Npc In The 413

In this episode NPC sat down with the lovely Shelly Lenn, Bereavement Coordinator for Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice and The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens. Grief isn't something our culture is always comfortable addressing, especially when it comes to children and teens. Shelly sat down with us to share how The Garden serves youth and their families and offered compassionate advice and tips for anyone wishing to know more about grief and how to help loved ones who may be experiencing grief.  Listen in to learn more about this local treasure; the services they provide, how you can support their work, and a bit about how children process grief in comparison to adults.  Shelly Bathe Lenn came to The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens as a volunteer facilitator in 2002 where she worked in the young teens, teens and littles’ groups. She became the Program Coordinator in 2004 and has been Director since 2006.  Shelly holds a Master’s of Education (M.Ed.) and Certificate of A

In this episode NPC sits down with Melinda Calianos, Director of the Hampshire Franklin Tobacco-Free Community Partnership to give us the facts on vaping: what is it? what do vapes contain? why are kids picking up the habit of a device designed originally to help smokers quit? how can adults talk to kids about this trend before it becomes a life-long habit? and if you are a teen who wants to quit where can you get help? Resources mentioned in this podcast: https://truthinitiative.org/quitecigarettes https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2019/01/24/the-dangers-of-vaping-monica-bharel https://teen.smokefree.gov/ Helpline within Massachusetts: 1-800- QUIT - NOW As always a special thanks to Northampton Community Television for their equipment, tech support, and advice. NCTV is a community treasure. Learn more about them here: http://northamptontv.org/