Healthy Choices: Healthy Brain!

Prevention works if done consistently as children go through each stage of brain development! Know Your Neuro offers brain-based, social-emotional, and prevention skills training to families at the right time to make a difference in the lives of our youth!

Oregon City Together provides this vital learning opportunity to the students of Gardiner & Tumwata Middle Schools with a youth substance abuse prevention grant from Clackamas County Children, Family & Community Connections Division.

Gardiner Middle School Tumwata Middle School

Crystal Collier, PhD

Dr. Crystal Collier is a counselor and national expert on teen brain development. She spoke to Oregon City parents and middle school youth in 2023 about risky behaviors, how brains become addicted, and what parents can do. Her book NeuroWhereAbouts: A Neurodevelopmental Guide for Parents and Families Who Want to Prevent High-Risk Youth Behavior can be found at the Oregon City Library in both English and Spanish.

We’re looking for student leaders to join our Student Wellness Teams at Tumwata and Gardiner Middle Schools.

Click the graphic below to fill out an interest form and wait for more details!