YOUth Positively Speaking

YOUth Positively Speaking has joined with the Partnership For Health to create this Mental Health Mini Series! Today's episode focuses on maintaining health over the summer; physically, nutritionally and mentally! FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

YOUth Positively Speaking has joined with the Partnership For Health to create this Mental Health Mini Series! Today's episode focuses on climate change and how climate disasters can impact the mental health of our communities.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Dr. Dennis Flores of Penn Medicine Nursing to talk to parents about the changed parental landscape for both LGBTQ parents and parents of straight, heteronormative children. Dr. Flores' research is focused on articulating the family's role as a proximal sexuality and mental health resource for adolescents who identify as LGBTQ+.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/ YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Dr. Dennis Flores of Penn Medicine Nursing to talk to parents about the importance of preventative health for LGBTQ+. youth. Dr. Flores' research is focused on articulating the family's role as a proximal sexuality and mental health resource for adolescents who identify as LGBTQ+.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/ YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Dr. Dennis Flores of Penn Medicine Nursing to talk to parents about how to navigate talking about relationships with LGBTQ+ youth. Dr. Flores' research is focused on articulating the family's role as a proximal sexuality and mental health resource for adolescents who identify as LGBTQ+.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/ YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Dr. Dennis Flores of Penn Medicine Nursing to talk to parents about how to navigate the coming out process with your teen. Dr. Flores' research is focused on articulating the family's role as a proximal sexuality and mental health resource for adolescents who identify as LGBTQ+.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/ YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

YOUth Positively Speaking has joined with the Partnership For Health to create this Mental Health Mini Series! This episode focuses on school avoidance and what parents need to know to help their students who may be struggling.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

YOUth Positively Speaking has joined with the Partnership For Health to create this Mental Health Mini Series! Today's episode focuses on anxiety and what parents need to know to help their students who may be struggling.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin answer questions submitted by Hunterdon County Youth Members about drugs and alcohol.If you are a person with a loved one who has a substance use disorder the Sharing the Hope Family Support Center can help- https://njprevent.com/family-support-center/If you are a person struggling with your substance use the Open Door Recovery Center has peer coaches who are here to help- https://njprevent.com/open-door-recovery/FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Lesley and Peggy are joined by Kerri Rhodes, a mother and mental health professional who lost her son to an opioid overdose, on their mini-series Action to Avoid Opioid Addiction. This mini-series will take an in depth look at the opioid epidemic, alternative pain management options, and we will be educating on other topics such as legislation like the NOPAIN Act. To take action visit https://nonopioidchoices.org/action-center/FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Dr. Joseph Smith, an anesthesiologist from Inova Loudoun Hospital, on their mini-series Action to Avoid Opioid Addiction. This mini-series will take an in depth look at the opioid epidemic, alternative pain management options, and we will be educating on other topics such as legislation like the NOPAIN Act. FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by youth member Amy to talk about underage drinking and driving with Isai Fuentes from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Since 1980 when a mother lost her daughter to a drunk driver MADD has been at the forefront of stopping drunk driving, supporting the victims of this violent crime and preventing underage drinking.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Meghan Moore are joined by Hunterdon County Doctor Cindy Barter from Hunterdon Healthcare on their new mini-series Action to Avoid Opioid Addiction. This mini-series takes an in depth look at the opioid epidemic, alternative pain management options, and we will be educating on other topics such as legislation like the NOPAIN Act. FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by youth members Jasmin and Alyssa to talk about vaping with Michelle Mercure from the American Lung Association. For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November.  The Great American Smokeout is an opportunity for people who smoke to commit to healthy, smoke -free lives – not just for a day, but year round.To learn more about this event visit their website at https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.htmlFOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by youth members Sabih and Bryce to talk about the newest drug trend in our area, Delta-8 THC. Dorothy Chaney joins to to give us more information about this THC product and how it has become widely available in communities like ours.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Chris Fox from Voices for Non-opioid Choices on their new mini-series Action to Avoid Opioid Addiction. This mini-series will take an in depth look at the opioid epidemic, alternative pain management options, and we will be educating on other topics such as legislation like the NOPAIN Act. FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

We are celebrating the podcast's 1 year anniversary! On October 1 of 2020 Paige and Erin launched their first episode. One year later the podcast has grown and changed and in this episode you'll hear a year in review and a sneak peak into the future of YOUth Positively Speaking.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Dawn Hale, founder of Dawn Hale Coaching, to talk about how recovery and substance use is a spectrum with many ways to focus on alcohol recovery.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Tonia Ahern to talk about her son Rory and his struggles with substance use disorder and mental illness. We remember Rory and others who we have lost to overdose in this episode, which airs on International Overdose Awareness Day. FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by youth members Jasmin and Sabih to talk about marijuana with Laura Stack from Johnny's Ambassadors. To join the #stopdabbing walk use the link here- https://p2p.onecause.com/stopdabbing2021/homeFOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by youth members Bryce and Elizabeth to talk about opioids with Jerri Collevechio from the Safe Communities Coalition. There have been 1096 overdose deaths in New Jersey so far this year. For more information please visit the NJ Cares website- https://www.njoag.gov/programs/nj-cares/FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Sasha Condas to talk about her Adverse Childhood Experiences and how they impacted her childhood and life now as an adult. We also discuss what we can do as a community to support those with ACEs.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Karen Widico and Penni Trionfo to talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences and how they impact children and adults. We also discuss what we can do as a community to support those with ACEs and how prevention methods are an important key in protecting our youth.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Drew Firman and together they talk about what Drew's experiences have been being gay and trans.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth members, Max and Kayla to talk about their experiences as members of the LGBTQ Community. To help us understand building inclusive communities Kaylyn Bettencourt, a student social worker, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth members, Mikey and Alexis to talk about their experiences and why language matters. To help us understand language in the recovery community, Jennifer Denlinger, a family support advocate, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth members, Delaina and Ashley to talk about celebrating prom and graduation safely. We discuss what parties look like for prom and what our youth know about staying safe if they choose to drink alcohol.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by featured youth member, Erica to talk about mental health and substance use disorders. To help us understand mental health and Substance Use, Larry Cartwright, the President of NAMI of Hunterdon, and Rocky Schwartz, the Family support Coordinator at the Family Support Center, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...​https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...​YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin speak with Christine in this episode about her struggles with mental illness and substance use.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...​https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...​YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin discuss fentanyl in this episode. To help us understand fentanyl, Frank Crisologo, Chief of Detectives at the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...​https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...​YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Patty Rice to hear her story about her siblings who both died of a heroin overdose.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...​https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...​YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined again by Evelyn Piazza and Lesley Gabel to talk about how the culture around hazing needs to change. This episode is a part 2 to the previous episode Tim's Story. Thank you to our listeners for encouraging us to continue this conversation.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...​https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...​YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by Evelyn Piazza as she tells the story of her son Tim who died from an alcohol related hazing incident at Penn State University. To further the conversation Lesley Gabel, Project Director of Positive YOUth, joins us and tells her own story about how her brother was also affected by hazing. FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...​https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...​YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth, Nora and Jasmin to talk about how alcohol use affects the body. To help us understand the effects of alcohol, Dr. Christopher West, a medical resident from Hunterdon Medical Center, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...​https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...​YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

This is the first episode of our new segment Stories from the Street! Hear from the Cohen family as they tell their story about getting bagels and finding a woman who had overdosed in her car. FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth, Demitri and Grace to talk about how being a member of a faith based community has helped them live a drug free life. To help us understand faith, Father A., one of the faith leaders at St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church, joins us.A special thank you to our partner for this episode One Voice of Hunterdon County. One Voice of Hunterdon is a community coalition that uses collaboration with faith  communities to address social issues. The Mission of One Voice is to bring together law enforcement and community partners with local faith communities in order to have “one voice” to address substance misuse prevention & recovery, especially for youth and other pressing issues that affect the health and safety of the community. The Primary Focus of One Voice is to utilize the protective factor of faith to prevent youth substance misuse. FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Happy New Year! Paige and Erin are excited to give you this brief update about YOUth Positively Speaking. We reflect about the past year and the many things to come in 2021!FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Happy Holidays! Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth, Olivia and Kelly to talk about their first semester away at college and what substance use looks like at college.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth, Delaina and Ian to talk about how underage drug and alcohol use on social media can affect a college decision or acceptance. To help us understand the college admission process, Susan Makowski, the Director of Undergraduate and Transfer Admissions at Rider University, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth, Bryce and Amy to talk about how Marijuana is affecting our bodies and communities. To help us understand Marijuana, Diane Litterer, the CEO and Executive Director of the New Jersey Prevention Network, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositiv...https://www.instagram.com/youth_posit...YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing

Paige and Erin are joined by two featured youth, Luke and Nora to talk about how back to school stress is different now than before. To help us understand stress Lindsay Miskiewicz, a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Clinical Coordinator for the Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program at the Hunterdon Medical Center, joins us.FOLLOW UShttps://www.facebook.com/YOUthPositivelySpeakinghttps://www.instagram.com/youth_positively_speaking/YOUth Positively SpeakingPositive YOUth is an initiative focused on building county wide capacity to reduce substance misuse among youth 9-20 years old. In this monthly podcast the team speaks to youth about what is going on in their lives and ways to better help youth.Positive YOUth Podcast STAFFProgram Director - Lesley GabelProgram Coordinator - Erin CohenMulti-media Specialist - Paige Ewing