Wed. Oct 25 2017.
30 plus Zombies took over downtown Dover to help promote Drug Take Back Day. Click here to see our press coverage on WMUR!
In June of 2017 Dover Youth to Youth presented at the Opioid Misuse & Overdose Prevention Summit in Raleigh, NC. Below you will find resources highlighted during the conference workshop titled Empowering Youth as Partners in Policy Change and Advocacy. If you would like copies of materials to download and use in your community please contact Dana Mitchell at d.mitchell@dover.nh.gov.
Adult Advisor Training Offered in Dover, NH
The training will take place Monday July 10th through Thursday July 13th in Dover, NH from 8am-4:00pm daily.
WHO IS IT FOR? For either: (1) adult advisers who are currently supervising an anti-drug youth empowerment program like Dover Youth to Youth, or (2) for adult staff who will be instrumental in organizing or implementing a youth empowerment program in their community or region. (3) Key youth leaders may attend in some cases if approved in advance.
Tobacco- Free Kids announces their 2017 Youth Advocates of the Year, whose passion and leadership will help make the next generation tobacco-free!
They were recognized this week at our annual gala with more than 400 public health, business, civic, and political leaders present.
EAST REGION
Hannah Martuscello – 16, Dover, NH
As a member of Dover Youth to Youth, Hannah educates her peers and advocates for strong public policies. She’s gotten big results: Her testimony before the Dover City Council led to unanimous adoption of an amendment to include e-cigarettes in the city’s smoke-free policy, and her advocacy efforts led to the removal of prominent tobacco ads along the major bus route to three local schools. She also leads an annual summer training program for her youth group focused on tobacco prevention. (more…)
The students of the Dover Police Department’s Youth to Youth Program will highlight 25 years of efforts to prevent the harm caused by underage drinking, tobacco use, and drug misuse in Dover area with an open house at the McConnell Center cafeteria on Friday April 14th, 2017.
The event will begin at 3:00 pm and conclude by 6:00 pm. Attendees may come and go during those times. At 4 pm there will be a short presentation to briefly address those in attendance. Youth to Youth members have created displays illustrating key accomplishments and examples of media, projects and programs they have conducted. (more…)
Feb. 10th, 2017 A team of six Dover Y2Y students went to work for the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community in Burlington Vt. The students focused on increasing education, building skills in prevention and advocacy for middle and high school students during the two day training for the youth.
If your organization is interested in having Dover Youth to Youth work with your students or adults please go to our Resources page or contact d.mitchell@dover.nh.gov
Students of Dover Youth to Youth recently completed their 5th and final webinar of the 2016-2017 school year. The topics that were covered this year were: Presenting Samantha Skunk, Youth Empowerment, Policy Change, How to Conduct a Rally, and Counter Advertising Big Alcohol. Please check back with us to see what next year’s topics will be!
February 1st, 2017
Today 3 of our members spoke at the statehouse opposing a bill that would legalize marijuana in the state of NH. Here is an excerpt from their testimony…
“One concern of ours is that marijuana is already perceived by youth to be less harmful than tobacco. According to the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 60% of high school students in New Hampshire think that marijuana is harmless. If this drug is legalized, it will further convince teens that marijuana is harmless, when in reality it has many dangerous consequences. (more…)
Testimony of Dover Youth to Youth
Smoking in Cars with Youth Present
SB 145
Hello my name is Hannah Martescello. My name is William Demers, and my name is Kylan Mastro, and we are from Dover Youth to Youth — a large drug and alcohol abuse prevention student organization in Dover NH. We have 70 members who meet in 4 different groups to plan and conduct prevention projects in our community. And we are here to urge you to vote to pass SB 145.
One of our biggest health concerns is Second Hand Smoke. Second Hand Smoke can affect the natural development of the lungs, and this can cause long term, if not permanent, damage. Tobacco smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, 69 of which can cause cancers, such as lung cancer, lymphoma, brain tumors in children, and leukemia (American Cancer Society Website). It is also linked to various diseases, and illnesses such as asthma, lower respiratory tract infections, and increased severe dementia syndromes (health.act.gov.au). Almost 1 million asthmatic kids in the U.S. suffer from increased problems due to Second Hand Smoke. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) states that “second hand smoke increases the number of asthma attacks and severity of asthma symptoms…” (smokefree.gov). (more…)
