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Teens for Healthy Youth
The mission of Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) is to promote positive teen health through:
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- Leadership
- Positive Youth Development
- Peer to Peer Education
- Advocacy
- Community Service
THY is currently active in the following high schools:
- Bluffton High School – Advisor: Laura Pirkey laura.pirkey@beaufort.k12.sc.us & Cheryl George cheryl.george@beaufort.k12.sc.us
- Cross Schools – Advisor: Grey Anne Cummings greyanne7@gmail.com & Wendy Cummings w.cummings@crossschools.org
- Heritage Academy – Coming Soon!
- Hilton Head Christian Academy – Advisor: Jennifer Murphy jmurphy@hhca.org & Jill DelGuercio jdelguercio@hhca.org
- Hilton Head Island High School– Advisor: Florentina Hartley florentina.hartley@beaufort.
k12.sc.us & Suzanne Taylor suzanne.taylor@ beaufort.k12.sc.us - Hilton Head Preparatory School – Advisor: Sydney Wood swood@hhprep.org & Barab Asmuth barb.asmuth@hhprep.school
- May River High School – Advisor: Joy Nelson jnelson@townofbluffton.com & Mariah Bowen mariah.bowen@beaufort.k12.sc.
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If you would like more information, please contact:
Mrs. Laura Pirkey, LCAHY Youth Coordinator
Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) is an initiative of LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth.

Be Part of the Solution
WSAV has now launched LCAHY’s Public Health Awareness Campaign that encourages our community to send clear messages about the dangers of youth drinking, tobacco, and drug use. The commercials below are being shown on their channel. WSAV has launched the campaign on Facebook also.

Talk They Hear You
Since its inception, LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth has partnered with SAMHSA’s national substance use prevention campaign, “Talk. They Hear You.”, to promote resources that help parents and caregivers start talking with their children early about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs.
This campaign aims to reduce underage drinking and other substance use among youths under the age of 21 by providing parents and caregivers with the information and resources they need to address youth alcohol and other drug use.
See SAMHSA’s resources for talking with your teen about alcohol and other drugs:

COVID-19 Resources
Click here to visit COVID-19 resources.
LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth’s Social Marketing Campaign Addresses COVID-19 Risks
Radio, TV, Instagram, and Facebook ads will educate our youth and the community on the health risks that smoking or vaping poses as related to the CoronaVirus.