LIBERTY, NY — Sullivan 180 will host a facilitator training for the CATCH My Breath Youth Vaping Prevention Program on Friday, March 13 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the CVI Building in Liberty. 

The training is open to parents, teachers, community volunteers, youth workers, community health advocates and anyone interested in helping young people steer clear of e-cigarettes.

Participants will be informed about the epidemic of youth vaping “and leave prepared to deliver an evidence-based program to youth in school, after-school and in community-based settings,” Sullivan 180 wrote.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that approximately one in five young adults vapes. 

More than 820 Sullivan County youth have graduated from the program.

“Unfortunately, candy and fruit-flavored vapes remain easily accessible to our children, which makes it imperative that we teach them early and often about the dangers of inhaling anything other than fresh air,” said Amanda Langseder, Sullivan 180 senior director of prevention programming. 

The CVI Building is located at 1 Cablevision Center Dr.

To register for the training or learn more about upcoming facilitator opportunities, email trainings@sullivan180.org.