ATI junior high mentoring

Mora Junior High Above the Influence (ATI) students spend some time at the Mora Elementary in April. They joined sixth grade students at recess and enjoyed lunch with them. Mentoring younger students in an informal way helps ease tension and anxiety about moving to the Mora High School next year. Great work ATI students!

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Linked: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health + Addiction

March 11, 2019 Adi Jaffe, Ph. D. Is addiction a biological disease that is driven by environmental factors or not? It will come as no surprise to you that childhood trauma, particularly unresolved trauma, can lead to mental health issues and addiction later in life. While less was known about the specific correlation in decades […]

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Talking with Kids about Drugs & Alcohol

74% of Kids turn to their Parents for Guidance on Drinking madd® Better Together Parents have the power to help kids make healthy decisions that can keep them safe. In fact, research shows parents are the primary influence on a teen or child’s decisions about drugs and alcohol.  Students are welcome to attend at the discretion […]

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Safe Harbor Presentation

Reminder: Safe Harbor, Sex Trafficking Presentation September 22, 2016 | 8:am | Kanabec County Jail Training Room Minnesota studies have found that 14-20% of homeless youth have engaged in survival sex (providing sex in exchange for food, shelter, money, etc.), and have been sexually exploited. Locations where youth are recruited and captured into operations include […]

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