SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — After the most recent training this March, there are now over 200 teachers, public health professionals and community partners trained to deliver the CATCH My Breath program to Sullivan County youth. In addition, over 550 students in the Liberty, Monticello, Eldred and Roscoe school districts as well as students from the SUNY Sullivan Liberty Partnerships Program have graduated from the CATCH My Breath program.

Sullivan 180 recently had a program with the parents and caregivers of Liberty Middle School students. Amanda Langseder, Sullivan 180 senior director of prevention programming, presented the CATCH My Breath Parent & Caregiver Workshop to 15 parents, students and school staff. Participants learned fast facts on the vaping epidemic, common roadblocks to having the talk about tobacco and vaping, how to talk to your child about smoking and vaping, how to answer tough questions and how families can tackle the vaping epidemic.

One parent at the presentation said she “plans to share this information with her children and other children, parents and families.”

“We are glad Liberty Middle School is taking this issue so seriously and bringing in resources for their students and families right away,” said Amanda. “This is the first presentation offered for caregivers to learn more about the vaping epidemic and how they can support their students.”

To schedule the CATCH My Breath Parent & Caregiver Workshop at your school, PTA/PTO or community group, or to register for the next CATCH My Breath facilitator training (to be held on July 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County), email trainings@sullivan180.org.