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The Courage to Speak® Foundation offers the Courage to Speak® Presentation for students, parents, educators, and community members live and virtual. To request more information on our Drug Prevention Education Programs and Services, please fill-out a Drug Prevention Program Request or call the office at 203-831-9700.

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Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Presentation with Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families

Online Event

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Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Presentation

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In a riveting and thought-provoking presentation, nationally renowned speaker, Ginger Katz, shares the story of her son Ian’s losing battle with drugs. Through her presentation, students and parents begin to recognize the telltale signs of alcohol and other drug use and the veils behind which those signs hide: anger, denial, fear, and pain.

Ginger Katz shows audiences how to avoid the heartache she suffered when drugs took her son Ian’s life when he was just 20 years old. Since then, she has reached hundreds of thousands of people telling Ian’s story and speaking honestly about the silence surrounding her son’s addiction. Told with quiet intensity and rigorous emotional integrity, Ginger’s words ask young people to have the courage to speak out and parents to listen, encouraging an honest and open family dialogue.

Hosted by: Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families

Format: Online Event

Audience: Parents and Community Members of the Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families.

Courage to Speak® Live Presentation at Nathan Hale Middle School – Norwalk, CT

Nathan Hale Middle School 176 Strawberry Hill Ave, Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Youth Presentation

Youth Presentation

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CEO and Founder Ginger Katz tells the story of her son Ian’s losing battle with drugs and provides insight into a young person’s journey into addiction, which began with cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana (in the 8th grade) that then led to his death from an overdose in Ian’s junior year of college. Youth come away from the presentation with tools and information to refuse drugs, make healthier life choices, and help those they suspect might be using drugs. They learn how important it is to identify 3-5 adults in their lives that they can share their secrets with for support; how to develop clear decision-making strategies; how to develop clear refusal skill strategies; the dangers of Fentanyl and how marijuana and vapes can be laced with Fentanyl; and how enabling and denial perpetuates the disease of addiction.

Hosted by:

Nathan Hale Middle School

Format:

In-Person

Audience:

7th Grade Students at Nathan Hale

Courage to Speak – Navigating The Drug Crisis and Beyond at Housatonic College

Online Event

A Double Dose of Prevention™

A Double Dose of Prevention

Part 1:

Begins with a live presentation by Ginger Katz, Founder of the Courage to Speak® Foundation. Ms. Katz shares the compelling story of her son, Ian, who lost his battle with drugs, and provides guidance to students on reducing the risk of drug use.

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The Courage to Speak® Foundation’s “Navigating Through the Drug Crisis and Beyond” is taught by professional facilitators. These facilitators are recruited from the ranks of teachers, school administrators, nurses, substance abuse professionals, Courage to Speak® Foundation facilitators, and others with a background in prevention.

Hosted by:

Housatonic College

Format:

Virtual Presentation

Audience:

College Students at Housatonic

Courage to Speak® Live Presentation at Roton Middle School – Norwalk, CT

Roton Middle School 201 Highland Ave, Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

This student presentation targets middle school-age students particularly vulnerable to using gateway drugs such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs. This drug prevention education presentation is carefully designed to inspire middle school students to resist drugs and help them make healthier decisions.

Side by Side Charter School – Norwalk, CT

Side by Side Charter School 10 Chestnut Street, Norwalk, CT, United States

Virtual, 7th grade students who read Sonny's Story, written by Ginger Katz, Presenter and Founder of the Courage to Speak Foundation