Trinity Educational Center, Inc.

2026 Awareness & Prevention Youth Summit
2026-04-23 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-24 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Trinity Educational Center, 155 Dorset St, South Burlington, VT, 05403, United States
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2026 Awareness & Prevention Youth Summit: Facts, Choices and Futures
Event Overview
The Awareness & Prevention Youth Summit is a two-day, prevention-focused educational experience designed for middle and high school students across multiple districts, addressing substance use prevention, mental health literacy, and suicide awareness and prevention. The summit delivers accurate, age-appropriate information related to substance use, mental health, and healthy decision-making while centering youth voice, leadership, and creativity.
The event is content-aligned with National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week, but intentionally scheduled outside the official campaign week to avoid conflicts with local school ∙district spring breaks. Evidence-based literature will be incorporated while allowing flexibility in scheduling and program design.

Event Structure
Format: Two-Day Event
Date: April 23-24, 2026
Location: University Mall Community Space
Day 1: Facts, Media, and Real-World Choices (Substance Use, Mental Health & Suicide Risk Awareness)
Day 2: Coping Skills, Leadership, and Support Systems (Suicide Prevention, Coping & Help-Seeking)
Two-Day Daily Schedule
· Arrival & Breakfast: 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
· Core Programming: 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
· Departure: 3:00 – 3:30 p.m

Updates
Summit Preparation Phase

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Summer Social Justice Camp - Chittenden County
2026-07-20 11:00 - 2026-07-24 15:00 | VT
Join the Education Justice Coalition of Vermont for a day camp focused on social justice that’s facilitated by youth for youth!
Apply by May 13th.
Who: for middle and high school students in Chittenden County
When: July 20-24 11am-3pm
Where: Outright Vermont (241 N. Winooski Ave.) in Burlington
What: Participants will choose topics of what they’d like to learn about and discuss. Spend each day on a different topic. Examples of previous topics neurodiversity awareness and acceptance, current global events and genocide, and policing and legal systems. Attendees of the camp not only learn and discuss these issues; they also build skills to bring about change. Play games, make art, share food, learn about each other through storytelling, and have fun!
Why: To provide a space for youth to learn and identify ways they want to make their school and community better.
Accessibility: We’ll do our best to help with transportation. We’ll ask about accessibility needs in the application.
*The camp is free to attend. Participants will receive a small stipend for each day they attend the camp.
Questions? Contact kayla.edjvt@gmail.com
Here is a flyer for all of the Summer Social Justice Camps.
