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In Connecticut, schools have no mandate to teach about human sexuality. Simply listen to the news and it is understandable why many avoid the topic, and cover only the barest overview of puberty, pregnancy and HIV prevention. Research, however, has been clear. Comprehensive sexual health education leads to delayed sexual activity, reduces teen pregnancy and the transmission of STIs more effectively than abstinence-only education does.
When it comes to screen time and social media, the research being done is clear: tweens and young teens that spend time on social media are at greater risk for several mental health issues including suicidal ideation, depression, low self-esteem and anxiety. So, what is the answer?
Do you have a youth or teen in your life who struggles with a mental health issue? Would you like to feel more confident in your ability to support them and get them the help they need?
The Youth Service Bureau is excited for the start of a new school year.
The Granby Youth Service Bureau is proud to be working in cooperation with SAMSA’s Talk: They Hear You campaign to help parents begin and sustain conversations with their children that will help significantly reduce underage substance abuse. From elementary to high school, these conversations can make a powerful difference in our children’s long-term health and wellbeing.
The Youth Action Council is a leadership and community service group of high school students. For over a decade, YAC has lived up to its mission of making Granby a better place for youth by focusing on providing safe, fun events for kids in elementary and middle school.
Are you, or do you know, a high school student with access to after-school transportation who might like to pick up some extra cash next winter?
Join us for a discussion of the latest information coming from sources such as Yale’s just-completed $10 million grant exploring the risks associated with vaping. Join an exchange of ideas on how best to curb this latest trend amongst our youth.
It isn’t uncommon to hear comments about the flaws older generations find in the next. Human beings don’t like change, and of course what represents change more than the “youth of today” (used to describe the youth of the 50’s, 70’s or 2010’s!)
For Tweens and young teens:
Too old for day camp but still bored? Try four-week Circle programs.
Boys: Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., and Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m., beginning July 17
Girls: Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning July 16
For Boys: Ages 9-14 Blending outside play, hiking and games with some guided self-exploration participants will examine competition, bullying, emotions and being a boy, the unspoken rules of being a boy, the expectations of being a boy vs.