drug crisis
School-Based Health: Combating the Drug Crisis
FacebookChildren living with parents with substance use disorder have specific needs to help them cope, adapt, and thrive. Join us to discuss the collaborative approach school-based health center staff and school health staff take to address the health care needs of this often-overlooked demographic
Try These Five Things
ZoomHow can communities help address the needs of kids affected by the drug crisis? They can try these five things-- identified and prioritized by you. Help us articulate these ideas into a final report that we'll widely disseminate within our communities and with policymakers.
Project Update: Kids and the Drug Crisis
ZoomIn 2020, Think Kids launched a new initiative to better address the unmet needs of kids affected by the drug epidemic on the community level. It's a grassroots, ground-up approach to the continuing challenges our kids face— issues often left unaddressed. While our focus is on a six-county area— Boone, Read more…
Family Treatment Courts for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
YouTubeFamily treatment courts, also known as family drug courts, use a multidisciplinary approach to serve families who enter the child welfare system due to familial substance use disorders. They're relatively new to West Virginia and currently only run in certain counties. Join us to learn about where they are, what Read more…