It's Giving Tuesday - Please con$ider ARCH

December 1, 2015

Vol 5, Issue 3

One of two presentations for parents this month...

Just Talk About It

Thursday, December10, 2015

7-9 pm @Conestoga High School

ARCH, along with Conestoga High School, invites parents and teens to join Minding Your Mind in a discussion on mental health education. Topics addressed will include anxiety, depression, self-harm, substance abuse, and the difference between positive and negative coping mechanisms. The event will be facilitated by Sheila Gillin, LCSW, Clinical Director for Minding Your Mind; and feature Minding Your Mind speakers, Carl Antisell and Jackie Ricciardi;Conestoga Mental Health Specialists will be available to discuss support systems in place.

All Conestoga juniors and seniors will attend this presentation in an assembly on December 10 during the school day. The evening presentation is open to all parents. You are welcome to bring teens who are interested but will not have seen the assembly at school. Link to the flyer.

The 2nd presentation for parents this month...

Parenting in the Age of Social Media

Monday, December 14, 2015

9-10:30 am @VF Middle School
7-8:30 pm @T/E Middle School

A screening of "Being13: Inside the Secret World of Teens" (CNN 2015) with follow-up presentations that include strategies for navigating this topic with children, the Digital Citizenship curriculum in T/E and we will conclude with an opportunity for Q&A. All are welcome to this ARCH event. Link to the flyer.

Getting to know the topics...

Breaking the Silence through Education

Minding Your Mind speakers deliver powerful and effective messages of inspiration and hope based on their shared journeys in coping with mental health issues. Their real life accounts help to reduce the stigma and destructive behaviors often associated with mental health issues and illness. MYM website

Meet Jackie - one of our speakers.

Getting to know the topics...

Being 13: Inside the Secret World of Teens

In October, "Anderson 360 (CNN)" aired a documentary about teens and social media - specifically their addiction to cell phones and all the apps and features found on their phones.

Link to CNN info about the documentary.

Here's what's trending on ARCH Facebook

Popular ARCH Facebook posts...

OCT 6, 2015 (more than 1,000 people reached) #Being13 on CNN last night... "Just making an effort to monitor ... link

NOV 2 (860 reached) Last night's 60 Minutes aired a segment entitled "Heroin in the Heartland" and talked about how prevalent this drug now is in the suburbs. Tredyffrin is no exception... link

NOV 5 (779 reached) Why does my tween / teen seem crazy? For starters their brain won't be done growing or fully developed until around the age of 25... link

OCT 2 (687 reached) Talk. Talk. TALK. Parents may feel anything they say to their teen goes in one ear and out the other. In fact, parents do influence teens' drinking decisions... link

NOV 3 (599 reached) This law varies by state. In Pennsylvania know that... "As a parent, you cannot give alcohol to your teen or your teen's friends who are under the age of 21 under ANY circumstance, even in your own home, even with their parent's permission. Further, you cannot knowingly allow a person under 21 to remain in your home or on your property while consuming or possessing alcohol."... link

NOV 10 (539 reached) A Dr. Oz undercover investigation: Why painkillers are leading to a nationwide problem with addiction; How easy it is to get pain meds; and Why it's destroying America... link

Got Drugs?

Both Easttown AND Tredyffrin Township Buildings have permanent disposal bins

Easttown Township building - 566 Beaumont Rd, Devon
Tredyffrin Township building -1100 Duportail Rd, Berwyn

These permanent disposal bins provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

www.archcares.org

Area Residents Caring and Helping, Inc.

We are a coalition of parents, educators and community members committed to promoting the well being of youth in Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships. We serve as a resource to families as they help their children form a positive self-image, make healthy choices, and reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD).

ARCH is a non-profit corporation and is a designated recipient of United Way funds.

Our United Way number is # 03901.