IMPORTANT: For Parents & Educators Behavioral signs and Symptoms for Drug/Alcohol Use Indicators of Drug Use, Duration of Effects, and signs of Overdose The STRONG (Screen, Triage, Referral, Ongoing support, Navigation and Growth) Program: A therapeutic resource for Haverhill Public School Students in grades 6-12, who are impacted by substance use.Services are offered in Nettle, Hunking, Consentino and Whittier Middle Schools, and Haverhill High School.These services are confidential and voluntary.*Students who are found in possession, or believed to be under the influence of drugs/alcohol, will be required to meet for counseling upon re-entry from suspension.Students will be assessed using a series of screening tools administered to identify risk related to youth substance use.The STRONG Mission To promote wellness and resiliency for students impacted by drug and alcohol use through prevention, education, counseling, and referrals to community based treatment.

The STRONG Vision An empowered and drug free school community.A confident student body who effectively utilize coping skills to address various barriers to healthy development, learning and wellness, to achieve success.Counseling Forms: Parent/Guardian STRONG Consent Form Release of Information Forms: English or Espanol Middle School Parent Engagement Series: Haverhill Public Schools Partners with Parents in Preventing Drug Abuse: Interventions/Opiate Epidemic: Hunking Middle School 5/3/16 Substance Use and the Teen Brain: JGW 1/27/16 English/Spanish Parent Night at Nettle 3/29/16 6 Parenting Practices: Prevention for your children Drug Guide Mobile App (Partnership) Intervention eBook JGW School Nurses, Karen Doody &  Mary Rastauskas, created the bulletin board below, “The Best Me is Drug Free,” outside the middle school Health/Guidance Offices Parent Resources (English): Learn 2 Cope (Parent Support Group) Marijuana methods – ways in which pot can be used NIDA: Marijuana Drug Facts The Teen Brain: Development, Behavior & Drugs Family Checkup Dr. Ruth Potee speaks to Parents on 3/2.

Click for flyer The Parent Toolkit Greater Haverhill Drug/Alcohol/Mental Health Resource and Contact List Is Your Teen Using?A Guide to Substance Use Treatment for MA Teens NFI MA SOAP Brochure Lock Your Meds Campaign NIH: Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and your health Preparing young children for a drug-free future (Third to Fifth Grade) Youth & Young Adult Substance Abuse Services Directory NIDA Teen DPH Responds to Opioid Epidemic Stop Addiction in it’s Tracks Brochure VIDEO CLIP Stop Addiction in it’s Tracks Overdose risk with Immodium abuse en Espanol 6 Practicas De Crianza Guia de drogas para padres Libro electronico sobre Intervencion Local Programs, Organizations, Resources: Merrimack Valley Resource Manual To self refer to counseling, detox, or other mental healthcare: Mental Health Resources Merrimack Valley E-Cigarettes/E-Hookah, Vape Pens/Vapes Make Smoking History – BIG Tobacco targets KIDS Haverhill Tobacco Community Fact Sheet Flavored Tobacco Products – geared toward kids Do you  smoke?

Get help with: Quit Now Colorful, candy-like packaging geared toward kids: Can you spot the tobacco products amidst the candy?e cigarette focalpriceJunior, Maddie Buco, with her Drug Awareness Campaign Project at HHS as part of her Independent Study with Mrs.e cigarette ennisShowing1-30 of 79results123NextDidn't find what you were looking for?magnifying glass !e cigarette get you highSilver Hill chair resigns after teachers oppose charter for Haverhill school HAVERHILL — The woman who ushered in Silver Hill's change to a charter school a decade ago has resigned from her post as chairperson of the school's Board of Trustees.Council rejects mayor's budget over police spending HAVERHILL — The City Council rejected Mayor James Fiorentini's proposed $185.7 million budget for the coming fiscal year Tuesday night by a vote of 5-4, which would force a city government shutdown on July 1 if a compromise cannot be reached.

$900K will boost busing, academics at Tilton School next year HAVERHILL — Tilton School will offer free busing in the next school year to all students through a $900,000 grant from the state.Student summer programs have openings The Haverhill Public Schools Discovery Club and Access 21 Summer Program still has openings in their middle and high school summer activities programs.Council to vote on pay raises in coming weeks HAVERHILL — City officials are considering voting in another pay raise which would bring council salaries to $15,000 and $110,000 for the mayor.Minor crash leads to big safety concerns in Haverhill HAVERHILL — City firefighters responded in full force to what turned out to be a minor accident Monday, but one which could have turned into a serious situation.Car crashes into building in Haverhill HAVERHILL — Police said a car crashed into a building on Casablanca Court early Monday night.State gifts $2M for NECC culinary program HAVERHILL — Northern Essex Community College's downtown expansion will be continuing "in the kitchen."

Christian bands returning to GAR Park Contemporary Christian bands and soloists will once again fill GAR Park with uplifting music and praise when New Life Christian Assembly of God presents "Hillstock 2017."Haverhill police log The following items were taken from the Haverhill police log: Council rejects mayor's budget, wants more police HAVERHILL — The City Council has spoken against Mayor James Fiorentini's amended budget for the coming 2018 fiscal year.Locating the ones they lost HAVERHILL — Men who were sucked into the maelstrom of a war that devoured many of their fellow soldiers but who were somehow spared could not help but be overwhelmed with emotion as they approached The Wall That Heals.Opening reception Friday for Haverhill display of artifacts from Vietnam War and War on Terror HAVERHILL — A display of military artifacts from the Vietnam War and the War on Terror will be on exhibit at the Buttonwoods Museum through July 8.Man dies in police shootout after chase through Valley ends in Newton, NH NEWTON, N.H.

— A Maine man has died from police gunshot wounds after a chase that went from Malden, Massachusetts, through the Merrimack Valley, ending with a crash in Newton.Shots fired in police chase through Valley NEWTON, N.H.-- A one-hour car chase that began in Malden, Mass., ended around midnight with a gun battle after the suspect's car crashed into a tree in Newton, New Hampshire.Falcons tagged at UMass Lowell Recently experts from the state Department of Fisheries and Wildlife ventured to the top of UMass Lowell's Fox Hall and subjected themselves to the swooping claws of the fastest animal on earth.But it was all for a good cause -- tagging and returning the chicks of the pair of peregrine falc… Police confirm break-in at home of Bryce Finn HAVERHILL — City authorities have confirmed that the home of Bryce Finn, the 18-year-old shot dead in his Bradford home last week days after graduating from Haverhill High School, was broken into late last week.Teachers union votes to end Silver Hill charter HAVERHILL — Tensions between a group of parents and teachers at Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter School and the Haverhill Education Association came to a head on Thursday when teachers across the district voted against allowing the school to apply for a renewal of its charter.

Bench provides a place to make friends at Golden Hill HAVERHILL — Children at Golden Hill Elementary School were thinking of others when they wrote convincing letters that won their school a special bench they hope will play an important role in the future.Church will host free health fair The Haverhill Hispanic Seventh-Day Adventist Church at 346 Broadway will host its first free Health Fair on July 23 from 1 to 5 p.m.Break-in reported at home of slain Haverhill graduate HAVERHILL -- City police have confirmed that a break-in was reported at the Bradford home where 18-year-old Bryce Finn was murdered.Jean-Jacques gets probation for assault NEWBURYPORT — A former Haverhill High wrestling star received a year of probation Tuesday for assaulting his then-pregnant girlfriend last fall.'Wall That Heals' gets warm Haverhill welcome HAVERHILL — Dozens of residents standing along Monument Street and in the front yards of homes waved flags and cheered as a large and loud motorcycle escort preceded a tractor trailer hauling "The Wall That Heals" onto Haverhill High School property.

Contractor must replace faulty rail trail paving HAVERHILL — City officials said the contractor that paved the Bradford Rail Trail must bear the cost of replacing the new asphalt surface of the roughly half-mile long trail after testing showed it did not meet state standards.Haverhill summer tennis program begins 30th year The 30th year of Haverhill Recreation Tennis programs for children and adults will begin on Monday, July 3, and will extend through Aug.10 at the John Lynch Memorial Courts at Winnekenni Park.John Karampatsos and Dave Reed will continue as instructors.More information is available at Have… Accused four-time drunken driver held without bail GEORGETOWN — When William Malloch was arrested and charged with his fourth offense of driving under the influence of liquor Monday night, he should not have even been behind the wheel of a motor vehicle in the first place, according to police.State orders pavement from Haverhill's Rail Trail removed due to density problems HAVERHILL — Walkers on the Bradford Rail Trail encountered an unexpected site Wedneday morning — the trail's new asphalt surface had been scraped away.

A new place to worship HAVERHILL — If you've driven past Kenoza Lake on a recent Friday and noticed cars parked along the north side of Route 110 where the Boys Scouts Yankee Clipper Council was located, it has nothing to do with scouting.Glee Club final performances on tap The Haverhill Public Schools Access 21 After-School Program’s Glee Club will present its final performance on Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m.in the Haverhill High School Auditorium.Students will sing and dance to a variety of songs.Charter school battle becomes statewide debate HAVERHILL -- Parents of students at a Haverhill charter school fear its charter may not be renewed through a Haverhill teachers union vote this week.Welcoming The Wall That Heals HAVERHILL — You can welcome The Wall That Heals with flags and fanfare when it arrives at Haverhill High School at 11 a.m.Man arraigned for murder in Haverhill stabbing case NEWBURYPORT — The Haverhill man arrested in the fatal stabbing of Matthew Sabatino was arraigned Tuesday and charged with Sabatino's murder.

Heat forces cancellation of elementary school track meet HAVERHILL -- Due to extreme heat, Tuesday's elementary school annual grade four and five track meet has been canceled.Man charged in fatal stabbing in Haverhill appears in court; is held without bail NEWBURYPORT — The Haverhill man arrested in the fatal stabbing of Matthew Sabatino was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges.Heat continues Tuesday, but a break is on the way It's hot again Tuesday, but a break is coming.'Merrimack Valley madam' trial begins SALEM, Mass.— Jury selection is underway Monday in the long-awaited sex trafficking and prostitution trial of alleged "Merrimack Valley Madam'' Lori Ann Barron.'Wonder Woman' lassos gold at the box office Director Patty Jenkins made history last weekend with the release of her film "Wonder Woman."Chamber celebrates local small businesses HAVERHILL — Dozens of representatives of small businesses and other organizations came together on Friday morning for the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual small-business recognition awards.

UPDATE: No bail at time for Haverhill man in standoff HAMPTON, N.H.— A Haverhill man wanted on several warrants out of Massachusetts — including two counts of armed robbery and two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon — was arrested in Hampton, New Hampshire, Thursday night after a standoff with police that lasted seven hours.Sanctuary state proposal debated in packed Statehouse hearing BOSTON — Immigrant rights groups want Massachusetts to declare itself a “sanctuary state” by prohibiting local police from detaining immigrants suspected of living in the United States illegally, saying it sows distrust and sweeps up law-abiding people.BREAKING: Lawrence man, victim of stabbing in Haverhill, dies HAVERHILL — Matthew Sabatino, 28, of Lawrence, the victim of a stabbing in downtown Haverhill, died late Thursday night, according to Carrie Kimball-Monahan, a spokeswoman for the Essex District Attorney's Office.Wanted Haverhill man arrested in Hampton after standoff HAMPTON, N.H.

— A Haverhill man wanted on several warrants out of Massachusetts — including two counts of armed robbery and two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon — was arrested in Hampton, New Hampshire, Thursday night after an hours-long standoff with police.Greater Haverhill Chamber honors members HAVERHILL — Thomas Mortimer has been president and CEO of Haverhill Bank since 2010.High school still in shock over graduate's slaying HAVERHILL — As police continue to investigate the murder of recent Haverhill High School graduate Bryce Finn, the mood at the school was somber Thursday, just as it was on Wednesday when students learned of his death.Mayor, others seek to reassure city in wake of murder HAVERHILL — It's been two days since 18-year-old Bryce Finn was shot dead in the front doorway of his Rainbow Drive home, and the city — especially his quiet neighborhood in Bradford — is still mourning.Former Haverhill woman nominated for Superior Court judgeship HAVERHILL — It was a time when girls weren't allowed to play in the Little League.