Stephen spoke to parents and students at Victor Central School in Victor, New York, on Wednesday, April 8th. His “Family Focus” program explored the intracacies of parent-child communication and how it changes during a child’s teenage years. Using anecdotes and statistics from SADD’s Teens Today research, Stephen linked that communication to youth decision-making on such […]
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Stephen signed copies of his new book, Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex—What Parents Don’t Know and Teens Aren’t Telling, at Barnes & Noblein Rochester, NY at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, following a presentation to parents and students from Rochester area schools. Reality Gap is an eye-opening, empowering, and essential resource for the parents of
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Already into college but not yet out of high school. That is the burden of more than a few twelfth graders struggling to reconcile the increasingly incongruous tasks of finishing childhood and starting adulthood – perhaps making senior spring feel to them like, well, the duration of childhood all over again. “It’s this slow build
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On Friday, April 3rd, Stephen served as spokesperson for a White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. The focus of the national radio tour was spring break and some of the ways young people may place themselves at risk during school vacation. Wallace offered tips to parents on how they can
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On April 1st, Stephen delivered the keynote address at the annual Parent Awareness Night, encompassing four schools in the greater Wilmington, Delaware area. He then spoke to students at Sanford School on the morning of April 2nd. Stephen also signed copies of his new book, Reality Gap.
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With prom and graduation season approaching, the Cape Cod Hospital School-Based Health Centers sponsored a timely talk on teen behavior from on Monday, March 30, at the Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center. The keynote speaker for the event was Stephen Wallace, Chairman and CEO of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), and author of the
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On March 28th, Stephen spoke to camp professionals at the annual American Camp Associaton – New England conference about his new book, Reality Gap. Copies of the book were available for purchase and signing.
On March 28th, Stephen spoke to camp professionals at the annual American Camp Associaton – New England conference. He discussed youth decision-making and how “natural” mentors – a person not assigned by a formal mentoring program, such as camp counselors – can have a powerful impact on an adolescent’s social and emotional health, safety, and well-being.
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On Tuesday, March 17th, Stephen spoke to Shelburne, Vermont students and parents in two separate events. His remarks focused on the powerful role that young people and adults can play in guiding teen decision-making and leaving a legacy of contribution. He also signed copies of his new book, Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex –
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On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, SADD Chairman and CEO Stephen Wallace joined other drug education and prevention experts, as well as law enforcement officials, including the police chiefs of Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, DC, at a White House event announcing that President Obama has nominated Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as the new
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