Alcohol - Talk It Out NC

Take the Pledge to Stop Underage Drinking

The Pledge makes ongoing conversations part of your regular routine. It provides simple steps both parents and teens can take to stop underage drinking.

Bridging the Divide to Talk it Out

In this session Dr. Wanda Boone, along with guests Nancy Rosales (Mom) and Nathalia Rosales (Daughter) discussed communication challenges and successes. Dr. Boone described how stress can disrupt the best communication plans and demonstrated the communication styles that she describes as The Highway and The Sandwich.

Presenter Description

Dr. Wanda Boone founded Together for Resilient Youth (TRY) in 2000 after 20 years in the corporate sector. TRY, based in Durham, now has a presence across NC, the US and internationally in Kenya, the UK and Australia.

Dr. Boone is a forerunner and recognized as an expert in the field of Resilience/Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma. She believes that children thrive when the adults that surround them are well and do well.

She is a guest speaker and technical advisor on Prevention structures, Trauma, Resilience, Racial Inequities, Social Determinants of Health, Behavioral Health Disparities, COVID-19 and Vaccine Equity and more.

TRY connects the dots linking the public health model, trauma informed care and transformative prevention.

Dr. Boone is a member of the NC Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Advisory Board, Health and Safety Chair of the Durham City/County Task Force and served as the Co-Chair of the National Institute of Medicine Healthy NC 2030 Social and Economic Factors work group focusing on the impact of trauma and the importance of resilience. She is a RN, Sr. RA, Duke University Medical Center and holds a Masters and PhD in Theology and Public Health.