Arizona Youth Partnership has a free online series of four parenting classes and invites new parents, parents-to-be, and even caregivers/babysitters/siblings to sign up. Classes are taught online for the convenience
The new superintendent of Education Tom Horne wants to slash state support for school counselors – part of his crusade in opposition to “social and emotional learning.”
The Gila County Health Department gets nearly $200,000 annually to reduce the county’s soaring teen pregnancy rate – along with a host of other problems afflicting young people here.
Tempe is considering making retailers buy a license to sell tobacco in the city. A proposal from a council committee calls for a citywide registry of businesses that sell tobacco, along with a process to revoke licenses for retailers who repeatedly sell to minors.It also suggests raising the age to buy tobacco products to 21. Federal law already prohibits purchases to anyone
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) used supplemental funding to its annual Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse Block Grant funding to launch the “Talk Heals” public awareness campaign to reduce substance misuse among youth in the state.