Marijuana Talk Kit: What You Need to Know to Talk with Your Teen about Marijuana

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 2016, Parents Parents can help protect their kids’ health and development by addressing the issue of marijuana use early and often. This talk kit was designed to help families navigate through changing marijuana lands... Read More

Inhalant Abuse: One Huff Can Kill

DVD, 2016,  20 minutes, CC, Grades 5-10 This DVD and teacher’s guide received a star review from the School Library Journal. It is a gripping movie that introduces real stories of teens fighting inhalant abuse. As sad stories are shared by families... Read More

Life Skills Training, Prescription Drug Abuse Preventing Youth Opioid and Rx Drug Abuse

Botvin, 2018, Grades 6-12 This education module is designed to give teens the skills and knowledge necessary to help them avoid the misuse/abuse of opioids and prescription drugs. It includes teacher’s instructions which are comprehensive and step-b... Read More

The Technology Tail A Digital Footprint

Book, Boys Town Press, 2017, Grades 1-6. The Technology Tail uses rhymes and colorful illustrations to offer a timeless message to a new generation learning to navigate the fast-changing digital age. Whether sending a photo or making a comment, “Scr... Read More

Preventing Youth Marijuana Use Reference Guide

Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017, Adults This reference guide contains sections designed to be helpful by compiling respected data sources. Section 1 is entitled Data Resources which includes consumption and consequence da... Read More

When Nothing Matters Anymore A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens

Free Spirit Publishing, 2007, 132 p., Grades 7-College More than 18 million Americans have depression and millions of them are teens. This book was written to help teens by sharing the latest information on medication, nutrition, and health. It incl... Read More

Heroin + Prescription Painkillers: A Toolkit for Community Action

Hazelden, 2016, 20 minutes, High School-Adult The DVD and toolkit on CD-Rom provide resources for presenting educational events on preventing abuse and for intervening when necessary. The video is appropriate for youth and adults. The CD-Rom include... Read More

Oceti Sakowin: The People of the Seven Council Fires

(DVD) 2007, two disks, SD Public Broadcasting, DVD Disk One: Oceti Sakowin: (59 minutes) The People of the Seven Council Fires talks about living under the misconception of Columbus discovering America. What he did was to stumble on a land already o... Read More

You’re Smarter Than You Think A Kid’s Guide to Multiple Intelligences

Free Spirit Publishing, 2014, Grades 5-12, 191 pages Being smart is more than getting good grades in school. It is also more than reading well, solving math problems, memorizing facts, and having a high IQ. This book is about the many different ways... Read More

Alcohol Changes Everything

(G) 2007, Health Edco, Grades 9-College Alcohol abuse can turn any occasion into a negative experience. This board game helps players learn about the negative consequences of alcohol abuse and reinforces information already learned about alcohol abu... Read More

Bicycle Safety Tips for Adults, National Highway Safety Administration

7 minutes, 2006, Adults Whether you are new to bicycling, a bit rusty, a recreational rider, or an experience rider, watching this video will give a quick review of the basics of bicycle safety. It includes discussion on bicycle and helmet fit, rule... Read More

Opioids: Addiction, Overdose and Death

DVD, 2018, HRM, 18 minutes, Grade 7-College This DVD describes the dangers of prescription-based opioids, which have been causing thousands of overdoses and many deaths. Four young users talk about how they first started on drugs like Oxycodone or P... Read More

Race to Freedom

(DVD) 30 minutes, 2013, Grades 3-7, Focus on the Family This DVD is part of the Adventures in Odyssey Series. This animated film features Carter who time travels back to 1856 with a friend, Dylan. He becomes a slave who is trying to escape his owner... Read More

Say NO to Negative Peer Pressure

(DVD), 2015, Grades 3-5, 29 minutes, HRM, Close Captioned This DVD and print program teaches young students when and how to say “no”. Viewers follow age-appropriate narrative scenarios at the characters decide what to do and how to resolve their pro... Read More

Anger Bingo for Teens, an Engaging and Educational Game about Anger and Ways to Manage It

(G) 2002, Wellness Reproductions, Grades 8-12 This game can be played with groups and helps players learn to identify anger causes, anger symptoms, anger consequences, anger control and anger prevention. A handout called How to Control and Prevent... Read More