Shelly Warren, MSW, LICSW

Substance Use Response Coordinator

swarren@longmeadow.k12.ma.us

565-4220, ext 2456

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My role…

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• Confidential counseling for students, consults for parents
• Support prevention and education in the district
• Coordinate Peer Leadership Program
• School Climate Survey
• Supervise CLOSE Community DFC Grant

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My website: https://sites.google.com/a/longmeadow.k12.ma.us/swarrenpractice/

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Common Points of Clarification…

• Student or parent access to me is confidential and is not reported to Administration, MIAA, Athletic Director, Counselors or Teachers.

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• MIAA encourages students to ask for help, and does not penalize that.

CLOSE Community

Coalition of Longmeadow Organizing Substance Education in the Community

Paul McNeil: Coalition Coordinator

pmcneil@longmeadow.k12.ma.us

https://closecommunity.org/

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• Works with partners from 12 sectors in the community

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Red=MA YRBS

ENDS=electronic nicotine delivery system

LHS Student Use of

Cannabis Concerns

1. Impaired driving
2. THC Toxicity or Tainted or Synthetic?
1. CT warning, Use of Naloxone to Treat Toxicity
3. Cannabinoid Hyperemesis, Cannabis Induced Psychosis, Acute Toxicity
4. Daily Use Among Students: 3%

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Fentanyl and Increased Overdoses

DEA: One Pill Can Kill Campaign

Be prepared…get trained and carry Narcan

Link to Info from CLOSE Community Website

CLOSE Community One Pager from 2021

Recent and ongoing…

Rick Cresta: Cannabis, What’s the Big Deal?

Health Class Visits: 9th, 11th and 12th Grades

– Upcoming focus on overdose risks, fentanyl and naloxone training

• Recovery panels

Action Civics Projects: 3 class sections are focusing on the Opiate Epidemic

January 20th: CLOSE Community Meeting

January 27th: Emotions 101

February 10th: Hey Kiddo! Book Discussion at Storrs