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Teens for Healthy Youth Induction 2025-2026

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Invocation from Pastor Lawson

LCAHY Faith-Based CIA & Board Member

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Teens for Healthy Youth is an initiative of the LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth (LCAHY). �

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Drug-Free Community Grant Recipient

  • LCAHY is a recipient of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant awarded by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and administered by the CDC. Community Foundation of the LowCountry serves as the fiscal agent.

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Mission

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  • The mission of Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) is to promote positive teen health through:

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  • Leadership
  • Positive Youth Development
  • Peer to Peer Education
  • Advocacy
  • Community Service

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THY Addresses Related Risk Factors

-depression/suicide

-teen dating violence

-bullying/cyberbullying

-internet safety/social media

-stress/anxiety

-violence

and more

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THY Includes Schools in Bluffton & Hilton Head Island

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Teens for Healthy Youth Members Served as LCAHY Summer Interns

Abigail Copcutt, Victoria De Armas, Aishling Lewis, and Sarah Lawson

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LCAHY Interns Made Prevention Posters for THY

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LCAHY Interns Made Prevention Posters for THY

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LCAHY Interns Made Prevention Posters for THY

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LCAHY INTERNS LAUNCHED DENTIST INITIATIVE WITH LOCAL DENTISTS

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LCAHY Intern Signage Project

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THY Recruits New Members

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THY High School Leaders Recruit Middle School Members

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Mental Set Bulletin Boards

to Promote Positive Thinking

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National Suicide Awareness Month

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THY Promotes Suicide Awareness Month

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National Suicide Awareness Month

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National Suicide Awareness Month

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Suicide Prevention

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THY Promotes Heads Up, Phones Down

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THY BLHS Educate Boys & Girls Club in Prevention Plus Wellness Sport Program

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THY Engage Peers in Day of National Concern for Young People & Gun Violence

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THY Promotes Day of National Concern/Unity Day

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THY Members Accept Town of Bluffton's National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month October 2025

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Town of HHI & Bluffton Smoke-Free & Vape-Free Awareness Month November Proclamation

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THY Educate the Community During Safety Spooktacular

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THY Educate the Community During Bluffton High Trunk-or-Treat

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THY Educate the Community During May River High Trunk-or-Treat

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THY Promotes Red Ribbon Week

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Red Ribbon Week

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Red Ribbon Week

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Red Ribbon Week

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Red Ribbon Week

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Candy Boo Grams

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Bullying Prevention Month

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Bullying Prevention Month

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Bullying Prevention Month

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Skits to Prevent Bullying

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THY Promotes A Culture of Kindness During Bullying Prevention Month

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THY Staff Informational Table During Rising 8th Grader Tours

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Presentation of Official THY Certificates

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Congratulatory Speech by Aviana Stevens, Youth Sector Representative

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LCAHY Thanks all of our THY Advisors for Their Efforts

Bluffton High-Laura Pirkey

Brandon Sligh

Cross-Wendy Cummings

Grey Yeager

HHCA-Megan Robbins

Lauren Borack

HHIHS- Jennifer Weitekamper

Laura Fuller

MRHS- Dr. Pearl Mitchell

Gail Bradford

Bluffton Middle- Tiffany King

Laura Vanhouten

HHMS- Justin Clark

HHPrep- Jessica Hunt

McCracken- Emerald Bowen

Amy Rodea

River Ridge- Zoe Green, Tori McCullough, and Benjamin Jacoby

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Recognition of LCAHY’s College Intern

ETHAN BARRERA

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LCAHY Outstanding Senior Service Award Opportunity

2024-2025 LCAHY Outstanding Senior Award Recipients

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Visit our website at https://www.lcahealthyyouth.com/about-thy

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Parent Interest Survey

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LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth Applauds

Teens for Healthy Youth!

David Martin-Business Sector Representative