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AMA Issue Brief


The community needs to continue to focus resources on the following substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion goals:


•       PROMOTE LITERACY and invest in evidence-based elementary and secondary literacy instruction.

•       RESOURCES TO ADDRESS IMPULSIVITY to help at-risk children develop behavioral skills. 

•       MORE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS for teachers to help prevent emotional triggers and dysregulation and to increase academic motivation.

•       PAIR PROGRAMS that are tailored for groups at both schools and in the community to reinforce messaging.

•       INCREASE TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOL PRACTICES such as whole-school training and de-escalation rooms to address the needs of children with ACEs.

•       AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING should be more available, located near school buildings, supported with transportation options, and subsidized based on income. This programming should include evidence-backed methods to increase the 40 protective factors.


Call to Action: Student Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

sponsored by the Arlington CCPTA, Wakefield PTSA, Washington-Liberty PTA, and Yorktown PTA


WATCH THE PRE-RECORDED VIDEO OF OUR PANELIST INTERVIEWS FIRST (40 min)


THEN WATCH THE RECORDED PANELIST DISCUSSION (1:12 min)


ADDITIONAL INFO ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TREATMENT LOCATORS, AND CRISIS RESOURCES


Panelists for our March 13, 2023 event included psychotherapists, and representatives from the Arlington Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, the Commonwealth's Attorney, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Arlington County Police Department, the Arlington County Fire Department, Inova Behavioral Health Service for Children and Families, National Capital Treatment & Recovery, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Parent Support Group.