ITAT Students from WJHS celebrating AAPI month at their Annual Culture Showcase Night. | |
May highlights two very important topics: AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islanders) Month, and Mental Health Awareness Month!
ITAT was able to celebrate both of these things with different activities and events to close out the school year. Our students were able to recognize their Pacific heritage through dance at a culture showcase night and at a wedding celebration for two ITAT alumni! Our students honor Pacific Islander culture so well through dance and we are so proud of them.
ITAT also had a mental health awareness workshop in May. There were great presentations and discussions on identifying mental health issues, diseases and disorders, along with conversations of how Mental Health is viewed within in our own Polynesian community.
ITAT had great outreach and teaching moments in May at Majestic Elementary, Terra Linda Elementary, and Pacific Heritage. We are so proud of our students and team for taking initiative and teaching younger generations about protecting their bodies and minds!
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ITAT Boys perform at Culture Showcase Night. | |
ITAT Students at the Mental Health Awareness Workshop. | |
Awesome update within vape/tobacco legislation: Teens can now use My Life My Quit, a confidential cessation resource, without parental consent, making it easier and more accessible for teens to quit smoking.
Text "Start My Quit" to 36072 to get started!
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Check out our Instagram @islandteenadvocacyteam for more photos and videos from our activities this month, upcoming events, and resources!
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Tobacco Resources:
MY LIFE MY QUIT: mylifemyquit.com is a new service available to teens, to assist them in quitting the highly addictive nicotine products that comprise the teen vaping epidemic. All they need to do is text "Start My Quit" 855-891-9989 to talk or text with a quit coach to cheer them on in their journey of quitting!
You can always call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to get help on quitting!
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