Bystander Intervention: This workshop reviews strategies for how youth can intervene when they witness a peer getting bullied. It includes an interactive module where participants can practice applying the skills covered in the presentation. It is most appropriate for middle school and high school aged students. We recommend allocating 90 minutes for this workshop although a modified version could be conducted within a 60 minute timeframe. To schedule this presentation, email Makeda Andargachew at makeda@sipcw.org.

Drug Awareness: This presentation provides an overview of the drug landscape on Staten Island and gives a deep dive into the facts behind the most prevalent substances used among youth. It is most appropriate for students in late middle school and early high school although we can provide this presentation for older youth and providers as well. We recommend allocating 60 minutes for this presentation. To schedule this presentation, email Conner Wieschenberg at conner@sipcw.org.

Media Literacy: This presentation provides an overview of the tactics that companies use to target children when marketing vaping tobacco alcohol and cannabis products. The target audience for this presentation is middle school and high school-aged youth although older audiences have also benefited from this presentation. We recommend allocating 60 minutes for this presentation. To schedule this presentation, email Makeda Andargachew at makeda@sipcw.org.

Parents You Matter: This workshop is geared towards parents and caregivers. It offers suggestions for how parents and caregivers can initiate conversations about mental health and substance use issues with their children. This workshop includes an interactive component where participants can apply the conversation tips they learned in the workshop modules to mock conversations with their children. We recommend allocating 90 minutes for this workshop although a modified version could be conducted in a 60 minute time frame. To schedule this presentation, email Ashley Owen at ashley@sipcw.org.

Question Persuade Refer (QPR): This groundbreaking workshop is designed for anybody in the community who wants to learn skills for how to help somebody who is thinking of suicide and become a “suicide gatekeeper” in the community. The presentation is recommended for ages 14 and up and has a special version that is geared toward youth under age 18. This workshop walks participants through how to use the evidence-based “Question Persuade Refer” method to guide conversations with people who are suicidal and direct them to the appropriate help. It includes an interactive component where participants will be given the opportunity to practice utilizing the QPR suicide gatekeeping method in a mock scenario where someone is indicating suicidal thoughts or gestures. Due to the seriousness of this topic and the density of the content we highly recommend that this workshop be facilitated in person and that 120 minutes is allocated for the full workshop. To schedule this presentation, email Ashley Owen at ashley@sipcw.org.

Trauma and Anti-Racist Practice in Organizations: This workshop is designed for any staff in clinics or community based organizations who provide direct services to individuals or families. It provides historical context for how racism is embedded in institutions and different types of shared trauma impact individuals and groups in our communities today. This workshop includes several interactive components including a section at the end where participants engage in a role-play scenario that generates a problem-solving activity for how to apply anti-racist practice to organizational protocols. We recommend that participants allocate 120 minutes for this workshop. This workshop has been approved by OASAS to offer Continuing Education credits to CASAC’s and CRPA’s. To schedule this presentation, email Ashley Owen at ashley@sipcw.org.

Youth & Emotional Wellness: This presentation provides an overview of the most prevalent mental health issues that youth are currently facing. It provides a specific focus on depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation as these are the three most common mental health concerns reported by youth both locally and nationally. This presentation will cover how to recognize warning signs that a youth might be struggling and how to intervene and direct them to the appropriate care and support system. This presentation can be completed in 60 minutes. To schedule this presentation, email Makeda Andargachew at makeda@sipcw.org.