Empowering Port Jeff students with wellness seminars
Port Jefferson School District’s partnership with the Long Island
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence continues to serve as a
valuable resource in educating students about the importance of making
good decisions.
The Student Wellness Seminar Series, coordinated by Dr. Danielle Turner,
the district’s director of health, physical education and athletics,
and two social workers from LICAAD, is held after school approximately
once per month. High school and middle school students are encouraged to
take part in the seminars that focus on topics that may affect their
lives, including self-esteem, stress management, anxieties, drug and
alcohol use, and social media behavior.
The most recent one, presented by Lauren Navarra, LICAAD’s student
assistant program coordinator, not only highlighted emerging drug
trends, but emphasized ways for students to put healthy coping skills in
place.