ISLAND TEENS ADVOCACY TEAM

ITAT NEWSLETTER

May 2023

Caption: Our ITAT Advisors prepare for our May summer kickoff.

ITAT Leadership Summer Kickoff

During May our ITAT students attended the Leadership Summer Kickoff where they participated in workshops, learned leadership skills, and had fun with different activities. The Leadership Summer Kickoff was held on May 20th at Harvey Park.

Our Island teens worked with each other and to perform skits involving mental health and tobacco/vape awareness. They did a team building activity where they made skits about tobacco/vape prevention. Our advisors let our ITAT students through different breathing exercises to use as a stress coping skill. 

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Caption: ITAT students participate in a team building activity at the Leadership Summer Kickoff.

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Our ITAT students also prepared presentations about their families and their stories. They shared with each other what they learned about their parents and grandparents and where they came from. 

At the close of the school year, students were asked to reflect and share about their newly gained knowledge on tobacco, vaping, mental health, and suicide awareness. They were also asked to share how learning about their background helped them to feel connected to their culture. Students reflected in a group and shared their insights from the year.

We are proud of our ITAT students and for all their awesome work this school year!



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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