The Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition’s First Student Support Card survey results were revealed to an audience over over 100 attendees on October 19, 2010. Indian Valley was mentored by Upper Bucks Healthy Community Healthy Youth (UBHCHY) Coalition, and used funding from a recent grant from the federal Drug Free Communities Support Programs of $150,000.
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‘Digital drugs’ can send youth down a dangerous path
As digital drugs, also known as “i-dosing,” has popped up in some parts of the nation, drug experts and school officials are warning parents to beware. Last year, students at Mustang High School, OK, who appeared to be high were sent to the principal’s office, where they claimed they’d tried something called “i-dosers.”
Second Prescription Drug Take-Back Scheduled for November 13, 2010
Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth (UBHCHY) Coalition together with justCommunity, Inc. is proud to announce a second Prescription Drug Take-Back day scheduled for Saturday, November 13, 2010.
Foundations Community Partnership Provides Grants to 12 Non-Profits Through Partnership in Youth Services Awards
Over 150 community service leaders, non-profit organizations, and local governmental leaders attended the Foundations Community Partnership (www.fcpartnership.org) “Partnership in Youth Services” luncheon ceremony held at the Doylestown Country Club in Doylestown yesterday.
Results of the First Annual Drug Take Back
The first ever nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back event was held on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Multiple locations throughout Upper Bucks County were manned by police officers, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration, board members, staff and volunteers of Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition. Thousands of pounds of unused, unwanted prescription drugs were turned in to secure deposit centers provided by the DEA to help curb the prescription drug misuse and abuse problem with teens and young adults in the local area.
Click the image below to see a video of the event on Channel 69 News, WFMZ-TV.
justCommunity, Inc. and UBHCHY Coalition Partner with DEA for Inaugural Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is partnering with government, public health, community, and law enforcement partners on a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative which seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft.
Time to Talk? Time To Text!
It’s back-to-school time…a stressful time for kids and teens as they’re faced with new academic challenges and social pressures. Research from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America shows the number one reason teens report for trying drugs is to help them handle school-related pressures.
UBHCHY Coalition Supports 'Parents Who Host Lose the Most' Campaign
For the third year, the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition is sponsoring the Parents Who Host Lose the Most campaign in Upper Bucks County. During the month of June 2010, letters were mailed to parents of high school students from Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown high schools informing them about the campaign.
Everybody isn’t doing it! Youth Summit spills the facts on underage drinking.
For youth, perception is reality when it comes to fitting in with their peers. So, finding out that everybody isn’t doing it…is huge!
Fact or fiction? Most teens are not drinking.
FACT.
The 2010 Student Support Card Released
justCommunity, Inc., is the coordinating agency and fiscal agent for the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) which conducts biennial youth surveys in local high schools.