SPIFFY

Mental health challenges for students topic of summit

Posted on Thursday, November 19th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 11/18/2020
Link: Complete Article

School and mental health professionals met Wednesday morning for the Safe and Healthy School Summit for a discussion on ways to mediate the mental health challenges faced by students in the community. “So much has changed since we first started planning this,” said Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, noting that when they began a year… [Read More]

Local groups team up, offer forum to guide parents in supporting children’s mental health needs during pandemic

Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 4/23/2020

NORTHAMPTON — Local youth-serving organizations have teamed up to offer an online forum that aims to provide parents with vital information to support their children’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Teens, Tweens, & Quarantines” is a Zoom platform presentation for parents and caregivers focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on young people to be… [Read More]

Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth

Posted on Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 11/13/2018
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — Over the last decade, middle and high school students have been smoking cigarettes less — rates have dropped significantly since 2011. The bad news is that a new vice is on the rise with young people: Juuling. If you don’t know what that is, you’re not alone. Juul is a brand of e-cigarette that vaporizes a… [Read More]

Alcohol Task Force discusses revamping state liquor laws at Northampton city meeting

Posted on Thursday, June 8th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Lucas Roper, Masslive
Date: 6/6/2017
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON – “I’m here because we value young people and their development,” said Heather Warner, speaking to members of the Massachusetts Alcohol Task Force at Northampton City Hall on Tuesday. Warner, a member of the Strategic Planning Initiatives for Families and Youth (or “SPIFFY”) was one of a large number of public safety and youth… [Read More]

2016 Parent Guide Now Available for Local Parents

Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: The Hampshire Gazette
Date: 09/14/2016
Link: Complete Article

Raising Healthy Children, the 2016 edition of an annual Parent Guide published by the Daily Hampshire Gazette, is now available in print and online. The Guide offers articles and resources to support families. This year’s Guide includes an article by the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition’s Heather Warner,about Data-informed parenting, and… [Read More]

SPIFFY Coalition to hold town hall meeting on underage drinking

Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services

NORTHAMPTON, MA – The Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition will its annual coalition meeting in conjunction with a Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking on Friday May 29th, 2015, from 11am – 1pm, on underage drinking. The meeting will be held at the Collaborative for Educational Services at 97 Hawley Street… [Read More]

Easthampton adults won’t buy alcohol for minors

Posted on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services

EASTHAMPTON, MA – Last Thursday, several teens ranging from 16 – 18 years old stood in the rain in front of Jim’s Package Store. They took turns asking customers, “Excuse me, if we gave you money, would you mind buying a six-pack for us?” But no one complied with their request. Some customers simply ignored… [Read More]