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Video PSA Entry Form
PSA Video Contest
LIGHTS, CAMERA, TAKE ACTION!
To celebrate the creativity of the youth in our community, The Vida Del Norte Coalition is launching a youth Anti-Vaping / Anti-Underage Drinking PSA Contest! This Public Service Announcement contest will help to spread the message to that youth using alcohol and vaping is dangerous to their health and development.
The influential youth in our community can help spread awareness about the dangers of underage drinking and vaping, show their commitment to an alcohol / vape free lifestyle and win prizes by entering a 30-90 second video to the Vida Del Norte Coalition PSA Contest.
A PSA (Public Service Announcement) is a short informational clip that is meant to raise the audience's awareness about an important issue such as underage drinking or vaping. PSAs may include many types of video or audio content such as interviews, dramatizations, animations, text or images.
A good example of a PSA video is SAMHSA’s Talk. They Hear You. “Father-Son” PSA about underage drinking which can be viewed on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn9enF9awM4
All video submissions will be showcased on our webpage, social media pages and events. The grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $100! The second prize winner will receive a cash prize of $75 and the third prize winner will receive a cash prize of $50!
Clubs, school groups, and school teams are encouraged to submit!
All entries are due by November 16, 2020. Entries will be judged at the Vida Del Norte Coalition November Monthly Meeting. To submit an entry please use the official entry form.
Entry requirements:
- Submission must include at least three facts about the dangers of underage drinking / vaping.
- All entries should be original.
- Actors cannot portray any alcohol, drug or tobacco use in a positive light.
- No use of real tobacco or alcohol products.
- Video submissions must be produced, directed, and acted by youth.
- NO real drugs, cigarettes, or vaping devices are allowed.
- Video should be between 30-90 seconds.
- Videos must be uploaded to YouTube or Google Drive and the video link must be submitted with the official entry form: https://vidadelnorte.com/video-psa-entry-form/
For facts and information about youth vaping and underage drinking please visit the following resources:
- CADCA 2020 "Put an End to ENDS, Youth Vaping And How Coalitions Can Fight Back" PDF
- CDC - Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIDAA) - Underage Drinking Facts Sheet
- CDC- Underage Drinking Facts Sheet
For tips about making a PSA announcement please visit the following resounces:
- https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/tips-for-creating-own-psa.pdf
- mediacommons.psu.edu/2017/02/14/public-service-announcement/
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is hosting the 10th annual National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW), taking place March 30 through April 5, 2020!
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® is a time to participate in educational events that annually bring together teens and scientific experts to learn about substance use and addiction.
This year the official theme is: SHATTER THE MYTHS® about substance use and addiction. Join National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® by sharing why you want to SHATTER THE MYTHS®!
NIDA and NIAAA are both part of the National Institutes of Health.
This year all of the National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® activities are being hosted online so that people can participate without having to leave their house.
To see all the activities, visit: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week.
Here are some of the National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® activities:
SHATTER THE MYTHS® Photo and Video Request
Share why you want to SHATTER THE MYTHS® about substance use and addiction by joining this campaign. Click here for more details.
2020 National Drug & Alcohol IQ Challenge
The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites you to test your knowledge on how drugs and alcohol affect young people’s brains and bodies with the new KAHOOT GAMES.
Drug Facts Challenge!Visit the Official Page of the National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® for more of the official activities during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
And here are some other fun games and quizzes from PositiveChoices.org to keep you busy during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
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Drug Scene Investigators
Solve drug-related mysteries using science.
The Reconstructors: A Plaguing Problem
Students solve crimes and learn how opioids affect the body.
Pure Rush: Drug Education Game
Fun, arcade-style game to educate students about drug effects and potential harms.
Test your students' knowledge on drugs and alcohol via an interactive online quiz
Visit PositiveChoices.org for more fun games
Online Support Groups
Here are a few links to online support groups. Some of these are video support groups and some of these are online live chats or forums.
If you use any of these resources please be careful with your information online and do not ever share your phone number, address or financial information inside a chat room or video group.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Online Intergroup
https://aa-intergroup.org/directory_audio-video.php
This is a resource that offers a long list of online Alcoholics Anonymous meetings that use the Zoom platform. These group sessions are free and are a great way to have access to AA from anywhere that you have internet access. There are many different sessions and times and Zoom is also free and easy to use. With Zoom you have the option of using your webcam if you have one for video or if you turn that off you can just participate in the group with audio.
Al-Anon Electronic Meetings
https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/electronic-meetings/
Here is a link to some listings for Al-Anon meetings online. These meetings are in various formats and languages so please search through the list of meetings and find one that might work for you. This site has links to video groups, phone sessions, chats, forums and also email support.
Buddhist Recovery Meetings
https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/meetingslisting/meetings/Telephone+-+Online.htm
Recovery Dharma Online
These sites have video group support sessions for people in recovery. “Recovery Dharma uses Buddhist practice and principles to heal the suffering caused by all types of addiction. It is an international community of people who host and participate in weekly meetings to support our sobriety and wellbeing through meditation, self-inquiry, and sharing”. -Recovery Dharma Online
Support Groups Central
https://www.supportgroupscentral.com/
This site has video support groups in a wide variety of subjects. Many of the groups are free and some of them cost a small fee. There are groups for depression, substance abuse and many other issues.
https://www.turn2me.ie/group-supports
Turn2me hosts Online Support Groups on Anxiety, Suicidal Thoughts & Feelings, Depression, Stress Management and General Mental Health issues. Support groups are free but they do require booking. You can book a support group at Turn2Me.ie.
More links will be coming soon so check back to this page again in the future!
Submit Your Story
December 2019 / January 2020
Thanks to the Rio Del Questa News for publishing a great article in their February Edition. Here is an image of the article followed by the full text.
VIDA DEL NORTE COALITION MOVES FORWARD IN 2020
Vida Del Norte Coalition is a group of dedicated individuals working to prevent drug and alcohol misuse among the youth in our community. By breaking the generational cycles of addiction and though teaching and educating our community on healthier ways of living and interacting, the Coalition is making a big difference. Vida Del Norte uses an environmental prevention approach as opposed to the traditional individual model. Vida Del Norte has begun the implementation of policies and enforcement to ensure that this model is developed correctly.
Vida has collaborated with other local entities to host events that promote healthy and fun ways of living in our community. Vida’s first annual New Year’s Eve Masquerade event was one of them. Growing up in the Questa Community, I can always recall being at New Year’s Eve parties with my parents, with the adults drinking while us kids played and had fun. The risks were great... it was winter, adults were impaired and most times they drove home with us after a night of drinking. Through the years not much has changed, just new parents and kids, but the cycle is still present. Thinking how we can change this norm, we decided to begin a new tradition and host a New Year’s Eve event where the entire community could come and bring in the New Year in a fun drug and alcohol-free way.
A 1920s-themed party where dinner was served to kick off the event enticed people to interact and engage with
one another. Adults, youth, and families joined in the fun of playing board games, engaging in conversation, and dancing. Several masks were made by adults and children alike that were worn throughout the night. The first bottle of sparkling cider was opened around 8:30 pm as some of the kids enjoyed their games of Monopoly and Uno, toasting to one another. There were intense games of chess with an adult and some kids. “That boy whipped my butt in one move!” William Borges said, speaking about a young man who had a good strategy. We celebrated the New Year with the east coast and the midwest time zones so those who wanted to make
it home early could still celebrate and bring in the New Year. Overall it was a successful event and we hope to continue with collaborative efforts to show our community a healthier way of living.
The Vida Coalition gathered two weeks later for our annual retreat at My Tias Café in Cerro, where we brain- stormed and planned strategically how we will continue to grow as a coalition and community in 2020. Many great ideas and actions were put into place at the retreat, motivating and exciting all the participants. The Coalition members had the opportunity to talk and ask our young Active 8 questions about the issues they are seeing and how adults can help. It was another successful re- treat for our Coalition! Stay tuned as we continue to implement our third year of prevention in Questa and surrounding communities. Vida Del Norte continues to seek active individuals who are willing and ready to help our community decrease substance misuse. To find out more about ways you can be involved please contact me!
Maria Gonzalez, Program Coordinator Vida Del Norte Coalition maria.gonzalez@vidadelnorte.com (575) 779-2260
Remember, if you want to make progress on the path and ascend to the places you have longed for, the important thing is not to think much but to love much, and so to do whatever awakens you to love. — St. Teresa of Avila
RECENT PHOTOS
Here are some of the latest photos from the New Year's Eve Celebration
Here are some of the latest photos from the last Vida Del Norte Coalition Retreat.
Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults
Vida Del Norte Coalition Blog
Non Drinking Party Games
Here are some party games for people who want to have a fun time at a party and don't want to drink. These games are a great way to be social and can be fun for all ages.
Blind Balloon Game
In this game, one person is blind folded and everyone else playing is given balloons. Everyone stands in a big circle around the blindfolded person to keep them from wandering off into unsafe areas of the room. A big sack is placed in one part of the circle. The blindfolded player spins in a circle and everyone throws their balloons into the circle. The blindfolded person has to find as many balloons as they can and put them in the sack within 2 minutes (more or less time is fine too as long as it is the same for every player.) The other players can help guide the blindfolded player to the balloons and the sack by shouting things at them. After the set amount of time has expired, the balloons in the sack are counted and the number is written down along with the players name. At the end of the game, the player who got the most balloons in the sack wins!
Stealth Stickers
Everyone at a party gets a unique page of stickers. These could be stickers of different types or colors for each individual person or plain stickers that each player draws or writes a unique thing onto like a special symbol or initials. Each player places one of their sticker onto a poster board and writes their name next to it to keep track of whose stickers belong to who and to make sure everyones stickers are unique. The goal of the game is to stick as many of your stickers on to other people with out them noticing. If someone notices you sticking a sticker on them they give the sticker back and can stick one on you. If you find a sticker on you, take it off and put it on the poster board next to the person's name who put the sticker on you. At the end of the game everyone inspects themselves and each other for stickers, all the stickers are put on the board and then tallied up. The person who managed to get the most stickers on other people without them noticing wins!
Social Scavenger Hunt
To have a Social Scavenger Hunt everybody at a party gets a number of slips of paper. On that paper they write scavenger hunt challenges about themselves that they want the other people to discover.
The hosts of the party can provide a list of examples.
For example, if it is a New Years Eve party, people could write:
Find a person who has a New Years Eve Resolution. What is their name and their New Years Resolution?
Other examples might be:
Find a person who is a business owner. What is their name and their business?
Find a person who has a cat. What is their name and the cat's name?
Find a person who plays an instrument. What is their name and what do they play?
Find a person who is graduating from high school this year? What is their name and favorite subject?
Find a person who was born in another state and then moved here. What is their name? Where are they from?
The challenges should ask for the persons name and ask for one detail as described in the examples above.
Then, everyone folds their slips of paper and puts them into a hat or a sack.
Next, everyone chooses a slip of paper out of the hat/sack. If they get their own they put it back and choose another. Then everyone goes around the room trying to find people who fit the description on the paper. The players write the name of the person who fits the description and the answer to the question about them on the slip of paper.
Players can write the names and answer the descriptive question for more then one person if they find more then one person that fits the description.
Players are allowed to take another slip of paper from the hat/sack and take another if they can't find someone that fits the description on the slip or if they already filled it in and want to get more points.
Each time a player finds someone who matches a description and writes down their name and answers the descriptive question they get one point.
The first person to get 20 points wins. (The game can also be played for more or less points.)
It is also fun if the winners answers are read out loud.