Council Rock Series Takes On Vaping, Drugs, Alcohol In Digital Age
Documentary highlights the changing landscape of substances, offering solutions for how to best empower teens as they face decisions.
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NEWTOWN, PA — The Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth (CRCHY) continues its “Raising Great Kids” series on Wednesday, March 13 at the Newtown Middle School.
CRCHY will be showing the documentary film, “Screenagers Under the Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age.”
For this documentary, filmmaker Delaney Ruston picked up her camera to examine the impact of the digital age on teens’ decision-making in relation to substances such as vaping, drugs, and alcohol.
Exploring the latest research and learning more about the personal experiences of teens and families, “Screenagers Under the Influence” highlights the changing landscape of the substances themselves, offering solutions for how to best empower teens as they face decisions about
what they will and will not be influenced by.
“Screenagers: Growing Up In The Digital Age” has been screened more than 8,000 times to four million people in more than 70 countries around the world. It is the first feature documentary to explore the impact of screen technology on kids, offering parents and families proven solutions that work, and helping millions of teens and their families navigate growing up in a world with instant access to screens.
The program begins at 7 p.m. Click here to pre-register. The event is free and open to the public.
The movie is sponsored by the Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth – CRCHY, Council Rock Education Foundation (CREF), Jefferson Health, and PA Start.
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