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WELCOME TO OUR NOVEMBER E-NEWSLETTER
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Dear *|FNAME|*,
Welcome to our Term 4 newsletter! This will be our final newsletter for 2023 as we approach the end of another school year!
For many parents, this can be a daunting time. Whether your teenager is heading away for Schoolies/Leavers' Week, or they're planning to attend a party to celebrate the end-of-year school holidays with friends, you may feel worried about how you can keep them safe.
It's important for young people to have opportunities to socialise with their peers outside of the school context. However, these events, particularly when they may involve alcohol or other drugs, can increase risk of harm among young people.
In this edition, we'll focus on this end-of school year party season and how parents can navigate teenage parties to minimise the risks involved if hosting these events, as well as ensuring your child is as safe as possible if attending them.
You'll also find new research on young people's behaviours around alcohol and e-cigarettes, plus information on recent changes to vaping regulation in Australia.
For more parenting advice and accurate, up-to-date information to help you talk to your children about drugs and alcohol, visit Positive Choices website below:
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WEBINAR RECORDING: RISK TAKING AND TEENS
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Interested to know why teenagers are more likely to act on impulses and take risks? Looking for strategies to help reduce your teen's risk-taking behaviour around alcohol and other drugs?
Watch our free webinar presented by Paul Dillon from Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia (DARTA), which covers:
- Information on what risk taking and teenage rebellion is.
- Research around why teens are more likely to take risks.
- Practical parenting tips around risk taking and alcohol and other drugs.
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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES
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Schoolies/Leavers' Week: what parents can do to keep their teenager safe
If your teenager is attending Schoolies/Leavers' Week, it's normal to feel worried for their safety and wellbeing. This factsheet offers practical strategies on how to talk to your teen about staying safe and ways that you can support them while they are away.
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Emergency+ app
Emergency+ is a free app developed by Australia’s emergency services and their Government and industry partners. The app uses GPS functionality built into smart phones to identify a caller's location in an emergency. To download the app or find out more information, click here.
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Ensuring your teenager stays safe when they’re attending a party
With end-of year school holidays approaching across Australia, your teen may be looking to attend more parties and gatherings. It's a good idea to arrange to discuss the issues relating to the party with your teenager and the host parents. Find out more here.
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Hosting a teenage party
Does your teen want to host a party or social event during the school holidays? If so, as a parent it's important to plan ahead and know the risks, involve your teen in the planning, and supervise guests at all times. Check out this factsheet for more tips on how to make sure things run smoothly.
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RESOURCES FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
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Did you know that our drug and alcohol information is available in Arrernte, Walrpiri and Torres Strait Islander Creole languages? Positive Choices shares knowledge to help parents and families talk about alcohol and other drugs with young people. We've created resources and information with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to help young people stay strong and safe. Click here to find resources translated in your local language.
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An Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) study found that more Australian adolescents who had permission to drink at home had drunk alcohol in the past month and experienced alcohol-related harms, compared to those without permission. Read more here.
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Earlier this year, the Australian government announced that there would be 'crack down' on e-cigarettes and vaping. But what does that mean? And who will be impacted? This article by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation unpacks these changes to vaping regulation.
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A study led by researchers at the University of Queensland found that young people's exposure and engagement with e-cigarette and tobacco-related content on social media was associated with pro-use attitudes towards e-cigarettes and vaping + increased use of such products. Read more here.
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ORDER YOUR FREE BOOKLETS!
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Looking for tips on how to talk to a young person about alcohol and other drugs? Want to learn more about ways that parents can protect against drug use and related harms? Order your FREE copy of the parents and families booklet today.
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The aim of this e-newsletter is to provide our subscribers with information about drug prevention resources, and to share relevant news and events.
Please help us spread the word by forwarding this newsletter to other parents and families within your networks, and encourage them to subscribe here.
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