Ideas worth spreading

TEDxWinnipeg

June 2019

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How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs, and How We Can Too

Taking insights gleamed from Iceland's focus on youth, High School Drug and Alcohol Counsellor Aleethia Mackay is helping change the lives of her students. By focusing on culture and empowerment to help curb substance use and abuse, Aleethia shares how we can all shape the future of our most vulnerable.

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Taking insights gleamed from Iceland's focus on youth, High School Drug and Alcohol Counsellor Aleethia Mackay is helping change the lives of her students. By focusing on culture and empowerment to help curb substance use and abuse, Aleethia shares how we can all shape the future of our most vulnerable.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxWinnipeg, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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