NorthernRecharge2025

Did you know that when the well-known would-be substance-use prevention specialist William Shakespeare wrote that "the web of our life is a mingled yarn" he was actually writing about the Social Development Strategy? (It's absolutely true!) Come find out how. During this workshop, we will take a closer look at the Social Development Strategy as an essential youth protective framework and consider the five basic elements that together provide strong social development for young people: bonding, opportunities, skills, clear and healthy standards, and recognition. You will come to understand more clearly what young people need most to build good and healthy lives, and together we will learn how to use this strategy in our various communities to nurture more resilient humans and create stronger buffers around them. (And you might even learn a little more Shakespeare along the way!)