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Dear <<First Name>>,
Our last full month of summer is here! What are doing to enjoy it? Are you anxious or are your children anxious about the "new norm" coming this fall for school?
In this week's newsletter, please take a few minutes to check out our Featured News & Resources, full of suggestions on how to ease the angst.
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COHASSET-WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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Cohasset-We Need Your Help!!! Please take this brief, less than 2 minute, survey. This survey is for all Cohasset residents, to provide feedback on a potential youth center. We need to collect 500 responses.
A Town-wide effort is needed to understand how we can best serve the needs of Cohasset now, and in the future!
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GOALS FOR TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT ALCOHOL
(PART 2)
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Research shows the most important facts in prevention is having a health conversation with your children about alcohol and other drugs before they are exposed.
To view a full-size printable version of this infographic, please click here.
For a full-size printable version of the Part 1 infographic, please click here.
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 For the summer, our newsletter will be sent out bi-weekly on Thursday evenings. Please check your inbox for our next newsletter on August 20th. |
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I WAS A SCREEN-TIME EXPERT. THEN THE CORONAVIRUS HAPPENED.
By Anya Kamenetz, The New York Times, July 2020
 An author reflects on her pre-pandemic pronouncements about children’s technology use and offers new advice, like focus on feelings, not screens.
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CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH SHELF-AND 8 OTHER TIPS TO CALM ANXIOUS KIDS
By Amy Packham, Huffington Post UK, July 2020
 "Keep feel-good movies, motivational quote books, treasured photos, stress toys and soft blankets all together somewhere your child can access them whenever they need a boost. If a shelf isn’t practical, you could use a box, drawer or suitcase."
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29% OF MASS NURSING HOMES REFUSE PATIENTS WHO’VE USED OPIOIDS, STUDY FINDS
By Martha Bebinger, WBUR, July 2020
 “Twenty-nine percent of nursing facilities in Massachusetts refused to take patients in 2018 who had a history of drug use and needed post-hospital care. The findings are in a study out of Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction. Researchers said they were surprised to see ‘do not take people who use drugs’ or ‘do not accept methadone patients’ in comments explaining why skilled nursing and rehab centers rejected a referral.”
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WORKING FROM HOME GIVES MOTHERS NO BREAK
By Stephanie Ebbert, Boston Globe Staff, August 2020
 “Mothers working from home during April and May reported feeling anxious, depressed, and lonely at significantly higher rates than fathers, who actually experienced less anxiety when working from home. Men, conversely, reported much higher levels of hopelessness when they were unemployed.”
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FDA NOTIFIES COMPANIES TO REMOVE FLAVORED DISPOSABLE E-CIGARETTES AND YOUTH-APPEALING E-LIQUIDS FROM MARKET FOR NOT HAVING REQUIRED AUTHORIZATION
Press Release, US Food & Drug Administration, July 2020
 “These new actions are part of the FDA’s ongoing, aggressive effort to act against illegally marketed tobacco products amid the public health crisis of youth e-cigarette use in America. The agency is particularly concerned about the appeal of flavored, disposable e-cigarettes to youth and continues to monitor all available data.”
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COHASSET YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
INFORMATIONAL ORIENTATION
August 25th, 12pm
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PLEASE JOIN COHASSET YOUTH AMBASSADORS FOR AN INFORMATIONAL ORIENTATION VIRTUALLY ON AUGUST 25TH AT 12:00PM.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Cohasset Youth Ambassador Program, and have your questions answered. Parents welcome!! Registration Required.
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*Please note this is not the Cohasset Youth Ambassador program registration. This registration is required to attend the informational orientation only.
To register for the 2020-21 Cohasset Youth Ambassador Program, please visit our website or CLICK HERE.
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ABOUT COHASSET YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM:
Cohasset Youth Ambassadors (CYA) is a program under the umbrella of Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition. This youth-led program builds leadership skills, raises awareness around health issues affecting the Cohasset community, and facilitates lasting peer relationships. Open to students grades 7 & up.
This is a great opportunity for students to encourage good choices for their peers, while demonstrating leadership (think college applications). Projects, presentations, health education, community service, while encouraging substance misuse prevention will give participants knowledge and skills for life.
For more information, please visit www.safeharborcohasset.org/volunteer/cya
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2020 ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
August 31st, 6:45pm
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Please join Safe Harbor & Paul Pratt Memorial Library for our International Overdose Awareness Annual Candlelight Vigil Monday, August 31st, 6:45-8pm on Cohasset Common.
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Special Guest Speakers Rev. Karen Bailey-Francois, Second Congregational Church, Annemarie Whilton, Chair, Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition, and Christen Poole, Community Member. Music Performed By Students Lauren Ravanesi & Mateo Reyes.
In preparation for the Vigil, we invite family & friends who have lost loved ones to the disease to send pictures to Nicole Balaschi at nbalaschi@cohassetma.org. We will be displaying them in remembrance at our vigil.
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(Please Click on Image Above for a Full Size, Printable PDF Version)
Masks Required. Public Welcome. Guests are expected to practice safe social distancing by standing a minimum of 6ft apart.
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NEED HELP? You Are Not Alone!
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Please CLICK HERE to Find Help With:
- Locating Mental Health Provider
- Suicide Prevention Help For Yourself or Someone Else
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Treatment Recovery Support
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