Substance Use & Prevention

Health Education Standards - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (California Department of Education)

Stanford REACH Lab's Prevention and Intervention Toolkits: Substance use prevention and intervention curricula for high school, middle school, and elementary school students. Includes the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit, Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit, Safety First Comprehensive Drug Education Curriculum (high school only), and Healthy Futures intervention curriculum.

Screenagers: Under the Influence Film:   All public middle and high schools in Marin County have FREE access to the film, which explores the impacts of the digital world on youth's  decision-making in relation to substances such as vaping, drugs, and alcohol.  For more information about how to access the Screenagers platform or ways to utilize the films in your classes or community, please contact Ally Constantino.

Talk. They Hear You.   |  Hable. Ellos escuchan.  :  Resources for educators, administrators, and other school professionals doing substance use prevention work with parents and caregivers.

Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention - Information and Resources (California Department of Education)

Let's Talk and Let's Start Talking Booklets: Available in both English and Spanish, these booklets for parents/caregivers of both middle and high school students give an overview of various substances, review substance use trends specific to Marin County, and include tips for speaking to youth about substances.

Let's Talk and Let's Start Talking Community Discussions: Held throughout the school year in both English and Spanish, these discussions center around youth mental health and underage substance use and feature guest facilitators and topic experts.

Raising the Bar - Parent Toolkit:  This toolkit empowers parents to confidently navigate conversations about substance use. The toolkit dispels common myths around youth substance use, offers practical conversation scripts, and provides guidance for hosting safe, enjoyable gatherings. 

Teen Vaping - What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know - This website, created by the TUPE Capacity Building Project, provides conversation starters, information about warning signs, and additional tools to help guide family discussions around vaping.

Talk. They Hear You. | Hable. Ellos escuchan:  Resources to help parents and caregivers start and maintain conversations about the risks of youth substance use.