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Talk They Hear You- Conversation Goals

May 07, 2021 • Family and Community Engagement, Cat Tompkins

SAMHSA’s “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign is geared to help parents and caregivers prepare for some of the most important conversations they may ever have with their children. A newly updated app for the cell phone takes parents through scenarios of everyday situations and turns them into opportunities to talk with their children about alcohol and other drugs. Working through the app equips parents and caregivers with the necessary skills, confidence, and knowledge to start and continue conversations about drug and alcohol use as their kids get older. In this podcast, Melissa Ackley and Eric Faw of Chesterfield County Prevention Services share the conversation goals of the Talk They Hear You application and simple small ways to effectively talk to your child about underage alcohol use.