by Amy DiCaprio | Jul 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner
On Monday, June 24, adult members of the SPIFFY Steering Committee joined with members of the newly-formed SPIFFY Youth Steering Committee for an evening retreat to discuss school mental health strategy. This was the first joint meeting between the two steering...
by Amy DiCaprio | Jul 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner
On May 8, our partners at the South Hadley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition hosted Leslie Green, LICSW, from Boston Children’s Hospital for a presentation on the Neurobiology of Teen Substance Use. After providing a brief overview of brain development, Green...
by Amy DiCaprio | Jul 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner
In September of 2023, the state’s first updated health and physical education guidelines in nearly 25 years were approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and are designed to be LGBTQ+ inclusive, medically accurate and developmentally- and...
by Amy DiCaprio | Apr 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner, Uncategorized
SPIFFY Youth Steering Committee member Z Vamosy received the Youth Activist Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth at their Annual Gay-la on March 30, 2024. This event brings together dedicated LGBTQ advocates from across the Commonwealth and connects...
by Amy DiCaprio | Apr 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner
The SPIFFY Full Coalition Meeting on March 28 was a lively and interactive event, and we are grateful to all who attended! The SPIFFY Team is already looking forward to the next full coalition meeting, when we plan to gather in person. Amy reported back on some of the...
by Amy DiCaprio | Apr 12, 2024 | SPIFFY Partner, Uncategorized
Along with numerous staff from other Western MA prevention coalitions, SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator Amy Cronin DiCaprio and SPIFFY Policy, Youth, and School Coordinator Lexi Polokoff attended the 2024 CADCA National Leadership Forum in Maryland. The conference kicked...
