FamilySmart November Events

[Lisa Tate]

Hello Everyone,

This November we have 2 online Parent and Caregiver Events on Substance Use to share with you.

(1) Now What? A beginning conversation for families when our kids begin experimenting with substances. Learning that our kids are trying substances can be scary. As families, we are a valuable resource to help them navigate the choices they are making, but it can be hard to know how to respond. This video introduces parents and caregivers to some ways that can help us move from reacting to our fears about substance use and towards a more thoughtful response that supports connection with our kids.

Join us to watch a conversation between Victoria Keddis, a parent with lived experience and Douglas Hardie, Registered Clinical Counsellor and Program Coordinator at YSTAR Cowichan and Nanaimo Discovery Youth and Family Substance Use Services. Or Watch Now: https://youtu.be/Qhqrbrw62Tg?si=5K0WggumPzhWrMDf

Dates & Time: online viewing and conversation

Tuesday November 4th 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursday November 13th 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Wednesday November 26th 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/Qhqrbrw62Tg?si=5K0WggumPzhWrMDf

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(2) Substance Use and The Power Of Support with Guy Felicella: Connection and relationship can make a difference in substance use and addiction. In this video, Guy Felicella passionately promotes harm reduction, trauma therapy, and faster access to treatment using his story of resilience and recovery. Join us to learn how we can show care not just for our kids, but for the broader community impacted by substance use disorder.

Bio: Guy Felicella, an international public speaker, and advocate for drug policy reform, has overcome a two-decade substance use disorder and turned his life around after years of homelessness, gang involvement and surviving overdoses in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Watch Now: https://youtu.be/zSEjkvVA-9Q?si=03WENB3fBvY9e3ds

Dates & Time:  online viewing and conversation

Thursday November 6th, 12:00 pm noon - 1:30 pm

Tuesday November 18th 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Watch Now: https://youtu.be/zSEjkvVA-9Q?si=03WENB3fBvY9e3ds

Thank you

  

Lisa

Lisa Tate Parent Peer Support Worker - Victoria, Sooke, Westshore 250-940-6105 click here to book an appointment with me www.familysmart.ca

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