Palisades

Parent Chat Update

March 15, 2012

A group of Palisades parents gathered on January 5th at the Ottsville Fire Company for a UBHCHY Coalition’s Parent Chat. The topic for the evening was Crime and Our Youth and the guest speakers were police officers from Upper Bucks County. 

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Prescription Drug Take Back

March 15, 2012

Over eighteen months, the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) has participated in prescription drug take back days that have been sponsored nationally by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and locally most notably by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

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2012 Youth Surveys Conducted, Results Revealed Early Next Year

December 19, 2011

For the fourth time in the last ten years, the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) has completed the bi-annual youth survey given to 3,000 students in 8th, 10th and 12th grades in the Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown schools.

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April 30th Drug Take-Back Day Results in 360 Pounds of Prescription Drugs Off Our Streets

May 19, 2011

Prescription drug abuse by teenagers is increasing at alarming rates and is the second most abused type of drug after marijuana. To help stem this rising tide, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) sponsored its second national prescription drug “take back day” on April 30th.

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Local Parent Chat Nights Open the Floor for a Positive Parenting Exchange

May 19, 2011

The Parent Chats initiative is growing in Upper Bucks County! In the past two months two more successful Parent Chats have taken place. Both were held in the Palisades community and were moderated by UBHCHY Coalition Parent Educator, Judi Pason.

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Upper Bucks to Hold May 2011 Youth Summit

May 19, 2011

On May 26th the UBHCHY Coalition will be hosting its annual Upper Bucks Youth Summit at the Upper Bucks YMCA. This year, participating schools include Milford Middle School, Palisades Middle School and Strayer Middle School.

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Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition to launch ‘Parent Chats’

December 14, 2010

Generations ago our mothers had an occasional Tupperware Party or the Pot Luck Dinner over a card game to catch up on current events, their children’s successes and the latest parenting challenges.

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Second Prescription Drug Take-Back Scheduled for November 13, 2010

November 8, 2010

Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth (UBHCHY) Coalition together with justCommunity, Inc. is proud to announce a second Prescription Drug Take-Back day scheduled for Saturday, November 13, 2010. 

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