Tip Sheet: Teen Alcohol & Other Drug Use
Find tips on how to talk with your teen about substance misuse and strategies to employ if your teen misuses substances on our Tip Sheet on Teen Alcohol & Other Drug Use created by Madison Tyler, BWC.
Find tips on how to talk with your teen about substance misuse and strategies to employ if your teen misuses substances on our Tip Sheet on Teen Alcohol & Other Drug Use created by Madison Tyler, BWC.
Looking to become a better ally by understanding pronouns and the difference between sex and gender? See our BWC tip sheet on the ABC’s of Sex, Gender, & Gender Identity created by Madison Tyler, BWC.
The Be Center is offering two parent coaching workshops to help parents get support while waiting for treatment to start or to enhance current treatment. The Foundational Parent Workshop starts on June 3rd (4 weeks long) and the Difficult Behaviors Parent Workshop starts on June 8th (5 weeks long). Find out more about the two workshops and register here.
W2B2 Youth Wellness Collaborative, a partnership of Watertown, Waltham, Belmont, and Brookline Youth Coalitions, has created Social Media messaging which offers student-centered strategies for coping and stress. Follow us on Instagram for tips on how to #AddressTheStress! @W2B2YouthWellnessCollaborative and @BelmontWellnessCoalition
The Be Center is offering a parent coaching workshop to help parents get support while waiting for treatment to start or to enhance current treatment. Parents can get more information and register here. The training starts on April 29th, 2021 and is a 4 part for 1.25 hour each.
The Mental Health Stories on our Belmont Wellness Coalition Instagram account is a way for students and community members to share challenges and successes related to mental health. Our goal is to start a conversation on mental health, and how we are not alone and can learn from one another. We aim to share resources and coping skills for those […]
Lisa Gibalerio reminds us that the pandemic isn’t over and that COVID-19 cases are rising in this COVID-19 PSA for the Belmont Media Center. As we go into winter and the holiday season, please do your part by wearing a mask, social distancing, washing your hands, and getting a flu shot.
Sometimes parents want to talk with each other about parenting teens and tweens. The Belmont Wellness Coalition is sponsoring a monthly Zoom meeting to help Belmont parents do just that. The new group will hold meetings on the second Tuesday of the Month, from 6-7 pm on Zoom. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 13. All parents […]
The Belmont Wellness Coalition uses evidence-based education, outreach, and programming to support Belmont youth in: preventing and reducing substance misuse,
understanding and addressing mental health concerns, and encouraging healthy decisions regarding mental and physical health.
For information/questions, contact:
Lisa Gibalerio, MPH
Public Health Educator
Wayside Multi-Service Center
127 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
lisa_gibalerio@waysideyouth.org