Building Supportive Relationships for Students to Address Gambling and Other Addictions

Category: Building Supportive Relationships
Time: Saturday, March 18, 11:00am-12:30pm
Room: A-5

Hosted by the Connecticut Association of Schools

This workshop will describe a model to build and retain a funded community partnership that addresses gambling among our youth. Participants will have a better understanding of how to recognize gambling as a critical issue for today’s youth; how to initiate a student-driven model that works; how to develop student leaders; how to create and sustain a community base partnership; how to seek and retain support and funding; and how to improve school morals.

Presenter(s) for this Session:

Laura Ferrante Fernandes
Assistant Principal
Masuk High School
Monroe, CT

Jan Laster
Prevention Partnership Director
Regional Youth Adult Substance Abuse Project
Bridgeport, CT

Jonathan Fernandez
Masuk High School
Monroe, CT

Brian Miller
Masuk High School
Monroe, CT

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