Tag: just say know

Sep

SSDP receives grant from Threshold Foundation for the Just Say Know Psychedelic Pipeline!

By Vilmarie Narloch No comments yet career, JSK, just say know, mdma, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Pipeline, psilocybin, Psychedelic Pipeline, Psychedelic Research, Psychedelic Therapy, psychedelics, scholarship, training

As some of you may have heard at #SSDP2019, Students for Sensible Drug Policy is embarking on a new project to connect our members and alumni interested in a career in psychedelic-assisted therapy and research to quality mentorship, training, and career development opportunities. The Psychedelic Pipeline will serve as a unique pathway for SSDPers to connect to professionals in the

Dec

SSDP’s Top 10 Highlights of 2018

By Stacia Cosner No comments yet 2018, 20th birthday, Advocacy, alcohol, alumni, Annual Conference, cannabis initiatives, cannabis legalization, conference, drug education, Global Fellows, good samaritan policies, harm reduction, international, international activities fund, international chapters, just say know, lobby day, marijuana legalization, medical amnesty, Michigan, missouri, North Dakota, opioids, overdose, Regional Conferences, sensible society, SSDP2018, ssdp2019, top ten, Utah

Students for Sensible Drug Policy did some amazing things in 2018. Our thoughtful, bright, and impressive young activists made huge strides towards SSDP’s vision of a post-prohibition future where safety, justice, and education are prioritized in drug policy. There’s no better time than right now to help us celebrate 20 years and the start of 2019 by making a year-end

Dec

So you wanna be a SSDP Certified Peer Educator?

By Vilmarie Narloch No comments yet drug education, JSK, just say know, peer education

Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s Just Say Know program was initially introduced to the network during SSDP2016. Since then, we have updated to the 2nd edition of the curriculum, began developing a webinar series of the training curriculum, certified 15 Just Say Know Peer Educators, began translating the curriculum into Spanish, and engaged hundreds more in our training curriculum. We

Oct

SSDP Just Say Know: Self-Disclosure in the age of Prohibition

By Vilmarie Narloch No comments yet JSK, just say know, peer education, university of pittsburgh

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

Apr

SSDP JUST SAY KNOW: TAILORING OUR PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH – 2

By Vilmarie Narloch No comments yet cannabis, drug education, JSK, just say know, peer education, 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.

Dec

SSDP Just Say Know: Tailoring our program for middle and high school youth

By Vilmarie Narloch No comments yet alcohol, cannabis, colorado, drug education, harm reduction, JSK, just say know, mentoring, peer education

Oct

Introducing the 2nd Edition of SSDP’s Just Say Know Peer Education Training!

By Vilmarie Narloch No comments yet drug education, harm reduction, JSK, just say know, peer education

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

Oct

SSDP Just Say Know Harm Reduction PSA Contest

By Scott Cecil No comments yet consent, harm reducation, just say know, peer education

Many students have memories of drug education programming they’ve experienced. Some might even recall Red Ribbon weeks, which take place each year from October 23rd through October 31st. The National Family Partnership (NFP) (of which Nancy Reagan was honorary chair) started the campaign in 1988 as a response to the murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena in 1985. The premise

Aug

Recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day

By Jake Agliata No comments yet harm reduction, International Overdose Awareness Day, just say know

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on August 31st each year that aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose. IOAD spreads the message

Aug

SSDP Just Say Know: Introducing our New Interns!

By Vilmarie Narloch No comments yet drug education, intern, just say know, peer education

The SSDP Just Say Know program has had a great first year! With updating the resources for the 2nd Edition of the training curriculum (coming soon!), and reformatting the delivery of the training to make it more accessible and easy to complete for all of our students, it is setting up to be even better for next year. Fortunately for

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