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Advice for parents about drugs and alcohol 18 November 2010 PARENTS are being invited back into the classroom for free awareness sessions about drug and alcohol misuse among young people. The Department of Education and Children will be staging two-hour sessions in schools from January 2011. The adults-only sessions are entitled ‘If you don’t talk to your children about drugs and alcohol…who will?’ The first takes place at Castle Rushen High School from 7pm to 9pm on Tuesday 25th January, with others on dates to be advised. Orla O’Donoghue, the Department of Education and Children’s Drug and Alcohol Liaison Officer, will discuss topics such as the drug and alcohol curriculum taught in schools, trends, substance use and the law, risk-taking behaviour among young people, families dynamics and how to talk to children about drug and alcohol use and misuse. Outside speakers will be invited to the meetings. Orla said: ‘We have delivered this programme for a number of years with the support of Care for the Family, although of course we keep upgrading the content as drug and alcohol trends and use change on a regular basis. ‘The feedback we receive from parents is fantastic and encouraging. Parents feel that they do not know enough about drugs and alcohol to discuss the topic with their children, but this programme will supply them with the confidence and knowledge required to support their children and, in particular, teenagers who may be facing difficult pressures and choices.’ The awareness sessions are more compact versions of the eight-hour ‘How to drug proof your kids’ sessions the Department used to run. To book a place call 01624 693836 or email cpdbookings@doe.sch.im For more information about drug and alcohol education, visit http://daa.im More stories >>>
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