Red Ribbon Week has made its way into Belmont Pines Hospital, a behavioral health facility in Youngstown, Ohio. Youth patients were asked to each pick a celebrity who has a chemical dependency issue. Their assignment was to first learn about these troubled stars (staff provided articles), then write letters to them. Patients wrote how they felt and what a role model should be like. At your organization or school, expand on this exercise. Hand out a “Make Footprints Worth Following” Red Sparkle Pencil and Red Satin Ribbon to each participant.
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Red Ribbon Week has made its way into Belmont Pines Hospital, a behavioral health facility in Youngstown, Ohio. Youth patients were asked to each pick a celebrity who has a chemical dependency issue. Their assignment was to first learn about these troubled stars (staff provided articles), then write letters to them. Patients wrote how they felt and what a role model should be like. At your organization or school, expand on this exercise. Hand out a “Make Footprints Worth Following” Red Sparkle Pencil and Red Satin Ribbon to each participant.
