promote health.” Dr. Jeff Linkenbach, Science of the Positive, Montana Institute
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Peer 2 Peer Training Date!

Posted on October 6, 2023 by admin

Tuesday, October 17, 2023     Time: 8:30am-2:30pm  Contact: media@sjipc.org  for details

Here’s the new promotional video for the upcoming Peer 2 Peer Training!
Know a high school student interested in helping others by promoting health?
Our Rock Solid leader, Luke, a college student at WWU is helping teach segments on Social Norms, Media Literacy, How to Cope with Stress and more… Reach out if you want more information. This is a regionaltraining in Anacortes.
This training is for High School students to learn new skills and return to their school community to help teach younger Middle Students what they learned about prevention science. Peer 2 Peer is an effective way to promote health and wellness in our schools and community.
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