Back to School Checklist: College Edition
If you’ve found yourself standing in your child’s unoccupied bedroom and contemplating a home gym, you might be one of the thousands of...
4 Ways to Protect Your Kids from Opioid Misuse
I have two kids, and like most parents can admit, I knew a lot more about being a parent BEFORE I was a parent. Before I was a parent, I...
Keeping your kids drug-free during Spring Break
If you're like me, you don't get the same week(s)-long breaks that your kids do throughout the year. And if you're like me, you spend...
Children learn what you don't tell them.
“My mom smokes, because I’m a bad kid.” These are the words of a 6-year-old that I’ll never forget. In the prevention department, we...
Why youth leadership camps are important to improving our communities
Camp GUTS (Gearing Up Toward Success) is STAR Council's own annual summer leadership camp for kids. Every year, for three days in a row,...
Summer in prevention
Welcome to STAR Council's official blog! If you're not familiar with STAR Council's services, or even if you're an active supporter of...
