CARE is Here for You! Greetings readers! This summer is like no other as we are collectively experiencing many changes and challenges in our daily lives and in our communities. And yet, the hot summer air, the bright sun, the blooming flowers, they all remind us that we are also capable of being [...]
CARE is Here for You! Greetings readers! This month is the National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. In Arizona, there are organizations that serve teens with programs and supportive measures with the focus on promoting healthy relationships and decision-making skills for teens. Organizations have created easily accessible ways to continue supporting the community to serve youth, [...]
Touchstone and the CARE Coalition have partnered with Rick Griffin, Director of Training and Curriculum, Community Resilience Initiative once again to provide this virtual training. Mr. Griffin was the Keynote speaker of 2019 Beyond this moment: Building Community Resilience Conference The science is clear regarding the short-term and long-term effects of [...]
Greetings readers! This month we dive into Healthy Family Strategies. It has been a couple of weeks since we’ve had the collective experience of spending a lot more time with cohabitant(s) – be it our children, parents, siblings, roommates, spouse, etc. By now you may have created a daily routine that has worked, or [...]
We are excited to partner with Arizona Youth Partnership’s Starting Out Right program! They provide free education and support to pregnant and parenting youth under 21 and offer many ways to connect if you or someone you know needs support. Referrals can be made on their website at azyp.org The goal of the [...]
Greetings Readers! As our daily lives and routines have drastically shifted, changes and uncertainty have the capacity to overwhelm our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. As a parent, having to care for other’s needs, be it children and structuring their daily schoolwork, keeping them entertained, caring for our elderly family members, personal responsibilities; or perhaps [...]
Greetings Readers! Happy Summer! I am so excited to start this summer off by spreading awareness about the rising popularity of vaping! This month, you will be reading on vaping marijuana/cannabis infused oils amongst our youth. As you may already know, marijuana usage affects the mind of youth in many ways today. The brain continues [...]
Greetings readers! It is finally May, which means that youth will be out of school before you know it. Before the summer starts, I urge you to stay updated on what's trending in vaping with the youth. Since the popularity of e-cigarettes continues to rise amongst teens, there is a higher likelihood of their increased [...]
Followers; To eat or not to eat? That is the question. The re-invention of marijuana has gotten extremely creative. Marijuana being transferred to food substances is not new, however the rise in consumption has been the trending topic among the young far west community. For this month’s blog we will learn the effects marijuana has [...]
The New Year is here, and you know how the saying goes “New Year, New Me.” Its time to set new year resolutions along with new goals. There are new trends rising and old gadgets being re-invented. The latest gadget being redefined is the traditional cigarettes. Today are now known as e-cigarettes. Although e-cigarettes have [...]
