Next Wednesday, April 21, at 6 pm, Ypsilanti Community Schools will co-host a town hall meeting with brief updates from the district and mental health resources for students, parents, and community members.

Anti-trans bills have been introduced in all these states in 2021: AL AR AZ CT FL GA HI IA IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NH NJ OH OK PA RI SC SD TN TX UT WI WV In today's @NYTimes, we're calling on corporate leaders to do more to defeat these bills & protect trans lives.

As MOST youth in Livingston County have not used marijuana in the past 30 days, we need to continue to talk to youth about the harms of marijuana use! Visit talksooner.org, cdc.gov/marijuana/inde…, and teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/mar…. #PreventionWorks #lcca

Today is GLSEN's #DayOfSilence—a call to action to create more inclusive school communities for queer youth. We are proud of those participating and hopeful that every educator will consider ways to foster true inclusion. Consider these practices. learningforjustice.org/magazine/publi…

The MOST Mental Health Rally is this Saturday! We have Hannah Palmer, founder of The Sunflower Project speaking to youth and attendees about mental health! Check out her awesome non-profit and how she is helping those with mental health concerns. sunflower-project.org

Looking forward to it as WELL!

Just Awesome! The Entire Riverside and Klager Student Body participate with the Annual Manchester Community Schools Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously)! Thank you Ms. Supers, Mr. Pinhey, our Partners from 5 Healthy Towns, and our Klager/Riverside PTO! #GoDutch

Thank you LCCA for all of your prevention efforts in our CommUNITY!

🗓️ Today's #NPW2021 theme is Preventing Illicit Drug Use and Youth Marijuana Use. This fact sheet for teens: • Provides facts about #marijuana • Describes short- and long-term effects • Dispels common myths store.samhsa.gov/product/Tips-f…

I will oppose these cruel bills to create a gender-police force for high-school athletics. Can you imagine the enforcement on this? This is an unnecessary fix to a non-existent problem. amp.detroitnews.com/amp/7421445002…

“We owe our students health education experiences that challenge them to consider the complexities of health and their strengths — and give them space to develop an understanding of their role in impacting the health of themselves and their community.” blog.shapeamerica.org/2021/06/the-ev…

The LCCA is providing information on how many prescription and pills are distributed in Livingston County from 2017-2020. We ask that if you have any pills that are expired or unused in your house please dispose of them in any Big Red Barrel in our county!

The Ypsilanti District Library will be hosting an informative presentation aimed on educating young people on substance abuse and addiction, tomorrow, Tuesday Nov. 30 at 6 pm. Please see the flyer for additional information.

Health and PE teachers:

Register now…. SHAPE MIchigan’s Virtual Conference- Winter Wonderland II. Another outstanding lineup of presenters…register at shapemichigan.us. Only 10.00 and presentations will be accessible afterwards!

Presenters, TY! ⁦@MichiganSHCA⁩ ⁦Paul Liabenow⁩ ⁦Lisa Jo Gagliardi, LJ Gagliardi, LLC⁩ ⁦MCISD_MentalHealthMatters⁩ ⁦@PhillipsKnope⁩ ⁦SHAPE Michigan⁩ ⁦Laurie Bechhofer⁩ ⁦@MsHarveyMPH⁩ ⁦@staceysills⁩ ⁦CATCH Global Foundation⁩ ⁦@health4hire⁩ ⁦@DrRebeccaHasson⁩