Parent evening with Sonya Karras – further resources
03/04/2023On Monday 3 April, we were delighted to welcome Sonya Karras to our College once again. Sonya presented her informative and engaging Party Safe message to families of our senior students. Topics such as alcohol and drugs (including vaping), safe partying at home, what to do in an emergency and new consent laws were discussed in her detailed and knowledgeable 90-minute seminar.
Sonya’s message focused on how parents can support young people and highlighted key discussion points for families following on from the Year 12 presentation on Tuesday 4 April.
Important themes from this presentation will continue to be explicitly taught to all students throughout Health and Social Emotional Learning curriculum in Years 7 – 9, and within our Student Advocate sessions at Years 10 – 12.
Below are a range of resources on vaping, alcohol and safe partying, for those who want to find out more about the topics covered during the evening.
You can follow Sonya on Instagram @sonyakarras or visit her website via the link below.
Sonya Karras - Whole New World website
Help & Support
NURSE-ON-CALL (health.vic.gov.au) 1300 60 60 24
eSafety Commissioner website
Vaping
Quit website - E-cigarettes and the law
Quit fact sheet (PDF) - E-cigarette fact sheet for parents and teachers
Australian Lung Foundation website - E-cigarettes and vaping ‘For Parents’
Australian Lung Foundation (PDF) - Vaping and Young People - Parents and Carers Fact Sheet
Alcohol and Drugs
Better Health Channel (Vic Govt.) website - Alcohol and the law
Alcohol and Drug Foundation: information and support for parents and carers
Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS): Drug and alcohol outreach support
Safe Partying and Schoolies
Youth Central website - ‘How to have a safe party’
Youth Central website - ‘Parties - what to do if something goes wrong’
Better Health Channel (Vic Govt.) website - Drink spiking
Victoria Police Party Safe Booklet (16 pages)
Victoria Police Party Safe program (2 pages)
Red Frogs: Schoolies - tips for parents and carers
Common legal issues for young people
Victoria Legal Aid - Am I old enough? Booklet (92pp)
Useful Apps
iOS - Health app - Apple (AU)
Emergency Plus on the App Store (apple.com)
Medical ID - The Android app that could save your life!
