Health-Related Videos
BWC Program Coordinator Lisa Gibalerio has frequently been interviewed by Mike Crowley for the “Belmont Journal News Now” online series at the Belmont Media Center. Mike and Lisa discuss a variety of topics impacting teens and their parents, focusing on Belmont youth. These short videos include: Mental Health & Wellness, Substance Misuse, Parent Tips, School & Learning, Anti-Racism, COVID-19 Guidance, and Additional Information.
Mental Health & Wellness:
- Talking With Kids About a Parent’s Chronic Illness (5/30/2024)
- Trusted Adults (4/3/2024)
- Top Youth Stressor: Appearance (1/4/2024)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (12/19/2023)
- Overwhelming Stress (9/26/23)
- Teen Mental Health (3/27/23)
- Managing Election Stress (11/3/2020)
- Stress & Teens: Strategies for Supporting our Teens (5/12/20)
- How to Help a Friend with Mental Health Issues During this Stressful Time (4/14/20)
Substance Misuse:
- Cannabis (2/11/2025)
- High Intensity Drinking (1/22/2025)
- Fentanyl (12/2/2024)
- Rohypnol (10/11/2024)
- Teens and Substances (6/13/2024)
- Vaping Review (10/30/2023)
- Social Host Liability Law (06/01/2023)
- Fentanyl Risk (5/22/2023)
- Vaping (2/2/2023)
- Older Teens and Substances (12/17/2021)
- Marijuana Vaping & Youth, with Alexandra Kritikos, PhD Candidate at Brandeis University (12/22/2020)
- Prescription Drugs in the Home (10/27/2020)
- Strategies for Talking with Our Teens About Substances (4/21/2020)
Parent Tips:
- Stranger Danger (3/14/2025)
- Youth Resilience (3/3/2025)
- Internet Safety (2/1/2025)
- Fire Safety (10/24/2024)
- HPV Vaccine for Teens (5/13/2024)
- Teen Defiance: Typical v. Atypical (4/22/2024)
- Sexual Abuse: What To Do and Say (3/21/2023)
- Having Difficult Conversations with Other Parents (2/22/2024)
- Guidance for Parents on Getting Counseling for Children (2/3/2024)
- Teens and Dating (11/9/2023)
- Sexual Abuse (2/27/2023)
- Tips for Sandwich Generation – Caregivers of children and aging parents (12/8/2020)
- Raising a LGBTQ Kid (6/15/20)
- Teens and Sleep (5/19/20)
School & Learning:
- Updated: How to De-Stress Application Process (10/12/23)
- How to De-Stress the College Application Process (11/1/22)
- Guidance for Parents on College Application Process (11/10/2020)
- Exploring Social Emotional Learning (SEL) – Part 2 (10/6/20)
- Exploring Social Emotional Learning (SEL) – Part 1 (9/29/20)
Anti-Racism:
- Hate Speech (11/21/2024)
- Talking Your Child About Racism (10/21/22)
- How to Talk About Racism with Kids (6/22/20)
Additional:
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey Updates 2025 (4/10/2025)
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results (12/7/2023)
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2023 Updates (4/6/2023)
- Summer Jobs & Volunteer Opportunities, with Amy Kirsch of Belmont Helps (6/9/20)
COVID-19 Guidance:
- COVID-19 Updates (8/28/23)
- COVID-19 Updates (11/22/22)
- Pandemic Q&A (12/15/2020)
- Pandemic’s Impact on Kids (12/1/2020)
- Preparing for Thanksgiving during the Pandemic (11/17/2020)
- Safety Tips for Halloween Night (10/20/2020)
- Importance of Getting the Flu Shot (10/13/20)
- Remote Learning: Questions from Parents (9/22/20)
- Guidance for Parents in Supporting Kids with Remote Learning (9/15/20)
- Guidance for Venturing Out as COVID Restrictions Lift (5/26/20)
- Self Care in the Midst of COVID (5/5/20)
- How To Navigate the COVID Cancellations with our Kids (4/28/20)
- Managing Screen Time in the Midst of COVID (4/7/20)
- Managing Anxiety in the Midst of COVID (3/31/20)
