Resources for parents and caregivers

Research shows that parents and caregivers are the most powerful influence a youth's life.

You can prevent and reduce youth marijuana use by:

• Educating yourself
• Talking early and talking often about making safe and healthy choices
• Modeling healthy and safe behaviors
• Setting boundaries and ensuring your youth knows you do not condone youth marijuana use

We need your help! MVAPE Environmental Scanning

Recent COVID-19 allowances for retail marijuana and vape shop licensees have changed local community environments across King County. The MVAPE form is a tool that youth and adults can use to document marijuana and vape sales environments, messaging, activity and personal reflections while walking their neighborhood. E-mail completed forms to mvapecommunityassessment@gmail.com by October 1, 2020.

All data will be "rolled up" into a conglomerated report for the purpose of gathering data, increasing awareness and informing state level policy discussions on the community effects of relaxed sales policies (curbside service and walk up window sales) during COVID-19 social distance measures.

• Download the Liquor and Cannabis Board presentation for more information (PDF)
• Download the MVAPE tool (PDF)

Youth Marijuana Prevention Toolkit
A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Adults

A simple, comprehensive resource for parents and other influential adults on the health and safety effects of youth marijuana use, Washington state's marijuana laws, and popular marijuana products.

Download the guide (PDF)

Learn the facts

• Youth Marijuana Prevention Toolkit: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Adults, Public Health — Seattle & King County
• Marijuana and Health blogs, Public Health Insider
• Know this about Cannabis, Washington State Dept. of Health
• Learn About Cannibis, University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute
• What You Need to Know about Marijuana Use in Teens, CDC
• 5 things to know about marijuana use while pregnant or breastfeeding, Washington State Dept. of Health

Vaping

• Marijuana and E-Cigarettes: facts teens can use to make healthy choices, Public Health — Seattle & King County

Prevent youth marijuana use

• Youth Marijuana Prevention Toolkit: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Adults, Public Health — Seattle & King County
• Cannabis Conversations
• Start Talking Now
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Find support

Teen support

• TeenLink, 1-866-TEENLINK
  
  

Resources, services, and access to treatment

• Washington Recovery Helpline, 1-866-789-1511
  
  
  

Explore King County data

• Community Health Indicators
• Communities Count: Current substance use among teens
• King County data and reports
• Info sheet: youth marijuana use in King County
• Info sheet: youth perspectives on marijuana use

Community resources

• APICAT for Healthy Communities
• Center for MultiCultural Health
• El Centro de la Raza
• Gay City
• Muckleshoot Family and Youth Services
• Prevention Works in Seattle
• Seattle Indian Health Board
• Urban Indian Health Institute
• Washington Poison Center