Make an impact on the youth vaping epidemic
Make an impact on the youth vaping epidemic
 
CATCH My Breath reached over 1,400,000 youth in 4,000 schools since 2017! Thanks to all our supporters and advocates who are helping us empower youth to #BeVapeFree.

Service Learning Projects Are Due May 7th!


The deadline to submit a CATCH My Breath Service Learning Projects is almost here! We are excited to see all of the fantastic projects that students in grades 6-12 across the country have created in this second year of the scholarship competition. Through four project tracks (fundraise, advocate, communicate, educate) students are invited to raise their voice against the youth vaping epidemic and engage with their communities. Three winning projects are eligible for a purse of $5,000 in scholarships. Submissions are due May 7th at 7:00pm CT. Click here for more details. 

If you haven’t started your project yet or have questions about your project, don’t worry! We are hosting a live informational webinar on April 14th at 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ET. 

During the session we will cover the basics of the projects and submission process. One of the 2020 winners, Matthew Miller, will speak about his experience and provide tips to make your project a success.
REGISTER FOR THE INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

CATCH My Breath Program Updates


NEW! CATCH My Breath Canada

CATCH Global Foundation has partnered with University of Waterloo to adapt and launch the evidence-based CATCH My Breath curriculum to meet the needs of Canadian educators and students in grades 6-9. The curriculum includes 4 classroom lessons with slide presentations, student worksheets, educator resources, and recorded versions of the lessons to make distance learning easier! Licenses are available for $300CA per school, per year. Click here to purchase now!

NEW! Parent Toolkit & Community Presentation

Our Parent Toolkit has been updated in English and Spanish and also includes 5 short videos in both languages. Additionally, we have a new 17-minute Parent/Community presentation which provides basic information about the youth vaping epidemic, e-cigarettes and vaping prevention efforts. Click here to view the materials now! 

Coming Soon! 7th/8th Grade Recorded Lessons

Adding to our existing 6th grade offerings, this lesson bundle includes video recordings of all four of the 7th/8th Grade CATCH My Breath lessons, alongside all classroom and educator materials. The video lessons are available in a convenient streaming format through the CATCH.org platform, or you can receive a unique sharable link to provide to your students for easy click-and-play viewing outside of the classroom.

Each video lesson includes a recorded lecture and an accompanying student worksheet, which students complete as prompted during the lesson. Sessions should take 20-30 minutes to complete. Video lesson licenses cost $25 per grade band (6th or 7th/8th grade), per year. You can order video licenses at catchmybreath.org

Coming Soon! Be Vape Free 'Just the Facts' Virtual Field Trip

Turn Students into e-cigarette sleuths in the NEW Be Vape Free Virtual Field Trip. Give your students their Vape Detective badge and go on a virtual investigation into the consequences of e-cigarette use! The Be Vape Free: Just the Facts Virtual Field Trip lets students uncover essential clues and close the case on the dangers of vaping, while meeting a variety of experts along the way. Click here to register NOW and get your class excited for the premiere on April 29, 2021 at 12:00pm CT.

Coming Soon! Middle School 'Vaping Risks Revealed' Self-Paced Modules
Encourage your students to learn about the effects of using e-cigarettes on the brain and body along with strategies for responding to pressure to vape so they can make healthier choices for life with this NEW self-paced module coming soon!
Upcoming Virtual Training Options


In-Service Training
1 Day • 1.5 Hours • $60 / registrant

Participants who complete the training will be trained to implement the CATCH My Breath program within their community.

April 15th |  1:00pm-2:30pm CT
May 4th |  2:30pm-4:00pm CT
June 24th |  10:00am-11:30am CT
In-Service Training Registration
Train-the-Trainer Training
2 Days • 6 Hours • $360 / registrant

Participants who complete the training and pass the open-book exam will be certified to facilitate the teacher In-Service Training within the community they serve. The exam can also be used as supporting documentation for Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Please note each training will include an additional hour on day 2 for evaluation. All times are listed in Central Daylight Time.

April 21-22 |  9:00am-12:00pm (Day 1) / 9:00am-11:00am (Day 2)
June 16-17 |  9:00am-12:00pm (Day 1) / 9:00am-11:00am (Day 2)
Train-the-Trainer Registration


Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Mississippi State Department of Health Youth Empowerment Grant
NEW! Anti-Vaping PSA Contest
Attention Mississippi Educators - the CATCH My Breath Anti-Vaping PSA contest application is now open! We want to empower your students to share their voice and choice to not vape or use e-cigarettes by creating an anti-vaping public service announcement (PSA).
We’re asking students in Mississippi to help us design a vaping prevention poster or short video that can be used to support the CATCH My Breath program in your state. Submissions are due on Friday, May 9th by 5:00pm CT. Click here for more information.
 
If your school is in Mississippi and you’d like to learn more about how you can get involved, send an email to catchmybreath@catch.org. 
RECAP! Statewide Clearing the Air Virtual Field Trip
On April 1st, more than 18,000 students from 183 schools across Mississippi took on the youth vaping crisis by participating in a statewide “Virtual Field Trip” where they learned how to think critically about the health harms of e-cigarettes and pick up effective refusal skills. The event, backed by the Office of Tobacco Control at the Mississippi Department of Health and hosted by CATCH Global Foundation, was the state’s way of participating in the Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action.
If you are interested in hosting a similar event for your state, please email catchmybreath@catch.org.
Delta Dental of Massachusetts Brings CATCH My Breath to Schools Across the State

Calling all Massachusetts educators! Thanks to support from DeltaDental of Massachusetts we invite you to claim a complimentary license for the recorded lessons of our program. Licenses are limited and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Please email catchmybreath@catch.org for more information. 

Interested in Sponsoring
CATCH My Breath?

If you or someone you know would be interested in helping to provide CATCH My Breath training and videos to educators in your community or sponsoring the CATCH My Breath Service Learning Project scholarships, please contact Sarah Andrews, Director of Development, at sarah@catch.org today!
Help us reach the NEXT million kids to reduce youth vaping nationwide.
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