Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) members at Cross Schools participated in a school-wide Club Showcase, creating a meaningful opportunity to engage with students and families across grades 4 through 12. With enthusiasm and confidence, THY members shared the mission and vision of Teens for Healthy Youth. They emphasized empowering youth through peer-to-peer education. Throughout the event, students took the lead in explaining the purpose and impact of THY, emphasizing the importan

During Alcohol Awareness Month and prom season Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) members educated their peers on the dangers and risks of teen alcohol use. THY members at May River High School created a bulletin board to encourage their peers to make healthy and safe decisions during prom. They also gave information to students about the risks of teen alcohol use with prom tickets. THY at Hilton Head High made a bulletin board to promote safe and sober driving among their peers.

Teens for Healthy Youth (THY)Cross Schools recently hosted a powerful and impactful DUI Experience and Prom Promise event for the juniors and seniors, reinforcing the importance of making safe and healthy choices, especially during milestone events like prom. In partnership with Nexxus Care of Beaufort County, approximately 60 students participated in an interactive, hands-on DUI simulation. Using “drunk goggles” to replicate the effects of alcohol impairment, students attemp

Teens for Healthy Youth at Hilton Head Christian Academy set up “Healthy Alternatives Booths” for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week during school lunches. These booths were manned by HHCA THY members during middle school lunch periods. Members had numbered wheels set up where middle students could spin the wheel to answer a numbered question about the dangers and side effects of drug and alcohol use, along with questions about healthy alternatives to substance abuse. If

Teens for Healthy Youth in Hilton Head and Bluffton area middle and high schools engaged their peers in Random Acts of Kindness Month. At Bluffton High School, Teens for Healthy Youth encouraged their peers, parents, and teachers/staff to purchase Kindness Cupid Candy Grams to send a positive message to friends, family, and colleagues during Random Acts of Kindness Month. They also displayed posters around the school from the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. They also deve

Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) Bluffton High School made a video for morning news to create awareness for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. This video is available at https://youtu.be/UffaADk35ZA . Teens for Healthy Youth at May River High School made video skits to educate their peers on healthy and unhealthy relationships during National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in February. View their video at TDV . THY members are aware that teens who are victims of Teen Da

Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) groups addressed stress during final exams and the holiday season by educating their peers about healthy ways to manage stress. THY at Bluffton High provided healthy ways to manage stress during the morning news program. Click here to watch the THY video. Cross Schools THY initiated “Paws on Stress”. Service dogs came to the school and provided the students with an opportunity to pet the puppies and de-stress before taking their exams. They also

The LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth (LCAHY) and their youth coalition, Teens for Healthy Youth (THY), educated parents and caregivers about medicine safety and Rx Drop Box locations during the Town of Bluffton’s & Bluffton Police Department’s Safety Spooktacular Event. LCAHY distributed 500 of LCAHY’s Rx Fact Card with year-round Rx drop off locations and Medicine Safety Tips to parents. THY passed-out candy to trick or treaters, face painted children, and distributed a

Teens for Healthy Youth (THY) at Bluffton High School educated the community during October Medicine Abuse Safety Awareness Month during Bluffton and May River High School’s Trunk or Treat event. THY members passed out candy to kids and provided their parents with LCAHY’s Medicine Safety Fact Card. THY also gave kids coloring sheets that encourage kids to “Say Boo to Drugs” and pledge “Owl Never Do Drugs”. THY distributed over 50 THY fact cards during the event. THY plan to