Belmont Wellness Coalition and Watertown Youth Coalition, with Lt. Dan Unsworth of the Watertown Police Department are hosting a free NARCAN training on October 17, 2022 from 6-7pm at the Watertown Free Public Library. See flyer for details!
Click here to view our summer newsletter! Here you will find our 2021-2022 Year in Review, resources and tip sheets for parents and teens and news on upcoming events and workshops!
The Belmont Wellness Coalition’s Parenting Group will be starting up again for this academic year on Wednesday, September 21st from 7-8pm on Zoom. Following monthly meetings will be held on the last Wednesday of the month. The first group will focus on a Back-to-School Check-in and parents will decide next months’ topics, including vaping, sleep, and bullying. Email Lisa at […]
To follow-up on data from the Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) administered to Middle and High School students Spring 2021, BWC created and distributed a survey for parents of Middle and High School students in March 2022. The survey received 295 responses. Parents responded to questions relating to their opinions and perceptions of teen use of marijuana, alcohol, nicotine, and […]
This article originally appeared in the Belmontonian on November 15, 2021, written by Franklin B. Tucker, and features Belmont Wellness Coalition’s Lisa Gibalerio. Read the original article here. Jamal Saeh was shocked by what he had heard. In March, 89 high school students and 56 middle schoolers in Belmont told health professionals that in the past year they had gone […]
This article originally appeared in the Belmont Citizen-Herald on April 17, 2020 and features Belmont Wellness Coalition’s Lisa Gibalerio. Chenery seventh-grader Sophia Edrington Martinez was excited to play a lead role in the Chenery spring musical, “High School Musical, Jr.” and had a solo in an a capella concert March 21. Both performances were cancelled. She was also going to […]
Learn how to support your child’s health and well-being by promoting healthy sleep habits: The Importance of Sleep for Youth Brain Development
Tuesday, May 3rd, 7-8pm on Zoom
Learn how to support LGBTQ+ YouthWednesday, April 27th, 7-8pm on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81577946616
The Belmont Wellness Coalition is busy this Spring putting on workshops for parents and youth! Check out what we are up to: High School Seniors and Parents Workshop on Substance Use Prevention (mandatory event to attend Senior events)Tuesday, April 26th, 6-7pm on Zoom Parenting Group with the LGBTQ+ Alliance – Learn how to support LGBTQ+ YouthWednesday, April 27th, 7-8pm on […]
For info/questions, contact:
Lisa Gibalerio, MPH
Public Health Educator
Wayside Multi-Service Center
127 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: (617) 284-2649
lisa_gibalerio@waysideyouth.org