You are invited to our third parent night this year with guest speaker Paul Dillon. Paul will be speaking on the topic of Vaping and Drug Education for Parents. The session will be held online on Wednesday 25 August at 5:30pm via Zoom.
All parents will receive an access link via email before the event.
Online parent session details
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Wednesday 25 August, 5:30-6:30pm |
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Online via Zoom – The access link will be sent to parents closer to the event. |
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Vaping and Drug Education for Parents Paul Dillon has been working in the area of drug education for more than 25 years. Through his own business, Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia (DARTA) he has been contracted by many agencies and organisations across the country to give regular updates on current drug trends within the community. He continues to work with many school communities across the country to ensure that they have access to good quality information and best practice drug education. In 2009 his best-selling book for parents ‘Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs‘ was published and has since been released internationally, being translated into several languages. With a broad knowledge of a range of content areas, Paul regularly provides media comment and is regarded as a key social commentator in Australia, appearing on a wide range of television programs including Sunrise, TODAY and The Project discussing topical issues. Paul also has a blog where he discusses topical issues of the day and addresses some of the questions and queries he is regularly asked by those attending his presentations. |
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If you would like to learn more about this topic, please access these resources provided by Paul Dillon as well as Fact Sheets.
Some of Paul’s recent blog posts on Vaping include:
- 5 issues for teens to consider when it comes to vaping
- What should parents say when their teen says “But it’s not smoking” when they find out they’re vaping?
I highly recommend this free guest speaker session to all parents.
Mr Simon Bergin
Head of Wellbeing