Welcome to the CHI Parent Network Website!
It is our sincere hope that using the tools and information on this website will make a positive impact on all children in our community. The issue of chemical use by youth is a shared responsbility of family, school and communities. Our goal in creating this website is to give parents and caring adults tools and information that can be used to help keep our kids healthy, safe and substance-free.
Parents of Fall 2010 College Students
Do you have a child leaving for college soon?
If so, check out the following websites to learn more about
What Parents Need to Know about College Drinking
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/NIAAACollegeMaterials/parentBrochure.aspx
Fall Semester - A Time for Parents to Discuss the Risks of College Drinking
As college students arrive on campus this fall, it's a time of new experiences, new friendships, and making memories that will last a lifetime. Unfortunately for many, it is also a time of excessive drinking and dealing with its aftermath - valdalism, violence, sexual aggressions, and even death.
To read more of this article go to: http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/CollegeFactSheet/NIAAA_BacktoCollege_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Pass it ON: Tips for College Students
Here are seven sensible suggestions to help prepare your college student to face the increased challenge of drinking and drugs.
Learn more at:
www.hazelden.org/web/public/1008rmstudents.page
Changing the Culture of Drinking on College Campuses
Data indicate that 4 out of 5 college students drink; 2 of every 5 binge drink -- and, shockingly, 1400 students die each year because of it. What are schools doing to begin to change the culture?
Learn more at:
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For more information about how to have a conversation with your college student go to the Parent Network's website Preschool-College webpage.
Goodhue County Youth Subtance Use Data Shows Significant DECREASES Since 2004!
| Alcohol Use | 2004 | 2008-09 | Change |
| 6th Grade | 4.5% | 1.5% | Down 3% |
| 9th Grade | 35% | 16% | Down 19% |
| 12th Grade | 48.5% | 46% | Down 2.5% |
| Cigarette Use | 2004 | 2008-09 | Change |
| 6th Grade | 4.5% | 0% | Down 4.5% |
| 9th Grade | 12.5% | 6% | Down 6.5% |
| 12th Grade | 31% | 26% | Down 5% |
| Marijuana Use | 2004 | 2008-09 | Change |
| 6th Grade | 1% | 0.5% | Down .5% |
| 9th Grade | 10% | 5.5% | Down 4.5% |
| 12th Grade | 15% | 13% | Up 6.5% |
To learn more about the dangers of Marijuana Use go to www.drugfree.org or www.chi-parentnetwork.org | |||
Data reports from baseline 2004 Goodhue County Minnesota Student Survey and 2008-2009 CHI Student Survey.
For more information go to www.chi-goodhue.org
This site is also the home of the Goodhue County
Also included are:
- alcohol and drug definitions,
- descriptions of common drugs used by students,
- symptoms of drug use,
- communication techniques,
- an example of a parent/child contract, and
- resources that are available to you within Goodhue County and surrounding communities.
Remember, chemical use can lead to chemical dependency and serious problems. It is through early intervention by parents, schools, and communities that tragedy can be averted and a young person can refocus on life's successes. We hope this website will help keep our kids chemically free. 
Spanish Resource!
“Habla Con Tus Hijos,” is the first-of-its-kind Spanish-language web resource and educational campaign encouraging parents to have frequent conversations with their kids about the risks of drug and alcohol use. Launching today on the nationally-syndicated Doctora Isabel Univision radio show, “Habla Con Tus Hijos” empowers Hispanic parents and caregivers to start and maintain open, honest conversations with their children by providing them with helpful in-language tips and tools available at HablaConTusHijos.org.
“Habla Con Tus Hijos” is the new Spanish-language counterpart to the Partnership’s ongoing parent movement, Time To Talk ™. Both “Habla Con Tus Hijos” and Time To Talk are grounded in the Partnership’s national research that consistently shows kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs than those who do not. However our research also shows that Hispanic parents are less likely to open up about these topics with their children. “Habla Con Tus Hijos” is culturally relevant to the Hispanic community and it addresses the need to provide parents with easy tips and guides to make communicating with their kids less daunting.
“For the first time, Spanish-speaking parents have easy access to the valuable tools and resources they need to begin, what many parents view as, a ‘difficult conversations’ with their kids about the dangers of drug and alcohol use,” said Alina Díaz, deputy director of multicultural programs for the Partnership. “Through this effort, we hope to equip them with the resources they need to take charge of these conversations and protect their kids by keeping them healthy and drug free.”
For more information visit HablaConTusHijos.org.