Vilmarie Narloch
Hear what our members say about the Psychedelic Career Pipeline
This year, Students for Sensible Drug Policy implemented our Psychedelic Pipeline Career Development Program as the first formal pathway for people interested in working in the psychedelic field to connect to professionals in the field with similar values, gain access to unique learning and training opportunities, and ultimately become leaders in the field of psychedelics. The SSDP Psychedelic Pipeline provides
SSDP Accepting Applications for 2nd Cohort of Psychedelic Pipeline Career Mentorship Program
Written by volunteer Sean Lawlor ’19 of Naropa University and the SSDP Psychedelic Pipeline team Over the last year, Students for Sensible Drug Policy has been developing the Psychedelic Pipeline, a network to connect SSDP members and alumni interested in working with psychedelic medicines to quality training, scholarship funds, and career development opportunities, with a deliberate focus on providing access
August 2020 Report Card
This school year, many of our student members are starting their semesters during an unprecedented pandemic, with confusing campus reopening timelines, virtual classes, and a long lasting separation from their friends and fellow drug policy reformers. Despite the intense challenges of organizing during this time, our chapters and our members continue to show resilience in fighting the War on Drugs.
SSDP IS SEEKING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JUST SAY KNOW DRUG EDUCATION ROUNDUP – June 2020
Just Say Know Drug Education Roundup – April 2020
SSDP Psychedelic Pipeline Newsletter – Issue 1
Just Say Know Drug Education Roundup – March 2020
Lastly, we’ve compiled a list of SSDP-related activities you can complete if you are self-isolating during COVID-19. Interested in learning more about how SSDP approaches drug education? Check out our Just Say Know Peer Education program, and contact vilmarie@ssdp.org with questions.
Just Say Know Drug Education Roundup – February 2020
Interested in learning more about how SSDP approaches drug education? Check out our Just Say Know Peer Education program, and contact vilmarie@ssdp.org with questions.
Just Say Know Drug Education Roundup – December 2019
Just Say Know Drug Education Roundup – November 2019
SSDP Now Accepting Applications for Psychedelic Pipeline Mentorship Program
SSDP receives grant from Threshold Foundation for the Just Say Know Psychedelic Pipeline!
Chicago Harm Reductionists and Stakeholders Survey their Mayoral Candidates
The city of Chicago is preparing to elect their next mayor, and local stakeholders wanted to know their candidate’s thoughts on several key drug policy-related issues impacting the city. In order to do so, members of the Drug Users Health Collective of Chicago and the Chicago Drug Users Union drafted a survey of seven questions and received sign-on support from
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So you wanna be a SSDP Certified Peer Educator?
SSDP Just Say Know: Self-Disclosure in the age of Prohibition
Written by Julia Hilbert ‘17 of University of Pittsburgh SSDP with contributions from Frances Fu ‘11 and Kat Humphries ‘10. If you have completed the SSDP Just Say Know peer education training curriculum, or read through the resources in the Self-Disclosure lesson, you have probably realized what I have: that resources regarding self-disclosure of personal drug use are too often
McCrae Williams and the Good Samaritan Survey
Note: CW – the following post contains discussion of alcohol use and traumatic injury leading to death. Co-written by Vilmarie Narloch ‘09 and Dianne and Chris Williams. McCrae Williams tragically passed away in September of 2017, while attending Lafayette College, where he was recruited to play Division 1 lacrosse as a goalie. Although his life was cut tragically short, he
SSDP JUST SAY KNOW: TAILORING OUR PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH – 2
Several months ago, we announced that we hired James Gould ’15 and Sarah Diem ’15 as Interns under the SSDP Just Say Know Peer Education program. James and Sarah are tailoring our Just Say Know resources, which are targeted toward college-age students, for a younger demographic and presenting it to 8th and 11th grade students at a Denver public school.
Colorado Cannabis Education Campaigns: What works, what doesn’t, and what we’d like to see.
Written by Sarah Diem ‘15 and James Gould ‘15, SSDP Just Say Know interns. Since cannabis legalization in Colorado, different entities have developed educational programs targeted at different groups. One such program is the Good To Know program, developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which is targeted to adults 21 and over and seeks to educate
SSDP Just Say Know: Tailoring our program for middle and high school youth
Several months ago, we announced that we hired James Gould ’15 and Sarah Diem ’15 as Interns under the SSDP Just Say Know Peer Education program. James and Sarah are tailoring our Just Say Know resources, which are targeted toward college-age students, for a younger demographic and presenting it to 8th and 11th grade students at a Denver public school.
Introducing the 2nd Edition of SSDP’s Just Say Know Peer Education Training!
At #SSDP2016, we launched the first edition of our Just Say Know Peer Education training curriculum. Since then, we’ve had over 80 students engage in the curriculum, providing much needed feedback, time, support, and help in the development of our 2nd Edition. Thanks to the time and efforts of many, especially our SSDP certified Peer Educators
What’s Missing From Festival Season
Written by Amy Hildebrand ’16, chapter leader at DePaul University SSDP and our new Illinois State Policy Intern. The first weekend of August is no normal weekend in Chicago. Locals avoid their beloved methods of public transportation like the plague and don’t dare step within a mile radius of the heart of the city known as the Loop. Metra trains
SSDP Just Say Know: Introducing our New Interns!
