Live & Virtual Presentation Dates Available.
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 the Los Angeles Training Consortium
Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Presentation
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: Los Angeles Training Consortium (LATC)
Format: Online Event
Audience: Parents, Community Members, Professionals in the field of Prevention, Recovery and Treatment
Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Presentation with Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families
Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Presentation
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.
Presentación para Padres de El Coraje para Hablar en vivo en el Centro Familiar de las Escuelas Públicas de Norwalk
Norwalk Public Schools Family Center 1 Park Street, Norwalk, Connecticut, United StatesEl Coraje para Hablar Crianza Valiente 101 presenta a Ginger Katz, Fundadora y CEO, y a Margaret Watt, MPH, MA, quienes estarán presentando la Presentación para Padres de El Coraje para Hablar al Centro Familiar de las Escuelas Públicas de Norwalk. ***Ver el folleto para más detalles*** Este evento será en vivo.
Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Presentation with Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families
Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Presentation
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
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.
Nathan Hale Middle School
In-Person
7th Grade Students at Nathan Hale
Courage to Speak – Navigating The Drug Crisis and Beyond at Housatonic College
A Double Dose of Prevention™
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.
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.
Housatonic College
Virtual Presentation
College Students at Housatonic
Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Presentation with Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families
The Courage to Speak Presents Ginger Katz, Founder and CEO, is presenting the Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Presentation hosted by the Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families. Presented to Parents and Community Members of the Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families. This is an online event.
Courage to Speak® Live Presentation at Roton Middle School – Norwalk, CT
Roton Middle School 201 Highland Ave, Norwalk, Connecticut, United StatesThis 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.
Courage to Speak – Navigating The Drug Crisis and Beyond at Housatonic College
Courage to Speak - Navigating Through The Drug Crisis and Beyond - Hosted by Housatonic College - This is an online Event.
Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Presentation with Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families
The Courage to Speak Presents Ginger Katz, Founder and CEO, is presenting the Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Presentation hosted by the Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families. Presented to Parents and Community Members of the Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families. This is an online event.